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New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
Many Coast Disturbances.

San Francisco. Oct, 22 Pl-The
 history Of the Pacific coast is re- plete with records of seismic dis turbances, the entire region being in a condition of unstable equilibrium and cut by long rifts in the surface,
 called faults" These have produced a series of long narrow valleys. The force which produces elevations and subsistence on the surface also pro- duces stresses which finally over- come the adhesion of the opposing rift walls and earthquakes take place in the slipping of these walls through a few inches or a few feet
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
Franks of Quake

Oakland, Cal. Oct. 22 lP - The earthquakes which shook Oakland along with San Francisco this morn ing played some queer pranks.
 In the schlesinger department store, one of the largest in the city wax model in, one of the display windows did cross between the shimmy and the Charleston when the first shock came. The model plunged through a large plate-glasS window into the street and was de- caDitated.
 The master clock in the city hall tower, which regulates other clocks in the city, was stopped at 4:37 a. m., when the first shock was felt. The clocks in the Elks' club build ing also stopped.
 The bah on top the fagpole of the city hall fell and could not be found. Watcrpipes at the Oakland Technical High school were broken. Power wires at the Alameda munici ral light works were broken. Guests fled from the hotels, but no injuries were reported.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
QUITS POSTAL SERVICE
 AFTER 39 YEARS WALK
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When MT. Lynch threw the straps Of his mail pouch over his shoulder there were four wards in the city. One carrier was assigned to each, and the fifth to Main street. Lynch was assigned to the fourth ward and numbered correspondIngly carrying the numeral A" on his shield and badge for 39 years.
 He has served under six postmas- ters, namely, Ambrose Beatty. Ira E. Hicks, -four terms), Samuel Bas- sett. William s. Judd. William F. Delaney (two terms) and the pres ent postmaster. Herbert E. Erwin.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
WELD FAYORS PAYMENT
 FOR PARK EXPERTS MEAL
Believes City Should Honor Bill From Burritt Hotel Rejected
 By Committee.

Mayor Weld favors payment by the city of a bill submitted by the Burritt hotel for a banquet served park superintendents who convened here last week at the invitation of the New Britain park board. The bill was held up at Wednesdays meeting of the common council. The mayor plans 10 discuss this matter with Judge kirkham.
 The mayor in common with many members of the common council. the ordinance committee and the police, is at a loss to know what the result of parking ordinances passed Wednesday night will be. The report submitted did not agree with what the committee planned and the action taken was the result of numerous amendments that did not agree with either the commit tees ideas or those of the police. The mayor will confer today with
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22

In the entire 39 years of his serv- ice he has never missed a day dur ing the Christmas rush. During the world war he sold $12,00O worth of War Savings stamps on his route. delivering stamps and collecting money without interfering with the regular covcrage of his route.
 Mir. Lynch is native of New Britain and has made his home here since his birth. His period of fed eral service covers the growth Of New Britain from a town of 20,000 persons to one ot70,O0o.
 When he reported for his final days work yesterday he found bouquet of chrysanthemums from the local letter carriers association and a note of congratulation and best wishes.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
Franco-Americans in
 Convention October 25-26

Joseph Laflamme, Joseph Beloin, Pierre Gosselin and Arthur E. Bernier, are the local delegates to the 27th annual convention of the Franco-Americans of Connecticut which will be held at Lyric hall. Park and Broad streets, Hartford, on October 25 and 26.
 Governor Trumbull and Mayor Stevens of Hartford are scheduled to address the convention at its opening session. Monday evening a banquet will be served at the Hotel Garde with prominent French Americans of Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Connecticut in attend ance.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
New Haven may enter national cir

New Haven may enter a national cir cult.
 The first month of the schedule will see New Haven playing else- where but as outlook is for comple- ton of the arena here by the end of the year he expects the home games after that will be in this city.
 The league will be a professional one. The New Haven team will prac- tice either at Springfield or ProNt- dence. The schedule calls for 32 games for each team, or three week
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22

graph Company's building. tallest structure in the city and rising 400 feet into the air, was virtually un- affected. A preliminary examina- tion by the building superintendent revealed that one pane of glass had been cracked. It is 27 stories high and in the downtown district.
 Weather bureau officials said they had received reports from Santa Rosa, north of San Francisco, and from Paso Robles, far to the south, that the shocks had been felt there.
 Two sharp earthquakes that lasted several seconds were felt in Modesto. 100 miles southeast of here, early today. The first came about S;3o and the second tremor around 5:30.
 The 1906 Quake
 The most violent shock felt In San Francisco previously and the most memorable in the city's his tory, occurred at 5 o'clock on the morning of April IS, 1906, when the city was laid in ruins mostly as a result of fires started by the quake.
 In that disaster 452 lives were lost, 1,500 persons injured and 265,0O0 made homeless. The property loss was estimated at s35O,OO0,OO0. That quake, as todays is presumed to have been, was along the San An drea's Geological Fault. This fault extends along the Coast Range mountains. from a point on the northern California cost about 260 miles north of San Francisco to the Gulf of Lower California. It fol- lows the coast line for a distance of 100 miles south of San Francisco where it swerves In approximately 20 miles and gradually extends fur ther eastward, traversing Los Angeles. Riverside and San Diego counties.
 It was a slipping of the earth strata along this fault that caused the 1906 quake, scientists said.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
Weiss Planning to Have
 First Class Hockey Team

New Haven. Oct. 22 P}-George Weiss, president of the New Haven Baseball club of the Eastern league who was the franchise in the Canad
 ian-American Hockey league said to- day that he would start at once to build up a team, first securing a pilot. He will go to Canada shortly to get in touch with hockey matters and players with the end in view of developing the game here so that
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22

in an effort to adjust the stresses.
 Professor A. c. Lawson of the University of California says the coast of California is rising and the seismic disturbances whose record is found in the rocks have been pro- duced by movements in the process of upheaval and subsistence, of fold ing and faulting, which are, per haps, greater along the coast of Cal ifornia than in any other part of the world.
 c. K. Gilbert of the United States geological survey says an earth quake is a jar occasioned by some violent rupture caused by the rising of lava in volcano or by forces that make moUntain ranges or con- tinents. The famous San Francisco earthquake of 1905 had its origin in rupture associated with mountain making forces.
 Cambridge, Mass. Oct 22 E}-Dr. Kirtley F. Mather, director of the Harvard seismograph department this morning expressed surprise that no greater damage had been report cd from California. The record in cated" he said in his bulletin, "an intensity sufficient to have caused considerable damage close to the source of the earthquakes, although If not raor1v which have done great damage on
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
SIeeperS Aroused

Stockton, Cal, Oct 22 LF-Three
 distinct earthquakes awakened sleep
 CTS in Stockton this morning. The first quake at 3 a. m.. stopped the courthouse clock in the dome 175 feet above the street The second
 one at 4:35 caused the chandeliers
 in the Stockton State hospital to swing and aroused many patients from their slumbers Another one
 was felt at 5:35. Brac- -a-brac in
 many homes was toppled over. No damage has been reported.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22

the Pacific coast in the past few years"
 He expressed the opinion that the origin must have been at some dis tance from San Francisco. The shocks were recorded at Cambridge, he said, about ten minutes after the time they were reported at San Francisco.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
Monterey Is Rocked

Monterey, Cal, Oct. 22 P-Three earthquakes. occurring at intervals of one hour and five minutes, jared Monterey peninsul;- early today. The first tremor was felt at 4:40 a. m. It rattled dishes and windows. awoke inhabitants and broke small house. hold articles. The second and third shocks were less severe. No dam age has been reported.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
SKYSCRAPERS SWAY
 IN EARTHQUAKE
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North South Direction


 The quake appeared to move in a north-south direction, along the old fault which caused the trouble in the quake of 1906.
 The police department said no reports of injuries or property dam age had been received.
 The city of San Jose, 50 miles southeast, was badly shaken, ac- cording to reports received by the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company. Napa, 50 miles to the north, felt a terrific earth wrench. as did Oakland. across the bay from here.
 Hotel Windows Broken
 At the Palace hotel. one of the largest hotels in the city. plate glass windows were broken, plaster fell from ceiling and small cracks ap- peared in the lobby floor.
 At the New Bulletin building, where the Associated Press offices are located, clocks were stopped, U,olten type metal was shaken from the pots In the stereotyping room. and furniture jiggled around
 Santa Barbara. which suffered In the 1925 quake, apparently did not feel today's temblors.
 Market Street Suffers Most
 Lower Market street, which is on made land. appeared to suffer the most here. The Lincoln hotel, near the towering Southern Pacific con- pany office building, appeared to be few inches out of plumb, plaster fell in the Seaboard National bank and on Mission street, near the wa terfront, there were a few cracked walls.
 In the main business district four plate glass windows in the Palace hotel were cracked and long crack appeared in one of the columns of the Crocker- First National bank. There were a number of cracks in the interior plaster of the Palace hotel also. The city hall clock was stopped at Stockton, the furthest north point where the shocks were felt.
 In Chinatown Portsmouth Square filled quickly with excited Chinese, many mothers holding babes in arms, garish silk kimonos mixing with the more severe Occidental boudoir attire. Some frightened householders scampered into Golden Gate park, one of the largest in the country, while in the various squares. particularly in the down town district, there were unusual and excited collections of early morning visitors.
 Many Wild Rumors
 Many wild rumors were in circu- lation over the state about today's shocks. Ono of them was that the 16-story Pacific Gas and Electric building here had been turned around. So far as could be learned no damage was done to that build ing which is of modern, quake and fire proof construction.
 Crowds Flee to Park
 Golden Gate park. one of the larg est in the country. was the refuge of hundreds within few minutes after the first shock. The Pacific Tele- phone and Telegraph company re- ported that the quakes were felt in virtually every town up and down the coast for 800 miles in California and for 100 or more miles inland. Gas, light and water services were not interruDted anywhere, available reports showed.
 Police and fire stations and news paper offices were besieged by tele- phone inquiries from frightened residents who were told to go to parks if the building they occupied w2re not substantial.
 Big Building Not Affected
 The Pacific Telephone and Tele-
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
Corporation Counsel Kirkham in an effort to have the maze of parking laws clarified. he said.
BELDEN STREET MAN WINS
 $500 BY WRITING TITLE
Arthur Anderson Names P1cturr Roses With Mourning Due"
 and Gets Big Check

Arthur c. Anderson of 19 Belden street has been presented with check for $500 by the publishers of a magazine for the most clever title to a magazine cover picture and a 50 word story on why he liked tn. pictures The picture showed d young woman having just received a bunch of roses from a sweetheart while a rival stands by and views the bouquet with displeasure. The magazine offered s1.000 in prizes from $500 down TOT the best title. Mir. Anderson sent in a title, Roses With Mourning Due" and was awarded first prize.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22

King George at 61 can outshoot any Of his sons In one drive the King accounted for 1l2 birds.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
Snismncraph Readings

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 22 CpE- Earth tremors were shown on the seismograph sheet at Peabody mu- scum this morning although the times did not correspond with those reported from Georgetown unlver- sity. The long waves of the tremor were marked on the sheet at S;56 and continued until 9:01.
 The peak was S:57.
 Fred Herpich, who examines the seismograph at intervals was ad- iusting the sheet when the record began.
 Washington. Oct. 22 R)-Heavy earth shocks were registered on Georgetown University seismograph today, the maximum being reached between 7:57 and S:01 a. m, east ern time.
 Director Tondorf said after shocks were continuing up to 8;30 when he made his readings.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22

The Pacific Telephone and Tele-
Evening star., 1926-03-05
DEMPSEY-TUNNEY GO
DECLARED ARRANGED

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 5.-The Herald.
Tribune said today in a copyrighted
story that Jack Dempsey and Gene
Tunney have agreed to meet under
the promotion of Tex Rickard next
August at Boyle's Thirty Acres, in
Jersey City, in q 12-round no-decision
fight for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world.
The newspaper said that Tunney
signed for the match a week ago in
Florida and that the promoters have
his contract, counterSigned by Billy
Gibson, his manager. Dempsey, on his
recent visit to New York, gave his
word that he will accept Tunney's
challenge.
Although the fight IS expected to
take place in Jersey City on Thursday,
August 26, or Friday, August 27,
Charles A. Stoneham, proprietor of
the Polo Grounds. is bidding, accord.
ing to the newspaper, for the match.
lie is said to be negotiating with
Dempsey through Frank F'lournoy,
Mrs. Flournoy left for Chicago with
Stoneham final bid
The New York State Boxing Com.
mission will meet this afternoon, and
the Herald-Tribune said it Is probable
that the commission will announce the
of their support from
Harry Wills, negro heavyweight, be-
cause he signed articles with West
ern promoters several months ago.
The commission is said to disapproye
strongly of the vague" plans made
at that time for a championship con.
test with Dempsey.
Evening star., 1926-03-05
MARSTERS TO RACE
IN CHICAGO GAMES
BY the Associated Pres

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 5-The 500 and
1000 yard runs, two of the feature
events of the National a. A. L. in
door track and field championships at
the Chicago Riding Club tomorrow
night. will bring together some of the
country's leading middle distance
stars.
The list is topped by Marsters of
the New York Athletic Club, who cap
tanned the Georgetown University re-
lay team, which hung up the world
tWonile marks over the indoor and
outdoor distances. Skuvler Enck the
former Penn State athlete. competing
for the Meadowbrook Club OF Phila.
delphia, will be starter in the 1000
yard run along with Ray Dodge of
the 1, A. c. and =. Sober of the Col
lege of the City of New York.
In the 600yard run Adrian Paulen,
the flying Dutchman, will match his
speed with the same runners. Horatio
Fitch. the former University of Hi.
nois captain, will also start, as will
Phillips of Butler College of Indian
apolis, who won the 1000-yard run at
the Illinois relays last Saturday.
Willie Ritola. the durable Finn, has
changed his entry from the two-mle
run to the two-mile steeplechase.
Ritola will represent the Finnish
American A. c. of New York Bourke,
formerly Of the University of Chicago,
will represent the l. A. c.. in the two
mile run, while Krogh, another former
Maroon runner, will compete under
I. A. G. colors in the one-mile event.
Out-of-town athletes were arriving
this morning, but Charley Hoff of
Norway, the worlds greatest pole
vaulter, will not arrive until tomor-
row morning.
Evening star., 1926-03-05

We wanted to buy the pitcher in
spite of what the scout said The
pitcher was the property of the In
dianapolis club and we could have
had him for $3.50. The scout was so
insistent that we finally passed him
up and the Philadelphia Nationals
bought him for $3.50.
What got the scout down on this
pitcher was that he pitched sidearm.
The scout said:
"If he's going to get anywhere in
the major leagues with the stuff he's
got. ne must pitch overland, and !
don't think this fellow will ever learn
to pitch overland. He's one OF those
that you can't change the style of"
Star in Spite of 1t.
AS a matter OF fact, this pitcher
never changed his style. He always
remMped a sidearm pitcher. He got
along fairly we'll in the National
League. He won more than 300
games, a total that no other man in
his league reached. The pitcher was
Grover Cleveland Alexander.
Changing the style of "a player, or
trying to. is often dangerous. He can
be easily spoiled. Certain men have
physical peculiarities that make it
easier for them to do a certain thing
in some unorthodox way.
Jack Bentley, for instance, cannot
stand much work because he over
exerts himself. Much of this is due
to his wind-up, for he twists himself
into sort of corkscrew and then un-
winds. Bentley adopted this style
early in his career because he thought.
OF course. that it gave him an extra
amount of stuff on the ball. 1t does
not; contrary to what Bentley be-
lieved. this windup really took some
stuff from him, because he wasted SO
much energy in winding and unwind
ing. But Bentley probably would not
be in the least effective IL he tried to
pitch without tieing himself into a
knot before delivering the ball. 1t is
his style. and it is the only way he
can pitch.
Claud Rossman always stood as far
as possible from the plate When
first saw him. asked: do you al
ways stand that way?" Rossman said
he did. How do you ever manage
to hit a ball. standing that way"
continued. II don't know, but l hit
EN-. / never batted less than 1926 in
any league l ever played in" he an
swered. / decided to let Rossman bat
>'A"N ""y C'CAl Al IL was hll "IOIlS. L
was curious to see how a man could
bat 1925 by being as far from the plate
as Rossman was. He hit from the
start, and 1 never tried to change his
position. He was the most awkward
batter l ever saw. He had unusually
long arms and powerful shoulders,
and could hit curve ball over the
outside corner as well as any batter
in my recollection.
Joe McGinnity was an underhand
pitcher. He was not so much un-
derhand as Carl Mays, but still more
underhanded than any other pitcher
of his time. He started the ball
from a point just above the knees,
and although he did not give the
same body action behind his deliv-
cry that Mays gets, he still had
more stuff than Mays. He could
Evening star., 1926-03-05
MISS KLOTZ BEATS
MRS. HURD BY 1UP
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March s.
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd. former
woman's champion, went down to de-
feat here yesterday in the second
round of the Florida east coast wom-
ans championship. She was beaten
l up by Dorothy Klotz, Chicago.
Bernie Wall, Wisconsin State cham.
pion, was beaten on the twentieth
hole by another Wisconsin player.
Miss Frances Hadfield of Milwaukee.
Glenna Collett, national champion,
won over Helen Payson of Portland,
Me, and q. and will meet Miss Had.
field today in the semifinals.
Miss Hadfield lost to Miss Collett
in the final round of the champion
ship last year.
Virginia Van Vie, 17-year-old star
from Chicago. was victorious over
Mrs. Stewart Hanley, Detroit, and 5.
Miss Van Vie and Miss Klotz will
oppose each other today in the other
semi-finals.
Evening star., 1926-03-05

PHILADELPHIA, March 5 CR.-
Connie Mack has been impressed with
the work of Wright, rookie short
stop. Wright's work helped the
rookie team beat the Athletics regu.
lars by to 1 at Fort Myers, Fla,
yesterday.
Enough Phillies' players have not
yet arrived at Bradentown, Fla. 10
warrant any introteam games as yet.
The Athletics play the Baltimore
Orioles today and tomorrow.
DETROIT, Mich. March 5 P.-
Cold, windy weather continued to ham,
per the Detroit Americans in their
practice at their Augusta, Ga, train
ing camp.
The pitchers and ca.chers who have
preceded the rest of the squad into
training continue to take light work
outs and George Mcbride, acting I'm
the absence of Ty Cobb. continues TO
place great emphasis on the light part
of the practice session.
Cobb, who recently submitted TO an
eye operation at Baltimore, is expected
to arrive in Augusta early next week.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. March Up.-The
routine at the Browns camp at Tar.
pom Springs. Fla. will be broken TO.
rival teams for the first OF "A series of
practice games.
These skirmisheS are To be daily
features until the club meets the
Brooklyn Dodgers at the Brownie
camp next Wednesday in the first ex-
hibition game of the season.
Rain prevented activity at Cardinal
training quarters at San a antonio, Tex,
yesterday. Following practice today.
4 9
Waco, Tex. to clash with the Waco
Texas Leaguers in exhibition games.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. March ; CP).-.
Continued absence of Wally Pipp, vet
eran first baSem1n obtained from the
New York Yankees, was brought to
the attention of President August Her
mann on his arrival at the Cincin-
natl Reds camp yesterday. PippS' re-
ported demand for half Of the pur-
chase price OF 500 900 was discussed by
Mr.. Hermann in telephone conver-
sation with Miller Huccins. Yankee
manager. The latter said he was await
ing the arrival at st. Petersburg Of
President Jake RUPERT to learn what
the colonel wanted done about the
demand.
Hermann last night was awaiting a
reply from Pipp. whom he had wired
to report at Orlando at once.
CHICAGO. March 5 Cp).-The world
at large may not be watching the
three-game series opening today at Los
Angeles between the Chicago Cubs
and the Los Angeles club, but the
Bruins as individuals are much con-
cerned. The showing of several pros
pective Bruins will govern their stay
in the big time.
A three-frame. S-to-1 practice game
was the bill offered yesterday by the
Wallace Carney. Oklahoma Indian re-
cruit. delighted Manager Collins by
allowing only one hit in the three
innings.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. March OpC.
The full Pirate crew held it's first
practice session at the Paso Robles,
Calf. training camp today. the sec
ond squad having arrived in the lit
tie Golden State town last night.
The batterymen who had been play
ing zone o'Cat" for a week, warmly
welcomed the balance of the outfit
and the chances to indulge in little
real base ball.
All the world champions, with the
exception of Max Carey and George
is recovering from a severe cold In
a St. Louis hospital, while Grantham
stopped off in Los Angeles yesterday
to have a specialist treat muscle
pains in his right shoulder.
Evening star., 1926-03-05
SLUCCER TOO VALUABLE
TO KEEP OUT OF ACTION
Facial Operation Has Helped Batting Eye, Utility
Player Declares-Ruel Participates in Drill
and Expected to Sign Today.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor. The Star.

>ANPA Fla, March 5Wh that practically before
the Stanley Harris will have worries than
to the legal OF 5 permitted during the regular campaign
Having
picked
Stan with of his fellow
Most them 40 and
weak weighing
O athletes
n is OF
guiding club the The landed in
front inherent all that make
requirements