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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

Religious, social, moral, and
economic conditions of many lands
will be discussed by the board of
bishops Of the M. E. Church at its
annual meeting opening today in
Washington, d.. G.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON - Miss Ailsa
Mellon, daughter of the Secretary
of the Treasury, is engaged,
friends understand, to David K. E.
Bruce, son of Senator Bruce of
Maryland.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

Charles IT. 6lasknl. employed in
sawmll in northern Minnesota.
has bundled $4,000 punches Of
standard laths in ten hours, which
is believed 10 be a worlds record.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

Candidates for two United
States senatorships are to be
nominated in today's primary in
Indiana. Senators Watson and
Richardson are both up for re-
nomination.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

Hearings are to be resumed in
Washington today in the Federal
Trade Commissions investigation
into the alleged two-million-dollar
radio trust"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

Throughout Rhode Island there
will be celebrated today the 150th
anniversary of what is commonly
called the Rhode Island Declare
ton of independence.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

Episcopal bishop of New Hamp-
shire takes place today in the
Cathedral Church Of st. Paul, in
Boston.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

The conservation of Rev. John
Thomson Dallas as Protestant
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

M;lestones were first placed on
English roads by the Romans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04
BumSteadSWOrmSyruD

''To children an angel OF mercy" Where
directions are followed. 1T NEVER
FAILS. Despite scarcitv and enarlnoHs
cost of SANTONIN. 1t contains fun dose.
Stood sixty years test. sold everywhere
or by mail. 50c a bottle.
Est. G. a. Voorhees,, NJ. D.. Philadelphia
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

Chicago will recall today as the
fortieth anniversary of the Hay
market Riot, in which seven POI
licemen were killed by bomb
thrown by Anarchists.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04

Centenary of the birth Of Fred
eriek Z. Church, who painted the
famous picture of Niagara" now
in the Corcoran Gallery, Wash
ington.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-05-04
TODAY'S EVENTS

Three hundred years ago today
Peter Minuit bought Manhattan
Island from the Indians for $26.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
PUTTING A RANK ODOR
 INTO ALCOHOL

Although this business of doctor ing alcohol is distasteful to contem- plate, it is patent that if the gov ernment insists upon discouraging the use of industrial alcohol for beotlegging purposes 1t is better to fill the stuff with a reyolting odor than to load it with poison.
 The government facetiously re fuses to accept the responsibility for the mounting death toll" from re- distillation of the present output, at the same time it is admitted gener- ally that the deaths are due to the denaturants used to industrialize al cohol. The government has a strong defense in the statement that this was done before prohibition was the law. Be that as it may, it is clear that there is a leakage of 15,000,- 000gallons annually, which fall into the hands of bootleggers, and much of it is no doubt unfit for use In beverages. The large number of deaths from bootleg drink in New York during Christmas is evidence that the stuff is unsafe.
 The prohibition force under the direction of General Lincoln c. An- drews has a problem before 1t, the problem of saving the victims of un- scrupulous bootleggers from them selves. It is not theory but practice that confronts the government, It is not enough to say the lower class of bootleggers ought to have sense enough not to use denatured alco- hol for their wares; but they do it. If the government can achieve its end of discouraging the use of de- natured alcohol in drinks by filling 1t with stuff having such a rank odor that nobody can drink it, the result will at least save lives.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
A, January IS, 1928,

A. aAuud}y 1at 1'Ass c. h lettuce liable to contain disease germs?s
 A, It is dangerous to eat lettuce that has been grown where sewers and the like may y.have drained into the fields, unless 1t has been thor oughly washed or cooked. Q. Is it possible to ,fave sound without the presence of q living being to hear it?
 A. One definition of sound is Ia sensation produced by air waves set in motion and striking against the tympanum of the ''ear". The waves or vibration may be conducted by any other gas, liquid Gas water) or an elastic. solid. Taking this definition there would be no sound for instance if a tree fell in the forest with no living thing within earshot, because no sensation could be produced without a tympanum against which the air waves set in motion by the trees fall could strike. In physics, however, sound is defined as "a form of vibrational energy" which occasions the sensa- tion described above. Taking this definition the falling tree would create sound in spite of the fact that no ear was present to hear it because the vibrational effects would be produced. The matter resolves itself therefore into a question of definition. The usual definition of sound is the one first given. If that definition is accepted, there is no sound unless there is an eardrum to be affected by the waves of air.
 Q. When was the coinage of Lincoln pennies begun?
 A. 1909.
 Q. What are the annual receipts of the United States post office?
 A. For the fiscal year 1925 the audited postal revenues were s599,- 591, 1,4775s:
 Q. To what church does Gen. eral John J. Pershing belong?
 A. He is a member of the Pro- testant Episcopal church.
 Q. How many graduates of high schools and colleges are there in the United States?
 A. Of the population 21 years of age and over. 2.14 per cent are college graduates; an additional 4.55 per cent have had some col lege training; 6.a2 per cent are high school graduates; another 1886 per cent have had some high school work; 271S per cent have graduated from grade schools; 34 per cent have had some elementary educa- tion; and 7.1o per cent have had little or no schooling
 c. Is there a difference in voting age for men and women in the United States?
 A. The voting age for both males and females is ? years.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
25 Years Ago Today

The statement which the Herald accredited to Fire Marshal Andrew Turnbull that the new grammer school addition has no door, stair ways, or fire escapes, has created a great deal of talk. An investiga- ton has been made and it is true, as MT. Turnbull said, that there is no outlet and the place is a fire trap. The school board insists that, all statements to the contrary, doors will be put in and that places to locate them are being sought This will necessitate large bill for extras.
 The first death from smallpox in New Britain in 20 years occur red last night. No other cases are known in the city.
 r. G. Platt has sold lot in the rear os Stanley street to William E. Harper.
 The new officers of Harmony Lodge, F. x A. M,, were installed last night They are as follows; w. M. George w. Ward; $. w. B. D. Goodwin; J. w., c. Bodmer; treasurer, A. w. Hadley; secretary, w. J, Rawlings; $. D., l.. D. Penfield; J. D., r. l.. Traut; s. S., V. M. Palmer; J. s., John Haigis; marshal, G. w. Klett; organist, John Durn; tyler, Eli Haslam: The chaplain, Morgan Morgans, was ill and was unable to be present; he will be in stalled later. Past Master Clarence l.. Pierce was the installing officer.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
HOW AUTOMOBILES HELP RAILROADS

Motor trucks are competing with the railroads for short haul freight and the private automobile has re- duced passenger travel to some ex- tent. But on the whole the rail- roads have gained from the develop ment of the automobile industry.
 The National Automobile Cham Der of Commerce has issued it's an- nual batch of statistics regarding the automotive industry in 1926, and as the year was not yet quite over when they were issued, they are labelled preliminary" That they are quite correct can scarcely be de- nied.
 From these one finds that 3,1G0,- 900 carloads of automotive freight were shipped over the railroads dug ing the year. That assuredly is do- HIS sbHlGLlliIS SubSLdlllldl TUT Ilt railroads, and how they appreciate 1t Is indicated by the fact most of them possess extra large freight cars designed to hold q large number of cars. One of the reasons why the Boston X Maine enlarged the Hoo sac tunnel was to make it possible for the railroad 10 get the larger freight cars through the hole through the mountain.
 The auto industry is using S3 per cent of the rubber imported, is using 50 per cent of the plate glass manufactured, is using l2 per cent of the copper, l2 per cent of the iron and steel produced, and is us- ing the largest percentage of oil All of these products are shipped over the railroads, both in raw
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
NiPARTIALITY PAR
EXCELLENCE

We are utterly impartial in our little effort to establish neutral zone of common sense in Nicaragua 8 zone where the dove of peace can alight without danger.
 Secretary of State Kellogg, noting that Senator Berah is bent upon starting an investigation of the Nicaraguan disturbanee, has told the world that federals as well a1 rebels will be dlsarmed If they come within the neutral zone
 If both Adea could be lured into this zone and quietly disarmed the war would automatically stop.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
THE. WORLDS ALL
 WRONG, THEY SAY
Student Conierees Agree Things
 Are Topsy Iurvy

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 20 RNThe world is topsy-turVy in It's soelal' industrial, religious and international relations, young folk and speakers here insisted at the national student conference.
 War, compulsory military training, iazz, capitalism, narrow nationalism, mat erialism, of this country, 1nequal- ity of the races and colors, violation of the eighteenth amendment, and "affiliation of the church with ex- plotting powers" received the bat tering of the conference.
 One of the outstanding actions of the conference was the resolution made by the theological students never to fight in any future war that the United States may choose to en- ter.
 we believe that higher pa triotism to the United States and to humanity demands not only the refutation and abolition of war, but we do, as a conference. refuse to sanction or lend our support 10 any future war" the students added.
 The students voted to condemn compulsory military drill in the col leges. to support the continuation and enforcement of the 18th amend ment, to work for complete equality of all races and colors, to "break the dependence of the church on the capitalistic system" and to restore the golden rule in the world of busi- ness competition.
 "America's mania for jazz was at tackled by pr. Reinhold Neibuhr, De- troit preacher in his address at the general session.
 "The modern generation which brides itself on its intellectual eman- cipation," he said, has substituted for the worship of a God who is at once holy and loving, the worship of the great god whirl'
 If you want to believe in God you must overcome the lust of the senses which steep us into every kind of cult from the cult of the automo- bile to the cult of Rudolph Valen- tino."
 Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, president of the Union Theological seminary, New York, pictured science as one of the four great barriers to religion.
 "Our scientists have been oceu- pied in discovering the law of the universe" he pointed out. Many people feel that so long as they know these laws and live in harmony with them, they do their duty to mankind, and all will be well with them. They feel they have no need for a per sonal tie with Cod"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
ONE MORE VARIETY OF "VARIABLE WEATHER"

It was Mark Twain, of course, who was the first to frankly tell the truth about New England weather" We have been bragging about it ever since. We get more different varieties in a shorter space of time than any other section of the coun- try, which makes us quito distinctive. If variety is the spice of life, New England has the last word in spice
 After such a day as was inflicted upon us yesterday nothing more need be said. It was the ne plus ultra, the Alpha and Omega, If bad weather were disease we collect lively suffered from double pneumonia and complications.
 The snow which looked so beauti- full the day before turned into acres of slush in the city streets, yet it was surprising how the piles alongside the curbs refused to melt under the pelting of the raindrops. The tenn perature, of course. was so close to freezing that the beautiful' seemed in no hurry to leave.
 And the icy coatings to the tree branches-what pretty spectacles they unfolded to the eyes. There was much inconvenience attached to get ting about under the dismal circum- stances, but there was at least slight recompense to the eyes of artists, few though they be,
 By the time this sees print we may possess an entirely different brand of waather--and, true to New Eng land traditions, try to enjoy it, If thsss ls anything quite useless in this
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
FIVE GENT BUS RATES

Transportation in New York can not so beyond five cents per head, for political reasons. It was gener- ally believed that the subways could stand the five cent fair on account of their mass transportation; busses, 1t was believed, could never accede to such a low rate.
 The new bus lines to be estab- lished next month, 1t Is said, will be kept down to that rate of fare. The impossible apparently has been achieved.
 Intelligent commentators, however will wait until they see what the balance sheet shows after the first year of operation. If the New York five-cent bus lines pay, without sub sidies from the city, it will be tre- mendous victory for this style of transportation.
 Mass. bus transportation wil be at hand; but every bus must be manned by operator and conductor and must furnish its own motive power.
 The company operating the Fifth avenue buses for years has main- tained 1t could not show a profit unless it charged ten cents a rider. People believed the claim.
 They may still believe 1t year from now. or they may realize fully that busses can be operated as cheaply as subWays or street cars.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
WIDE,0PEN TOWN BEING CLOSED UP
Govt. Seeks Padlocks for Hur' ley, Wisconsin

Hurley, Wis, Dec. 29.--tP-Hur- 1 ley, rendezvous of lumberjacks and miners since the early days when the pioneers of the middlewest brought | the hum of their saws to the forests of the north or began boring under 1 the bleak hills for iron ore, awoke today to contemplate the prospects of the driest New Years evening in it's history,
 Proprieters of 23 of Hurley's 5A licensed soft drink parlors found | themselves restrained from selling | liquor ar moving fixtures from their establishment as the result of tem- porary injunctiens served on them yesterday by three United States de- putty marshals.
 | Charged with operating nuisances under the Volstead act, the owners of the establishments face a. legal | battle to prevent the federal gov eFnment from clamping padiocks on their places for a year. Stanley M. Ryan, United Sttaes district at torney for the western district ot Wisconsin, said hat he planned to ask that the temporary injunetions, issued by Federal Judge |. A. Geiger of Milwaukee, be made permanent. The governments paddock proeeed- lngs constitute the second attempt by federal forces to dry up Hurley in the last six years. In the pre- yious raid half hundred prohibition agents came into Hurley, but Feder- al Judge Lese decided that search warrants issued for the 57 saloons visited were illegal, and without the evidence seized in the raids the gov ornment decided that it could not successfully prosecute the case.
 The actions subsequently were dropped.
 The injunctions served yesterday name Joseph Raineri, who Is con- testing the sheriff's office on a re- count as owner of four places and John Bino, member of the police force, as owner of building which the government will attempt to pad- lock.
 The Milwaukee Sentinel said that evidence which caused the goyern- ment to launch it's cleanup was ob. tained by two reporters disguised as lumber jacks.
 The paper declared the reporters uncovered evidence "of wholesale bootlegging,' wide open gambling. indiscriminate rum running and beer hauling and brazen operation of underworld dives"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29

You can get an answ- T to any question of fact or information bI writing to the Question Editor New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical I legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answered All letters are confidential.-Edi Q, What is Vogelhandler? A. A dealer in birds. o. Is George Washington's home at Mount Vernon open to visitors daily?
 A. It is open from II a. m. to f D. m. daily except Sunday.
 Q. Is the University of Pennsyl- vania called Penn State'?
 A. No. The University of Penn sylvania is a private institution in Philadelphia, while Penn State 1 Pennsylvania State College) is a state institution located at State College, Pennsylvania. c. Which are the largest rail- way stations on the continent of Europe, and in the British Isles and New York city?
 A. Waterloo Station, London, is the largest in the British Isles. More than HOO trains are handled there l daily from 21 platforms. The Sta ton at Leipsic, Germany. is the largest on the continent, and has facilities for handling 800 trains in and out daily. Grand Central Sta tion, New York city, has daily normal number of through trains of 193 and a maximum number of 245. | In suburban traffic, the station has a normal number of a25 daily trains and a maximum number of 231.
 Q. How long did Houdini re- main under water in the sealed easlet when he beat the record of Rahman Bey?
 A. One hour, 31 minutes, S1 seconds.
 Q. Does an Italian-born citizen of the United States have to serve in the military forces of Italy if he goes back there for visit? A. We are advised by the Royal Italian Embassy that, according to the Italian law, emibration and as sumption of foreign citizenship do not exempt Italian born individuals or the children born of Italian sub jeets, from performing military service in Italy.
 Q. Who wrote "The Man Nobody Knows" and "The Book Nobody Knows?
 A. Bruce Barton. Q. Are there any large ranches left in the United States? A. King Ranch, Brownsville, Texas; Pitchfork Ranch, Cody, Wyoming; Perrin Ranch, Seligman. Arizona and Miller Brothers 101 Ranch, Ponca City, Oklahoma, are among the extensive ones. Q. When did Wallace Reid die?
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
Observation On Te Weather

Washington, Dec. e9.-Forecast for Southern New England Fair, colder tonight. Thursday fair. Fresh to strong northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy and colder tonight; probably snow 1lurries in north portion; Thursday fair; fresh to strong northwest winds.
 Conditions: The storm which passed over this section yesterday is now central near Passport, Me. It caused general rains along the At lantic coast from Florida to Nova Scotia. The greatest amount of precipitation reported during the last 24 hours was 2:30 inches at
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29

New Haven. The storm is followed by an extended area of high pres- sure which is producing pleasant weather this morning in nearly all districts east of the. Rocky moun- tains. .".
 The lowest temperatures reported were from the upper Mississippi valley and western portions of the lake region where it is slightly be- low zero.
 Freezing temperatures extend as far south as Texas.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with freezing tempera- ture at night but thawing during the day.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29

But Mary was so prim She would not look until 1t had A stocking on each limb!
 W Mary had, a Christmas feast Of which, she never boasted; Her guests praised every course ex- cept The turkey-that was roasted.
 V Mary did not have a COW, She did not eruh dairy; But Mary had two pretty calyes- They were g part Of Mary! What do YOU think Mary had:
 SWells Dr, Pearson: Put on this night shirt, young man, and so to bed in this ward" 2 Tamho: 'Yassuh, doctah, an dis am de fust time An evah had 8 
 Agnes F. Neshwitt Copyright, 1926. Reproduction
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
Q -@- &ko o@(o ID

Mortals are mean, and nearly everybody smiles inwardly while passing q man with puncture.
 Heinz a gentleman is like being happy: if you must try 10 be, you aren't,
 Only one pair of ankles in five is attractive; thus the shortskirt style is only one-fifth naughty.
 Cheer up. Most of the big jobs are held by men who got wary by being stung.
 Americanism: Strutting on credit; calling 1t prosperity.
 The broadcastcrs teach us, among other things, how many ways there are 10 pronounce a composer
 Much of the young intellectual's stuff was used years ago, but it was called vulgarity then
 Note to both parties, as old Omar
New Britain herald., 1926-12-29
Florida Negro Lynched
 When Mob Storms Jail

Gainesville, Fla, Dec. 20 tR) - Breaking the lock of the city jail at Waldo 2o miles east of here, a party of unidentified mon late last night took George Buddington. 55, a negro, several miles from the town and shot him 10 death. Buddington had been arrested late Monday on charge of attempting 10 oXtort at pistol point an alleged debt from a Waldo white woman. Police said lie was intoxicated when arrested