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New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
WOULD TAX AUTOS
 ON WEIGHT BASIS
Suggestion Made to St0eckel as
 Being More Equitable
OTHER PLANS SUBMITTED
One, Which Commissioner Rejects, Would Be to Have His Department Collect Auto Taxes of Cities and Towns in State.

Hartford, Oct. F}-A new auto mobile taxation system whereby the motor vehicle department would col lcct the tax on each automobile in the state at the same time 1t collects registration fees was turned down as impractical today by Commission CT Robbins B. Stoeckel at a confer once in the state capital of more than 200 assessors from various cities and towns in the state.
 Mr. Stoeckel explained that undes present cramped conditions of his which Is growing faster than it's administration facilities. he could not endorse such a plan. The system was recommended as a prob able solution to the automobile tax "roblem that Is bothering assessors all over the state, by a committee of five appointed at last years con- ference of the same body that met
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New Britain herald., 1926-10-07

city will have to close with the ex- ception of drug stores which, how ever, will be allowed to sell only medicinal and sick room supplies. Some doubt was expressed whether he had the authority to issue such a drastic order.
 Protested Football Game
 The campaign against Sunday sports began a week ago when a minister protested playing of a football game near his church on Sunday. Director Clark ordered that game and all others stopped and two police lieutenants have been suspended for failure to en- force his order
 Questioned concerning the ban, Clark said that if it proved ob- noxious to the people it is their privilege to go to the legislature and get the measure repealed" adding, however, that all such at- tempts in the past had failed.
 w. c. Fownes, president of the United States Golf association, said he didn't think the order would last very long"
 Sunday is the only time the working man has to play and he won't have his privilege taken away" he declared.
 Although he was not consulted before the directors order was is- sued, Mayor Charles H. Kline, Sunday golfer said he would
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New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
LOS ANGELES ORDERED
 FOR DETROIT FLIGHT
First Long Trip Since Shenandoah Crash-Off
 for Newport Today

Washington, Oct. R-Authority for the first extensive overland flight Of the airship Los Angeles since the Shenandoah disaster has been grant cd by the navy department.
 The ship will start on a flight to Detroit on date to be selected by her commander, Lieut.. Commander Charles E. Rosendahl, sometime after Oct. II. when her tuning up and training period expires. It will leave either from her Lakehurst, N. J.. hangar, or from the mooring mast of the tender Patoka at Newport, R. I.
 The order specified that the trip is for military purposes only and no invitations from the interior cities to extend the flight in order to exhibit the ship are being considered. The military object is the testing of the Detroit mooring mast and the train ing of the crew of the dirigible.
 Commander Rosendahl, who is the senior surviving officer of the Shen- andoah, will be given complete au- thority over the flight, and will also select the route to be followed.
 Testing of the Detroit mooring mast was one of the missions assign ed to the navy airship Shenandoah last year on the trip which resulted in her destruction over Ohio in a storm. The Los Angeles also started for Detroit for that purpose last year, but turned back because of bad weather.
 Later she was sent to Lakehurst for a complete overhauling of gas els and was not recommissioned until late in April of this year.
 The big airship, which left Lake hurst today for Newport, where she will moor at the mast of the Patoka, has been up and down the Atlantic ciast the past summer, checking up on radio compass stations and con- ducting other scientific tests,
New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
Record in Exit From
 H. $. During Fire Drill

A record for the year was set at the Senior High school this morning when the entire en- rollment of the school was ush- cred out of the Academic build ing Of the school In a fro drill in three minutes and 10 seconds time.
 The test was made to deter mine the proper procedure to follow when the lower classes which are housed in the voca- ton building are attending audi torium in the academic building. This would result in having the entire enrolment of the school numbering over 1000 pupils housed in the same building.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
DAUGHERTY CASE
 PLEADING BEGINS
Max Steuer Summing Up for Accused EX-Cabinet Member
MILLER ARGUMENT HEARD
Counsel For Former Custodian Min inizes Evidence and Seeks to Prove Client Innocent of Any Wrong Doing.

New York, Oct. LP)-In a voice barely audible in a hushed and ex- pectant court room, Max D. Steuer. counsel for Harry NJ. Daugherty, began his summation for the former attorney general in the Daugherty- Miller conspiracy trial today.
 Daugherty, the first cabinet mem Der to be brought to trial for al legged criminal acts supposed to have been committed during tenure of of fee, sat in the middle of the packed court room, a folded handkerchief held constantly to his left eye, which is inf1amed by cold.
 Daugherty and Thomas ". Miller, former alien property custodian, are on trial charged with conspiracy to defraud the United. States in con- nection with the release of S7000,- GOO of impounded enemy assets.
 Steuer, after vowing an abiding faith in humanity and the ultimate triumph Of justice" began an analysis of the sections of the trad ing with the enemy act under which the shares of the American Metal company were released and under which the indictment was brought.
 Miller Arguments
 Thomas w. Miller, former allen property custodian, committed no crime when he handed Richard Merton, German metal magnate, two checks for s6,543,000 at a cham pagne dinner in the Ritz Carlton hotel. William Rand, his counsel. told the jury in his summation for Miller. Yesterday he analysed the law and part Of the evidence in the case.
 This champagne dinner was noth- ing" Rand said. "Mr. Miller was coming to New York anyway. He just brought those checks along to save time. Otherwise they would have been laying around on some ones desk at Washington. That's the trouble with Washington-there's always something laying around on someone's desk.
 Well, if there had been crime committed in paying these claims, it was committed on the 23rd of Sep tember. when the claims were passed. This dinner was on the 30th. Now, what does that mean? Don't let no government fool you on this. It means nothing at all This is just another example of the persecution mania I've already de- scribed to you.
 The government makes much of the fact that the dinner was held in private room. Well, where would it be held? On the street?"
 Taking up the evidence the gov ernment introduced to show that five of the s10,o0o liberty loan bonds, Richard Merton, German metal magnate, paid John T. King, late republican national committee man from Connecticut as a 'com- mission" for rushing through the claims of the Socicte Suisse Pour Valeurs De Metaux, were traced to Miller, Rand said:
 ITO say that because the serial numbers of bonds were the same as
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New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
Gets Light Fine Because
 He Brought Beer to Vets

Providence. R. l.. Oct. 7 P-On the plea that he was transporting beer as a matter of accommodation Ito the boys" at an outing of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Cen tredale June II, last and because he did not have money enough to pay a heavy fine, Frederick w. Leech, POT Robertson avenue, Paw tucket, today was fined only S3o by Federal Judge Arthur L. Brown after the defendant had pleaded guilty to transporting beer. The usual fine in Judge Browns court is $500.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
R. I. NOMINATION

Providence, R. L, Oct. 7.-CP>- Joseph H. Gainer. mayor of Provi- dence for the past fl years, today was nominated as the democratic candidate for governor Of Rhode Island,
New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
MOVEMENT GUIDE DIES

Washington. Oct. 2 Pl-James B. Evans, T years old, elevator opera tor and guide at the Washington monument, where he was employed for almost 40 years, died today.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
Haverhill Man Holds
 Record for Long Name

Hayerhill, Mass, Oct. ' LP- The honor of having the longest name on record here goes to Apostolos Pavalioscoulos Panagio- takopoulos. The mayors secre- tary discovered it when he began signing certificates for a natural ization class.
 It has 40 letters and stretched clear across the largest envelope the secretary could find.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-07
TRAIN DERAILED AND
 PLUNGED INTO CANAL
Eleven Injured, Two Seri- ously, Near Cuba, N. T.,
 This Morning

Clean. N. Y, Oct. P}-Eleven persons were injured. two possibly seriously, when a northbound pas senger train on the Rochester divi- sion of the Pennsylvania railroad. hit a split rail and two coaches plunged into the water filled bed of the abandoned Genese Valley canal at Black Creek, about two miles north of Cuba. N. Y, this morning.
 Those believed to have been seri- ously hurt are:
 Jack Van Weigland. Clean, form erly an aviator, and Mrs. Anna Overlake, Newark, N. J.
 Neither suffered broken bones, but both may have internal injuries. They were taken to the Cuba hos pital for examination.
 Several others were taken to the hospital. suffering from minor cuts and bruises, but were discharged after X-ray examinations proved that their injuries were not serious.
 The engine and baggage car stayed on the track. but the two passengers coaches overturned and slid down an embankment into the marshy canal bed. Victims said they had difficulty in extricating them solves from the wreckages, as no axes were available.
 Buffalo, N. Y, Oct. Pl-Ten per sons were injured, two seriously, when two cars of a passenger train on the Pennsylvania railroad bound from Clean to Rochester were de- railed near Cuba, N. Y. Officials of the road here said the wreck was caused by broken rail.
 First reports to the Pennsylvania officershere did not contain the names of the injured
 The wreck occurred a mile and a half north of Cuba N. Y.
 Injuries to eight of those hurt were said to be slight.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-07

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Average Daily Circulation For oet' Ssst sna Ending 13,661
New Britain herald., 1926-10-07

Overnight Ruth received ssl telegrams of congratulation from fans, friends and admirers in all parts of the country. They cams from Boston and Los Angeles, from kokomo and Palm Beach. Nothing
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Arizona state miner., 1926-08-14

and goatee, had one sleeve tucked in
the side pocket of his coat.
81 shall put the formal interroga-
tion, SIR" he said to Caleb. "How do
you find the West?"
'I find it eager. And like it. We
hustle in the East but our ways and
means are settled"
Eager? 1 like your term. And
am glad you like the West. We shall
hope to see more Of YOU"
"You have lived here longT' asked
Caleb.
MY grandfather settled here in
eighteenforty. He was one of Ere
mont's cavalry legion. He helped to
take California from Pico He was on
the shores of Monterey bay when the
British landed from their frigates and
found they were too late. My father
was then ten years old. | was one
when he went back to Virginia and
fought in the War of the Secession
For the South. 1 beg your pardon
SIR
Caleb caught Betty Clinton smiling
at him.
mot at all, SIR" he answered "My
own grandfather fought for the North
But that was two generations ago.
Now l know" he added with an an
swering smile, "why you, Miss Clinton,
called me 'Yank' with such unction."
"My grandfather used to say" said
Clinton, that he was always cautious
when he fought the Yanks but that he
downright feared them when it came
to business. But you are right, sir.
That is all past. fought in the Span
ish war side by side with many gallant
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-14

gentlemen from New England. One of
it had not been for him / might have
lost more than this" He touched his
empty sleeve.
"You held rank, sir?"
81 was a captain. 1t was a volunteer
rank. l do not use it now. My sword
is plowshare. l have sufficient
souvenir"
Caleb thought he detected a little
bitterness in the reference to the miss
ing limb
Caleb noticed that Clinton refrained
from any query as to his guests status
in the war Nor did he mention it him
self. He was tired of talking about it.
The states were full of men who had
done as much as he had.
What are you going to do in
California;" asked the girl. "The term
civil engineer is a wide one. What
does it mean to you? Bridges? Rail-
roads?"
ut was predestined," said Caleb. He
struck match and showed her a seal
at the end Of his watch chain. On
the green stone two parallel zigzags
were craven.
1.-THE Zodiac sign of Aquarius, the
Water Bearer. 1t is the eleventh sign
and the sun enters it about the twenty
first of January, the day that l was
born. SO | am water engineer, both
by choice and by predestination."
She gave a little cry as she bent
forward to look at the seal The light
of the swift-burning match brought
her face out of the darkness like a
cameo
isn't that altogether curious and
delightful" she said. II wonder"
81 don't know what will offer," CaleD
said II cannot wait too long. I have
neither the means nor the inclination
to stay idle. l have not had very
much practical experience-as such
things go-but / should rather tie up
with a new enterprise than work with
completed project. OF course,
should like above everything to be able
to inaugurate some scheme, plan it
develop 1t. / must look for my op-
portunity."
THAT is what / should prefer, II
were a man." said the girl, and Caleb
sensed growing approval of him In
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-14
This PadiIIa seems to be an
intense sort of person. What's
his purpose with Warner?
(TO BE CONTINUED }
Early Actresses

Actresses appear to have been un-
known 20 the ancients in earliest
times, female parts in dramatic per-
formances being taken by males. Ac-
tresses appeared on the stage under
the Roman empire. The first Eng
iish actress ls said to have been Mrs.
Colman. who performed the part Of
"Ianthe" In Davenant's "Siega %
RhodRA" I'm 1ME0
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-14
THE CLINTONS

Synop<is.-Idly fishing Her
manos creek, III California, Caleb
Warner, civil engineer, and a
New Eng1ander, is witness Of the
end of coyote pulled down by
two wolfhounds, urged on by a
girl rider Admiring the hounds,
he introduces himself, and learns
her name is Clinton. With west
ern hospitality she invites him to
the ranch to meet her father.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
Woman s Club Members
Honor Mrs. Joseph

Mrs. Lee Joseph. soon TO depart
for Austin, was complimented Satur-
day afternoon at a farewell reception
given in her honor by the members
Of the Woman's club in the club house.
Mrs. J.. W. Evans told Of Mrs.
Josephs important work as a club
woman and Miss Marin Il. Fenwick
Of her useful work as a citizen. Mrs.
W. A. Daniels, past president of the
club. made a farewell speech 10
her in the name Of the club.
The club house was adorned with
vases Of varied spring flowers and the
tea table was beautiful with its cen
terpiece of flowers and cleaning
candles. Serving at the table were
Mrs. VI. J. Bliem, Mrs. !. Tom VIII
liams. Mrs. ". A. Daniels and Miss
Tommie Irwin. Assisting were: Mrs.
W. W. McCrory, Mrs. Alex Adams,
Mrs. ]. s. Peter. Mrs. Edwin White,
Mrs. Rena Maverick Green. Mrs. j..
Frank Davis. Mrs. T. o. Foster, Mrs.
Joe Hill, Miss Mary Jersig, Mrs.
George Hagelstein. Miss Sarah King.
Mrs. ". z. Lobban, Miss Emma
Pirie, Mrs. Scion Stewart, Mrs. Kate
Taylor. Mrs. John Williamson. Miss
Julia Wilson, MrS. e. r. Clark. Mrs.
Lula NJ. Griesenbeck, Mrs. Charles
Fichtner and Mrs. John GOldsbOrough.
The numerous guests which includ-
ed the officers Of the City Federation
Of Woman's clubs. the delegates and
members Of the Woman's club were
received by Mrs. Joseph, Mrs. Fred
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
PRINCE SCOLDED
FOR WH|STLING

LONDON. Jan.30.-A correspond
ent sent an interesting account of the
courtship Of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra and the. student days Ct
the present king in Germany.
I'm 1885," she writes. al was walk
ing with my father-in-law, professor
of English literature in Heidelberg,
when he stopped me in the Hamp-
strasse and said. You see that win
dow on the righ-hand of the second
story Of the Hotel Adler opposite! The
Prince of Wales liking Edward stood
with Inc here one day. and. pointing
10 the window. said: That is where l
proposed to my queen
The ,prince's visit had been in
order TO make arrangements for the
Duke Of Clarence and Prince George
(as he was them to stay a year ct
the professors house and learn Ger
man.
"When I returned from Munich he
told me many amusing stories of the
process, including one anecdote about
the Duke of Clarenc, who whistled
so much that it got on his (my father.
in-law's) nerves, and he had to be rep
rimarded and told 10 90 into the gar
den if he insisted on learning to be =
siffleur.-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
SUBWAY TRAINS RUN
BY GRAVITY POWER

LONDON, Jan. 30.-Utilizing the
force of gravity to obtain greater
speed and conserve power and time, u
new tube rapid transit railway sys-
TEN. the invention of Chalmers Kear-
ney, an English engineer, has re-
ceived the approval of the royal COM
mission on London traffic as a means
Of relieving traffic congestion in the
city.
According 10 the inventor, BY her-
Messing gravity, the system creates a
saving Of IS per cent on the wear and
tear on rolling stock caused By start
ing and stopping Of trains, and will
carry passengers on an average about
TWO and half times as quickly as the
present railways.
Passengers enter the coaches from
surface platforms. The train. tray-
cling on a single track with an over
head guide rail 10 assure safety, runs
down hill from the station for some
distance. enabling it TO gain speed
naturally and quickly. Each Of the
six wheels beneath the coach is worked
BY an independent motor.
These motors are necessary 10
move the train from the platform and
10 keep up the speed of the train when
IL reaches the level section. The gra-
dent of the tube as it climbs into
the next station automatically robS
the train of its speed and retards il
without grinding the stock TO piece;
By applying brakes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
w aaams Club
I'm M@mthly
Meeting

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Woman's Club. will be held We'd
nesday at 3 o'clock in the club house.
There will be a short business session
during which the nomination Of Off
GERS will he held.
Miss Helen Oliphant Bates. in
charge of the music. has arranged the
following program:
. Cornet solo, Ruth Herbst Melon
aid: reading and pianologues, Mrs.
Ethel Neal Mathews; soprano solo,
Mrs. Ruby Perryman Hardin. accom-
panied by Helen Oliphant Bates
Mrs. Fred ]. Maurer will receive.
assisted by Mrs. Atlee E. Ayres, Mrs.
Ed White. Mrs. Forest Reed. Mrs.
Thomas Z. Ramsey. Mrs. Frank Gold
en-. Mrs. III. J.. Galley, Mrs. Robert
Marshall, Mrs. ]. A. Fuqua. Mrs.
Lucia Hopwood. Mrs. Reagan Hous-
ton. Mrs. G. p. Trimble. Mrs. ]. A.
Roosevelt. Mrs. Wilmar Simpson.
Miss Aline Cobb. Decorations are in
charge of Mrs. J. V. Scrivner.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

J. Maurer and Mrs. /. W. Evans,
Mrs. +. F. Stauffer, Mrs. Atlee B.
Ayres, Mrs. Eli Hertzberg, Mrs. $.
]. Wright, Mrs. Henry Drought. Mrs.
Alex Villaret, Mrs. Wheeler Pettus,
Mrs. A. II. Worden. Mrs. J. r. Smith.
Mrs. ]. Noyes Evans. Mrs. Leroy
Bates. Mrs. j. X. Beretta, Mrs. S.
p. Cunningham, Mrs. \. L. Hender-
son. Mrs. +. ]. Lennox. Mrs. Richard
Vnder StratteH. Mrs. w. G. Gardner,
Mrs. Walton Hood, Mrs. Willis John
son. Mrs. Frank Carroll. Mrs. Dew
ereaux Cannon. Mrs. Fred Maule,
Mrs. Il. X. Russell, Mrs. {. j.
Mathews. Mrs. George Powell. Mrs.
e. W. Titus and Mrs. T. u. An
dersOn.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
Former S. A.
G / II I I S
FeGed

Mrs. Frank Larkin of New York,
formerly Miss Bessie Yoakum of this
city. is the house guest of Mrs. Alfred
A. Wright. Since her arrival, she has
been the honor guest at numerous par
ties. luncheons and dinners.
Among the delightful affairs being
given by her many friends was the
luncheon Friday in FL Nopal, with
Mrs. J. f. Pennington as hostess. The
guests numbered twelve Of the intimate
friends of Mrs. Larkin.
Saturday at ! o'clock Mrs. Robert
Barclay. Mrs. Fidel Chamberlain and
Miss Eleanor Barclay entertained with
a luncheon in the San Antonio Coun-
try Club in Mrs. Larkin's honor. Thir-
II were present
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
CLAIMS FRAT MEN
BETTER STUDENTS

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-Scholastic
standings Of fraternity men are higher
on the average than those of unoI-
ganized college men, according to
Charles \. Tonsor. Jr., English in.
structor at Columbia University, who
addressed the Delta Sigma Phi.
Tonsor, who directs the scholarship
work OF the fraternity, says fratern-
ity men establish better standings
because they develop a better and
deeper type of loyalty, easily Learn
their obligation to their alma mater
and become imbued with the spirit
of cooperation to assist each other
in studies, which is lacking in uno--
ganized men.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
Highland Park
P. T. A. to Meet

The Parent-Teachers' Association of
the Highland Park school will meet
at 3 80 o'clock Thursday in the school.
The Mothers Study Circle of the as
ISOLATION will meet to be organized at
. o'clock in the cafeteria. During the
meeting, Mrs. G.. A. Fisher will give
an address on Fundamentals of Ex-
pression," and Mrs. J. Il. Cass will
sing. A social hour will follow the
business session.
~ - -
The Lotus club will meet at . 80
o'clock Saturday in the home of Mrs.
e. ). Holiday. 423 West Woodlawn
avenue. Mrs. W. C.. Bates will assist
the hostess.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
FELON CONFESSES
HE MURDERED TWO

FORSYTH, Mont, Jan. 30.-Ar-
thur Thomas Hesterly is in a cell to-
day sitter confessing to one Of the
most brutal murders in Montana.
Hesteriy. an cx-convict. admitted
20 authorities that he had killed
Peter jacob and bis niece. Matilda
Latch, afterwards burying their bod
les beneath haystack. The bodies
were discovered Thursday AZ the ia
kobi ranch. six miles south Of here.
The pair had been dead for more than
= week. each having been killed with
. shotgun, after which their heads
Ktse crushed IN, with an Ak.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
GIRL ASKS JUDGE
TO DRY UP FATHER

MINEOLA, L. l., Jan. 30.-Francis
Hammil, prohibition officer of the
Nassau county court, is searching for
the writer of a letter received by
Judge Lewis j. Smith from a little
girl who asked the judge to make her
father stop drinking.
scrawled in pencil on = ruled sheer
evidently torn from an ordinary school
blank book, the missive reau:
Hampstead, n. 7.
Ny Dear Mr.. Judge:
Please me one wish by Stopping ny
father drinking. BE buys whisky in
Front street.
when be gets drunk he hits US
all. Ny little brother, johnny, PIP
years old. gets licked too. ! have
three brothers and four sisters and
myself. ] have no shoes and be does
not give mama any money