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New Britain herald., 1926-03-11

Fear could" declared Sammy.
 Huh grunted Prickly Porky. I'm not afraid of anybody"
 Not even Puma the Panther?' demanded sammy Jay.
 The strip of bark, one end of which Prickly Por6y was chewing dropped from his mouth. Yes, sir, it did so. He stared at Sammy Jay with his mouth wide open. Puma the Panther isn't in the Green Forest" said he at last,
 "Oh, isn't he?" cried Sammy Jay. Much you know about it. Puma the Panther is in the Green Forest
 Have you seen him?" demanded Prickly Porky,
 sammy nodded his head. T cer- tainly have" said he: T saw him this very morning"
 Right here in this Green For est?" demanded Prickly Porky, and 1t sounded 10 Sammy Jay as if Prickly Porky's teeth were chatter ing,
 Again Sammy nodded. "Yes, sir ,'' said he, right here in this Green Forest Everybody else is scared half to death, that is, everybody but we birds. But, of course, we are not afraid of anybody"
 tNo-o-o." stammered Prickly Porkv, ''No-o-o, I-I-rm not afraid of anybody"
 And then a queer thing hap. pened. Sammy Jay blinked, tc make sure that his eyes were not fooling him. Two or three of those little spears which Prickly PorkS keeps hidden in his coat had fallen and they had fallen because PricklS Porky was shaking. Do you won der that sammy Jay hlinked Prickly Porlry might not be afraid of anybody. but right that very minute he was shaking so that ht had shaken some of those little spears out of his coat and all be- cause he, Sammy Jay, had sait that Puma the Panther was in tht Green Forest.
 Prickly Porlzy began 10 bacl down the tree. Where are you going?" demanded Sammy Jay. "It is no business of yours" re- torted Prickly Porky, where I'm going. And if it's all the same tc you. wish you would tell nobody that you have seen me this morn. ing"
 Sammy Jay watched Prickls Porky shuffle out of sight, He is afraid" said Sammy Jay to himself "Prickly Porky is afraid of Puma the Panther"
 Copyright. 1928. by T. V. Burgess) The next story: Bobby Coon GoeF Back to Bed"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11

tent of exterminating me and my family"
 They wanted your father out of the way. and they killed him."
 "Yes, and Dad was In Grafton; he wasn't here. If they want me badly enough, they won't stop when l go home"
 "Yes, they would, They simply think that with you here they're in danger of being iound."
 Well, I'm sticking, Barry, I'm sorry" He raised his hands and let them fall again to hia side, Until sec it through"
 "WHll, maybe I can sec your side of it, Jim Barry laid his hand on the others shoulder, "Dut," he de- clared through compressed lips If anyone tried 10 harm Janet, I'd kin him"
 T know you would, bless your old heart. said once before, and l repeat it now. If it's tho last thing do on this earth, I'm going to Kill the man who murdered my father" The fog that hung low ever Bridgeport streets when they wdft in the theater had lifted by the time the performance was over, and they walked out into a clear and storlu night,
 In the midst of discussion that centered about two lovc-sicH young fools they heard sharp cries some distance up the street. Promenadcrs turned their heads inquiringIy end then hastcned toward the swiftly gathering crowd.
 Come on, Jim" Barry grabbed his arm. Maybe it's q fight. Maybe someone's getting pinched."
 It was a fight, Standing on tip- toe on the outer fringe of the crowd they could see two struggling figures locked in a desperate clinch as they scuffled near the curb. They fought silently, with grim intensity. wholly oblivious of the crowd that hommc,i them in.
 Then suddenly there was part 1 ing of the two forms and sudden darting in of one of them, swift feint and then the sicken:ng sound of the impact of fist on jaw. One of the figures dropped--dropptd like a log. his head striking the curb with resounding smack. He lay still.
 Did you see that?"
 Good Lord, what q socll!'
 He's killed him!"
 The mutterings Of an idle, curious crowd. Then there was quick movement swift shuffling of feet and bodies tensely straining. 1 Someone in the crowd set up the cry: Stop him! Stop him! There he goes!"
 (To Be Continued)
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11
FOR ITCHING TORTURE
Use Antiseptic Liquid Zemc

There Is one remedy that seldom fails to stop itching torture and re- lieve skin irritation. and that makes the skin soft, clear and healthy.
 Any druggist can supply you with Zemo, which generally overcomes skin diseases. Eczema. Itch. Pim- ples, Rashes, Blackheads, in most gases quickly give way 10 Zemo. Frequently. minor blemishss disap- pea overnight. Itching usually stops instantly. Zemo is a safe, an- tiseptic liquid that may be applied at any time, for it does not show. Ask your druggist for a small size soc or large bottle sl.0o.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11
.HER!0Nl NV! WAY
 bYa Girl of Today

"'Well, that being the case I'm afraid we'll have to dispense with Kean and Riley. We did not hire them as a. firm. you know
 "'We're a firm now, Mir. Sterne, and you'd better get substitutes for the hat-checking station where we are. We're leaving as soon as can get back to Julie and tell her we're being fred"
 Copyright, 1926, NEA Service. Incl
 TOMORROW:. A Good Bluff.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11
Gossip's Corner
A Few Choice Words.


 Considerable ado about the tar rying of Vera Cathcart without our nations gates! Perhaps rightly. But somehow I cant get nearly as much wrought up over any injustice sus- tained by Vera as ] can over the of shawl-headed immigrant wives and daughters of men in this country sent back to the homeland every year because 'the quota is filled"
 But, although our nations laws have deliberately wrecked the fami- ly which. In theory, 1t recognizes as the unit of society,"" no one got much excited about it until recently. They do say the new law, which will not include the quota women folks of men already in this land, will go through! Here's hoping!
 Ford is going into the cloth busi- ness. He is starting a factory which will manufacture upholstery cloth for his famous vehicle. Hordes of women who cant afford a sprine suit hope that Henry can get in on this sartorial problem and help q. little!
 The average soft coal miner in America earns $500 yearly. The average miners fan%ly is six. A New York lady complains that she cannot even clothe herself decent ly" on a yearly alimony Of si00,c10.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11

Hans, they expect 100 much. And that makes me afraid for them" So says the interesting wife Cynthia to her husband In what I prophecy to be springs best seller, Hounds of Spring by Sylvia Thompson. The progeny are the subject Of discus sion. We must somehow make them realize that there may he diff entities; that they inst cant basit in the sun and enjoy themselves, Now you parents, go on and lic'- 1t up!
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11
About Women

More than 5000 patents have been granted women within the past de cade, Only 50 per cent pertain 10 household use. The others apply 10 science, industry, commerce, agricul- ture mining.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11

Twenty unmarried old ladies Of Rayonne. Franc, ve formed the "Old Maids Union" Its purpose is 10 fight the high cost of living when on 'as nn male 10 provide. They ha, l.>n given for refuge an old milt -~ l,o racks one used hy Ma nnlhnr
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11

Of course Sammy Jay was one who did q great deal of the spread ing Of the news that Puma the Panther had come to the Green Forest. Sammy rather likes to carry tad news. Some folks are that way. IL was Sammy who told the news to Prickly Porky the Porcupine.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11
Books Talked About

The Outline" craze which began with H. c. Wells Outlines of His tory and was followed by outlines in science, literature, and the arts now adds an Outline of Christianity, :" which purports 10 be "the whole story of civilization" By 100 authors. Five volumes, Worth several club programs,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11
Political

Our nations e1ucatots marched 10 the White House demanding q
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11

secretary of education in the presi- dents cabinet. Not such an unrea- sonable request, it would seem! After all, we do have as many children or school age in this nation as hogs and cattle, and cabinet officer for the express purpose of fostering live stock is not considered unreasonable at all'
 The governor of the state of Ohio starts an investigation of the runor- ed state prohibition departments use of women as "decoys' to get a. man. Much ado about if, Perhaps rightly so. But for the sweet sake Of consistency, why not trade against the practice in all departments of justice? The police departments of all our large cities nab a large ma- iority of their suspects by the use Of the woman "decoy," as the poor per secuted movie lizard" will testify!
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11
Pricl>ly Perky Loses Some
 Little Spears
By THORNTON W. BURGESS

When Prickly Porky shakes with fear, The danger must be great, lis clear.
 Sammy Jay.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-11

The next story: Bobby Coon Goes Back to Bed"
Evening star., 1926-02-02
HOUSE APPROVES
AGRICULTURE BILL
0verrides Committee Giving
100000 for Pamphlets.
Total Is S126, 500, 900.

b. the Associated Press.
For the first time in the present Con
gress the House today overrode its ap-
preparations committee in passing the
annual Agricultural Department ap-
preparation bill, which now goes to the
Senate.
By a vote of 1SS to 147 an amend
ment opposed by the committee was
adopted to provide 100000 for the
distribution of pamphlets and other
information on the diseases of horses
and cattle.
The proposal for the pamphlets
was sponsored by Representative
Jones, Democrat, Texas, and was sup
ported by practically the entire Dem
ocratic membership and number of
Republicans.
As approved the measure carries
126.5o0,00O for the various activities
OF the Agriculture Department during
the next fiscal year. OF this amount
Ss0,O0o,000 IS for Federal aid to the
States in road construction
Evening star., 1926-02-02
HUGE DEDUCTIONS
IN TAXES ASSA|LED
Senate Probers Say $780,
100000 Not Based on Law
Was Allowed.

By the Associated Press.
More than 500. 900 ,000 OF deductions
for war amortization not based on the
solicitors rulings" have been allowed
By the Internal Revenue Bureau, the
Senate was informed today in the ma
iority report of the special Senate
committee investigating the bureau.
The largest such deduction set forth
in the committees report was S21.-
926,412 for the United States Steel
Corporation.
The others listed included Ameri
can Locomotive Co. Bethlehem. Pa,
81 l.069. .022: American Rolling Mills
Co, Middletown, Ohio, sl,47O, ,2lo;
Anaconda Copper Mining Co., New
York. S2,T44,410; Babcock K Wilcox,
New York. boiler manufacturers, So
O49 or; Baldwin Locomotive Works,
Philadelphia. S2,990, sos; Central Steel
Co. Masillon, Ohio. Sl.399 ,219; Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Co, Denver, Colo,
50 .594, ,109.
Crucible Steel Co. of America,
sS.912.S79: Diamond Alkali Co, Pitts
burgh, 81 .344 ,405; Firestone Tire Co,
Akron. Ohio, 81 .464, ,9S3; General Elec-
tric Co. Schenectady, \. Y, S1,1S1 800
International Harvester Co, s2,130,-
215; Jones & Laughlin Steel Co, Buff
falo, S5,752, 1853; the Koppers Co, Pitts
burgh, SZ,G04 ,l35; ldpelle iron w VI No.
Wheeling, w. Va, Si,016,144; Lukens
Steel Co, Catesville, Pa, S2,416, ,l42;
Mckinney Steel Co, Cleveland,
s1171,43l: Pierce Oil Corporation,
New York, s1,34S,914.
Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, $780,
936; Republic Iron and Steel Co.,
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio. s3,167,0so; Skin
ner & Eddy Shipbuilding Corporation,
Seattle, s1,415,eS2: Sperry Flour Co..
San Francisco, s1,027,023; Westing
house Air Brake, Pittsburgh, $1,3S7,-
799, and the Texas Co., New York,
230O192.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
TROOPS GUARD TOWN AND COURT
AS MAN is TRIED AND GIVEN DEATH
Prisoner. Guilty of Attack on Woman and Three
Murders, Convicted and Sentenced in l6 Minutes
Armored Tank Used to Avert Outbreak.

know that an officer and not the
negro was in the tank.
The courtroom was crowded, but
there was no demonstration what
ever when the jury returned its YER
dict. Circuit Judge Richard {. Stoll,
presiding, kept the crowd within the
room while the negro was trished
away.
Harris made no defense.
Fifteen minutes after court was con
yened he stood before Judge Ston in
the packed courtroom and mumbled:
Il brought il on myself" He was then
sentenced to be hanged. lie was taken
away as surreptitiously as he had
been brought i'll early this morning
from the Frankfort Reformatory.
Outside on every sid" We're State
troops; whippet tanks commanded
street intersections; machine guns
bristled from every corner, and a troop
of cavalry was standing at attention
in old cheapSide, the marketing place
Of a Kentucky of other days, within
the shadow Of the courthouse dome.
Harris. friendlesS and alone, save
for the counsel appointed for him by
Continued OH Page 4. Column 81
Evening star., 1926-02-02

By the Associated Pr"--.
BUTTE, Mont, February Three
women. claiming 10 be daughters
Of the late ". 4. Clark, former
United States Senator from Montana.
have risen 10 ask for a portion OF the
copper kings millions.
In a petition uled IN District Court
late yesterday. the trio put forth their
claim as Clark : legitimate daughters,
declaring they We're ''unintentionally
omitted from his will, and ask the
court 10 set aside on order recently
entered. admitting the document TO
probate.
Few Details Given
Details Of their claim to the estate
are not contained in the petition,
which was prepared by John y. Shell
ton, Butte attorney, and Edward &.
Hyde Of Kansas City. Mo. Hyde left
Sunday night for Kansas city and
Shelton declared he was III posses
Evening star., 1926-02-02
HUGHES DEFINITELY
QUITS PUBLIC LIFE
Senate and Presidential
Races Do Not Interest
Him Now.
By FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Charles Evans Hughes has definite
". formally and irrevocably retired
from public life. The law, and moth
ing but the law, Will henceforward
claim his time and virile energies.
This writer is permitted to make that
announcement on authority. Mr..
Hughes has no intention of entering
the New York State senatorial pr1Ina- =
rtes as d candidate for the Republican
nomination against the incumbent,
James W. Wadsworth. jr
The former Secretary of State has
also taken himself out of any possible
race for the Republican presidential
nomination i'll 1928. His name has
been quietly but insistently mention
ed in that connection. Gossip now
and then narrates that, in the event
of Calvin Coolidge himself not being
an aspirant for another term, Mr..
Hughes would be one Of the Republi-
cans whose nomination would be high
" agreeable TO the President
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes were recently
guests at the White House for several
days.
Friends Boosting Him.
At the end OF last October this
writer chronicled that many OF his
friends believed that Il Hughes can
didacy, either for the United States
Senate or the presidency, lay behind
the project to honor him with a great
testimonial dinner in New York on
November 10. At the dinner, which
was a triumphant occasion, Elihu
Root. who presided, referred, amid
cheers. to the fact that Hughes had
lost the presidency in 1915 through
treachery.'
Unbeknown to Mr.. Hughes, some
friend or friends for the past two
months have been flooding the coun-
try with reprints Of this correspond
ent's article. The reprint gives no
indication of the agency or source
from which 1t Is being put into the
mails Leading Republicans. includ-
ing members of Congress, have re-
ceived 1t. It bore all the earmarks
Of a systematic campaign to generate
interest in Hughes political future.
The distinguished lawyer, who was
premier in the Harding and Coolidge
cabinets, is anxious to have all con-
cerned thoroughly understand that he
is no longer in politics, that he has
no desire to re-enter politics, and
that he would not permit his name
to be used in connection with any
candidacy. He is, in short. through
with public Office.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
Disputed Morality of Jazz Dances
Has Bulgarian Capital in Uproar

play only old waltzes and Bulgarian n
national dances, with the result that
nearly the whole assembly boycotted
the dance floor.
Seeing that charity would be the
loser, the princess obtained another
orchestra and jazz reigned merrily
all night.
Now the church has taken a hand.
mgr. Stephan, Archbishop Of Sofia,
mas delivered a vigorous sermon
against the modern dances. while a
regular war of propaganda by house
toulouse visits, pamphlets and
speeches, is being conducted for and
against the modern steps.
Copyright. 1925! by Chicago DAILY News Coz
Evening star., 1926-02-02
Rubber Bootleggging ON Big Scale
Florrishes in Malay Peninsula
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 2.-Telegraph.
ing from Penang, Straits Settlement,
the correspondent of the Daily Mail
describes the enormous prosperity the
boom in rubber has brought to the
Malay Peninsula. The people Of the
region, he says, made $4,000, 900
about $125, 900, ,000) more in 1925 than
in 1924 out Of rubber.
OF the $4,000 planters in Malaga
only 1900 are Europeans. The bulk
Of the rubber is produced on small es-
tates owned by Malays or Chinese.
The fact that these estates have been
yielding much more rubber than Is al
lowed export has led to an immense
smuggling business. In which the
Evening star., 1926-02-02
BY The A.,oriated press-

~ tsit isaO'I3tel IFesS.
LEXINGTON. l. Ky, February =
I'd Harris. negro. pleaded guilty
mere today to an attack on Mrs.
Clarence Bryant, whose husband and
TWO children he had confessed to
numbering. and was sentenced to be
hanged Friday. March 3. III the Fay
cite County jail yard. The trial last
Ell exactly 16 minutes.
IL was one of the speedieSt trials
In the history Of the county. Court
was called promptly at 9 o'clock
Prosecuting Attorney Maury hemper
ekected to try the defendant on the
charge growing out OF his attack on
Mrs Bryant here. January 19. Con-
Vlctlon in this case carried the pen
atty of hanging. Charles against the
negro for the murder OF Mr.. Bryant
and the children We're not called.
The negro had been brought here
early today from the State reforma-
tory at Frankfort in Adjt. Gen. james
y. hehoe'S automobile. while Il Ma
tional Guard officer rode IN tank
and not until after arrival here did
any one save Il few officers OF the
1000 National Guardsmen on duty
Evening star., 1926-02-02
THREE ALLEGED DAUGHTERS ASK
FOR SHARE In CLARK MILLIONS
Claim Late Montana Senator and Mother We're Reou-
Iarv NarrietI-Court Is Asked to Set Aside
Probate of Document

sion Of little Information other than
contained in the petition. The women
are named as Alma f. Clark Hines.
Lfle Clark Williams and Addie L.
Clark Miller.
Shelton said, however. they lived
in or around Kansas City, and that
their mother died several years ago
Clark and the woman We're married
about 1869, he said
Two Wives Listed
This information, however. is a.
variance with the account of Clark s
marital relations contained in Who's
Who in America. Here the copper
king IS listed as having married ka-r9
l.. Stauffer of Connells vile, Pa. i'll
1869. In l90I-eight years after the
death OF his first wife-he married
Miss Anna Eia -Chappelle Of Butte.
Mont. OF the first union We're born
w. A. Clark. jr.. Of Los Angeles.
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1926-02-02

By Radio TO The Star and Chicago Daily News.
SOFIA, February 2.-All Sofia has
been stirred by a bitter. fsr-reach-
ing dispute which has arisen regard
ing dancing.
Many prominent members OF So
ciety recently started an active cam
paign against foxtrots, onesteps ana
the Charleston and tango, alleging
that these dances are immoral ana
ungodly."
The controversy came to head
Monday night when Princess Eu-
doxia, sister of King Boris. gave a
large charity ball. The master or
cerepouies ordered the orchestra 70
Evening star., 1926-02-02
Cuts His Own Salary.

WARREN, Pa, February P).-
The Warren Borough Council next
week will be called upon to act on a
recommendation Of the burgess, DR..
LEROY E. Chapman, that his salary be
reduced from $500 a year, as proposed
by council, to $3.50. DIR. Chapman,
elected as the poor mans candidate
last night vetoed an ordinance carry
ing the higher figure on grounds of
economy. He suggested the salary of
the solicitor be reduced from $4,000
a year to $1,000.
Evening star., 1926-02-02

Asiatics constantly outwit the Euro.
pean agents and overseers.
Rubber "bootlegging" is carried on
to vast extent by a rubber fleet, a
counterpart of the rum-running fleet
off the coast of the United States.
Rubber running" says the CORE
spondent, Is financed by wealthy per-
sons of high standing. but it is actu-
ally done by coolies, who land their
cargoes in the Dutch East Indies,
from where they are sent to Singa-
pore. If the coolies are caught their
families are provided for during their
term of Imprisonment and they them
selves are handsomely compensated
they are released.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
FAVOR BATTLEFIELD BILL.
House Committee Approves Meas
ure to Inspect Civil War Scenes.

A Senate bill to authorize inspection
Of the Civil War battlefields around
Appomattox Court House, Va, with
view of preserving them as his
toric monuments, was approved to-
day by the House. military committee
The inspection would be carried out
by a commission consisting of ar
Army engineer officer and one veteran
each Of the Federal and Confederate
fnrcoA
Evening star., 1926-02-02
BANDIT CAPTURE RUMOR.
Leader Of Train Robbers Reported
Under Arrest.

MENICO CITY. February R.-
Special dispatches from Patzcuaro.
Michoacan, contain rumors that fed
eral troops have captured in a nearby
village former Col. Manual Nunez,
leader of the recent bandit outrage
on train near Guadalajara.
There Is no confirmation Of the
runors, either at the scene of the
reported capture or in official quar-
tars in Mexico City.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
COOLIDGE ASSA|LS
ALARM ON DEFENSE
Replies to Criticism Relating
to Big Mergers and AIumi-
mum Company.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Coolidge took q rap today
at what was termed propaganda in
tended to show that the Army and
Navy are inadequate and that the
Federal Government is not properly
enforcing the laws OF the land.
The President, while discussing
these matters with callers at the
White House today, stated that it has
been the custom of officials of the
Army and Navy for many years TO
circulate reports about the depletion
Of the arms of The national defense
just about the time the question of ap-
preparations comes up. He pointed out
also that 1t has been o habit of politi-
cal parties i'll opposition to the one in
power to start propaganda in advance
of any campaign to show that the ad-
ministration of the party in control of
Congress is not properly functioning
or caring for the interests of the
UeOpln.
Evening star., 1926-02-02
Regrets the Policy. -

President Coolidge, while discussing
the Army ana Navy propaganda, was
represented us regretting very much
this policy on the part of those in the
service of the national defense of the
country to circulate stories with the
intention Of making the public and the
country believe that the national de-
fense of the country has completely
broken down with the purpose. accord
ing to his opinion, of securing in
creased appropriations.
The President hopes the country will
understand the motive behind the
propaganda, and will not become un-
necessarily disturbed.
Personally, President Coolidge con
siders the national defense of the
United States at this time as being
fairly adequate. Naturally enough, he
does rot consider 1t perfect. but, In
his opinion, his administration has
done much toward increasing eff
cheney and working toward perfection.
The President reminded his callers
that the Nation has within the past
six years appropriated more than
81 900, 100000 for the Army and Navy
of this country. This gigantic sum.
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