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New Britain herald., 1926-11-20

mlchael .'.......'. Handei Londonerry Air ...... Arr by Bibb Shepherd. Thy Demeanor Vary"
 Ar. by Wilson
 ".
 Hills ............ Frank LaForge Sleep Song ...... Frank LaForge The Changeling .. Everett Titcomb T heard a Bird" (Overtones) ..
 ............ David Proctor The Enchanted Forest .. Montague
 ..........'.. fHllips
 Miss Roosevelt was generous with encores. She was accompanied by Mrs. Lois Birchard Hedner.
 The Woman's Club of Maple Hill held a meeting Wednesday after noon at the home of Mrs. Theodore L. Monier on Robbins avenue. Rev erend Dr. J. E. Klingberg superin- tendent of the Children's home of New Britain, gave some interesting facts of the life of Tegner, the greatest Swedish poet, and told the
  poem, "Fritiof's Saga" Dr. Kling- berg compared Tegner with the Eng lish poet William Cowper and said that Longfellow advised the leatn- ing of the Swedish language in order to be able to read Tegner's poem in that language. Mrs. Anton Van Veen of Hartford sang a Swed- ish song. Mrs. Monier was assisted by Mrs. M Nordstrum and Mrs. l.. Kinsley.
 The Commonwealth club held its first supper and entertainment in the First church chapel on We'd nesday evening. Mrs. John H. Kirk ham gave accounts of her travels in Spain and Mrs. Buel B. Bassette talked on How to Take S25 Va cation on the Long Trail" Both ex- periences were very entertaining and interesting to the listeners.
 Mrs. c. F. Bennett conducted her current events class Wednesday eve ming at the '. w. c. A. She re- viewed two plays, "Iolanthe' and "Juarez and Maximilian." She also spoke on "The Present Deluge," " and the Decision on the Presidents Right of Removal" ''The Fiftieth Anniversary of Johns Hopkins and 'the Three Crusaders, Louisa Schuy- Ter, Thomas Mott Osborne and Eu- gene Beggs."
 The annual meeting of the Con- necticut Library association was held at Putnam, November 1Gth and 17th. One of the outstanding fea- lures of the meeting was an address on Intellectual Fredom and Human Progress by Harry Elmer Barnes, professor of historical sociology at Smith college. Miss Lenore $. Powers of the New York Public Li- brary. gave talk on Foreign Pic ture Books" showing the books themselves. Miss Corinne Bacon of New Britain. the outgoing president, spoke on "The Policy and Work of the Connecticut Library Association" and Mrs. Belle H. Johnson, state organizer, spoke on ''The Relations Between the Connecticut Library As sociation and the Connecticut Public Library Committee"
 The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Charles l.. Wooding of the Public Library in Bristol; vice president, Caroline L. Jones of the Public Li- brary in Wallingford secretary, Alice K. O'Connor of the Public Li- brary in Pennington; treasurer. Ruth McSean of the State Library, Hartford.
 The New Britain Choral society met at the home of Arthur c. Kim ball of Lexington street, Monday evening. to plan organization.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-20

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 FEDERAL AND LEE TIRES-Wet and dry storage batteries. ]. M. Farrell, Rockwell Ave. Cor. Webster Hill. Tel. 1569.
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New Britain herald., 1926-11-20
Special Notice

Annual sale of fancy work. Also orders taken for Christmas. Phone 3275-W Mrs. John s. Dixon, 27 Mason Drive.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-20

The Woman's Club, through the courtesy Of Mrs. John c. Loomis, Mrs. Marcus White, Mrs. Louis w, Young and Mrs. Frederick $, Cham berlain, gave a delightful musicale, which was opened 10 the public, Tuesday afternoon in the auditorium of the State Normal school. Miss Emily Roosevelt Of Stamford and New York, a talented soprano. gave a pleasing program of songs in four groups:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
I1ussolini '.Shot, This Time b Son

enjoying his real holiday since Ms
He
making motion pictures Of his
atheran brther.Vi orio t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
COURT UPH0LDS
CUSTER P0WER

The power OF the President 10
remove a Federal officer without
the consent Of the Senate was
sustained by the Supreme S'oult
today.
The decision came in the case oi
Frank S. Myers. now DECEASED,
former postmaster at Portian {,
Ore. Myers was appointed h.
President Wilson in 1917, and re-
moved from office three yeas..
later, without the consent ~ the
Senate. His heirs sued for rack
pay. claiming that his removal was
not constitutional
The decision is considered by
legal authorities as among the most
important ever decided by the
Supreme Court.
The United States Senate ap.
pointed f'enasor CaorSe Wharton
Pepper tRl of Pennsylvania 10
argue for the other side.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
Ark ANIMALS FOR zoo
ARE GUARANTEED

died, ana in order to fulfill his de-
sire to furnish this species Tor the
National geological Park, DR.. Mann
decided to purchase the two young
animals.
DR.. Mann, heretofore known as a
confirmed bachelor among his Wash
ington friends. sprang q surprise
when he landed. "A few moments
after he had reached the dock he
was In the arms OF Miss Lucille
McQuarry. OF washington. When
friends inquired about the nature Of
the greeting, DR.. Mann and Miss
'McQuarry admitted they were en-
gagged 70 be married.
The number Of leopards caught by
the expedition that survive VIII de-
termine the date for the wedding.
IL the number Is 10. then the mar
riage viii take place on November IL.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
Party Divides


eve arrived at Dar-Es-salaanl. on
ene East African coast, and left our
ship. We proceeded by railroad to
Dodoma, where we made our base
camp and divided the party. Car
nochan took the Tabora district.
DR.. Mann went into the Arusha.
Kondoa.Irangi. and Morogora dis
tricts. Haweis also worked in the
Morogor districts
1--WE were four months in the
field, and during that time travelled
from twenty to forty miles a day
with our native boys. We hunted,
bought and captured the ANIMALS.
We collected every kind OF beast
and bird we could find. We paid
particular attention to having them
in good condition and sent them
back to the base camp at Dodoma.
when we met1again, we shipped
our animals to the coast, theAce to
a steamer to Port Said, and then
to the S. s. City of Calcutta, bound
for Boston. Some of them died.
but we have been very fortunate"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
w. c. T. U. CONVENTION
TO CONTINUE. TWO DAYS

The annual convention OF the
Women's Christian Temperance
Union will begin at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning at the Fifth Bap.
tist Church, + Street.
Sessions will continue tomorrow
afternoon and Wednesday morning
and afternoon. Election of officers
will take place Wednesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25

3 Q r. < &
President, Of the Speaker ot the
House.
AZ soon as Congress reconvenes
in December the bin VIII Be for.
mally enacted into law and viii 90
into effect Immediately. President
Coolidge will be called upon 70 nom.
mate local lawyer. engineer. and
d representative citizsn az members
Of the utility commission. the three
year residence clause applying to
all three of them.
No candidates for the post have
come out into the open 50 Tar, bur
w. Mex Clayton has been in the
foreground OF consideration because
OF his long contact with public
utility issues.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
CUMBERLAND HAS FIRST
SNOWFALL OF YEAR

CUMBERLAND. Nd, Oct. &c.
Snow Is falling at Cumberland to-
day.
In the mountains in the vicinity
Of Oakland an inch fall is reported
with flakes still descending. The
temperature has taken decided
drop here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
MEDITERRANEAN IS
SWEPT BY STORM

ROME. Oct. 25.--A violent storm
has swept the Mediterranean coast
OF Italy, causing heavy damage.
Via Reggie has been partially
flooded and the Sea Promenade at
Leghorn has been swept over by
the huge seas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
Preachers Praise. Rap queen

FEN0cK1eTs FF3Ises E9NU UUteN
NEW YORK. Oct. Is. Gotham's
churchmen are at variance concern
ing Queen Marie's American trip.
a survey Of Sunday sermons in New
York churches shows.
While the Rev. $. Edward Yourg,
pastor OF the Bedford Avenue Pres.
byterian church. was praising her
as another Victoria" and urging
American women to follow her ex-
ample, another note was sounded by
the Rev. Christian r. Reisner at the
Chelsea Methods Church.
To what are FLOODED Anerl-
cans coming?" demanded DR.. Refs.
ner, referring to the adultation that
has been heaped upon Marie since
her arrival here. How can good
come to us from such disgusting
and exaltation?''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
COOLIDGE MAY
NAME CLAYTON

In addition to a District Com
missioner. three members Of the
Public Utilities Commission. soon to
be created. and a general counsel of
the commission. will, be before
President Coolidge for appointment
next December.
The measure creating the new
Public Utilities Commission was
passed by the last session of
Congress, but owing to a delay in
engrossing it in the closing hours
t was mot signed by either the Vice
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
DEPARTS
FOR WEST
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attending the queen. announced
that her majesty was greatly i'm.
proved, Miss Adeline Young. =
trained nurse brought here from
Johns Hopkins Hospital In Balti-
more, accompanied the Queen On
her Western tour,
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and snskss. Into q waiting ex-
press car went the birds and those
animals exempt from quarantine.
Snto trucks went the giraffes
and antelopes TO be taken to the
Army base at South Boston,
where they win be quarantined.
Not yet are the four-footed ami.
mails 20 see their new home at
Washington, FOR Federal regula.
tions demand that they be ODE
served for traces Of foot and
mouth disease.
Keeper Was There
superintendlng the unloading and
shipplus was II. 9. Blackburn.
keeper Of the washington zoos He
IL watching his charges with. 81
eagle eye. for no hopes 70 bsing
them all "a Washington without
loss. ~.
on the trip to Boston from East
Africa. two mated zebras died and
a number OF smaller animals.
The Ieopards growled today as.
ferociousIy as they ever did in their
native 'faaunts. - :"
The story OF the expeditions sx.
perience IN Tanganyaka is thrilling.
Roughly, the saga, according TO
DE-. William n. Mann, Frederic Car
aachqns and stephen Harweis, runs
an follows:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
HOnored By Natives

The area covered by the three
men is roughly more than 500
square miles in extent. From
tungie TO desert. all kinds of
country was travelled over.
Carnochan comes back to this
country full fledged snake doctor
from Tabora. He was initiated by
the natives I'm that district and is
SrobabIy the first white man ever
90 be so honofed. He iaughingly
aid today that he did not have
the Initiation marks usually worn
by the natives and showed a set
of illustrations. The natives slash
themselves in various places on
their bodies and the scars signify
their station in the snake fraternity.
DR.. Mann proudly pointed 70 Elk
purple faced monkeys as they were
being taken from the decks today.
Rare, very rare he said. land
they are all in good condition. We
have been very fortunate. All OF
ms have been in good health and
that despite the fact that the East
African climate is, in places, not
healthy.
Asked when he expected the
animals TO arrive in Washington.
DR.. Mann said those not forced 10
undergo the quarantine will prob.
ably arrive at their new home to-
morrow, They are being for
warded I'm a special express car.
A touching scene occurred today
when DIR. Mann bid good bye 10 his
two native servants, who have been
with him since the expedition
started. and now must go back
TO East Africa. One of them. Sadi
Bin SULLIVAN. is a hero in his
home country and ian elephant
hunter of note.
Prize Capture
The two CRATES brought back by
DIR. Mann were bought by him from
the Sudanese government. The
prize capture of the expedition was
a young male giraffe, and DIR. Mann
had expected to bring that animal
hack To Washington This gira fife .
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
FORCES IN HALL
CASE SPLIT
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proceeding meanwhile, without the
prosecution, 1t will be making q
spectacle OF itself. and / shall so
inform 1t tomorrow.
Three Indictments Sought
The prosecutor had gone before
the grand jury to ask for three
indictments as accessories.
Those to be blamed were Mrs.
Minna Clark. alleged to have spied
on the Rev. Edward w. Hall ana
Mrs. Eleanor n. Mills shortly be-
fore they were slain: Felix di
Martini, i private detective EN-.
ployed by Mrs. Hall and q third
person, believed to be Ralph NJ.
Gorsline. vestryman IN Dr.. Halls
church.
Testimony BIT i star State Wit
ness. Henry n. Diclslnai1. former
New Jersey State trooper, was
scoffed at by several jurylnef
Iii the office ~ THE late .Azariah
Beeknlasls then prosecutors Ut Somer
set county, bride to leave the
state. he was fatty called i liar.
The bride was supposed TO have
been paid By Mrs Hall Cousin,
Henry DE La R Carpenter. now a
defendant. Foreman Snyder was
an Intimate friend Of Beelxman and
resented the slur on his memory.
Calls Up Sheriff
Snyder has called up Sheriff
Tunison and told him to disregard
the prosecutions orders and have
witnesses on hand tomorrow morn.
Ing
"Will you call any witnesses
other than z those already sub,
pOenaed?' he was asked.
II can't answer that yet"
The rurnor persists that he In.
tends to launch q general inquiry
into the case, with special reference
to the manner IN which the prose-.
cution is being conducted. In this
connection # is recalled That
Senator Simpson made repeated
though futile efforts to obtain a
change Of venue. He insisted that
because OF local prejudice the case
should be tried In another county.
He was overruIed by the courts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25

In q new European game resem-
net suspended between two hinged
handles. separating the handles tight.
ening the net and ejecting ball.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25

BY JUMPING FROM his stalled automobile just as
Baltimore and Ohio train struck it at Riverdae, Nd
about / a. m. today, Kenneth McBurney, of 1929
Columbia Rd. N, w, saved his life. His car was de-
rnolished.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-10-25
MELLETT CASE
/ Man CAUGHT

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surrender. made an agreement not
to seek the death penalty for McDer-
mott. provided he would testify
against Louis Mazer and ben Rud.
rier. the other two men under indict.
ment for the murder.
McDermott, IL was learned today,
spent most Of the time since the
nationwide search was iraugu.
rated for him soon after Mel
Ietc was slain, hiding in an apart.
ment in Cleveland. He did not
work, but maintained servant
and an automobile, it Is said, and
apparently was well supplied with
funds.
Doubles Crossed, He Yells
He was lured into custody by
means of a message sent to him
by his brothers. to the effect that
his aged mother. who is Ill. wanted
to see him. That McDermott was
not lin" on the plan Of members
of his family to turn him up"
was indica ted by his greeting to
the officers, when they were
brought into his presence at Twin
Rocks.
You've double crossed me-"
shouted McDermott to his brothers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-23
10000 900 Children
Defective

BIZ Times Special
WASHINGTON. July 2S.-Of
every twenty-five school chill.
dren in the United States nine.
teen are physically defective,
according to figures made pub.
lie Thursday by the United
States Children's Bureau.
The bureau estimates there
are 100000 school children,
100000 of whom have body
defects.
OF these latter children, 49,
100000 have defects which might
be- prevented. the bureau be-
lieves.
The figures were released in
a plea for better care of the
"runabout child" the latter be-
ing defined as youngster con-
stantly on the go.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-23

One physician at Darwen, in the
north of Australia, has a practice
covering an area ten times the size
Of Great Britain.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-23
STAGE FOLK HAVE
SPECIALISTS FOR
NUMEROUS ILLS
Voice 'Lifters' and Glass
Eye Painters Thrive in
New York.
BY Gilbert Swain,
. n,,yi,,ht. fga6. NEA Service

Copyright. 1926. NEA Service
NEW YORK. July 23.-New York
attracts all sorts Of unique "spe-
yaalists."
For instance there is a voice sur
geon" who has made a considerable
fortune Changing voices"
His patients are almost invariably
theatrical folk from Broadway seek
ing to have their "voices lifted"
Enter his Office any day and you
will see the waiting room damned
with stage folk. Here is young
man who feels he is handicapped by
a. too feminine voice. He has had
small Jobs in "little theaters," but
has felt timid about going after any
important engagement.
And here, too, are innumerable
women with baby voices" other
women upon whom age Is encroach-
ing and whose golden quality is Slip
ping, still others who have talent
but bad speaking voices. They are
ready to pay fat sums for the opera
cializes.
Has Picture Gallery
CHANGING over the gallery of auto.
graphed pictures with which the
walls are plastered, one is astounded
TO note the number Of 'favor1tes"
who, not long ago, were balancing
precariously on the rim OF success.
There is another specialist" who
takes care of most of the famous
grand opera throats."
Most of the great Metropolitan
Opera singers are in his charge. No
Burbank was ever more watchful of
some delicate dollhouse plant than is
he of the voices that stir audiences
the world over.
A million and one little germs and
bugs that fill the air compose an
army ever ready to attack these, as
well as other threats.
Makes Glass Eyes
And there is an entire family of
famous glass eye specialists" to
whom folk come from every section
of the country.
One, in particular, is an artist who
studies the patients good eye" and
has "sittings" to paint glass
replica, as an artist would paint a
portrait.
Sittings are made at various
stages Of the day to get variations
in contraction and expansion of the
retina, each Of which is carefully
reproduced.
He tells me that certain very
sensitive persons have from ten to
a dozen glass eyes to fit various
lights and times Of day.
His success lies in the ability to
get exact coloring and lifelike ap-
pearance.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-23
UNCOVER DOPE RING
French Drug Traffic Approximates
U. s. Liquor Deals I'm Size.

PARIS, July 24.-Paris police after
scratching the surface of the under
world dope traffic by the arrest of
forty persons, including doctors,
traffickers, and importers of dope,
have been surprised at the immen-
sity of the, task of cleaning up the
drug traffic in France.
Their investigation has revealed
that the traffic has assumed proper
tons only comparable with the rum
running industry in the United
States.
Police claim the dope ring Is IN
doubtedly the greatest criminal or
ganization in France. Montmartre
is said to be the center for the gen.
eral distribution of dope.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24
Schiefert-Fixsen

The marriage of Miss Eleanor M.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. H. Schieffert and Roy Fixsen, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fixsen took
place last Wednesday morning, Nov
ember 18th, at ten o'clock at ST.
MichaePs parsonage at Morgan. The
ring ceremony was read by Rev. Faith
err Gerstl, pastor of St. MichaeFs
church. They were attended by Mrs.
R. L. Macho, sister of the bride and
R. L. Macho. The bride was dressed
in Nile green crepe and wore small
gold metallic cloth had. Her flowers
were white chrysanthemums. Ter
bridesmaid wore a gown Of old rose
georgette over satin and carried an
arm boquet of roses. A reception
was held Immediately after the cere-
mony at the home of the brides par
ents and a two course dinner was
served to the immediate families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fixsen are spending
their honeymoon in the Twin Cities
and other points and on their return
will make their home with the groom s
parents in the west part of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schultz and
daughter Dolly of Redwood Falls were
among the out-of-town guests who
attended the ceremony.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1926-11-24

home. During the ceremony solo,
"Oh Promise Me-" was sung by Mrs.
John Kagel, an aunt Of the bride.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Hal
vorson at the piano. A quartette
consisting of Mesdame John Kagel
and Otto Petersen and Messrs. Ar
mold Jensen and Clifford Nielsen,
sang "At the Dawn Of a Beautiful
Day."
The bride was attended by Miss
Inga Ferguson, who was attired in
a gown of pale green georgette,
trimmed with beads. The bride wore
a creation of maize georgette and lace
Both carried yellow and white chry-
stanthemums. The groom was at
tended by Alvin Jensen, brother OF
the bride.
After the nuptial vows had been
exchanged, four-course wedding
dinner was served to fifty relatives
of the bride and groom. The color
scheme was rose and white, which
were used in decorating the room.
The newlyweds left for short
wedding trip, after which they will
be at home at Triumph, where the
groom owns harness and repair
Observation-Disclosures Nress.