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Evening star., 1926-10-25
ARMY PROBERS TO MEET.
Will Inquire Into Reasons for
Putting Officers in Glass B.

A board of Army. officers has been
appointed to meet in this city to deter
mine whether or not certain officers
were placed in class B due to their
own neglect, misconduct or avoidable
habits, under the provisions of Sec
ton 24b, act Of Congress approved
June 8, 1920.
The board is composed of Maj. Gen.
Frank Mcintyre. chief Of the Bureau
of Insular Affairs; Brig. Gen. Samuel
d. Rochenbach, commanding the Dis
trict of Washington, and Col. Henry G..
Fisher, Medical Corps, with Maj.
Frederick G. Munson, Judge Advo-
cate Generals Department, as record
er without vote.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
DIES AT THE AGE OF 80.
Mrs. Catherine He'll Succumbs
After Illness of e Year.

Mrs. Catherine He'll, 80 years old,
widow of John A. He'll, died Saturday
after a years illness at her residence,
1888 D street northeast. She was
born in Germany and had lived in
Washington for the past 62 years.
She is survived by two daughters.
Mrs, Daniel B. Smoot and Mrs. John
Yoss of this city; eight grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at
Holy Comforter Church by Father
MacVey, followed by interment in
Congressional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
CAPT. SHEEHY RETIRED.

Cant. Thomas j. Sheehy, 26th L. s.
Infantry, in Baltimore on leave OF
absence, has been placed on the retired
list OF the Army on account OF dlsabll-
lty incident to the service.
Capt. Sheehy served in the ranks
rom 1903 until 1917, when he was
appointed captain of Infantry IN the
National Army. For his services in
he world War he was commissioned
2aptain of Infantry in the Regular
Army in July, 1920. He was recently
stationed at Plattsburg, \. y.
Evening star., 1926-10-25

Too many free passes and the large
number of "deadheads" are respon-
sible for deficit of $S,90o,O00 on Aus
trian railroads for the first six months
Of 1926.
Evening star., 1926-10-25
REED SCORES WALB
FOR INDIANA SLUSH
FUND ALLEGATIONS

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-03

the tomato shows at least 80 per cent.
good red color. Fairly well colored''
means that the tomato shows at least
two-third good red color. swell form
be extremely fiat or otherwise badly
misshapen. Damage means any in
j ry which cannot be removed in the
ordinary process of trimming and
reeling without a loss of more than
10 per cent. (by weight) of the to-
mato in excess of that which would
occur if the tomato were perfect.
SERIOUS damage" means any injury
which cannot be removed in the ordi-
nary process of trimming and peeling
without a loss of more than 20 per
cent. (by weight) Of the tomato in
excess of that which would occur if the
tomato were perfect.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-03
AGRICULTURE

President Coolidge has designated
April 1924, inclusive, as the 1926
American Forest Week, according to
an official proclamation. He gave
ull weight to the evils resulting from
impoverished and idle forest land, but
declared that change is taking
place in the attitude Of landowners
toward the country's forests.
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine, in
making public the forestry proclama-
ton emphasized the Importance of tree
crops to the farmer and small land
owner, declaring that one-third of all
forest land in the United States is in
small wood-lots. He also pointed out
that the observance of American For.
est Week has reached nationwide pro-
portions and that the annual campaign
is directed by the American Forest
Week, federation of nearly 100 or
CARNATIONS with Hon. Frank o. Low.
den of Illinois as chairman. The De-
partment of Agriculture is represent.
ed on this committee by the Forest
Service, the Bureau of Plant Indus.
try, and the Biological Survey.
A new feature of this years obser.
vance is the formation of forest weel
committees in each State and Alaska
in order that local forestry problems
can be studied and met by States
counties, and municipalities. Canad;
has issued a proclamation calling fol
the observance of a Forest Week thi.
spring at the same time it is observed
in the United States.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-03

A progressive corn farmer does not
plant the nubbins left in his crib after
he has fed or sold the bulk of his crop
during the winter. He has long since
learned the value Of good seed corn.
The same farmer, on the other hand,
does not always use equally good
judgment in selecting seed for his po-
tato patch. Too often he plants the
culls and inferior potatoes which are
left in the bin after the good ones
have been sold or eaten. He has not
learned the value of good seed pota-
toes
"The first requirement in good seed
potatoes" says William Stuart, pota-
to specialist of the United States De-
partner of Agriculture, ais that they
be as free as possible from disease,
at least of those diseases which can
be detroyed through treatment in eth
er the hot or cold corrosive sublim-
ate OF formalin solutions" Good seed,
he says, must also possess good Wig
or, high productive capacity, and be
true to name and to type of variety.
While such factors as the preparations
of the land, it's fertilization, the prop
er spacing of the seed pieces, and the
cultural care given the growing crop
have an important bearing on the
yield, none, he says, is of such prime
Importance as the character of the
seed.
Perhaps the best way for the aver
age farmer potato grower to be assur-
ed of good seed is to purchase "certi-
fled seed There is abundant evidence
that certified seed is improved seed,
and that it will yield much more than
common uncertifed seed. Reports to
the department from a number of ex-
pertinent stations in the United States
and Canada, based on 1927 tests
show an actual increase of aga bushels
per acre for certified seed over uneer-
titled seed. Individual tests showed
an increase of as much as 219 bushels
per acre by the use of certified seed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-03

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-04-03
MRS. FREDERIcKs SURPRISED

She said "I have used your Cough Syrup
this winter for the first time-the best medi.
cine have ever used for Group. Instead Of
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
CHECKING UP ON BERLIN BUSSFS

The bus checkers in Berlin seem to have it on the Connecticut com pany If the company thinks its busses are running according to schedule time the devastating figures of the checkers appears to deny the company's allegation.
 There seems no logical reason why the busses cannot run according to schedule as well as the erstwhile trolley cars Perhaps the trolley cars, running on one track in both directions, had to yield a better regard to schedules in order to pass each other at the designated switches. The busses. on the other hand, seem to be running wild, on the principle that any old time will do.
 If the Connecticut company is wise it will straighten out its Berlin bus tangle forthwith. If the present con- dition continues a petition may be started toward the Public Utilities Commission asking that some more reliable concern be given the fran chise.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19

agers met last night. Manager Woodhouse of the Stanley Works said that his teams game with Landers, Frary, X Clark Saturday would have to be postponed as sev- eral of his players were out of town. The Landers manager refused. The Stanley Works then refused to play, and Manager White of Rus sell X Erwin's said, Every well, let's disband the league" It was done.
 The former city collector was ar rested by Chief Rawlings this morn ing and charged with fraudulently appropiratng $16,5o0 of tax money for his own use. He could not be located this forenoon, but about 1 o'clock the chief saw him standing on West Main street. He followed him when he went into his office and found the door locked. Believ- ing he would try to escape, he went around to the side of. the building and saw him on the roof of the adjoining the spring bed shop. The chief told him not to es- cape if he valued his life. The man climbed back through the window but refused 10 open the door. Chief Rawlings had to smash this in and then arrested the former collector under bond of s15,000.
 The members of St. Peters choir paid a visit to their former pastor, Rev. N. r. X. Schneider of Meriden, yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
Observation On Tie Weather

Washington, Aug 19.-Forecast for Southern New England Increas- ing cloudiness tonight; Friday rain! fresh northeast and east winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy, probably followed by rain tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature; fresh east winds.
 Conditions: A well defined dis turbance is central this morning over South Dakota with secondary disturbances central over Indiana and North Carolina. They are causing unsettled showery weather from Kansas eastward 10 New York and from the Canadian border southward to Tennessee.
 The greatest rainfall reported for the last A hours was S.O6 inches at Key West, Florida. The tenn perature is rising slowly in the cen tral districts but continues below normal in the eastern portion of the Lake region and New England.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with slowly rising temperature, followed by local showers.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
SALE OF \ RAILROAD

A news dispatch from Denver stated that the Denver and Salt Lake railroad, the "Moffatt line" had been sold on the auction block for the small sum of s3,75O,OOO - not much to pay for a railroad, surely.
 To the average person this may not mean much. But his interest may be whetted on learning that the Moffatt line is regarded as the greatest scenic railroad in the United | States, and a trip over it is taken 1 by nearly all tourists who happen to be in Denver with sufficient time for the day or two required.
 No railroad in the Alps has more turns, twists and tunnels to the mile. At one portion the rails travel nine miles to go forward only one; and the roadbed goes to dizzy heights before crossing the great divide at a height of more than 10000 feet.
 Even more remarkable Is the life history of Moffatt, the banker, who was instrumental in building the line, which was 10 be a "short cut" from Denver over the mountains to the western part of Colorado. The line was never completed, and for years it's chief function was being operated for the benefit of tourists.
 It is along this line that the great Moffatt tunnel is under construction by the state, which will avoid crawl ing up into the clouds to get over the mountains. It will be the longest tunnel in the country, being bored through the backbone of the con- tinent.
 The new owners. of course, will complete the line when the tunnel is finished, or even before. It will open up vast coal fields and also vast region beyond the mountains for settlement. Colorado is seeing some of the greatest railroad con- structlon work in the country at this time, and sale of the railroad was merely a step in rehabilitating the system that is destined to see better days
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
DISAPPEARING LAKES

For the second time within a year a large lake in the west threatens to disappear into sub terranean levels, mystifying geolo- gists and soaring the neighboring inhabitants.
 Whether the Lake of the Woods in Oregon will go the way of the erstwhile lake in Kansas, which dis appeared almost entirely, remains to be seen. The natural question which the layman asks, is where the water goes. But this is something that mo- body can answer. Perhaps there is plenty of room in the bowels of the earth for water as well as crude petroleum.
 Perhaps, in view of the large quantities of petroleum being taken from the ground, Old Mother Earth needs some water for balance.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
PHILIPPINE JAZZ

The Philippine legislature is at it again. Governor-G General Wood, who is sitting on a volcano instead of a swivel chair, simply can't hold it in check. Passage of the plebiscite resolution "on the question of Philippine independence" over his veto indicates that the islanders simply will not be denied in their demands.
 In other words. they seem to take self determination" quite seriously, regardless of how much rubber may be grown on the islands.
 The fact is. the Filiplnos do not want the rubber growing industry to
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
STRENGTH OF THONfS IN THE STATE

Judge William E. Thoms of Wa terbury is deserving of the nomina- ton for governor on the Demo- cratic ticket for several reasons.
 (a) He is the best Democratic vote -getter in the state.
 (b) He has not feared to state his views without straddling, par ticularly on the wet and dry ques- tion.
 (c) He was willing to step aside two years ago to permit the party to see what could come of the nomination of Charles G. Morris of Newtown as the gubernatorial nominee, and now ought to have his own chance at the honor.
 (d) He is an able and highly re- spected man and would put up a strong battle.
 (e) His personal popularity would lend strength to the ticket all along the line.
 Judge Thoms has come out as favoring notifications of the dry law. He is one of the few candi- dates for any office who has ideas on public questions and issues and is willing to state them unequivo- cally. In this respect he is the "Al' Smith of Connecticut.
 If he were nominated it un- doubtedly would mean he would appeal to the voters on a modifi- cation platform, and would ask for the votes of those who favor modi- fcation and would not solicit the votes Of those who did not.
 In other words, he would be honest about it.
 This is not saying. of course, that Charles c. Morris of New town is not a good candidate, nor that he isn't a good man to be a candidate. His advantage lies in the fact there seems to be an un- written law that the man who once ran for office on the ticket has a right to run again if he de- sires to do so.
 There also ought to be an un- written law that the man who steps aside one year should not be expected to do so the next year.
 New Britain delegates to the Democratic state convention will be instructed, it is said, for Thoms, former New Britain citizen.
 If nominated Judge Thoms will make a good run In New Britain and Hartford county, He will make a fine run in New Haven county and probably will also do quite well in Fairfield county.
 This ought 10 look good to the Democratic convention.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19

periods.
 Of course, there is no law as to how fast anyone must drive; but Superintendent Hurley's scheme of having a traffic policeman warn the slow troublemakers, and then ar rest them for disobeying an officer if they persist, ought to work after a fashion.
 It will be an ineffective method, however. unless a motorcycle police man is following and saw the original warning - or made it him. self - and then finds the warning not obeyed,
 The state records show that most of our highway accidents occur along smooth stretches of road; which points strongly to the fact that they are caused largely by drivers who attempt to pass slower cars ahead.
 Hurley's plan, how ever, does not mean that speeding will be lawful or desirable. The speders will be just as liable to be arrested as before, and are equally as dangerous as the slow-car.
 It's uniform rate, not one too fast nor too slow, that is desired.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
HURJEY'S SCHEME WORTH TRYING

The plan of Robert T. Hurley, superintendent of state police, to en- force uniform speed Of about 35 miles an hour on state roads during the weekend rush hours appears 10 meet with general approval because of the undeniable soundness Of the proposal.
 Drivers who poke along at such slow rate as to encourage others to adopt the hazardous method of 'passing- out-a -and-cutting-in" are dis tinct menaces upon the highways.
 Slowly-driyen cars which hold up hundreds of cars behind them may be perfectly safe vehicles for those that are in them, but those who arc encouraged 10 go out of line to get ahead are forced 10 assume risks which no slowly driven car has a mora! right to cause.
 New drivers, green to the whirr of traffic on state roads, had best stick to the side roads until they gain ex- perience; a state road is very poor place on which to get the ex- perience they require.
 Elderly men driving cars. who are inclined to be overly cautious, really are the reverse.
 Trucks, which cannot travel fast . enough and large occupiers of space, should not be allowed on the trunk lines at all during the congested
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19

be developed there The chief reason is economic. The Filipinos them selves would not be able to furnish the necessary labor, and what there is of it would be too high in price; for contrary to the general belief, Filipino labor is by no means as cheap as labor on the continent of Asia.
 In order to develop the rubber in dustry large numbers of peons from Asia would have to be imported, and the Filipinos simply do not de- sire that development. And after all the rubber that can be grown in the Philippines were a reality - after a period of F years - it would only amount to around 10 per cent of the quantity consumed annually in the United States.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
What Becomes of Them?
Mr. Humphreys Wonders Where All the Cigaret Cases Go That His Firm Makes, Which Leads To An Inquiry About the Fate of Razor Blades and Hairpins.

The Washington Star printed an entertaining article the other day in which Ernest N. Humphreys. New Britain manufacturer. was quoted as wondering what eventually be- came of the large number of cigaret cases manufactured.
 The New Britain manufacturer was quoted as saying his firm made about 50,OOO cigaret cases a year. mostly as a sideline for other firms. This is a comparatively small number, but there are 150 other firms making cigaret cases, some averaging as high as 500,o0O year
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19

You can get an answer 10 any question of fact or information by 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, 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 standardization
 Q. What is the full name of the King of Norway?
 A. His title is Haakon VII. His name is Christian Frederic Charles George Naldemar AxXel.
 O. Is whale oil still used for Illuminating purposes?
 A. Whales are still hunted for their oil but not so much as for morley. Before the discovery of petroleum. Illuminating oil was de- rived almost entirely from whales, but kerosene has now largely sup planted animal oil Whales are still important as a source of ann bergris, spermaceti, whalebone, glue, etc.
 c. How often do Pinion pine trees bear?
 A. They bear irregularly, some times once in two or three years, sometimes oftener. The nuts ripen in the fall of the year.
 Q. In what way is Cuba a pro- tectorate of the United States?
 A. The Platt amendment was made a condition precedent 10 the establishment of the Cuban repub- lie and expressly provides: That the Cuban government consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preser-
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19

That Vacation Urge, Folksi 'Berry-time,' ' folks, and the reason
 is clear Because We will bury ourselves every
 year In some jerk-water place. with just
 two trains day there, And pay out our own hard earned
 berries to stay therel
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
HOW TO ENJOY YOUR VACATION AT HOME
 Rr Charles H AIcIlNain

Standing over hot stove all day will leave the face almost as red as sunburn.
 Wear a bathing suit in the bath tub. and eat sack of peanuts while bathing.
 Throw a dozen tin cans on the floor and eat with the tablecloth spread on the living room rug. Wear knickers while doing the housework.
 Stand out in the rain until thor ouEhly soaked.
 Sleep in the back yard, making your bed over an ant-hill.
 Learn to play ukulele.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-19
THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT

mAhES AN ANNotNN'
 The State Highway Department through it's official organ of course has seen fit to announce that It will shortly undertake to repair several highways leading out Of New Britain, notably the Beech Swamp road between this city and Berlin, a notorious washboard roadway that has been in a la nnentable condition indeed for longer period of years than we care to reckon. Just what was the reason for this move is hard to de- termine. We have learned, long ago, that pleas of New Britain peo- pie fall upon deaf ears in political circles in Hartford, whatever jus tice there may be behind their ar- guments.
 There is not. in the state of Con- necticut, a highway as generally used as the Beech Swamp Road which is in as poor shape. It has been consistently ignored by the highway department and complain ants have been received with scant courtesy, although this newspaper, as well as certain groups of New Britainites who should be, even if they are not, influential with the organization, have done all possible to secure a remedy from the bone yracking surface of the road. Pos sibly the Connecticut company, now that it is running auto busses over the route, has been able to gain an attentive ear somewhere in Hartford. If so, we can owe the company our thanks for the resur- facing of the highway, even if we have to criticize it for the lack of repairs to the trolley tracks and roadway in between them and the horrible state the trolley road bed Is in.
 There are other possibilities, all of them being more or less poli- tical in nature. It is quite natural that we seek an ulterior motive in the move to fix the road, it having been such a crying shame for so long a period and nothing having been done about it. If service was the motif of the department. serv- ice would have been extended years ago.
 But no one is going to sit up nights cheering the department for deciding to fix the road, no matter whether the department is sitting up awaiting the cheers or not. If the department feels that it has done us a favor by condescending to save us from the wear and tear which has been occasioned by the rough road it is sadly mistaken. The thing ought to have been re- paired years ago. We all know it and our resentment that 1t was not will outwear our gratitude - for some time.