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New Britain herald., 1926-03-26

r. Of 4S5 North Burrltt street, was bound over to the superior court this morning in police court by Judge Benjamin w. filling, under bond Of s1,0QQ on a charge Of rob bory
 Laskoshi'& alleged E year old accomplice. will also appear 10 an swer charges of robbery tomorrow morning.
 Officer skiorkowsN was trying doors on Main street last night when he found that the rear door of the paint store was open. EX-
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Former Prisoner Testifes Convicted Man Had Girl in His Cell-Also Relates Stories of Brutal Beat ings Given Inmates.

Augusta, Me, March 26 PI-Bru- ta treatment of prisoners at the kenncbec county jail was charged by witnesses today at impeachment proceedings against Sheriff Henry F. Cummings before Governor Ralph .. Brewster and his council. Tn progress here. Previous testi- mony had related 10 alleged drunk. onncss, gambling and vice at the jaiL
 George A. Tracy, of Rome, sen t'nred in January, 1925. testified that he had seen three deputy Kher- ifs in tho presence Of Sheriff Cum luinEs hold a prisoner on the floor ot the dog house." a cell for soli- tary confinement while another pris- cncr struck him three times in the face.
 Immortality Is Charged,
 Drunkenness occurred almost every day and once l6 prisoners got drunk al the same time. the wit ness sad. lie also testified that he had so"n an inmate whom he had believed 10 he unmarried take a girl into a cell with closed shutters, while another prisoner and the lat tcr's wife stood guard outside.
 Prisoner Beat Deputy.
 Before the council recessed. eight witnesses had testified. five being former inmates ot the jail One of them, Lewis Toulouse of Watervillc. testified that he had twice engaged in rough and tumble fights with Dep uty Sheriff Willis Pinkham, while Pinkham was intoxicated. He de- cldrei Pinkham had been intoxicat- cd while on duty, had called him ob- scene names and abused him until ho went 10 Sherifr Cummings and threatened To kill Pinkham if the abuse continued.
 Mrs Marie Gcroux a French. Canadian unable 10 speak English, testified through an interpreter. that Joseph Latulippe, an inmate Of the iail, came 10 her house while intox- icatcd and annoyed her until she tContinued on Page Thirty .three)
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I. A. B. HOME WILL
 BE READY IN FALL
SlSO,OOO Structure on Main St.
 to Be Started at Once
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
Hayes Construction Co. Win Build Clubhouse Planned By Architect McKay--Will Afford City Its Larg- est Auditorium.

Work will be started nt once on the erection of SlS0,0oo fraternal building for the Y. NJ. T. A. & B. society al 559 Main street, to b0 ready for occupancy about october 1.
 This decision was reached last night at meeting Of tho building committee and is the continuation of four years work by a committee ap- pointed in 1922 by James J. Butler, at that time president of the organi- ration.
 William II. Mckay. architect, pre- pared the building plan selected by the organization in competition in which drawings were offered by five architects. The Hayes Construction Co, of this city will erect the build ing, that company's bid having been the lowest of many offered, and is prepared to begin operations at once.
 William ]. korin is chairman of the committee and William n. Boyle is secretary. Both are former presi- dents of the "Tabs." George F. Kane is at present at the head Of the society. serving his second term as president. Other members Of the building committee arc: William A. Forsyth. ST, William r. Forsyth, ir,, John l.. Pagan, James ]. Degnan Joseph M ITaloran, Patrick F. King Michael J. ~nnoy. James J. Martin, Charles r. Burns, John O'Brien. ST, Dennis J. nonahne, James Grove, James ], Wolch, Will liam J. Farley, William J. Sullivan and ,rhnmns C,rnnn
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26

IHE WEATHER Hartford, Mar. 26-Inrcca>t for New Britain and vicinity: l;ain this afternoon and to- night; Saturday fair and
 Cultlrr
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
Will Sell Present Home

The committee was authorized ScV- work. Although contracts have been signed with the architect and the Hayes Construction Co. the present club house at Lafayette ard Beaver streets has not been disposed of, and at a summons meeting of the society one week from Sunday authorization for its sale will he sought. That meeting will also consider proposal for a 50 per cent increase in society dues. TEe committees plan will b" formally reported to the society at q meeting Sunday.
 An interesting feature Of the new fraternal building is the fact that it will afford inc largest auditorium and hall in the city of New Britain. Since the raging of Hanna's armory on East Main street several years ago the Tabs" and other organiz- ations have had difficulty in find ing suitable auditoriums and halls in which to hold the larger Of their social functions, and construction Of the new hall is expected to fill the long felt want.
 Three stories High
 The building will be three stories high. Four stores will occupy the first floor while the upper stories will be given over entirely to club
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Average Daily Circulation For Msssh %sss t"s'"s ss'h 1884
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The Air Tragedy in England.

Two are dead and others are ex-
pected to succumb to injuries received
Yesterday when French air liner
from Paris to London crashed into a
barn on the English shore during a
heavy fog. There were thirteen per-
sons aboard beside the pilot and me-
chanic Those who escaped death are
reported to he seriously injured. Fras-
mentary details state that the big
plane. after negotiating safely the
turbulent and wind swept channel. ran
into heavy mist on reaching the
English side The pilot. flying close to
the ground in order TO keep his bear
inss. attempted to turn the ship, but
side -swiped barn in the maneuver
The resultant crash wrecked the plane
and pinned the helpless and terror
stricken passengers underneath 1t. Aid
was promptly supplied by farmers in
the vicinity. who rushed the victims to
the nearest hospitals.
To those who have flown the Chan
mel a tragedy of this kind has pecul-
lar and shocking significance. To all
who read Of the accident a milder SEN
sation If sorrow and sympathy comes.
But one factor sta nds out 70 both
those who have had the experience
and those who have not, fog Is still
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depot was off duty which accounts
for the lack of fatalities.
Assuming that this explosion was
caused by lightning. the diss fur
risk of exposing ammunition in stor-
age to the influence of atmospheric
electricity. The catastrophe at Lake
Denmark. y. j.. was undoubtedly
caused by lightning stroke. 1t is the
general belief that if the munitions
had been stored in underground con-
tainers the explosion would not have
occurred.
In the light Of these two accide nts,
one so terribly disastrous and the
other fortunately costing only the
value of the destroyed ammunition.
the Government should at once adopt
n policy of subterranean storage for
dangerous material of this character.
In the long run the burial of ma ga
zines will be an economy. For far less
than the cost of the Lake Denmark
explosion underground storage facili
ties could he provided for the ammu-
milton reserves of both bra inches If the
defense service. Army and Navy. Re
ports on these two happenings will
doubtless he submitted TO Congress
and a survey should he instituted to
determine not the fea Sibility, for it is
perfectly practicable. but the economy
AS we'll as the public security Of under
ground storage for all stocks of high
explosives
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THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

II have 172 pipes now" you said,
| somewhat taken aback. Isn't that
enough for one man to have?"
The clerk smiled.
He had read a book on salesman
| ship. and had an answer for every
objection Of the prospect.
"a man can never have too many
Suppose one acceded to every re-
quest of the mems wear store, in
| which the clerk was an expert pes
terer? Visualize the scene:
| A gentleman has just bought a pair
of carriers. necessary though pro.
sale purchase. Bigger and better
garters-such Is the cry of the maker
The clerk wrapped up the articles
and smiled his best deft smile.
Thank YOU" he said. How about
collars?"
| It"
| Here is the very latest model. built
on the low streamline plan, with a
long wheel base"
| We'll. give me half a doZen.'
Thank YOU. How about some
neckties-"
| Il don't need-''
"A man can never have too many
| neckties."
The customer wondered if the man
was tnsinuating that he was only a
one-necktie man. The finest fellow
| he ever knew wore only one tie at a
time, steadily, until it wore out
| but
| The clerk seemed to indicate that
| the purchase of a necktie would re-
| habilitate the customer in his, the
| clerks. eyes.
Well" said the victim. give me
| that blue one there"
Thank you, very much" ingra-
tiated the clerk LET me show YOU
these new shirts. Just in from Lon
don. Surely YOU need a shirt or two. y
He looked suspiciiously at the one
| the customer had on. 1t was fresh
| that morning, but
NO man can have too many shirts. y
went on the salesman. The customer
wondered how many Of anything a
man ought to have to satisfy some
| clerkS-but-
"Im take that blue striped one"
he said.
"You like blue. don't you?" said
| the clerk, throwing paper around
the shirt in double-Quick time. Let
me show you these new blue serge
suits that have just come in"
| Everything seems to- have gust
come in" moaned the victim to him
self If I had arrived here yesterday
perhaps they wouldn't have had any
thing to sell me.
lyon look fine. prosperous. il
that" said the clerk. giving the coat
a slap or two on the customers shout
ders.
The latter saw that the only way to
make the clefk believe that he was
a prosperous citizen was to purcha Sc
the suit so he did so. Now, he
thought to himself, 1 have bought
everything.
How about a nice overcoat to &c
with the suit" checked up the clerk
IAN overcoat-in Summer" muir
INJURED the Timid Soul, as Webster
would have called him.
"Ah, the very best time to buy ar
! overcOat. $40 cheaper and just a:
good We will keep it for you unit
wanted, of course
You will keep it for me?" the Gus
toner asked. in doubt.
Yes, until wanted" smiled the
clerk But the worm had turned al
last.
you go to -" said the Gus
toner. naming a place where over
coats are not needed.
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the deadly enemy of successful desti
nation flying.
Channel crossing by air has come to
be regarded as both reasonably safe
and undoubtedly comfortable. Two
com MES. one French and one Eng
same terminals outside of London and
Paris. Every effort is made to safe
guard the flights. Telephone connec-
tons are constant between the two
airdromes for reporting the last min
ute weather conditions, and pilots, dur
ing the trip, are in radio communica-
ton with both stations. Frequently,
however. when the report is clear and
favorable conditions change before
the end of the journey, and that evil
IDENTIFY is what happened yesterday
inasmuch as the pilot attempted to
la nd just after crossing the Channel,
making no attempt to reach the air.
drome at Croydon.
There should be nothing in this lat
courage Channel crossing by air. 1t Is
the quickest and least tiresome
method of making a tedious journey.
Until fog is conquered flying will al
ways be hazardous. The same, how
ever may be held true in the case of
ocean travel by boat.
There is one thing, though, that
many air Cha mel crossers ardently de-
sire before they take another trip of
this kind, and that is the substitution
OF amphibian planes for the present
la nd pla mes. The Channe is a wicked
looking body of water to fly over, es-
pecially with the thought that engine
trouble will cause forced landing,
with little prospect of staying on the
surface. This move will undoubtedly
he made in time, and Channel flying
will become even more popular than
IL is at present.
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What would one have to do to live
up to the expectations of the poster
ing store clerk?
A Fostering store" as previously
pointed out, Is an establishment
wherein the clerks are allowed to an
noy customers by asking them. after
the purchase is made. If they do not
want something else.
We fear that II we so acted as to
merit the hearty approval Of the cigar
store clerk, for instance, we would
find ourselves the proud possessor of
some hundreds of pipes before long.
How about pipe?" Is his usual
greeting. after he has handed you
YOUR package Of the favorite mixture.
certainly he expects you to buy an
other pipe! How else can YOU win his
warm regard?
Ii you do not purchase a pipe with
every packet Of tobacco, the good
clerk mentally puts YOU down as a
tightwad.' a species of triple plated
nut, and a most undesirable Gus
toner. from all acknowledgements
ly from his.
say 1t In so many words. He SAYS it
with chances. His contempt for the
man who has only one pipe is wither-
| ing. Even the poor have 10 pipes
apiece. says he.
Here is the way the tobacco store
scene would work out, If one were to
be ascribed as an AL customer by the
Fostering clerk:
Give me package Of Mohawk
Club Mixture" you declare
Sullenly the clerk hands the tobacco
over. then brightens, as he says:
How about a nice pipe?'
~ ~ -
Got 10 pipes now" YOU say.
| "A man can never have too many
pipes, Mister"
Here is the very latest thing" he
replies. seeing you weaken. --latest
spoon-feed. right from London
Well, wrap it up"
Thank yOu," says he, all smiles.
His commission would be large TODAY.
A pipe every five minutes, with a
$40 one every hour, would make any
tobacco clerk rich. No wonder he
smiles.
You rejoiced to help the fellow out.
me Mohawk Club lasted for two
days. at the expiration of which you
presented yourself again, and dema nd
ed new package.
How about a pipe, Mister?" asks
purchase of a mere package of to-
bacco.
Il got one last time from YOU"
THAT so?' He seems to doubt
your word, but goes on blithely:
"A man can never have too ma ny
pipes"
So you bought a new pipe every
time YOU purchased a package OF to-
| bacco. Three packages of tobacco
| a week. at Is cents a throw. and
| three pipes every seven days, at from
90 cents to $40 apiece made your
| tobacco bill something extensive by
the end of the year.
You had 172 pipes Of assocte ed
| lengths, all briars, some labeled
! italian bruyere," others London
| England" others with strange circles
squares and triangles on bowl and
| stem.
You had put in some 5000 on those
pipes.s just to please the store clerk
You were his best customer. He
actually recognized You when you
entered.
| Give me A. package of Moha wk
Club" YOU said one beautiful morn
| ing.
| How about a. nice pipe today
| All, how he smiled.
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SHOOTING STARS.
BY pHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Career.
With fifty cents he started out
And got himself employment.
Said he, I'm thrift, beyond a doubt,
I'll find a great enjoyment.
II I avoid, all well behaved,
The spendthriEt crowd that hollers,
Perhaps, in time, 1 shall have saved
At least a thousand dollars"
He got his little thousand soon;
A hundred thousand later.
But, like the child who wants the
moon,
He found his wish still greater.
He dwelt far from the paths of fame
AS an obscure civilian,
And kept on toiling. just the same,
Till he had several million.
The million swiftly multiplied.
While he grew bald and puffy.
He, like his ledgers, dwelt with pride
In quarters fine, but stuffy.
Each day he sadly asks anew
This question-which sounds
funny
What in crea ton shall I do
With all this bunch of money!"
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Bury the Magazines.

Another Government magazine ha 8
been destroyed after stroke Of light
Ming depot of small arms ammu-
milton at Portsmouth, Va. exploded.
fortunately without loss Of life, and
with no destruction Of property be-
t~nd the magazine itself. Several
hours before the explosion occurred a
heavy electrical storm passed over
the depot and several bolts of light
ming occurred. Whether any of these
h,t the depot is not definitely stated,
hu' the theory is advanced that the
magazine was struck and that FIRE
was started which. progressing unoh
served hnally reached the amr,uni-
ttea, A. the time Of The Are rrsc.
t!eaiS the entire perscrnel Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19

Paris cabarets sell champagne to
Americans who have the price and
the appetite. Parisians who have the
appetite but not the price resent the
public drinking by foreigners and may
flask as an incident of French gayety.
Circumstances have of late been
strangely favorable to the introduc-
ton of American customs the world
over. 1t would be unfortunate to
find even our bad habits meeting with
suave encouragement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19

Anybody who thinks Gertrude
Ederle was helped by adjacent boats
can compete with her as a Channel
swimmer, under equal conditions.
She is willing to cross the Atlantic to
win as often as yachts christened
Shamrock crossed it to lose. The
spirit of sport is strong among
English. speaking people and the dis
tinction enjoyed by this plucky girl is
not likely to remain long unchal-
lenced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-19
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKlN.

Q. How long does it take to make
cake of ice by submerging re-
ceptacle in brine?-B. w.
A. With good circulation Of brine
1t takes about 10 hours, and with
slow circulation about "a hours.
@. What is meant by 1.-The Family
of Nations"?-J. Fl.
A. In international law the phrase
refers to an assemblage of states
claiming a common civilization and a
political and moral equality; specifi-
cally, the nations of Christendom in
Europe and the New World, also the
Ottoman Empire (since the Treaty
Of Paris in 1850 ind, more recently.
Japan.
Q. What solution does an Edison
storage battery take?-W. III.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that the Edison storage battery uses
either a solution of potassium by
droxide or sodium hydroXide and
water.
Q. What became of the Wilkins-D De-
troit Arctic expedition?-E. B. G.
A. The Wikins-Detro Arctic ex.
petition was believed missing first on
April is. 1t was missing for IL days.
but returned to Fairbanks on April
30 with its plane in good condition.
The radio of the plane had failed and
Comdr. wilkins was unable to get in
touch with Fairbanks. The expedi-
ton started out again on May 10, but
bad weather and the failure of the
airplane to function properly caused
the return from Point Barrow for
complete overhauling and series OF
conferences to determine the course Of
procedure. During these conferences
it was decided that the fog over the
Arctic would make other expeditions
useless and Wilkins returned to Fair
banks June with two planes wreck
ed and no food supply.
@. What shade of blue is used in
the blue room OF the White House?
What tints in the other rOoms?-A.
NJ. b.
4. The White House SAYS that the
shade of blue at present in the blue
room may be best described as a. soft
azure, approximately a grayish sky
blue. The tint has hanged slightly
with different decorations through diff
ferent administra tions. At the pres
ent time the parlorS and halls Of the
White House are being redecOrated in
an ivory color. The bedrooms. how
ever, are not being redecorated. The
bedrooms are in light colors, such as
pink, blue, gray and yellow.
Q. What Is the size Of a prize ring
W. T. c.
A. The size of the average ring is
Is feet square.
O. Why do cats have fists. 7.
A. The Department of Agriculture
SAYS that worms in the stomach and
intestines cause fits. The worms cause
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received Is not taken as an index
to the interest in the subject Of
American adherence 10 the court.
Should the result be favorable to
admitting the United States, no
joint action will be undertaken. In
deed. no such decision could be &C
copied by the United States. since
the Senate provided that each ma
ton concerned must notify the State
Department of It's acceptance direct
ly and individually. The Geneva
meeting was designed to facilitate
admission of the United States by
giving the league members an oppor-
tunity TO get together and talk over
the reservations before formula ing
their respective replies.
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The Presidents Economic Survey

Interviews are taking place at
White Pine Camp. the Summer White
House, between the President and rep
| resentatives of business. industry and
agriculture as we'll as Government Of
ficals who are in touch with economic
| conditions in this country. The pur-
pose Of these talks is to acquaint the
chief Executive with the state of al
fairs in the United States. According
to reports prosperity is prevalent and
progressive.
This midsummer survey of the ma
ing Of stock The President liz relieved
Of much routine of administrative
business. Congress is not in session,
and hence legislative matters are in
| beya nee 1t is in order, therefore. to
ascertain the condition of the country
! at large. and this is being accom-
plished by means of the contacts that
| are occurring from day to day with
the heads Of large establishments,
mercantile and manufacturing, with
spokesman for the farmers, with exec
utives who have clear view Of the
general situation.
Thus far the President has learned
Of nothing but good times, Of high
percentage OF employment, of abun-
! da Mt crops, of capacity production a nd
Of lively trade. There is every indica-
! 4 f,,r II of
Of these conditions. No evidence ap-
pears of slackening in any impor-
tant line of business. On the contrary,
there is plain indication that the pace
! is uuickening. For instance, reports
| Just made public by the Bureau of
Railway Economics show that the
movement Of freight by the steam rail
roads during the first half of the year
set a record for this country, with
,632 ,421 900 net ton miles, or seven
tenths of one per cent greater than
the record set in the first half Of 1923
and 60 per cent over the same period
last year.
Railway freight movements consti-
business. They are positive showing
not only of goods manufactured. but
of goods sold. They are a reflex OF the
buying capacity Of the people, and
what ia more signifcant of the buy
ling disposition. SO long AS the people
| Of the country believe that there is
likelihood Of continued prosperity they
| will purchase. The moment their con
fidence IL shaken they begin to cur
tail expenditures. That is not happen
ing today.
Business failures are at a low point
at this time in all lines. That signi-
fes that not only is the volume of
trade large. but that accounts are be-
ing settled promptly. Credit is not
overextended. and vet the greater
part of ira nsa ctions Is on the credit
basis.
Reports from the agricultural West
are reassurinc. Good crops are being
grown and harvested. There have
been no unfavorabe conditions to
lessen the soil production or to inter
fere with the reaping and marketing
Of the crops. Labor distribution has
heeen thus far effected and good ma n
agement has assured sufficient car
riers for the movement of the crops
to points of distribution.
Taken altogether, the Presidents
survey Of the national condition yields
an assurance not merely Of sound
situation, hut of an advance in pros
perity which only a disaster car
check.
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as a crime center. The merry villager
is no longer safe in innocent seclu-
sion. Urban life has expanded
throughout the land, and it's tempta.
tions as we'll as it's advantages are
present wherever there are telephones
and trolleys.