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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19
Yankee Beggars
Raise Standards

This latter number, however, seems
to be snap estimate, or else there
are times when the entire corps is
working one particular section at the
same hour. Many of these are Grip
pied; but a fair proportion of them
are able, although not willing, to get
out on the argumentative end Of a
pick or shovel
The American beggar has raised the
art of mooching to the science of
'stemming" and he is constantly inn
proving on his practice in the most
effective way of separating few coins
from the pockets of the sypathetic.
The novice starts in on the less fre-
quented streets There he approaches
each and every person that comes
within his range. AS he becomes more
proficient in his work, he sizes up his
prospects, rejecting this one, classing
that one as doubtful and putting the
label sucker. good for five cents up''
on still another.
He Avoids the Police.
AS he becomes more capable in
wringing coins from reluctant pocket
books, he moves up toward the more
frequented districts. During his ap-
premiership he learns to smell bull"
a block away. This is the distinguish
ing mark of good professional and
a cheap panhandIer. The good pro-
fessional will go out day after day, or
rather night after night, and collect
from five to ten dollars in two or three
hours stemming without coming into
contact with the blunt-toed shoes of
the detective bureau. The cheap PAN
handler, on the other hand, will fre-
quently find himself answering en-
barrassing questions asked by desk
lieutenant through his sheer inability
to weed out the "dicks" that wander
up and down the streets.
One of tie favorite approaches used
by the professional beggar who is just
below the top of his class is to prey
on the sympathies of the populace
with hard-luck story. Some of these
are masterpieces that would bring
their authors fat check from a num-
ber of the cheaper magazines If the
raconteurs could but find time to write
them down. If there is a flood In Ohio,
the beggar is one of the unfortunate
victims who has had his chattels, wife
and children washed down the river.
He assiduously studies the stories of
the disasters as they appear in the
newspapers until he has his locale
oriented. Then he improvises details
and adds tears until the listener hears
the roar of the waters, the howls of
the wind and the shrieks of the vic
tins as they are borne through the
night.
If there is fire, his life savings
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19

have been burned up. His home has
been wiped out. His family has been
lost In the ruins. He escaped because
he was working and came home only
to find that all was lost. The money
he took out Of the bank, In crisp new
hundred-dollar bills, to buy a little
home was turned to ashes. Broken
hearted, penniless and without
friend In the world, he faces the bleak
future to build up from the ashes a
new life, etc. 1t is heartrending, even
though it is not true, and only the
hardened can listen through it
all without digging down to relieve
this unfortunate victim.
Earthquakes Help Some.
Earthquakes, wrecks at sea, rail-
road accidents, every disaster that
visits the land, creates its hundreds
of victims who were from several
hundred to several thousand miles
away from the catastrophe at the
time it happened. AS longs as the
story holds a good position in the
newspapers, the vicarious victim la
ments in the ears of the Woodworking
citizenry. When the story passes
from a half-column to half-stick,
the beggar begins to cast about for
some other disaster on which to fas-
ten himself.
If it happens to be time when
current events are particularly free
from holocausts and calamities, he
will go back to his old familiar sRivel
of Mister, could you spare me a few
cents for cup Of coffee? amt any
beggar; but I'm broke, hungry and
/ can't get a job
Some of the more enterprising, in
lieu of a better plea, will mention
that they have just been turned loose
from hospital and haven't been able
to find job that they are physically
fit to take. Such one played West
Twelfth street, near the Seventh ave-
nue. subway station steps, for the bet
ter part of a month. He approached
one prospect four times In one week
and became so well acquainted with
him that he remarked on the pleas
antness or unpleasantness of the
weather whenever he saw the pros
pect coming up the subway stairs.
One of the faYorite methods Of APP
proach for the professional beggar is
the young man walking with the
young girl. The moocher sizes them
up at distance. If they seem to be
enjoying each others society, he feels
another twenty-f1ve-cent piece jingling
among the nickels and dimes in his
pocket. If, on the other hand, they
appear to be bored with each other,
he realizes that his possibilities have
been reduced to dime and that his
probabilities are not worth more than
FIVE cents.
Elderly persons, both male and fe-
male, are also made to order for the
experienced stemmer. The middle
aged enjoy a rather high immunity.
The beggar knows that these as
rule are hard ito make and that less
than one out of twenty will "come
through so he devotes his time and
energy to the old and to the young,
especially when the young are in love.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19
GHE WHY of
SUPERSTI-TIONS
IN FRONT, OUT BACK
By H. IRVING KING

T@HAT going in house at the front
4 door and out by the back door
brings strangers is a superstition prae-
tically universal in this country and
Europe. Doors were most serious mat
ters othe ancients and decided tinge
of superstition hung about them.
Among the Romans, Janus, a most es-
teemed deity, was the god of doors. He
was double-faced and, looking both
ways, could watch the front and rear
entrances. The door Of his temple was
opened only when there was war. At
such times it was necessary to release
his full influence to guard the en-
frances the doorways- of the coun-
try.
But our superstition that going IN
the front door and out at the back
brings strangers is evidently sur
vival not from any mythology, but
arises from an actual experience Of
our barbarian ancestors, an expert
ence not infrequent even in our own
day. barbarian fleeing from the
avengers of blood or Of other derelic-
tion of his tribe, and taking shelter
in a friendly hut, would sneak out by
the back way to the safety Of the for
est when he heard his pursuers ap-
preaching and the trackers, strangers
to the owner of the hut, would trail
him to the front door by which he
had entered. If the hut had no back
door-as was probable the fugitive's
necessity for avoiding observation Inn
PEELED him to make one by going
through the back Of the building. In
the middle ages, when houses gener-
ally had two doors, men were liter
ally hunted and fugitive going in at
the front door of his friends dwelling
often literally brought strangers In
pursuit.
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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19
OCEAN VAST 'FISEIIN HOLE
FOR NEW YORK'S MILLIONS

crowded to the full limit Of rating.
The boats as rule are in charge
of veteran fishermen, who gauge the
tide, wind and weather, and can pick
unfailingly the place where they are
biting. Bass fresh fluke and black
fish are among the leading catches.
The boats, however. would bring
smile to the face Of veteran off the
Grand banks, There is little rough
ing it. Instead, the tired sportsman
may sink into heavily upholstered
chair The larger boats even have
lounging rooms and dining rooms.
Neither is 1t necessary to worry
about tackle, for along that section
of the docks from which the boats de-
part are shops selling not only the
proverbial hook, line and sinker''
but all other equipment.
It is not even necessary to dig for
worms, If that bait is used, for there
are any number Of shops dealing in
gruhs and angleworms.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19
Historic English Town

Wimbledon is a residential suburb
of London, situated eight miles SOUTH
west Of st. Pauls The population in
1911 was 5S,O03. The ancient name of
Wimbledon was Wibbadune. It was
supposed to have been the scene of
battle in 568 between Ceaulin, king
of Wessex. and Ethelbert, king Of
Kent. At Domesday it formed, part
of the manor Of MOrtlake. During
the following centuries the manor was
transferred to number Of persons.
Wimbledon was Incorporated in 1905.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19
GRAssHoPPER CIRCUS

SssT- HEY showed pictures of mem
4 bers Of our family the other
night" said Mr.. Grasshopper. Eyes,
there was a meeting of naturalists-
Naturalists are creatures who study
creatures such as usl
And, Of course, they study other
animals and insects and birds and so
forth and so on"
$50 ont" asked George Grasshop-
per.
"Just an expression, George, mean
ing that they study others along the
very same lines"
but grasshoppers haven't the same
lines as lions," said George Grass
hopper.
"Oh, I don't mean such lines" said
Mr.. Grasshopper. Il mean along the
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19

same branches of life-of the animal
kingdom and so forth"
ooh, well, suppose l understand"
said George Grasshopper Maybe if
hop a few times | will see 1t clearly.
Sometimes when I am tired and I'm
not feeling smart and bright, If hop
a few times it seems to brace me all
up"
"Oh, hopping is as good as a tonic
to a grasshopper any day" said Mr..
Grasshopper.
"Well,'' he continued, II was going
to tell you about these pictures they
showen before learned people of our
ways.
"Are naturalists learned people?'
asked George
Learned about nature'' said Mr..
Grasshopper. "Or, at least, if they're
not sG learned they're always study
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19
"Skeeters" With 4-Inch
Wings Found Petri6ed

Washington days when mos
quitoes were mosquitoes and prehis-
toric man probably fought them with
clubs were envisioned in an announce
ment that Prof. Charles Gilmore of
the Smithsonian institution had found
the imprint of a four-inch bug wing
in a rock layer in Grand canyon.
While Professor Gilmore estimated
the print to be 25,O00,0OO years old,
other scientists believed it was made
some S00,0OC,0O0 years ago.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19
Hundreds Of Large, Speedy Graft
Cater to Angling Urge Of
city's Nimrods.

New York. New York, like every
small town. has its ''fishin' hole. "
Here it is the Atlantic ocean, and
good fishing may be enjoyed in a
score Of charted locations.
There always has been fishing, but
until recently the nimrods had to or
ganize small groups, charter an old
boar and get their enjoyment in the
face Of discomfort and sometimes,
danger.
Now. going fishing is as simple as
taking the ferry.
Large. speedy craft cater TO this
one trade. and regardless of the time
Of day the fisherman likes to drop
ghis rod iii the water, he can be ac-
commodated
O The larger boats carry several score
Of men and on Sundays usually are
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19
WHEN + WAS
TWENTY-ONE

Horton, famous English divine, took
college examinations together with
Oscar Wilde.
6 A 7 THIS age was taking ex-
"A aminations at Oxford.
One of those who was in with me
at this examination was Oscar Wilde.
I can see him now, with his f1abby
face and ruff1ed hair, striding up to
the desk for fresh paper after the
first hour; then handing in his book
half an hour before time was up. He
was a genius, and for him to pose was
second nature. OF course, he was In
the first class; he reached by sheer
ability position which ! had gained
only by the concentrated and inter-
ested labor of two years. Robert For
man Horton"
TODAY: Doctor Horton is one of
the highest theological authorities in
the world He is chairman of the
London Congregational union and of
the Union of England and Wales. He
was also Lyman Beecher lecturer at
YALE
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The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19

There is one Item Of the old pond,
however, that cannot be duplicated.
That is the tree on the messy bank
where one can stick the pole in the
ground and doze off while the fish
play around with the bait.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-08-19
Quite Impartial

New York. The police at Coney is.
land are quite impartial. If girls in
bathing cannot wear one-piece suits,
those in cabarets must be careful as
to wearing less than that.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
WILD WOMEN BEING
 DRIVEN FROM TOWN
Clean-Up in Tia Juana BeSinS--
 Officials Under Arrest

TiaJuaua Mexico, Feb, l . OPl-- On both sides of the international boundary this morning moves are under way against TiaJunna vice conditions brought into the spot light hy the Potcct tragedy, which resulted yesterday in murder charges being presented in Mexican courts against scvrn mon. held in conncc- ,ion with alleged attacks npon AU- drcy and Clyde Prtcci If found guilty, the prosecution will ask that the seven face 6 firing squad.
 In TiaJuana. a75 per cent of the saloons are reported facing closure as a result Of orders by Governor Rodriguez restricting saloons to two streets and placing these under $lo,- coo cash bonds each. Women enter 1 taincrs today arc hanishnd from bars and cafe and suspicious characters arc 10 ho donortcd or cXilcd to the Tres Marias Islands in the Gulf Of ! California.
 In San Diego, Mayor John l.. 1 Bacon has called public meeting . for this morning. at which plans for action by San piogo in relation to tho border town conditions arc to bo discussed. Tho question of clos ing the border 10 entry except by passport is expected 10 come before 1 this meeting.
 The United States eatr depart. mont took i,& first part in the in. Vostigntion of the pctcrt case here yesterday. when F. H. Bohr, Amcri. can consul al M"NiCali. arrived ir TiaJuana and took several affidavitI in connection with tho affair. II, returned hurricdly to his McXical office.
 While the cleanup campaign i being pursued, Judge S l'rias. il | Mexican federal court. is considering the mass of depositions accompany ing the informntOnS against tho me) accused Of attacking th" two Pctoc
 girls and tho responsibility for tn later deaths of the PctcctS in Sal
 Dicgo, said 10 have hccn suicida
 because of shame resulting from th
 alleged attacks.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
TURKISH WOMEN
 ALSO WORKING
Killing Tradition That This Is
 UndigniHed

ConsIan,irop,o, Feb, L. ,R,--fNrN. ish society women by their own vN, ample are helping to destroy lDr doctrine Of the old Turkey that totl is ndirniurd Under iho cmpro work was considered degrading for men Of good family and mlhiDhahlc for women Therefore business was Jeff lo the Greeks, Jews and Ar- mpn.ane. With the abolition of gov rmcmnt siucruros under the rrpgh- lie, and the loss of fortunes a1ur tho recent chain of wars, many Turk Of good family have been forced to set 10 york; Morooysr. such is th" rhWgrd spirit of the times. lhat many mor"--purticuar- ly among th. womrn--hay' taken johs not because of rnanGal n.,d. but through a growing dis'as'o for iilcuoss,
 A prominent society Womdn Marhou)r llunoum daughter Of Has. san l}rlIE l'oshu, rN-goycruor Of Sa- IonikL has opened a drossmaI;n@ establishment In Constantinoplr in suitn of Ilr fact that tho fortune 1 left hcr ly hcr father makes hrr | wealthy woman Sho is proving that a Turkish establishment can com-
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
RUM CARRIER SLAIN AT
 WHEEL OF HIS MOTOR
Murdered N Truck Wheel In Center or City By Unknown
 Lumman,

Powturk.', N L. Feb, l5 RI-The Irivcr Of an automobile truck loaded with liquor Wos murdered on q street near The center of the city yesterday by man who jumped into the cab and fred four shots, according 10 witnesses,
 The body was thrown out into tho street, a bullet through the Acad and another through the left leg, Tho truck sped on. finally 10 ho abandoned with its load of con u9lunl intact about a third Of a mile from the scono Of the shoot ing,
 James E. Payne, u motormau whose car was on the street where tho shooting took place. said he saw th" truck turn into that thor ouOg,ar" from cross street, closely followed by q larg" touring car lie saw I man jump aboard the truck m thn drivers off side and q littl' Iaur imagined he saw a bundle oi rags tossed from the cab. He stopped lus ear Whou he came opposite tho bundle md discovered it 10 he tho 'doaI mon. Tho truck had driver of.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
PROFESSIONAL MATCH
Judge Mangan Beats Dr. MorriSsry . to , in Gam"s, Hm tue Mcdico Has High pinfall,

X bowling match which about de- cii"s tho championship of the pro lrssicu&I men Of the city was staged Saturday night at the Casino alleys between JuIge William F. Mangan and Dr. William T. Morriss"y Who won the championship is q question, as each was Q winner in sense.
 Five games were rolled and Judg" Bill" won in the number Of games, thro" 10 two. hut Dr. Mor- risscy wallopcd the judge by 20 pins in total pinlall. Dr. Morrissey hit the linbors for total pinlall Of 4lS. while the judge hit them for q score of 42$. Fred Russell traffic expert at I.anderS, l'rary & Clark, pushed the pencil Saturday night and is responsible for inc figures.
 The doctor hit io2 for tho high single game Of the night, while Judge Maneans hest marx was q GS. The scores of the match were as follows:
 Morriss"y ..lo2 90 9S S5 SS---44S Mangan .... = 9& S4 S4 9o--42
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
THINK HELEN WILLS
 HAS EXCELLENT CHANGE
Gcorg" W. Wightman, Former Ten his Assn. President, Hopeful
 for American Girl

Boston. Erh l5 R.-Goorge ". Wightman. former president of the United States Lawn Tennis associa- ton, thinks Helen Wills has n hct- ter than even chance to win from $uzannc LcnGlcn in their forthCom. ing match at Cannes.
 'Its anyhodT's match, Wich'man declares. "If Miss Wills is on her game she cannot be beaten except by q player who can hit harder than she can. When Miss Wills is on her game and plays her drive with all the speed Of which she is capable, no woman. and indeed flow men players can withstand the whitening pace The cannon-lko ball drive played first into one corner and then into the other corner of Il singles court is winning game and in women's tennis it is an unhcatahI" game
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
GO SOUTH SUNDAY
New York Baseball Teams Will Leave For Training Areas By Sun day, IL Is Announced,

New York. Feb. 15 (P, --Greatcr New YorkS baseball teams will hr on their way south by sunday. tho recruit hattcry-mcn leading tho eXo- dus
 Tho first contingent, handful of Giant pitchers. starts Thursday with some of the Yankees scheduled 10 depart Friday and a squad Of the Brooklyn Dodgers Sunday, McQuiI- Ian, Ring. Davies and McNamara of tho Giants will move out ahead of the others while the youthful mound and mask stars Of the Yankees Will report to Manager Miller HuEgins in , iorida February 29.
 Wilhcrt Robinson, prcsidont-man- agnr Of the Dodgers, is expected 10 1 furnish almost new team this year, with Maranvillo at second base, But Ter ut short, Witt in the outteld and i O'Neil behind the bat, Xack Wheat, veteran field guardian, has not nm c 10 terms hu, is expected 10 he in tho lineup when the season starts, | Robinson will have 17 pitchers in the carly workouts in Florida
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
DrCSSCl- Grove And VntCrSpan- Was kowitz Teams Fight For w. Title Tomorrow Afternoon.

Tomorrow tho DrosSel-troW" and the Untcrsran- -Waskovit2 douhI"s teams will have it out for the r. M. C. A. championship with in" Drcss"l-Crowc team favored 10 lift 'the title. Roth teams hav" d0f"at- cd several combinations and il warm session ia in store Tor both teams when they meet.
 Eddie" Unrrrspau will represent the local "N" in lIortforl neNt Saturday in tho state CsinrlcsD sinEj" wall hand ball tournament llo will undoubtedly be pittod ocainst 'Yump' Johnson, Hartford single wall champion. who has held that honor for several years Tho single wall is 8 new game 10 Tntorsran but "Edlie" is willing 10 try any thing once.
 Mtridcn's best first and second doubles hand hal. sharks wifi visit New Britain Friday night this Wo"k in d return match with Now Brit 1 ain. Both Mcridon teams trimmed the local teams last month and inc New Britain "Y" teams art out 10 bring home the bacon this time,
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15

pete succcssiyely with tho Jewish and Greek houses of long standing, She is giving employment 10 Turk ish girls only
 Another Turkish girl of high so- cicty who works because she wants 'o, is Brmot Ekrtm, daughter Of All Ekrom Hey. former secretary lo Sul' tan Ahdul llamld and ono time gov rrnor of Jorusalcm, and grand
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
TWAS RUN DOWN IN
 HEALTH UNTIL 1 TOOK
 "ERBJUS" SAID MRS. GROGAN
o
 t,otlI "EiiISJtS"

Constipation rnu cause n world o' trouble and it is hard to gc' rid o. Ols only Erras" th" tmrt-'ake tho oils away and you hayr the samc old condition only worse, strong mineral r9d"s irri'o'" Dno hoWr's and agfin you are In trouble Try "ERElI s." i' is inc Wors of lmrr natures h"rDs com. Hnrl with hoalug glycorino. A few dosrs will assist nature and your 'rouhlcs will c"aso. Try Natures way and you will hc well person very very shortly.
 Mrs. GrogaO sail, "T have been bothered all my life with constipa- ton and navr tried oils, mineral remedies and still 1 suffered. l also was run down in health. felt tired
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
BOWLING MOGULS MEET
 TO DISCUSS TOURNAMENT
ProprictorS and Players Assemble at 2:30 O'Clock at Rogers RcCrca.
 ton Rooms

The bowling moguls of this state, composed of representatives of the Connecticut state duckpin cham pionship tournament committee and players who plan to enter, are gath cred this afternoon at @;S0 o'clock at Rogers recreation alleys 10 make arrangements for the 1926 Statc championship tournament, Play for the honors for this year is slated to start early in March, Officers will be elected today and other mat | tcrS of importance will br discussed,
 l. Is also expected that there will hc considerable discussion over the | formation of Connecticut bowling association which will have iuris- diction over the alley camn in this state. Another matter 10 como un is the formation of a state cham rionship for women, There have l been SO many women howlcrs de- velopcd in the past few years, cS- pccially during the past season, that intorcity rivalry has cropped out and tournament Tor m" WOmci would not seem to hc out of place
 Sunday bowling "ill also come ir for its share of 'alk. Since sports tn tho Sabbath hay" been logaizoG in this state. many who arc devoted to the game arc anxious 10 havc thr alleys opened on Sunday and th, proprietors ot the alleys in inc state ore also interested in the matter Rowling in summer is fallen in lustry and it is thought that sun day sports would make up some fol the falling off In play
 It is expected that all the impor tant figures in thc bowling game 1T this state will he on hand and th, meeting should develop into an in teresting debate on all angles of tl' game.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15

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New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
Ball Players Arrive
 For Spring Training

Hot Springs, Ark. Fob. '1 P'-- Headed by Jack NcAlis'cr and liar " Matthews. trainers, a squad Of l4 members Of the Cleveland Amori- cans arrived here yesterday and will remain until March !.
 Iris Speaker. manager, is duo to arrive today. a hike will start th" spring training season.
New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
TII.DFN WINS MATCH

William T. Tildcn, national tennis champion. defeated his greatest ri val. Vincent Richards. in th" finals of the Brooklyn Heights Casino tournament yesterday, hnt was too tired in the title doubles match which followed and hr and Manuel Alonso bowed to Richards and Fran Cis Ilunter.