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New Britain herald., 1926-05-14

During the chairmanship Of Patrick r. King who has head ed the school committee for the past three years, the most elab- crate school building program in the city's history has been car ried out.
 Mr. King was elected to the school board by the common council following the resignation of David L. Dunn, He became chairman of the committee on school accommodations upon the death of E. Clayton Good win and when Judge Bernard r, Gaffroy declined to become candidate for reelection he as- cended to the chairmanship of the board,
 The committee over which MT. King presldes spends ap- proximately one-half of the amount of money derived each year from taxation, which indi- cates the vaine the city of New Britain places on education. His close cooperation with the agencies of general government has been all important con tributinc factor in bringing about an era Of good feeling be- tween the consolidated school district and the general govern ment.
 Mir. King was from 1912 to 1919 a member of the board of huauce and taxation. From 1917 to 1921 he served as chairman of the police board and he has also been a member Of numer- ous municipal committees and committees of civic organiza- tions.
 He is assistant secretary of the Stanley Works.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-14

the way to the park. This was an
 observation contest and was won by Helen Pankonin's patrol. After 3
 picnic supper several games were
 played including tree tag. stalking, pebble chase and Jacob. It was voted to hold a tennis tournament
 for patrol leaders and corporals for the June meeting.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-14

porch. The supports on the porch were wrecked.
 Chicago --- Martin Durkin. shiek bandit. charged with staying q fed cral agent. isn't broke after all Betty Warner, a former sweetheart has returned his last dollar. sent her with a love note. and her act made Martin weep. Betty will be a state witness at Durkin's forthcoming murder trial.
 Iihhing. Minn. When three ,door found their way blocked on q Iroud near here by a small touring fear, they charged the machine, knocked Il off the highway and 50 badly damaged it that IL had to be abandoned. One deer was seriously Injured. The others fled. Tampa --- Spooners on lonely roads have been paying lots of cash on the theory that they were buying immunity from arrest. And Iuow H. R. Richardson, who once was a special deputy sheriff is in Ithe tolls accused Of mpersonating an officer and obtaining money un- der false pretenses. 1 Bridgeport -- John T. King, for Inner national committeeman and Header Of republican organiza ton in Bridgeport for 20 years, dead. i New Haven - Trollaymen and Connecticut company fail to reach Iagreement; third conference called.
 Hartford Fishing in state leas- ed and stocked streams in Connecti- cut to be prohibited after s o'clock tonight.
 Putnam -- Forest fire starting from automobile explosin, sweeps over thousands of acres in Ragged hill district; sweeps towards Wood stock.
 New Haven - Joseph Macri and Nick Demeoi, charged with rob- Dery with violence growing out Of Johnson death change pleas,
 East Hampton -- Justice of Peace Frederick P. Buell. dead
 Danbury -- Danbury Felt Mills
 Inc. in hands Of receiver. sold for 556.Q40.
 Hartford - Fireman Patrick Me Gee dies after fighting fire in gar lage.
 New York - Circus girls must eat. and so the Rehearsal club,
 which with the aid Of society women
New Britain herald., 1926-05-14

provided board and lodging for SIP week. has been given notice to continue operation in a district restricted to residences.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-14

hington-Anybody in the '. s. A. who wants to force the season will have distinguished company President Coolidge is wearing straw hat.
 New York-You should not pro- nounce the name Of that airship 10 rhyme with George. Say it with two svllabIes and hard c, as in good.
 Washington-As 10 whether he has captured the heart of Miss Eliza beth Sutherland. IT, Bucky Harris, %. the well known baseballer, is silent So is her dad. the alien prop erty custodian. Shes a deb and one Of the five Sutherland sisters. Friends say they have noted inc flashing of a diamond in signih- cant place.
 Mexico City--As 8 special favor, take it from Fl Universal Grafco. Hiolito Vile has been asked to have himself shot through the heart in stead of the head, because the same eccentric Chicago millionaire who stole Pancho's head CD wants Ilipo- lito's if he is executed.
 New York-Having sold his seal on the exchange for a tritling profit i of S20,000, Jesse L. LiverInore, his associates understand. is going 10 take trip around the world in his new million dollar yacht. Princeton. x. Ut seems as if purchase of a bag of peanuts for his stenographer ought to help a busy man get through his correspondence. 1 Prof. Andrew Hunter has figured out that there is enough heat in one peauur to provide energy for the 1 typewriting of 1000 words.
 Washington-There's to he a Hopi Indian dance in front of the capitol tomorrow with live rattlesnakes and bunsnakes to show congress there should be no objection 10 the an- cient ritual.
 New York-The Rev. pr. Henry H. Proctor. negro, whose parents were slaves, is moderator Of the New York association Of Congregational churches, which represents cG.o00
 whites and 5000 negroes. The cleo ton was in Henry Ward Beccher's church where he sold slaves
 Chicago-Jame Estes. wanted in 1 Columbia, Mo. on an assault and
 battery charge, is truly generous
 He brought railroad tickets both toI
 himself and Deputy Sheriff Ballou
 who came 10 return him 10 Missouri
 The officer went 'broke" here await
 ing the outcome of Estes eXtradi-
 tion fight
 IinnaapoIis--Three q year olc army recruits of Fort Smelling arr in Jail here for "borrowing" an air plane and crashing in it. They arr Shubert Knapp, saltwater. Minn. who said he WIS pn experienced tlyel
 and Herbert Weir and Laben T
 Ledes. both of Little Rock, Ark
New Britain herald., 1926-05-14
FLASHES OF LIFE: PRESIDENT PUTS
 AWAY FELT AND DONS STRAW CHATEAU

Weir was slightly wounded in the attempted escape from the field but his companions were unhurt.
 Sturgis Mich.-Circus day brought real thrill for Mir. and Mrs. Or vile Smitley. They were awakened at ?. m. to find their house shak- ing, caused by straying elephant scratching his hide on the front porch. The supports on the porch were wrecked.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-14

Mexico City--As special favor, take it from Fl Universal Gratico. Hiolito Vile has been asked to have himself shot through the heart in stead of the head, because the same eccentric Chicago millionaire who stole Pancho's head CD wants Hipo- lito's if he is executed.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-14

New Yorl-Having sold his seal on the exchange for @ trihing profit of S20,000, Jesse L. LiVermore, his associates understand, is going to take a trip around the world in his new million dollar yacht.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
NEGLIGENCE CHARGED
IN GERMAN WRECK
Paper Says Administration Is Pre-
pairing for Revolt at Ex-
pense of Safety.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, August 21.-Although de-
tectives are searching for discharged
employees who are believed by the
railroad administration to have de-
rallied the Berlin-Cologne express near
Leprte Thursday. several newspapers
charge that the wreck was due to
negligence Five former employees ar
rested yesterday were released on
proving their innocence.
The Vossische Zeitung quotes
railroad brotherhood official as SAYING
the railroad administration is building
armored cars and drilling employees
for Il fight against possible polltcal
revolutions at the expense of SAFE
guarding equipment. The Tageblatt
insists that the story of criminal
plot in connection with the wreck Is
unconvincing. ;,
The derailing of the train caused
the death of 81 persons and INJURY 10
MANY others. The wreck occurred
along a straight stretch over the Ber-
lin Hanover route.
The director general of the German
Federal Railway Co. said that the
fish plates of the rails had been re-
moved and these. together with the
nuts and bolts, were discovered IN
nearby woods.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
QUEENS i. S. VISIT
WILL Be |NCOCN|TO
Official Word of Trip Not Yet
Received Here by Ru-
manian Legation.

The Rumanian legation has been
advised unofficially that Queen Marie
is contemplating a visit TO the United
States. but not as a queen.
No official word however has been
received from the Bucharest foreign
office that Il trip to this country is
in prospect. and the State Depart
ment likewise is without information
as TO the Queens plans.
Letters received at the legation
from two of Queen Marie's ladies in
waiting said that she intended to arr
rive in Canada in October and would
come to the United States from
there Nothing was said as to how
extensive a tour she planned.
Ii. as the letters indicated. the
Queen does not travel as queen.
her status while in this country Will
he the same as that of Crown Prince
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden dur
ing his recent visit. She would be
greeted on her entry into the country
by Il representative of the President
and state Department, who would
escort her to Washington. She would
be entertained at the White House
and by Secretary Kellogg. and would
make the Rumanian legation her
headquarters.
While on tour in this country she
would he the guest of states and
municipal fftieS visited. ia ther than of
the Federal Government.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
INDIANA CAMP PA|GN.
FUND PROBE ASKED
Democrats Urge Reed Com
mittee to Look Into Both
Primary and Election.
BY the Associated Press.


I\DIANAPOLIS. Ind. August II.
The Reed senatorial committee mas
been asked to investigate senatorial
campaign expenditures in Indiana ny
the Democratic State committee II
was announced by r. Earl Peters.
Democratic chairman, in an ADDRESS
here last night.
Mr.. Peters also challenged Indiana $
two Republican Senators. James -:
Watson and Arthur r. Robinson, ana
their managers to divulge their eX-
penditures. Directing his attack on
Senator Watson, the speaker dared
the veteran legislator ITO state now
much he paid to the 100000 persons
he claims to have had working Tor
him in the recent primary. The
Democrats. he said. would have the
senatorial committee investigate both
primary campaign expenses ana those
of the approaching election.
Albert Stump. Democratic candi-
date for the long term. in SIN
cornered primary and convention race
has spent less than 81 l,50O, and Evans
Wooden. candidate for the short term
spent IAN entirely negligible amount,
Mr. Peters declared.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
ROCKVILLE.

ROCKVILLE. Md. August Il tSpe-
cian-A double wedding of Nirginians
was solemnized at the reCtory of
Christ Episcopal Church Thursday
evening. when John r Allison of
fredericksburg ana Miss Vivian
Louise Cussons OF Whitewater and Viii
liam w. Peden of fredericksburg and
Miss Mary Elizabeth Moore of New
port News We're married by Rev. MIL
lard F. Minnick rector of Christ
Church. They were accompa MED by
eeNe eral friends, and all left for Wash
incton Immediately after the Cere
mony.
Heart disease caused the sudden
death at Silver Spring Thursday Of
Mrs. Mary NJ. Faulcorer. widow Of
John B. Faulconer. She was stricken
while visiting at the home of neigh
hor aud died almost instantly. She is
survived by the following children:
Mrs. William t.. Perry and John NJ,
lautman and J. Edward F'aulconer of
Silver Spring and Mrs. Iva Gehrmann
of Detroit Mich. The funeral will
take place this afternoon from Grace
Episcopal Church. Woodside. burial
TO he III the cemetery near the church.
Mrs. FauiConer was a native of Eir-
gnia and had lived at Silver Spring
about 20 years.
Licenses nave Doo0 ISSUED DN lnp
clerk of the Circuit Court here for the
marriage of Victor Lee Fields of Gin
Cinnatti and Miss Pearl V. Riggs of
Washington and John Edward WoOt-
ten and Miss Eunice Holland, both of
Rurtonsville. Md.
Samuel MolesWorth of Mount Airy
Md. Humphrey d. Wolfe Of Glen
wood Md. and Frank Hobbs of
Sykesville. Md. will judge the heavy
draft horses that will he on eXhibi
ton at the annual fair to he held here
next Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday, and the cattle will he
Judged Ivy Granville FIibbard and
Lewis Me,r'iman OF Cockeysville. Md.
Miss Elizabeth Robertson entertain
ell the Young Women's Auxiliary OF
the Rockville Baptist Church at her
home Thursday evening. Following
business session conducted by the
vice president. Miss Robertson.
pleasing program of music and other
features Was rendered under the di-
teCtion Of Miss Emma Lehman, after
khich refreshments were served.
An inquest will he held today into
lhe death of Virgil A. Reed. o0-year-
Md son Of James {. Reed of Burdette.
who died early yesterday morning,
presumably from the effects Of boot
leg whisky.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
MOUNTAINEERS ACT
FOR MOTION PICTURE
Three Types Unacquainted With
Outside World in Film Depict
ing Their Peoples Lives.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 21.-Moun-
taineers living in the Businesses of
North Carolina. Kentucky and nearby
States now are to be shown in
movie.
4 picture with only these descend
ants of early American colonsts as
actors. has been completed by group
of men sent to the hilly regions by
the Famous Players Iasky Corpora
ton, 1t is announced.
A 16-year.old mountain girl was
chosen to play the role of the heroine.
while a native youth was chosen for
the hero part. According to the men
who supervised the picture, none of
the people taking part in its produc-
ton ever had seen motion picture
camera or ever had heard of the at
traction which draws thousands to
movie houses throughout the country
each night.
Most of the picture was filmed in
the mountains of North Carolina with
brief changes to Tennessee. Kentucky.
West Virginia and Georgia. required
in telling the story selected for the
picture. Log cabins hand looms and
the simple background Of these peo
pies lives are shown in the film.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
NAVAL RESERWSTS
ENJOY FIELD DAY
Take Part in Mock Battle
Guarding Sea Lanes to
New York.
Srecial Disnatch 20 The Star.

Special Dispatch 20 The star.
NEWPORT, r. l., August 21.-
Washington naval reservists on
board the L. S. S. Allen at Newport.
are enjoying an athletic field day and
small boat regatta today after a
strenuous mock battle in which they
took part Thursday evening and
early yesterday.
The officers from the destroyer are
attending lectures at the Newport
torpedo station in which the results
Of the encounter are being analyZed.
Stimulating war conditions. the de-
ytroyer force Of the Atlantic scouting
fleet. manned large'y by reservists
from the Middle West and Atlantic
seaboard, spread a net across the sea
lanes of the Atlantic leading to New
York in an endeavor to head off an
enemy.
Enemy" Tries to Enter.
The part Of the foe was taken by
the L. S. s. Whitney. which tried to
evade the defense and penetrate the
harbor through a sea fence 60 miles
long.
The destroyer fleet. in two divi-
sions, was deployed in scouting for
nation. ploughing through sea
which grew rougher as night ad
VanCed. the deStrOyerS paced back
and forth, now in long gray smudGes
visible only to the path of the moon
light across the sea and again in "A
vast arc.
About 1890 the Whitney was dis
covered and quickly inclosed in the
destroyer Gordon. At 11:15 red
rockets in the air indicated that the
torpedo attack had been launched.
Half an hour later the Whitney sur
rendered
Then the captured ship was con-
verted into n troop vessel and the rest
of the night was passed in protecting
her from a possible enemy attack.
The doStrOyerS, successfully eluding
a submarine force from the Block Is
land base, brought the Whitney safely
into Newport at 80 am.
Local Men i'm First Unit.
During the maneuverS the Allen,
with the Washington and Baltimore
reserViStS aboard was in the leading
unit of the attacking forces. Lieut..
Comdr Alfred S. Wolfe commanding
officer, remained on the bridge all
night. directing the movements of his
vessel. lie said the reservistS handled
the ship as well as a regular crew.
Yesterday the L. 5. S. Fox, bearing
the New York contingent of reServ
lists, and the Allen engaged in maneu-
verS and firing practice with an al
most complete stimulation of battle
conditions, periSCOpeS and coming
towers of submarines appearing here
and there upon the water.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
TODAY'S AMUSEM ENTS.

"Applesa uce." comedy, at
$40 pm. Matinee at 2:20 pm.
keith's-Emma Haig, vaudeville, at
2:15 and SIS pm.
Earle-Tillis and La Rue Co.,
vaudeville, continuous, 80 to IL pm.
Strand-"Berli and List" vaude'
Vile. continuous, l2:3G to IL pm.
Gayety-" Broadway Brevities," at
2:l5 and SIS pm.
Palace-"The Waltz Dream" at
l1:2O am, 1:20, $50. $50, 1870 and
9;45 pm.
Metropolitan Fig Leaves" at
l14O am, 1:40. 3:45, $40, 7:45 and
$50 pm.
bia-"Dplomacy," at 1926
am, 1920, 2:1O, 4:10, 6, $50 and
$50 pm.
RiaItO-"Laddie," at 1885 am, 1885,
3:35. 5:35. 7:3o and 9:35 pm.
Tiv0li = ''The Cats Paiamas." at
24O, 4:30, 6:15, sos and 955 pm.
Ambassad dor-"V Volcano" at 2, $40,
5:l5. 6:55. $50 and 10 pm.
Central -" "The Shamrock Handi-
cap" At 1880, ., $3.50, 5. $50, and
$40 pm.
Wardman Park-"Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde" at { and pm.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
BELL RINGERS WE'D.
Daughter of Chertsey Foreman Ha
Others as Guests.

LONDON, A, gust 81 R).--All the
bell ringers in EChertsey were mem
bers Of the bridal party at the we'd
ding of Miss Lylly Stevens and
chimers from distant parishes had to
be summoned to Chertsey to ring the
wedding bells.
Miss stevens father, who gave the
bride away. has been foreman OF the
Chertsey church bell ringers Tor
wears. The bride and her sister. who
acted as bridesmaid. are both eN.
perienced ringers. The groom and
hest man also are members of the
local hell ringers.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
Mellow Age

Advancing age should make us mel
low with prejudice less fierce and
strong. so We'll admit the other 1el-
low is sometimes right, while we are
wrong. When l was young L Nolceu
opinions with zeal that nothing coilld
retard: whatever in these broad 90
minions offended me. / Smote 1t hard.
Sidewhiskers worn by human beings
seemed worthy but of drastic blame.
and abused with hullNcheeings
whoever dared to wear the same.
held such men were fit for treason.
for stratagems obscure and deep. ana
they should languish for a season on
moIdy straw in donjon keep. And
then. as now, some people haunted
red neckties in the public mart. and
I insisted that they wanted nne quail
tiles of mind and heart. The man
who'll wear a tie of scarlet" | used
10 crv. with pep and fire, lis but a
coarse and sordid varlet who'd rob a
widows coop or byre." l spoke up
with no reservation, expressed my
thoughts whereer I'd tread, and often
had deep decorations on divers por-
tions of my head. The surgeon DID
his fancy sewing. and said. while
stitching there and here, why don't
Won in your to and froing. say
things less drastic and severe? " hat
is the use of always roasting the err
rors of your fellow man? He. like the
rest. is tombward coasting, and steers
his course the best he can. Now that
Tn, old 7 feel no loathing for any NOR
tol on this sphere: | do not shrek or
rend my clothing when human weak
nesses appear. The men with side
boards pass me daily, and indulge no
ghoulish mirth; / grasp their hands
and greet them gayly. l know they're
full of sterling worth. Red neckties
do not make me bitter; some men
whose merits I adore are wearing ties
that fairly glitter like beacons on a
rockbound shore. | oft confess an ad-
miration for things that once made
nassions rise; thus age provides its
compensa tion--it makes men gen
erous and wise.
Downright. 1926. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
MARINE TEAM SHOOTS
TO VICTORY IN MATCH
Leafhernecks Capture Regimental
Championship, Leading 6th In
fantry at Savannah.
Rv the Associated Press.

SAVANNAH. Ga. August 2l.-The
United States Marine Corps team cap
tured the regimental championShip
match at the Southeastern rifle and
pistol tournament here yesterday aft
ernoon by a margin of 19 points over
its nearest rival, the Sth Infantry of
Fort Screven. The Marines Tailed
hi7 while the Infantrymen were
credited with 52S.
The match was fired under Difficult
ties, as wind and hard shower of
rain interfered with the aiming. The
match was suspended for about one
hour to allow the rain to stop. Firing
was from both the 200 and 600 yard
points.
The Marines took the lead early
and. despite n desperate rally by the
tnfantrNmen, increased the lead stead
lily throughout the contest The Win
ming team was. Sergt. +. G.. Bctke,
~crEt r.. kWasigroCh. Sergt. j. r.
RuSsel. Sergt. j. 4. Tucker. capt. II.
T. Watson and Pvt. {. j. Tappa.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
WINE 1900 YEARS OLD.
Exhibit Said to Be Oldest of Kind
in World.

BERLIN. August 81 H).-A bottle
of wine, reputed to he the oldest in
the world, is a special attraction of the
wine section in the historical museum
of Speyer. This ancient relic OF
hard drinking age is over 1,60O years
old. 1t is a large Roman glass bottle
containing mixture of wine ana
money, almost two-thirds of which Is
still in the liquid state.
The bottle was found in grave dat
ing from the year 800 AID. Originally
the contents were sealed with OIL
which in the course of many centuries
has become gummed up. whereby the
beverage has been preserved.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
HIGH SOCIETY GUESTS
"PAY" FOR THEIR MEAL
Hostess Calls for Stunts" to Re
place Usual Famous Artists.
Plan Big Success.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, August 21.-Just as little
Tommy Tucker of nursery fame had
to sing for his supper. so guests at one
of Americas most prominent hostess
parties have to earn the meal they eat
before dancing.
After an elaborate dinner at one of
the leading hotels the hostess startled
the guests by announcing there would
be no music by famous artists. but
that every one would have to sing, re-
cite. dance or make up rhymes in the
slack time before adjourning to the
ballroom.
The result was surprising and inter
esting. Men and women big in the
society picture We'd in making good
and outshown many of the younger
set. Talent was unearthed from the
most unlikely personages and the idea
was "a great success.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
SCHOOL BID IS LET.

Contract for the construction of an
addition to the Hine Junior High
School near Seventh and ID streets
southeast was awarded by the Com
missioners today. to Skinker & Gar
rett.
This firm was the low bidder. quot
ing a price of S9s.a69. An aprropria-
tion Of 100000 is available for the
project.
Evening star., 1926-08-21
A 1926 Fable.
,m the Life Magazine.

From the Life MagazIne.
The daughter of the house had just
returned from boarding school. The
moment she left her room the mother
entered it and began searching the
daughters trunk. For an hour she
moved hats and hose, laces and ling
erie. but she found no cigarettes. no
hooch. no racy novels. The mother
sat back in her chair and sighed.
Its just as l feared she muir
INJURED. "A whole year wasted. Next
season I'll have to send her To more
select school,
Evening star., 1926-08-21
FRENCH ROLL THEIR OWN
Twice as Many Handmade Cigar
cites as Others Smoked.

PARIS, August 21 CP).--Twice as
many hand-rolled cigarettes are
smoked in Paris as Are machine made
by the state factories. the totals for
last year being 10000. .000.000 state
made as against $4,000 900, 900 self
made. This is explained by some
smokers as a reflection on the defec-
tive manner that the state turns out
It's cigarettes. but it also is greatly
due to the economy a smoker finds in
rolling his own.
The commercial liza ton of the to-
bacco trade in France which the Poin-
care government is Introducing will,
no doubt, try to change affairs and
bring France into line with other
countries. where the number of ma
chine-made cigarettes sold is at least
double that handmade.
Evening star., 1926-08-21

An Indiana farm is provided with
light and power with electricity gen
Grated by a. windmill of new design
Evening star., 1926-08-21

A soft leather overshoe for bowlers
To prevent their foot slipping is q
Michigan mans invention.