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New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

Maybe" she said listlessly and with a quick, keen glance at her, Lillian struck into the conversation, saving her any further effort.
 Look here. Dicky-bird, she said, we've heard lot of cheeping from you about the wonders you're going to show us tonight. Suppose you come across and name some of 'em. AS far as I can see the party's going to consist of Madge and you and me. or have you some extras dated up?"
 "The Faithful Fido"
 Her tone was apparently careless, but noticed the slightest narrowing of her eyes as she looked at Dicky, and I knew that she was waiting, as was I, to see if he included Edith Fairfax in the evenings festivity.
 Nary an extra,' Dicky retorted promptly, unless, of course, you want a man all to yourself. In that case I'll page one of Madge's faith tame cats-and devote the evening to you"
 He had the grace to look distinct ly ashamed of himself for his slip. I knew that he had nearly uttered the offensive epithet, Faithful Fido," which he used to apply to Hugh Grantland. But I pretended not to hear his gibe and Lillian characteristically threw herself into the breach.
 q imagine I can enjoy the eve ming far better if I play gooseberry to you two," she said. "You're thrilling, Dicky-bird, but you set too fast pace for your old friend. And now, come across. Whats this won- derful mysterious program ?'
 First, that play you and Madge have been raving about, the ono we couldn't get tickets to before - l have three pippins in my pocket then a. snack of supper at your favorite chop house, and then that night club where the masked dancer is holding forth"
 Copyright, 1926. by Newspaper
 Feature Service, Inc.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

5000 Kilograms of other vegetables, 1000 kilograms of fruits. 5000 quarts of milk. 15.000 quarts of beer (if he is Germany 12,000 quarts of coffee. 500 kilograms of salt, 5000 eggs, 4000 kilogrc r,s of sugar. 1000 kilograms of cheese, 10000 cigars, 10000 quarts of water, and lot of extra delicacies such as candies, cakes, bonbons, wines, liquors, and similar things.
 Imagine what mass this would make if assembled at one time in one place!
 88 Pounds of Muscle
 Considering the weight of the man at 154 pounds. there are, 6e pounds of muscle. 29.2 pounds of viscefa, PIP pounds of skin and subcutaneous fat, 26.S pounds of bones and 33 pounds of brain.
 AS distributed among the main body constituents there are 99 pounds of water, 3o.S pounds of protein, 154 pounds of fat, 7.7 pounds of minerals and IS pounds of carbohydrates. This should be an indication for the average man in choosing the proper portions of the various constituents in his diets.
 All of the exhibits in the Dus- seldorf exhibit are simple and striking. One reveals in yard of gauge the distance that a cough can carry germ and another in three yards of gauge the propulsive efforts of a sneeze.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Your Health How to Keep It.
 Causes of Illness

BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American
 Medical Association and of Hygcia, the Health Magazine l In a great exhibition in Dussel- l dorf, Germany, have been gathered l charts. posters and moving exhibits | relative to the human body and | to health.
 The Dresden Museum of lily giene prepared special section on the development of the human
 race and all of the facts known concerning the structure of man. kind.
 Two of these charts contain sta- tistical information of great in- terest relative to the food intake
 of lusty citizen during 70 years and the composition of the man at the height of his growth. Measuring Intake In 70 years man eats 1400 times his body weight. His intake includes 2000 kilograms of fat,
 6o0o loaves of bread averaging two kilograms each, 4000 kilo- grams of meat including three oxen of 700 kilograms each, four calves at 100 kilograms each, eight hogs at 150 kilograms each, four sheep at 75 kilograms each, 300 chickens, 75 geese and 100 pigeons.
 Also included in this lifetime stretch of food are 2000 fish, 5000 sardines, founders and herring, 4500 kilograms of potatoes and
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
full Wider
Above the Waist

The holiday season, with it's round of teas and luncheons, it's balls parties and festivities of every des- cription, requires number of new and refreshing frocks. The evening wardrobe must be replenished and at least one new afternoon frock will be found necessary. Well-dress- ed women also add new hat or two, weIl-knowing the importance of this accessory to the general en- semble effect.
 Designed expressly for the fes- tive holiday season, the afternoon frock sketched today is an admir- able example of the new elegance in. both line and trimming. It is a slender and at the same time fluttering model of georgette crepe in deep Burgundy color.
 The silhouette reveals the new widened line above the waist, in this instance achieved by means of softly bloused bodice section. Two tiers of circular godets on the front of the skirt repeat the fluid line of the bodice.
 Cleaning gold stitching com- bined with pink beads and bugles trims the narrow bands outlining the V decolletage and the wide girdle.
 Decorative trimming continue an important feature of the winter mode. Gold stitching ornaments the bodice and girdle of this red crepe afternoon frock.
 Copyright, 1926 (EFS)
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

and the Old Pasture. He didn't forget any of them. He, even went way over into the Green Forest to carry some special tidbits for Lightfoot the Deer and Mrs. Light foot. He went up in the Old Or chard and left some food for Old Man Coyote and for Reddy Fox and Mrs. Fox. He left it right on their doorsteps.
 Of course he didn't forget the dear Old Briar- patch. That was one of the first places he visited. It seemer to little Mrs. Peter. who sell dom leaves the dear Old Briar-patch that never had anything tasted so good as the feast he left there. In the Old Orchard there was some thing in every tree. At least, it seemed that way. Of course this wasn't quite true, but there was something in great many trees. This was so that Happy Jack Squir- rel, and Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Rusty the Fox Squirrel. Sammy Jay, Tommy Tit the Chickadee, Tank Tank the Nuthatch, Drum mer the Woodpecker Dotty the Tree Sparrow, and all the other feathered folk who were wintering over there might eat without having to wait for others. Bob White was not forgotten you may be sure. Neith- CT were MT. and Mrs. Grouse, for Mrs. Grouse had long since gone back to join MT. Grouse in the Green Forest.
 Such happy, merry Christmas as it was! The Christmas spirit was all through the Green Forest and all over the Green Meadows, for not cnce did one try to catch any one else. Not once that day was there a single fright. You see, the only reason that any of Mother Natures children hunt others is so that they may have food. On this day, when there was plenty for all, none even thought of harming another. And I am sure that if they could have made him understand, all the little people would have wished Farmer Browns Boy as Merry a Christmas as he had given them.
 Copyright, 1926, by T. W. Burgess)
 The next story: "The Robin Who Wasn't"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Quicksands of Love Adele Garris0n's New Phase of
 Revelations Of q Vie
Dicky's Schedule for an Evenings
 Merriment

Dicky's Schedule for an Evenings
 Merriment
 There was an oddly puzzling note in Dicky's voice as he told me that Katherine's decision to stay home left me with no excuse for refusing his invitation to 9 real party" l could not determine whether wist- fulness or mockery predominated, but that it held both I was certain.
 T have no intention of refusing" ] told him, adding demurely, If l am asked"
 Into his eyes as he kept them steadily fixed on mine leaped a look which tugged at my heart, so remi- niscent was it of our old comrade- ship. The next instant 1t had van ished and he swept me an elaborate bow.
 ''Mr. Graham's compliments to Mrs. Graham he began.
 ''Oh, stow it, or else get an eti- quette book" Lillian struck in. I'm sure there are four and half social errors in that sentence already. Be- sides. I'm dying to hear what you've got In store for us tonight
 Mary Tries to Be Brave
 Presently. presently" Dicky promised. How about you, Kitten?" He turned to Mary. Isn't there 8 chance of your being permitted to 1oin us?"
 Mot even Chinaman's' she retorted. But wouldn't I love to, though? However, there's no use even thinking about it. What was it that old bird spilled about theirs rot to reason why. theirs but to do or die? We'll, that's me or T. Take your choice
 That she was making an effort to be gay was patent, but her manner was a pitiful travesty of her former high spirits. Dicky patted her shoulder tenderly.
 "Buck up, old thing" he told her, and guessed that purposely he was treating her as if she were as old and experienced as the rest of us. Ut won't be long until you are throwing parties of your own."
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

The next story: "The Robin Who Wasn't"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

Spooky the Owl has little to do with his neighbors. He and Mrs. Spooky are not at all neighborly. In the first place, they prefer to sleep by day and be abroad by night. And the only neighbors they are likely to run across at night are those who want to, have nothing to do with them. So they are not neighborly. Then, too, none of the little people trust them.
 Now. MT. and Mrs. Spooky live in a hollow, in a certain tree in the Old Orchard. Sammy Jay knows just where they live When Sammy can not think of any other mischief, he goes over there and screams at their doorway until he makes Spooky ap- pear, blinking and snapping his bill angrily.
 It happened that the morning after Sammy had reported how he had seen the young trees taken into the house in the village. that he visited the Old Orchard very early. He had puzzled so much over that mystery of the young trees that he hadn't slept very well. So he was astir with the very first hint of light. He reached the part of the Old Orchard where Spooky the Screech Owl lived, just after Spooky reached home from his nights hunting. Spooky's eyes were very round and very big. It seemed to Sammy that they were rounder and bigger than he had ever seen them before. It wasn't yet so light but that Spooky could see perfectly, so Sammy was polite. Good morn ing, Neighbor Spooky," said he. T hope you had good hunting last night"
 Spooky snapped his bill in a very unpleasant way two or three tins. An unpleasant little shiver ran over Sammy every time Spooky snapped his bill. Sammy Jay, said Spooky, they tell me you are a very clever fellow. They tell me that of all the birds who fly by day there is none
 
 me, did you ever see trees growing in houses?"
 Whats that?" cried Sammy, so surprised that he nearly fell off his perch.
 "Did you ever see trees growing in houses?' repeated Spooky.
 T never did" replied Sammy, 
 "and l don't believe they do."
 'They do. Whoo- whoo, they do," replied spooky. T saw them last night. They were trees from the Green Forest and they were grow ing in houses, and they were the most beautiful trees I have ever seen. They sparkled and glittered, and they were covered with all sorts of shining things. And the queerest part of it is, there were lights on them"
 Stop" cried Sammy Jay Who ever heard of trees with lights or them and covered with shining things? You know very we'll you wouldn't dare go into a house, sa how do you know?"
 T looked in the windows" re- piled Spooky. T looked in the win dows of Farmer Browns house. I looked in the windows of houses down in the village. And I tell you that those young trees that were taken away from the Green Forest are now growing in those houses and are the most wonderful trees that ever were. I know, for have seen. Who dares doubt the eyes of an owl ?'
 T do." snappel Sammy Jay.
 Spooky snapped his bill and htssed "Who-o-o, who-o-o!" said hA Who dares say I have not
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

seen what I have said?"
 T do." snapped Sammy Jay
 Prove it to me-"
 You'll have to prove 1t yourself" | replied Spooky. Tonight, when the
 stars are out, and the Black Shad-
 ows have crept all through the
 Green Forest and through the Old 1 Orchard, come with me up to Farm CT Browns house and we will look
 in at a window and you shall see the wonderful tree"
 'Huh!" exclaimed Sammy. If I
 went with you at night I'd never
 see anything. You don't catch me
 in any such way as that, Spooky."
 And with this Sammy flirted his l tail and flew away.
 Sammy Jay thought that Spooky
 the Screech Owl was fooling him
 when he told about having looked through windows at night and seen l the young spruce trees and young | hemlock trees of the Green Forest
 made very beautiful in Farmer
 Browns house and other houses. Sammy couldn't believe it. And, of course, he couldn't keep it to him.
 self. So he told Peter Rabbit about
 it, and he told Jumper the Hare,
 and some others. They didn't be- | lieve it either. But Peter couldn't | get it out of his head all that day. | Co ,,,l1 1,a do orly njpht came Peter scampered over to Farmer Browns house. Very care- | fully he made his way around the house without seeing anything un- , usual, until at last he was opposite a window of the front room. The
 room was lighted and the curtain
 was up. Peter gasped and stared.
 All that Spooky had said was true: Never had he seen such a beautiful tree as seemed to be growing right in that room. It was covered with | lights and wonderful, shiny things. He stared so that he forgot every thing else. He didn't even suspect the presence of Reddy Fox until he
 heard a little gasp right behind him and turned to see Reddy also star ing at that tree. T You should have seen Peter dis appear. It happened there was hiding place quite near, and he was
 in 1t in a jiffy. He didn't want to leave because he wanted to see that
 wonderful tree in there. Of course,
 you know what it was. It was q Christmas tree: Even Reddy Fox for got to hunt. He just sat himself down and stared and stared. He could think of nothing else. Per haps the Christmas spirit had crept into Reddy's heart, for you see, this
 was the night before Christmas. Early the next morning things be- gan 10 happen. They began to hap pen just as soon as Farmer Browns Boy was through his breakfast. | They were delightful things. They
 had to do mostly with eating. You
 know, in winter no greater happiness l can be given to little people in 1 feathers and furs than to provide ! plenty of food for them. This is just | what Farmer Browns Boy did. It
 was his Christmas gift to his little l friends Of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows, the Old Orchard
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

Gro Be Continued)
 Jim Elwcll learns what war is like pretty soon. Read the next install Inent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Day Is Busy One
For Rumanian Queen
Tarrying in Paris

Paris, Oct. 10.-IP)-Sunday was
hardly a day of rest for the active
queen of Rumania. The Rumanian
minister called at her hotel shortly
before noon and Queen Marie went
with him to visit the salon of the
French Palette" on one of the grand
bouleyards, to view some modern
paintings and other works of art.
On this excursion the queens two
ladies in waiting accompanied her
and she was recognized by the Sun
day strollers. Many We're the COM
ments upon her striking beauty, re-
gal bearing, friendly manners and at
tractive clothes.
While the queen was inspecting
the paintings, Princess neana, who
has an ardent liking for yachting.
went to the Salon Nautique" on the
Seine, where q motorboat and yacht
ing show is being held simultaneous
~ with the annual automobile exhi-
bition at the Grand Palace only a
fe wyards away.
Queen Marie was hostess at fam
ily luncheon at the hotel In the aft
ernoon she went to the automobile
show and found the place packed
with people. Some of them had
come to see the motors. but there
were many more with no particular
interest in international combustion
engines who were there merely for
the pleasure of seeing the queen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
The Nerve-Wracking 18th

The bases were full, two were out,
and only one Yankee run was needed
to tie the game in the seventh inn
ing when he came to the rescue Of
the tottering Cardinal right handler,
Jesse Haines, whose finger was split
from throwing his knuckle ball and
whose control was ebbing fast. 1t
was a situation calculated to test the
stoutest heart and the most seasoned
skill, with 100000 and worlds cham
pionship hanging in the balance, but
Alexander was equal to it.
Facing Tony. LaZzeri. rookie al
most young enough to be his son, the
great veteran hitched his trousers.
called on the power of a right arm
that has carried him through sixteen
major league campaigns, and struck
out his man to retire the side as the
crowd broke into a frenzied uproar.
Holds EN- Rest of Route
Safely past this crisis. the most
Continued on Page 9. Col. q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Complete Inspection of
Kennebec County
Votes at State House
Totals of Inspection Vote Show
Cummings 1921 and $500 for
Jewett, Democratic Candi-
date-Will Again Take Office
Jan. 1st-Ousted Last Nav
By Gov. Brewster for Laxity
in Office

Election of Henry F. Cummings of
Manchester as sheriff of Kennebec
county by majority of 12l over his
democratic opponent, Joseph E. Jew
EFT of Vassalboro, was evinced in the
recount which was completed Satur-
day afternoon at the State House.
Accordingly, Mr.. Cummings will
again assume the Office of sheriff
January 1, 1927.
= Inspection of ballots showed a vote
of 1921 for Mr.. Cummings and $500
for Mr.. Jewett, whereas the official
figures from the same cities and
towns gave Mr.. Cummings 9572 and
Mr.. Jewett $3.50, or a majority of %
for Cummings. In the recount Mr..
Cummings gained 40 over the official
figures and Mr.. Jewett lost so from
the official count, these sums added
to the official majority of %. making
up Mr.. Cummings majority of 121,
shown by the inspection.
Il wish to congratulate you on the
outcome and wish you a most sue
cessful administration" said Mr..
Continued on Page 2-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
II Horses Start
This Morning on
Annual Test Ride

Brandon, Vt, oct. 10-(F'l-
Seventeen entries for the eighth an
nual saddle horse endurance ride
rested tonight for the start of the
800 mile grind in the next five days.
Tomorrow morning between $50 and
Z these picked horses from Virginia.
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and
Vermont will step out on the round
about route to NTiddlebury and re-
turn. They are required to take nine
hours for the 60 mile ride.
Their time record will count forty
per cent in the final judging while
60 per cent will be judged on their
condition The United States army
owns all but four of the entries. r.
T. NJ. McCready of Pittsburgh has
one of his two entries. Mack Hal. the
first pacing bred horse ever entered
in the rides. Peggy. the half-bred
bay mare entered by Troop F.. Third
Cavalry, Fort Myer, Va. has won
two years in succession and is back
in the entry list again with the pos
sibility of winning final possession of
the mounted service cup, capital
prize of the contest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Resume Trial of
Oil Companies
At New York Today

New York, Oct. 10-(P)-The gov
ernment's attack on the Standard OIL
Company of Indiana and forty-six
other prominent oil companies
throughout the United States for al
legged violation of the antitrust laws
will be resumed tomorrow before
Special Master Charles Martinda1e.
The governments case was begun
in the northern district of Illinois on
June 25. 1924. The government char
ges that the oil companies have
formed and operated a tremendous
patent pool" comprising number
of competing patents which are made
available to those oil companies for
tunate enough to be in the pool.
The price exacted of smaller COM
panies for admission to the pool, ac-
cording to the governments charges,
includes the limitation of marketing
territory, payment of large royalties
to the Standard Oil Company of In
diana and the Texas Company, and
other large oil producing companies,
and the admission for all times of the
validity of patents involved.
The most spectacular of the gov
ernment's charges is that Joseph II.
Adams, alleged inventor of the basis
idea of subjecting the oil to pressure
as heat, obtained his patents from the
governments patent office through
the filing of fraudulent affidavits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Hold Two Men in
Killing of Customs
Agent in Vermont

Burlington, VT, Oct 10.-(P)-Alpha
B. White of Fort Ann. n. Y, was
brought here today from his home and
lodged in the county Jail as a material
witness to the shooting of Custome
Agent L. B. Webb in Sunderland Hol-
low Friday.
Walter Mason. Fort Ann hotel pro-
prietor, who was alleged by the police
to have shot Webb and injured Murray
Tucker, another federal agent, when
the two attempted to search Mason's
car for liquor, will be extradited to
Vermont to face charge of first de-
gree murder
The two men were arrested by Ara
Griggs, chief inspector of the depart
ment of motor vehicles of Vermont.
after he traced them from Burlington
to Fort Ann by a dissertation of Ma
sons car.
Griggs said that White, a 19-year-
old youth employed by Mason, broke
down and confessed to his part in the
affair, after which Mason disclosed the
story of the shooting.
White, it was alleged, drove a mo-
torcycle as a pilot for Mason's car and
after the shooting ditched it where it
was later found by the police with 100
bottles of ale concealed beneath false
bottom.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
ALEXANDER, HAINES
AND THEvENOW, THE
HEROES OF CARDINALS

New York, Oct. 10.-[P)-The
clubhouse of the winning st. Louis
Cards after today's deciding game
was converted into a reception room.
The players themselves held the first
reception in honor of Grover Cleve-
land Alexander, who took up the
pitching burden where Jesse Haines
left off in the seventh inning and
made the game safe for Missouri
beyond peradventure.
Have a heart" pleaded the vet
eran pitcher as his teammates
pounded his ancient but still strong
back. I've got to pitch again. /
haven't retired"
Second only to the demonstration
Continued on Page 9, Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Man Who Pioneered
Telegraph in Central
America Dies at Hub

Boston, Oct. 10-(P)-George Schlev
Davis, credited with the direction of
the work which gave Central Ameri-
ca radio and telegraph communities
ton with the world died suddenly
this morning at his home here.
He had had meteoric career with
the United Fruit Company which
brought him international recognition
for his communications work and in
timacy with such scientists as Mar
conf and Edison and with General
Hartford.
He suffered about two months ago
an attack of angina pectoris but APP
parently fully recovered and for the
past month had been back at his
desk. Last evening a small party at
his home broke up early because he
felt unwell and few 6ours later he
died.
Born AZ years ago in Nebraska.
Davis studied radio while serving in
the United States Navy. In 1909 he
Joined the United Fruit Company and
rose rapidly through the ranks of
chief operator. superintendent Of the
radio department, general manager,
until a year ago he was made vice
president.
Besides his work with radio COM
munication in Central and South
America. Mr.. Davis took an active
part in introducing electric ship pro-
pulsion to American merchant YES
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