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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14
FOR Bis
RAGE IN AIR

The fastest seapIanes IN the Navy
are prined for battle late this after
noon in the annual Curtiss Marine
Trophy race, to be run over an
S0-niIe course above the Potomac
1t will be the first national air
contest to be staged in the Capital.
The course is from the AnacOstia
naval air station to a point In the
Potomac river 10 miles below the
Army War College Four complete
laps will be made IN the race.
Every type Of Navy seaplane IS
entered in the race, group scorings
having been arranged to give the
slower models chance to share
in the honors. Two single scatter
scouting planes, each equipped with
$50 horsepower motors. and to be
plotted by Lieuts. Thomas Jeter ard
James Barner, are expected 20
make speed Of better than 80
miles an hour over the course
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur
and officers Of the National Aero
nautic Association are expected to
be among the spectators Navy
and Marine planes not participa ting
In the race will conduct an aerial
circus above the starting point
before the test begins.
The Capital Traction Company
win run special buses from the
south entrance OF the Treasury to
care Tor the crowds expected to 20
to Hafnes Point to witness the
start and finish OF the contest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14

felt = gentle but firm hand In my
own. I looked into those soft
eyes.
loved her.
Luckily, others in the group kept
up q rapid-fire conversation, be-
cause Frances and ! were merely
standing there looking at each
other. I believe the others noticed,
because Il was conscious Of little
titters.i
Then the jazz band struck up
again q soft, intoxicating melody.
/ didn't ask Frances for the dance.
She seemed to understand that
this was ours, without my saying
80. / touched her on the shoulder,
extended my left arm, and folded
her close to me.
OFF we waItzed in our first dance
together, off we waltzed to love
and to new happiness.
/ knew from that moment that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14

fallen In love at first sight.
Met Peaches at . Dance
met Peaches at dance-a
sorority dance at the McAlpln Ho-
tel, a month before we were mar
ried. It must have been some
strange force which drew me there.
Fate, good old Fate. was working
to give US both the love we craved
so much. It was by accident that
went to the dance. But was II 30
much an accident after all, for my
going there was really an express
sion Of my inner nature!
I had been at another dance at
the Plaza Hotel. It was q jolly
good dance, and / was having a
fine time. / was among d.time
friends, and whether the world be-
lieves 1t or not, must insist that
have old-time friends, and old
friends as well. There were no
flappers or sub-flappers.
The gold and old rose ballroom
was enwreathed in mellow light.
Jewels glittered from the arms and
necks OF beautiful women. Stately
men tripped the enhancing meas
ures Of the soft music. About the
whole affair was q soothing atmos-
phere Of living luxury. was hav-
ing q marvellous time until
Like a flash a joyous thought
sped through my mind. hap
pened to remember that on that
very evening the Phi lambda Tau
Sorority was holding dance at the
McAlpin Hotel. But let me explain
here my connection with the
sorority.
All About BrOwning's Sorority
1t has been called "Browning's
Sorority"
It has been insinuated that this
sorority was a collection Of Brown
ing's Flapper Cinderellas or some
thing OF that sort. have spent
several years now trying to pro-
mote happiness for those who have
been neglected by the Goddess Of
Good Fortune. But nothing in my
whole series Of adventures has so
upset me as the chain OF vile lies
which has linked me to this group
Of girls in evil fashion. For my
self I do not care. No one can
say anything worse about me than
already has been said. But / re-
sent the reflections cast upon the
fine, wholesome Phi lambda Taus.
My first interest In the sorority
came four years ago, when a
woman friend of mine asked me
IL 1 knew OF a reliable jeweler
where the girls might get sorority
pins made. This woman was sort
Of god-mother to the sorority.
did know Of a jeweler on John
Street and as was not busy at the
time, went there to arrange for
the pins.
AS I was leaving the shop, I told
the jeweler to send the bill to me.
I could just see the joy of the
girls when they discovered that
| they would not have TO spend their
none-too- plentiful money for the
little sorority pins which are SO
dear to the heart Of any young
girl. / saw a chance to bring
a little happiness into the world,
and did it.
Fed Up On the Old Folks
1 At any rate, that was the last
heard OF the sorority, except a
polite note Of thanks, until a few
months ago. It was then the girls
sent me tickets to their dance at
the McAlpin. I smiled. They were
evidently trying hard to raise funds
to assure the success OF the dance
They wanted me to buy tickets
but they didn't expect me to come.
/ I sent them a nice little check.
Again visioned their joy at being
enabled to put on q real Ritzy
party" Then forgot all about 1t
until that night at the Plaza.
! was in the midst Of q dance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14
SCORES DIE IN
HURRICANE

MOSCOW. May 14Scores Of
lives have been lost and millions
Of dollars OF damage has been
done by great hurricane that has
whipped the waters OF the Azov
Sea and the Don River into flood
tides. inundating the city OF
Rostov.
Dispatches from Rostov today
said that the high ground of the
city is Uttered with bodies Of the
victims of the hurricane and the
flood.
The hurricane arose suddenly last
night and did untold damage. But
the greatest catastrophe came when
the high winds drove the waters OF
the Azov Sea up the Don River.
converting the lower basin Of the
river into one great stormy sea In
undating the city.
The River Don rose Is feet in >
few hours.
Relief ships have been ordered
TO R0stCv.
where was. Some OF the syIlables
came to my ears. That's the Gin
derella Man. they were saying.
was b notorious character, you
understand.
NY official introducer left me
with the gay chattering group. Soon
noticed a girl hanging back at
the edge OF the circle, looking at
me. AS saw her beautiful face
] felt a strange drumming Of my
heart.
win you introduce me to that
girl over there?" i asked boldly
Of the girl nearest me, nodding
my head toward Frances.
I'm afraid, however, that / didn't
make the request as smoothly as
that. / must have suffered and
appeared nervous. I cannot say
precisely, because the whole thing
Is now lovely haze In my mind.
Here Comes Peaches
The next thing I knew little
girl next to me called over the
crowd: frances, come here a
minute"
That beautiful face came floating
toward me, then 1t stopped.
heard words, but / heard them far
away, as If were in q fever. /
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14

I knew the very first time / saw
her that she was the gil Of my
dreams. With that FIRST happy
glance / saw the blazing reflection
OF my own love in her eyes. Already
we had known each Other for
years. for ages. Here was my per-
feet mate.
hope my readers win excuse
me IL I seem to WAX poetic" but
g man in love-you know how 1t Is
,-at least I surely hope you do.
y When in one moment you realize
that you have found something
you have been craving for years,
well, there's an awful rush of the
10y to the heart.
That's love at first sight, sup
pose, and the wise old doctors can
call 1t a disease IL they like, but
IL 1t is, I'm having the most de-
lightful illness any man has ever
experienced.
And I'm. happy to say that my
wife, Peaches, Is sick, too. She
told me later that she felt the
fever Of love that night we met.
We have talked about It since, and
neither Of US has ever ceased to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14

TYPE OF STRAP USED-This Is
the sort of weapon with which the
girl was punished. 1--WE always seemed
to be in the way" she told the So
ciety agents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14

wonder that both OF US should have
fallen In love at first sight.
Met Peaches at Dance
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14
TRAPPED IN FOREST FIRE,
MOTHER SAVES CHILDREN

ATLANTIC CITY, May IA. Many
tales OF bravery. including the saw
ing OF three children by their
mother when their automobile be-
came enveloped In flames, marked
the series of woods fires which be
gan Saturday afternoon and con-
tinued in some sections OF the coun-
ty today.
Mrs. Joseph Johnson, Of BelcovilIe.
and her three children were trapped
In the path OF the flames in their
automobile. They ran out Of gaso-
line and Mrs. Johnson was forced to
abandon the car and Zee with her
children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14
BROWNING BECOMES
PEACHES SLAVE

Edsard ~ BroinC 5fgeaYod Man, 6
ndL pGssiOnov Peaches" his 15yedTOd BRIDE
sereUe1ng
story SBunnyO Browning fnnc of his gOt Of
eT0ic for Peaches
Today so tell he schoolgirls sorority dance;
koU his first glimpse of her ensaUed him. Foo0 this piGnty
story day BIZ day in The Washington Times IN which
e sCiHG Exclusively.
BY w.
first sight has diagnosed disease by DR..
j. f. Reese eminent London psychotherapst
Well-maybe; but if it's true, I'm very sick and
expect to recover. sincerely hope don't
The exuberant thrill experienced when first laid eyes
Peaches still highest pitch. Not single
has given the least sign of losing ecstasy and I'm
it never will
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14

she liked me, I could tell W the
feel OF her arms. That was be-
ginning. but already I was map
Ping out plans TO make her love
me, to win and WOO her Tor my
self, forever. realized she was
a bright, clear-minded, modern girl.
She wouldn't fall for the old senti.
mental tricks.
But must make her mine.
How?
Tomorrow: Browning has 20
marry Peaches. True story Of the
Rolls Royce proposal. The sWild
party &c . gay road house." The
fiendish acid mystery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14

Temperatures as high as 1900
degrees are REGISTERED by q new
thermometer made or fused quartz
and filled with galliuKn. a metal for
which no use had been found be.
fore
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14
CUPID WINS LEGAL BATTLE

ROBERT STUART heir s1OOOoOO flew the side II ri.
Immediately after being released
custody By habeas proceedngs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-14
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New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
BERLIN TO HAVE TRAFFIC TOWER

The Berlin police authoritos for some time have been perpleXed over how to erect q New York traffic guiding tower They think they now have the key to the problem and hope to have the tower set up in time for the interna- tonal police exhibition in Berlin September g.
 pr. John Harriss, traffic deputy police com missioner Of New York city, sent 150 boxes 10 Germany containing the parts of a Fifth Ave nue traffic tower He forgot 10 send instruc. tons for setting it up. however, and the boxes have been lying in warehouses at Hamburg and Berlin while police department mechani- clans weer racktng their brains trying to fig ire how to put the thing together.
 When erected the New York tower will be at one end Of model traffic street at the ex- hibition ground while the German type Of tower will stand at the other end.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19

London Woman, User of Tobacco and Member of Parliament, Has Smoking Room All to Herself

London, June 19--A smoking room all to herself is to be assigned to Miss Susan Law renee, one Of the four women members of parliament. Lady Astor and the three other commoners do not smoke. but the laborite member for East Ham greatly enjoys the nico- tine solace.
 Miss Lawrence after some persuasion finally convinced the male pariamentarians that even though Lady Astor and the other women frownef upon cigarette smoking by women she al least was entitled to a sequestered place in which to have quiet puff.
 Miss Lawrence comes of a family Of bar risters. She has q deep resonant voice which is easily heard throughout the chamber She began her public career on the London school board. She served as a member of the house in i923-24 and reelected In the labor landslide in East Ham last April.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
WINE GROWERS GET HELP

Those Of the 2,000000 persons who signed q petition demanding local option in Germany and presented 1t 10 Paul Loebe, president of the reichstag are disappointed at its reception. The government has decided, instead of trying to make the country dry. to come 10 the aid of inc distressed wine growing interests. Fol lowing the abolition Of the federal excise tax on wine several months ago, money from the public eXchcQuer nov is to be devoted 10 na- ton wide wine propaganda" There will be prize competition for the best selections of stories sayings, anecdotes and aphorisms con- sdercd beneficial to the wine trade. The con- petition will be conducted by the federal min- lstry of agriculture in cooperation with the organization of wine growers and wine pur- veyors known as the national committee for wine propaganda
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
CREATE FUND TO URGE
 SAFE PLANE BUILDING
GugscnheIm Trustees Move 10 Make Travel By Air Safe As By
 Land or Sea.

New York, June 19 tP-The time is coming when il will be as safe to travel in the air as on the land or the sea, in the opinion Of the board Of trustees of the Guggcnhcim fund for the promotion Of aeronautics. To hasten the arrival Of this era the board will sponsor an interna- tionaI competition for the construc- ton Of safer aeroplancs.
 Between sl5Q,000 and $213,00O will be appropriated from the fund to finance the contest. the board announced yesterday. It hopes that the best designers and builders of aircraft throughout the world will compete.
 Stimulation of commercial air transportation is the chief aim of the board In it's opinion aviation rls too long been limited to prin- cipally military uses.
 The Guggcnheim fund was estab- .iahed last January by Daniel GUg- genheim with an appropriation of s2.5OQ.00o.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
Schechtman to Graduate
 From |. of V. Gum Laude

Charles T. Schechtman, son Of Mrs. E. Scncchtman Of 4S1 Chest nut street is 10 be graduated from the medical school of the University of Vermont on Monday morning. Mir. Schceh'man, who has been an honor student during his entire course at the university, is to receive his de- gree cum laude.
 Mir, Schecitman was graduated from the local high school with the class of 1919 and at the University of Vermont has been active, particu- larly on the varsity football team, where he played end. He is also q member Of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity, of which he has been chancellor during his senior year
 After his graduation, Mir, Schecht- man intends to enter the city hos pital of Binghamton, \. Y, where he is 10 be an iuterne.
 Mir. Schechiman's mother, his sis ters. Miss Gertrude Schcchtman and Mrs. David Dortman, and a brother Harold, have left for Vermont to at tend the commencement exercises.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
FASCINATING PORTRAYAL
 OF "GREAT EMANCIPATOR" :"
Frank McGlynn and Splendid Cast Produce DrnkWater's Abraham
 Lincoln" At Chautauqua.

Interesting incidents in the Civil War and the life Of Abraham Lin coin were revived in the minds of nearly 1000 people who crowded in 10 the Chautauqua tent last evening 70 see Frank MCGlynn. star in John prinkwater's Abraham Lincoln"
 The production was given by the original cast and the acting was llaWlcss. Many gripping scenes were portrayed in such realistic manner that persons in the audience were yisibly affected.
 Tonight there will be lecture by Nontaville Flowers on "Of One Mind" and recital by the Harri- suu-Uufsmij h Recital Co. Mr. Flow CTS will speak at a community re ligious service in the tent tomorro" evening and the entertainers will furnish music.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
DOINGS IN FOREIGN CAPITALS
PARIS
After Tomorrow the True Partisan Will Be Found Not in Paris, But in | Deauville Section

Paris June 19-After Sunday the true Partisan will feel mortified to be found in Paris. The capital then will be abandoned to tourists and propncials. On Sunday begins Grand Week" and the closing of the 1926 season and an exodus Of people to their coun- try homes at Deauville and other resorts
 Four big races will mark Grand Week." three at the Auteuil track--the Grand Steeple- chase on Sunday. the Grand Hurdles on We'd nesday and the Drags prize Friday. Then comes another great feature-the Grand Prix de Pars-at Longchamps Sunday, June 27.
 Two of these racing events have lost some of their prestige of recent years. The Grand Prx no longer is the big fashion show of the year, and last year only three persons showed the ability to handle coach and six horses in driving to Auteuil in the traditional manner which gave the name to "Drags' or talIy-ho coach day.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
SIXTEEN MILLIONS NOW
 INVOLVED IN LAWSUIT
New England Oil Corporation Sub jcCt of several New Motions
 Filed in Court

Boston. June 1g tF>--New motions cnlarginc by $l6.0o0,00o the already wide scope Of the complex litiEa- ton surrounding the New England oil corporations affairs have been filed in federal conrt here,
 Ernest Wiltse, q creditor, ycster- day submitted petitions seeking 10 establish further liability in that sum for damages alleged 10 have been done the corporation and the New England Oil Refining corpany by fraud, conspiracy and bribery.
 Wiltse asked that an earlier mo- ton to extend the receivership Of the oil corporation to include the refining company and the New Eng land Oil Steamship company be amended and Receiver Irwin Car field of the oil corporation be in structed to join with him as a peti- tioncr for prosecution.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19

Berlin. June 1o-From canary birds to thor oughbred race horses may seem wide stride in commerce. Nevertheless the Harz mountain people are about to add horses to the large numbers of canares and German police dogs they are sending to the United States.
 Fourteen yearlings from the HarLburg breed ing farm of Baron yon Lyncker have been se- lected for shipment to the United States and will be auctioned during the August race meet at Saratoga W. I. This farm has been sup plying the German turf with thoroughbred animals for more than 75 years.
 The Harz country in northwest Germany, which exports 75,00o roller" eanares annual ly from it's picturesque mountain regions, was the first to engage in rearing the German po- lice dog, commonly referred to abroad as the Alsatian hound"
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
BISHOP OPPOSES
 RESERVATION IDEA
Does Not Think Indians Should
 Be Segregated

Sioux Falls $. D., June 19 P,- The white man known simply as bishop" 10 the Sioux Indians be- licves that the sooner the reservation is abolished and the red and white races are amalgamatcd, the better it will be for the Indian.
 The Rt Rev. Hugh Latlmor Bur leson. missionary bishop of South Dakota of the Episcopal church. speaks from q background Of 30 years residence and work among the Indians.
 I do not mean amalgamation through inter marriage but the ab- sorptjon of the Indian population in the cities, towns and country of the white mans world" the bishop ex- plained.
 In predicting that 30 years would bring the absorption of the Indian by civilization, Bishop Burleson said he spoke only for the Sioux Indians Different conditions, he said. may exist among the Indians of other states.
 Few Indians today live according 10 native customs, he added. Bishop Burleson does not believe that they should have college education for they do not need it.
 "Vocatonal schools serve the pur- pose we'll" the missionary said, eX- plaining that most of the Indians turn to farming or stock raising.
 Concerning recent criticism Of the governmental conduct of Indan af- fairs, Bishop Burleson asserted that If the government would take a It. tIe more counsel from people who know the Indian and less from poll ucians, we would come out better
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
LAMpLIGHTERs JOBS ARE SAFE

The picturesque singing and Whistling lamp lighters who trudge along the curbs at dusk and at dawn with long poles turning the gas lamps and off in no danger of losing their jobs in Berlin for some time.
 Of 100000 street lamps, 90,000 are illum- mated by gas and only 10000 by electricity The city council has just rejected too eX- pensiYe a proposal to begin electrifying street lighting In residential districts.
 The contract with the Lanpghters' Union fails to take into consideration that the days longer in summer than in winter For an unknown reason the lamp lighters go into ac. ton one hour later from December 3l 10 June q than they do from June q to the following December 31.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-19
PRESTIGE BLOCKS
 MISS GLASTETTER
New Britain Girl Fourth Down
 in National Spelling Bee

Tears Of disappointment flowed down the checks Of some Of the con- testants in the national spelling bee at Washington on Thursday evening according 10 Miss Eva Winger Of tho Herald, who leaves that city this Iafternoon with Miss Elizabeth Glas- letter, New Britain champion, who was one of the contestants and who won the Herald city championship.
 Miss Gastettcr was the fourth spelled to go down. Her Waterloo was "prestige." Spoilers from the following towns went down on the words indicated: New Bedford. Mass, "valley'; Lancaster, Pa. "bias;" Binghamton, N. Y. 'allot- ted; New Britain, Conn, prestige; Brunswick. Tenn. colossal; West Salem, Ohio. 'construed"; Houston. Texas, "consignee"; Erie, Pa, lem phasize"; Fall River, Mass, "curri- lculum"; Atlantic City. N. J., phil osopher": Brooklyn, Iowa, 'matri- monial"; Saltwater. Okla. 'indig- nantly"; Detroit. Mich, "continu- ously'; Albermarle, N. C., "else"i Fort Worth, Texas, 'yokel" Boyer town. Pa, "dactyl": Trenton, N. J.. "vilify"; Hartford, Conn. "hegira"; West Roylston, Mass, ''risible"; Rar- titan, N. l.. "extol"; Merea, Ohio, "cowl": Selbyville, Del, "beagle"; St. Louis, Mo. "cowry"; South Bend, Ind "cerise."
 1 The contestants were calf through out the entire ordeal. It was q Igruelling contest, lasting from eight o'clock until after II, Many of the Icontestants returned to their seats in tears. Several of the contestants were presented with bouquets of | flowers by their state senators. At noon today the spoilers had their photographs taken at the White House with President Coolidge. Nov ling pictures of the party were taken and all the spoilers and their chap erones were introduced to the presi- dent.
 i With the final half day Of sight seeing concluded thls forenoon, the spoilers will leave for their homes i this afternoon. Many of them deter mined to make m effort to capture itho coveted prize next year.
 Miss Glastctter having graduated from the eighth grade will be dis qualified from next years contest and the city championship will go to a younger spcller.