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Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08

"Whv are you laughing: ch"t'
tered Billie. ,.
Uncle Wiggily was going to say
+b.t he laughed at the idea of BIii1c
growing lollypop tree after planting
one of the candies on "A stick. put
or second thought, the rabbit gentle
man decided to teach Billie Il niue
lesson. -,
u will let Billie plant his loiiy-
pop.,' said Unce Wiggilv to himself
land when he sees that it will never
orow to tree he will remember
about it much better than If l Just
tel him For Uncle Wiggilv knew
lust as you know, that lollypoops
don t grow on trees except Ill fairy
stories. and this wash t that kind.
So the rabbit gentleman hoped
with the squirrel boy to the lollypop
store. where Billie bought large
yellow one. Favored with orange
blossoms. Then the two hoped to
Billie house, where the squirrel
bow stuck the stick end of his lolly-
pop down in pot of earth.
"How long, Uncle Wiggily, before
NV lollvpop tree will grow, do you
think?' asked Billie when he had
been sitting and anxiously looking
at the pot for nearly minute.
How long?'
"I'm afraid it will take longer
than YOU think" said the rabbit
gentleman. .,
"Wen, I'm in no great rush,
chattered Billie. "But | wish 1t
would hurry. If only two loliypops
grew this morning that would be
enough for Johnnie and me and may
bc more would grow this afternoon.
But when three minutes passed
and the lollypop hadn I even sprou,-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
CRAFTS PIGS
SKIN TO SAVE
CHILD'S LIFE

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March s.
Using a substitute pig for one which
escaped, surgeons performed an OPP
Grafton on Petet LeaNell, six years
old, thereby probably saving his life
Part of the pigs skin was grated
onto the boy
The operation which had been
arranged for Friday, but the pig
that had been conditioned to supply
the skin escaped Thursday night.
Search for another pig Of suitable
hcalthiness was Immediately begun
and when found furnished the nee
cssarv skin for the operation.
Peter was badly burned in a gaso-
line explosion February 8.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
BOARD TO STUDY
CRIMINAL CODE
NOW ORGANIZED

SACRAMENTO. -,:;,rcn s. - Or
ganization of the new crime conlmis-
sion appointed by Governor Friend
". Richardson in accordance with
an act passed by the last legislature
Was perfected at its first meeting
here Saturday. Walter X. Tuller of
Los Angeles was named chairman.
The members are Tuller, Thomas
NJ. Cannon of Sacramento and John
L. Calkins of Oakland.
The commission will hold monthly
meetings and will welcome sugges
ticas from the public on changes
needed in criminal procedure in the
state, members said. 1t is planned
to hold several public sessions in
various cities of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
RAISES DUTY ON BUTTER

WASHINGTON, March 8. = BY
proclamation President Coolidge
has raised the duty on butter from
eight cents to IL cents per pound,
basing this on the difference be-
tween costs Of production here aud
in Denmark.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08

Farmers at Susanville, Lasscn
county, are putting up their sum-
mcr lee from the Susan river.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
In Congress 100
Years Ago Today
By United Press Leased Wire

senate:
Spent most of the day debating
whether executive business or lcgis-
lative business was Of more import
ancc.
Had economy wave and eliminat-
ed from appropriation bill $4,000
item for purchase of Throg's Point,
Long Island Sound.
House:
Another day given to constitu-
tional amendments debate.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08

Safest place for woman to hide
her money from the children is in
the family bible.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08
KELLOGG GOES SOUTH FOR
REST AFTER GRIPPE BOUT

WASHINGTON, Mar. S.-Acting
on his doctor s orders to go south
to rccupcrate from a grippe attack,
Secretary of State Kellogg left here
today for Pinchurst, y. c. He will
return within ten days or two
weeks, depending on his condition.
4 If wishes were horses-we would
wish they were autos.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-08

\ new preceding plant is to be
built at Ceres, Stanislaus county, by
the Pioneer Fruit company.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
SWIMMERS QUIT IN
CHANNEL ATTEMPT
mystery Woman" and Com
paniOn Fail in Effort

Folkestone, Eng, Sept. 4 P'-The
Channel swim of Mona Mac1,aren'
and Horace Carey was abandoned
yesterday afternoon owing to a
rough sea. when they were seven
miles off South Foreland on the Eng
lish coast, near Dover. They had
taken the water at Cape Gris-Nez,
France, early this morning.
Carey left the water after 91@
hours. Miss MacLaren gamely swan
for another couple of hours, nut
when she found herself making no
progress against the strong tide, she
also decided to quit.
The swimmers were landed at
Folkestone last night, Miss Mac
.Laren said that they had made OK
.cellent progress in the earlier stages
covering nine miles in five hours.
They then ran into a fog belt, great
" hampering their efforts for some
time. They lost their bearings COM
pletely and had no idea where they
were.
There were steamers all around
them sounding sirens necessarily and
several times they narrowly escaped
being run down by steamers which
doomed up suddenly. They also were
severely buffeted by the great seas
which often obscured their convoy
ing boats from view.
Interest in Channel swimming
which was expected to wane with
the coming of September, was arous-
ed anew yesterday when it became
known that another woman contest
ant for a Channel swimming record
dove into the water at Gris-Nez, aft
er carefully avoiding photographers
and giving which was supposed to be
an assumed name-"Mona MacLar-
en-"
There were rumors that the mys-
FERROUS swimmer is 8. prominent Wo-
man doctor of London, who pre-
pared secretly for an attempt 10
swim the Channel in record time
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
BL0ODH0UNDS CATCH
SLAYER OF HIS BRIDE
Providence Man Shoots Wife on
First Wedding Ami
ycrSary

Providence, Sept. LF-serafino
Manzello. %, who shot and killed
his wife, Fannie, 90, yesterday
morning, was captured by Trooper
Bernard Redihan of the state police
early last evening on the Fenner
farm in Johnston. a mile from the
scene of the shooting. Yesterday
was the first anniversary of the
Manzellos' wedding.
Manzello shot his wife five times
with a revolver at $50 yesterday
morning when he went to visit her at
the home of her parents, with whom
she had been living since the separ-
alton Of the young people In May
He drove her from the one room
cabin, stood in the doorway and shot
her. The victims mother slammed
the door and knelt in prayer behind
it. afraid to go out for help.
The state police, notified an hour
later, warned other police depart
ments and called in their men from
Manville, where they had been on
strike duty, to surround the area.
Manzello was tracked for half mile
with bloodhounds and was caught
as he emerged from the deep woods
to seek aid from an erstwhile farm
er friend.
Manzello Is under grand jury in
dictment for assault with a danger
GUS weapon on his father in-law
several months ago.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04

@. How does The Man Nobody
Knows" by Bruce Barton rank
among the non-fiction books of the
year?
A. 1t is included in the ten best
sellers (non-fiction).
Q. Can you give me directions
for cleaning the radiator of my
automobile?
A. A mixture is made by dissoly-
ing one-half pound of I've in a bucket
of water, stirring until dissolved.
This should be strained and the
radiator filled with the fluid. The en-
CINE should be run for five minutes
and then allowed to stand for one
quarter of an hour. The mixture
may then be drained off and the
radiator filled with clean water The
engine is again run for few min
utes, after which the radiator is
drained and refilled with fresh
supply of water.
Q.What is the meaning of the
word plaza"
A. 1t is Spanish, meaning open
court" or market place
@. In what musical comedy did
the song Every Little Movement
; occur?
/ A. Madam Sherry.
@. How old is Rin-TinTin, the
dog movie actor?
| A years.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04

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
vii receive personal reply. In
signed requests cannot be answered
All letters are confidential. Editor
Q. Is the mother of President
Coolidge dead?
A His own mother died when he
was IL years Of age. His stepmothcr
died in 1920. Both are buried in the
churchyard cemetary at Plymouth
Vermont, where the body of the
Presidents father, Col. John Cool
idge, now lies.
Q. How high is the Eiffel Tower
In Paris?
A. 9S4 feet above tho ground.
Q. What is the usual method OF
burying the dead at sea?
A. Usually the body is sewod NJ
In canvass bag and weighted with
lead in order to prevent it from ris-
ing TO the surface.
Q. What is "Pi." 3.1416?
A. 1t is the ratio Of the circum-
ference of a circle to the diameter
Its value is really about 3.l41592 bu,
for practical use STAG or even sill
is considered sufficiently accurate.
9. How many widows of mer
who served in the Civil war are or
the United States pension rolls?
A. According TO the last report OF
the Commissioner of Pensions there
were o41,19S Civil war widows re-
ceivingpensions on June so, 1925.
Q. How old is Babe Ruth?
A. He was born February Z
1884.
@. Who was the first person tc
put pontoons on an airplane?
A. William Kress, the Austrian
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
DISASTER BLASTS
FINANCING HOUSE
G. L. Miller 4 Go. in Hands Of
Receiver

New York, Sept. 4 tA9 - G. l..
Miller & Co, one of the largest
real estate and mortgage bond
houses in this country, went into
equity. receivership yesterday.
Assets of the company were
placed at sa,636,9S7 and its liza
bilities at s6.915,324. Lawrence
Bernson was appointed receiver
and placed under 100000 bond.
Both the G.. l.. Miller company
and the Investment Banking cor
poration. subsidiary company
also named in the action, filed an
swers admitting the allegations and
joining in the request for the ap-
pointment of a receiver.
Maintained 500 Agencies
The company maintained 20
branch Offices and in addition had
more than 500 agencies throughout
the country and Europe for dis
tribution Of its bonds.
It's operations extended through
out the south, north and middle
west. the corporation having IN
derwritten bond issues for approx
mately $50 structures located In
So cities in 16 States and aggre-
eating about s7O,ooo.0oO in value.
| The firm is understood to have ap-
proXimateiy 1900 customers.
The company recently was under
the scrutiny of the New York at
torney generals office. Its Penn
sylvania license was revoked some
time ago by the bureau of securi-
ties at Harrisburg, Pa.
The receivership action was
brought in federal court by the
Park Avenue corporation. which
claimed that Oh April /, the Miller
company contracted to pay it ST.
$4,000 on instalments for con-
structing a building. The payment
of $4,000 due on August was
not made, the complaint charges,
and this default caused the COR
poration to curtail its building
operations and delay the compile
ton Of the building for a month.
Last July it was announced that
a group of labor bankers and bust
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04

engineer and father of Austro-Ger-
man aviation.
@. What countries are included
in the terms near east" and
"orient?"
A Near East designates the ter
ritory east of the Mediterranean, the
region east of Palestine and Afghan
istan, Persia, Asia Minor, Arabia and
Turkey in southwestern Asia. The
Orient, which means literally 1.-The
place where the Sun rises" refers TO
the Asiatic countries. China, Japan.
India, etc.
Q. Is the widow OF a Civil war
veteran who is now drawing $40 a
month pension eligible for the in
crease to $50 provided for in the re-
cent act?
A. Not unless she was married to
her husband during the period of his
service in the Civil war.
Q. How long after desertion Is a
deserter from the United States
army liable to arrest if he deserted
in time of peace?
A. Three years from date of de-
sertion.
@. Did Congress. at its last ses-
sion. pass law requiring aliens in
the United States to register?
A. No The bill for the registra-
ton of aliens did not pass.
@. What is the wording of tn
shortest will ever filed in America?
A. "All my belongings l leave tc
my family" is the wording of will
Idisposing of an estate of sl.50o.00O
made by Andrew Beck and field in
! the Probate Court at Pittsburgh. Pa.
in December. 1924.
. Q. Is it true that 1t is necessary
to cut the tail of a bulldog to make
| it good fighter?
| A. Cutting the tail Of bull dog
/ has no effect on his fighting quail
ties. 4 ull-blooded English bull dog
should have a stub tail at birth.
Q. Which are the important as
Economical observatories in eastern
United States?
! A. Among the larger ones are
Allegheny Observatory at Pittsburgh
Pa: Harvard University. Cambridge
Mass: two observatories at Prince
ton university. New jersey; the
smithsonian Astrophysical observa
tory and the United States Nava
observatory. Washington, D. c.
@. What is the brightest star ir
the heavens, how far is it from the
earth and what is the diameter
A. Sirius. also called the DOG
Star or Alpha CAMS Majoris is the
brightest Diameter about two mil
lion miles. Distance from the earth
about so trillion miles.
Q. What is the melting point Of
aluminium
A. 1,160 degrees Fahren heit.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
Plane LOSES IN
RACE With STORK
Arrives in Time However, to
Save Mothers Life

Portland. Ne, Sept. 4 Rl-From
Montreal and Philadelphia ycster-
day afternoon two airplanes enter
ed on a race with the stork which
ended in defeat here this evening
i but which may have saved young
mothers life.
A child was born at $50 o'clock
to Mrs, Curtis Moffatt. An hour
and q half later, DR.. George L.
Millette, brilliant Montreal sur
geon, reached her bedside and in
four hours more her husband,
Lieut.. Curtis Moffatt of the United
States army air service, reached
Portland. The baby died, but Mrs
Moffatt last night was "as COM
Portable as could be expected"
Mrs. Motlatt was Miss Garmaine
Michaud. daughter Of former
Mayor Alexander Michaud of Mon
treal. The family have spent their
summers here for years and three
wears ego Mrs, Moflatt was named
Miss Old Orchard as tho most
beautiful resident OF the summer
resort. She came TO Old Orchard
on visit to her parents about
week ago.
Yesterday her father called on DR..
Millcue in the emergency. The
physician drove 1O9 miles from Mon
treal to Newport. VI, on the Cana
dian line, in three hours. There he
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
LIEUTENANT D00LITILE
FLIES OYER THE ANDES
Intrepid American Aiman Makes
South American Trip Despite
Broken Ankles.

Buenos Aires. Sept. 4 Pt-Lieu-
tenant James II. Dooittle arrived
here yesterday afternoon at $40
o'clock, having made tho nonstop
air flight over the Andes, 1,f36 klo-
meters, in about seven and half
hours.
Lieutenant Doolittle. noted Amer
lean air pilot, made his hazardous
flight over the Andes in a crippled
condition. Both ankles had been
broken in a recent fall in Chile and
had he been forced down in the
mountain crossing his life would
have depended upon someone find
ing him without delay.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
CRUSHED TO DEATH

Springfield. Mass, Sept. 4 pa
15-months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Spano of this city was
crushed to death beneath an auto
yesterday. 1t is believed the child
crawled under the machine while it
was parked. A crowd threatened
the driver, but deputy sheriff who
was riding with him rushed the op-
orator into store until police ar
rived. The driver was arrested,
pending an investigation.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04

ness men had taken over control
of the company. At that time, Mr..
Miller retired from the presidency
and was succeeded by Luke j,
Murphy. former executive vice
president Of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers Trust conf
pany of New York. Mr.. Murphy
resigned later and the office of
president since has been vacant.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
COMMITTEE EXPENSES.

Washington, Sept. tP,-The re-
publican senatorial campaign com
mittee reported to the clerk of the
house that it had spent s14,S74 from
June 80 to August 81. The report
showed that $4,000 had been sent to
Kansas to cover the expenses of SEN
ator Curtis, the republican leader,
who is up for election, and $4,000
had been spent by Elliott Callahan
treasurer Of the republican state
central committe of Kentucky. Most
of the remainder was used to defray
committee office expenses.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
Achieved through One Profit facilities

to the ruggedness of Studebaker per-
formance-offers disc wheels and
four-Wheel brakes-and invokes anew
the great Studebaker tradition of
making good with the public by con-
tinually making better in the plant
1t is the latest example of the Stude-
baker policy of progressive better
ments, and unites the smoothness and
power of the quiet Studebaker L-Head
motor with a custom symmetry of
line and treatment that would be alb
solutely impossible, at the Studebaker
price, without Studebaker One-Profit
facilities.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
AVIATORS ARE SAFE.

Moundsville, w. Va, Sept. 4aGPl-
Missing for two days and believed to
have been lost in the Allegheny
mountains, Lloyd Stearman, of
Wichita, Kans., and Harry Weiss, Of
New York, aviators. arrived at
Langin Field here late last night.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
FIRE SWEEPS PRISON,
1000 ARE HELD AT BAY
Walla Walla Guardsmen On Alert
To Aid JaiICrs In Curb
ing Convicts

Walla Walla, Wash. Sept. 4 Up
Fire discovered shortly after >
o'clock yesterday afternoon contin-
ued at the Washington state peniten-
tiary last night, burning large por-
ton of the east wing of the insti-
tuition, said TO include the main cell
house. dining hall and recreation
rooms.
Convicts We're held at bay under
strict guard The local National
Guard company was modified to
await orders from the adjutant gen
eral.
Nearly 1000 convicts are imprison-
ed in the institution.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
BOYS ARE BLAMED

UXbridge. Mass. Sept 4 LP)-The
mystery surrounding the damage
lone 10 the World war memorial
here n few days ago was solved last
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04

night when Worcester police, work.
ing on information gathered by dep
uty sheriffs, found it was the prank
Of three boys. who tipped over a
heavy urn while playing obstacle tag
late at night
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-04
Equipment

Eo-draft ventilating wind
shield, bumper and bump
srettes, engine heat indi-
Gator and gasoline gauge
on the dash. coincidental
lock, oil filter and air
purifier, automatic wind
shield cleaner. automatic
spark control, rear-vision
mirror; 4-wheel brakes:
full-size balloon tires; and
two-beam acorn head
lights. controlled from
switch on steering wheel.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-10
Her Oun WAY !: :!a ! s!s9

almost laughed at Mainie's face.
It expressed SO many emotions. I
knew that her brain was teeming
with questions. yet she didn" dare TO
ask one Of them.
Mamie" l said solemnly, "Martha
Cleaver drank some Of the contents
Of this bottle to end her life"
my God, Judy. How did you get
And then I told her the whole
story. How I picked up the bottle
beside the woman in the rest room
the day before.
"Does anyone know you have Il
now" Mamie inquired.
"They don't know what to think,
You see Mr.. Robinson let it fall BE-.
hind the counter among the debris
that always accumulates during busi.
ness hours. Evidently he was afraid
| had picked It up, for he made Doc.
tor Flint send ne peremptory mes.
sage to come to his office when the
store closed. more or less told him
politely to 60 and fly his kite.
I'm the meantime Joan had invited
me out to dinner, and ] broke an en-.
gagement with Jerry to keep Il. He
also saw the car as you did and also
jumped ct the conclusion that could
not resist old Robinson's mtney and
power"
Copyright, 1925, NEA Service, lnc.)
TOMORROW Judy Loves Power.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-10
Outlets

Baseball umpires make grave mistake by not
sitting out in the beachers. II is quite evident
that you can see the plays better from there than
you can on the diamond.
Kill the ump!" yells eather-lunged individual
On the face of it, one would say the boodthrsty
person is peeved because the decision is going
against his choice
This is only partly true.
We live in an age Of diplomacy. It is considered
good business policy to keep your feelings beneath
the surface, preserving calm and confident
terror.
"Inhibitions." is the word the psychoanalysts
1t means that emotions stack up inside of us be-
cause they have outlet"
It's unfair to the umpire. But it does man good
to go out and yell, "Kil the ump," even though he
may be doing it because he is mad at his own wife.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-10
Curb Fortune Telling

The conditions existing in our national capital,
according to the evidence presented to Congress, Of
millions of dollars being spent in Washington alone
with fortune tellers clarvoyants and sellers Of love
potions, charms and talismans, exists to some ex-
tent in elEry city. town and hamlet in the land
The same bag Of tricks exposed to Congress
being used in Washington is being used every
where; there may be differences in refinement and
polish but the tricks are fundamentally the same.
While it is true that Washington, the most CO.'S
mopolitan city in America, is the only American
city still licensing these charlatans to operate for
profit and gain" and that other cities make such
activities misdemeanor, nevertheless it persists
in these other cities to greater extent than is gen.
orally realized and a nationwide campaign against
such fakrs might be entered into with much profit
to ALL
It seems incredible that in this supposedly en-
lightened age people of education and experience
could stiH believe in black magic and need the
enactment Of laws to protect them from being i'm
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-10
JuMPlNG AT CONCLUslONs

"You know. Judy" exclaimed Ma
mic Riley, ~ thought. it was only
poor girls like ourselves that have
trouble getting along. But It looks
as though every individual must
have some trouble in this world, be
ne rich or poor. You say that Miss
Meredith has to have fifty thousand
dollars by ten o'clock tonigh. and
that she won't be Of aye and have
the handling Of her own money until
next week."
that's right, and If she tells her
stepfuther what she wants it for, he
will not only refuse her but she also
stands q good chance OF having HIM
appointed her guardian and manag-
ing trustee for the rest Of his life. /"
"What ~ she going to do, Judy p
"She is not going to do anything,
but ! am" opened a drawer ia my
dressing table and took out the bottle
with its. menacing red label. Mamie
sprang forward.
"What are YOU going 10 do with
that, Judy? Surely you. are not going
to poison anyone ~
"No, I'm not going to poison any.
one, but I am going. to tell Joan's
stepfather that he poisoned MISS
Cleaver just as truly as though he
poured O part OF the stuff in this
bottle down her. throat. ] am going
to, If necessary, put the fear Of God
into the heart Of Mr.. Robinson and
Doctor Flint"