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New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
New Canaan Man, Missing
 Since November, Located

New Canaan, Conn.,, Dec. 2S LP- George NJ. Johnson, So, who has been missing from his home here since November 29, was located to- day at Wilmington, N. c. He ap- piled in that city to the secretary of St. Johns Lodge. A. F and A. NJ. for lodging, stating that he was mem- Der of Harmony lodge of New Canaan and that he was short of funds.
 The secretary at Wilmington cons municated with the secretary of Harmony lodge and it was in this way that Arthur Johnson leaned of the whereabouts of his father, Money was forwarded to Wilmington to cover expenses of Johnson's return to New Canaan.
 When Johnson left home he had about s150 in his pockets. He said he was going up town but instead took a train for Stamford. That was the last seen of him.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
CHAPLIN SHUNS
 THE RADIO MIKE
Gene Tunney Also Uneasy While
 Talking Over It.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 2S R = The modern girls freedom from the bondage of fear. conventions. and inhibitions that restrained her mother and grandmother should be 8 subject for rejoicing. Dr. G. A. Studdert Kennedy, chaplain to King George of England and international authority on the young peoples problems. declared today. He wished that his sisters might have been raised in this era.
 Dr. Kennedy will address the na- tional student conference, opening today under the auspices of the Y. M. c. A. and the Y. W. c. A.
 'The girl of today Is a splendid creature and we love her." Dr. Ken nedy said.
 That does not mean that we do not have our qualms and our pu.- clement about her future.
 "The young people of today are still little dazzled by their new freedom. They are in that mad, reckless, transitional stage that foi- lows inevitably every sort of eman- cipation. They worry us about lis- tie things they do, their modes Of thought. But give them a genera tion and I believe they will settle down, formulate standards which will be quite as good, if not better than those their parents lived by.
 Indeed, I am no pesslmist about the future of the modern girl. I only wish that my sisters might have been born and reared in this new era"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
FINDS CONDITIONS IN
 U. s. VERY SATISFACTORY
White House Statement Agrees That Country Is Fundamentally
 Sound,

Washington, Dec. ss Rl-Without discussing the future, the white house today pronounced America in q fundamentally sound condition.
 President Coolidge Is we'll pleased with the situation at the end of the old year, although he is making no forecasts.
 Secretary Davis of the labor de- partment today informed him that the opportunities for employment seem to be increasing notably in the east.
 The president feels that the coun- try Is we'll supplied with capital, with skilled labor, with natural re- sources and with raw materials. Manufacturing Is going on at more than the ordinary rate, he under stands. and transportation is moving rapidly.
 MT. Coolidge feels no one can tell when these conditions will change. It was recalled at the white house today that before the present year began many experts believed a de- pression likely, but that on the con- trary tho year proved one of the most prosperous in history.
 MT. Coolidge realizes that some farm commodity prices arc not so high as . year ago, but he believes that this is an offset in part for the gains in the previous three years.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Ambitious, Brothers Brave Storm
 on Bikes to Get Education Here
Travel Between Hartford and New Britain in Spite of Storms to Attend Trade School.

Frigid blasts and torrid heat waves have failed to discourage the am- bitions of two brothers, John B. Amendo and James s. Amendo. of Hartford. who have been riding their bicycles to and from their home two nights week to receive instructions in brick laying at the State Trade school in this city.
 According to the records of Miss Margaret Corr, trade school clerk, the men have never missed a night. This is unusual when 1t is consider ed that they came on their bicycles when weather conditions prevented students in the neighborhood of the school from attempting to report for instruction.
 Only once during the severe win ter season of last year did the broth CTS have to resort to means other than their own power. On the night of February 4 when the blizzard made it impossible for touring cars and trucks to come through the highway from Hartford to New Britain, one of the brothers whose turn it was to report at the school came on the train.
 They are expert bicycle riders, both having won prizes in races in Hartford last summer. They regard it as an ordinary event to start out on their wheels from Hartford to Buffalo to spend a week -end in the latter city They have entered their names in racing events in Philadel- phia and have gone to the scene of the battles on the two-wheel contri- vance.
 During their two years at the school they have worked in team like style. One gGs to school two nights while the other is learning stenography and typewriting in Hartford evening high school. Then the other goes to the New Britain school while his brother is learning the white collar business. Their work at tho trade school is under the direction of Instructors Thomas C. Rutherford and James Griffin.
 They are bod carriers during the day. and at one time last year with only one job between them one would work at the job the first three days of the week while the other was taking a day-course at the school. Then they would change for the last part of the week. John is 2S years old and James is 33.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
POLICE CLEAN UP
 ON BATTERY LAW
Two Who Failed to Return Property Fined S5

Fines of $ and costs were impos- ed in two cases by Judge filling in police court this morning, for viola ton of the laws relative to storage batteries. after Prosecuting Attorney Woods said battery dealers through out tho state have suffered heavy losses through the failure of motor ists to return rented batteries. T is time this law was enforced" the prosecuting attorney said.
 John Orensten. aged s2, of 1855 Daly avenue, pleaded guilty to the charge and Police Commissioner M. w. Bannan, representing the ONeil Tire & Battery Co. told the court that Orensten rented 2 battery on August IS and failed to return it. despite telephone calls to his home, personal visits by representative of the company, and postal card mo- tices. Orensten said he intended to return the battery but bank which holds conditional bill of sale on the car warned him not to remove any thing from the car. He said he was working until late every night and never had time to call on Mfr. Ban nan. He went to the latter's place of business but Mr, Bannan was out and 1t was impossible to communi- cate with him, although he admitted he had not written to him.
 Robert II. Erwin. aged 26. of 20 Lake Boulevard, pleaded nolo con- tendre through Attorney II, Milko- witz, who said Erwin never intend- ed to steal or sell the battery. but simply neglected to return it. At orney Milkowitz doubted that the law was framed to cover such cases. Judge filling remarked that Erwih should expect to suffer the conse- quences if he Is dilatory about mat ters of this sort and he asked the at- torney what Erwin would have thought had he been billed at the rate of 25 cents day for the use of the battery since September. 23. 1925, the date he rented 1t.
 The case of Charles o'Koulcz, aged 35, of a4 Horace street, sirni- larly charged, waa continued until next Monday morning. He was not represented. Tho complainant in this case is also the O'Neil Tire & Bat tery Company.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28

one-sixth of the 5,50n,000 In the United States who are past 65 years of age, are dependent upon public charity, according 10 insurance data.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
ELM CITY COP IS
 IN COURT TODAY To Be Bound Over On Charge of
 Burglary

New Haven. Conn, Dec. 2S R- George M. McDermott, patrolman of IS months standing. was given hearing in police court today on a charge of theft. and the court indicated after witnesses had been heard that the police officer. who has been suspended, will be bound over tomorrow to the superior court.
 MoDermott was arrested on the morning of Dec. 21 after he had reported a robbery in the store of John Ciecko at 24s Chapel street. Ciccko was the first witness called this morning and told of the officer waiting the store at closing time on the night before the robbery.
 Sergeant Bernard P, Reilly. who took McDermott to the police sta- ton. testified that he was patrolling his beat at o'clock on the mern- ing of the robbery when he saw MeDermott coming out of the store with a fiashlight in his hand. Me- Dermott reported to him, Sergeant Reilly testified, that the place had been robbed. The sergeant said he
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
State Legion Officers
 Take Posts January 1

The state department of the Amer ican Legion Is planning big time for New Years night at tho Hotel Garde when State Commander Ken neth Cramer will take office for the coming year. Retiring Commander Harry c. Jackson wants as many local Legionnaires as possible to at tend inasmuch as Edward Ogren, a local man. will take office as a state viceecommander. The officers will be sworn in by J. G. Towne, na- tional vice-commander of the Legion. Mrs. Lucy Edwards, state president of the Legion auxiliary, will be sworn in office by Mrs. Amy Duval. national vice-president of Provi- dence. R. I. Past Commander Arthur Petts of Eddy-Glover post will re- ceive reservations for all local Le- gionnaires or members of the auxil- iary who wish to attend the banquet.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
MER|DEN MAN MAY FACE ACCUSATION
Edel Likely To Be Charged With
 Murder

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 2S R)- That robbery was the motive behind ! the staying of John Mastriano, 2S- | year old Meriden restaurant em- ploye, was the opinion expressed today by Coroner Eli Mix. Mastriano's body was found Thursday in a clump of bushes some distance from a lonely road in Mount Carmel. Fred Edel of | Meriden is being held on coroner's warrant in connection with the shooting.
 Three witnesses were to be called today to give the final testimony needed by the coroner before he can hand down his finding. The coroner refused to make public the names of these witnesses.
 q hope to close the case tomor- row." he said.
 Edel was brought down to the coroner's office shortly before II o'clock for added questioning. He protests his innocence although ad- Hitting DelllS WitD Ndotiidilo III Meriden on the night that the lat ter is believed to have been killed.
 That Edel may face a grand jury was the possibility cited by Coroner Mix today.
 If States Attorney filling sees fit to charge him with first degree murder Edel will have to go be- fore grand jury" the coroner said.
 The coroner indicated he would not hand down his finding for some time as a mass of testimony must be studied before the finding can be prepared.
 Edel has been identified by five trolleymen and passenger who boarded and left a trolley car at Dudley's Switch on the night Mas triano is believed to have been shot.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
AID INVENTORS, IS
 PROFESSORS PLEA
Thinks Stimulation Lies iu
 Better Selections

St. Louis. Dec. 2S R-"probahly tho greatest opportunity for improv- ing our present technique of stimu- latins invention lies in earlier and better selection of potential inven- tors" Hornell Hart. profesaor of sociology at Bryn Mawr college, said in an address prepared for de- livery today at the opening session of the annual convention of the American sociological society.
 The society. with seven economic and political organizations. opened a four day joint program here to- day.
 Harts' speech was based on an analysis of data relating to Ill in- ventorS
 'The young people given the best opportunities for research are often selected in a quite casual, or at least unscientific way" he said. Much of our best potential inventive ca pacity is miseducated in stereotyped schools and brow-beaten into psy- chopathic conditions by resistence and resentment against their at- tempts at innovation in childhood"
 Hart said the analysis shows that inventors have had a very marked tendency to tenacity, perastency and even obstinacy." and that ingen- uity, keen intelligence and insight take second place compared to those qualities.
 About a third of the iventors were either self-taught or had only a grammer school education" he said, but the tendency in recent years has been toward the higher education of larger and larger proportion"
 Among circumstances that serve aa deterrents to inventors, Hart list ed poverty, ridicule, lack of equip ment, initial failure, infringement Of patents, family opposition and de- struction of models, with poverty leading the list. He placed ridlcule next.
 Ellen Deborah Ellis of Mt. Holy oke college, holds that during recent years political theory has been so increasingly "under bondage to the lawyers" that 1t Is little wonder that a great reaction has come and that in their determination to find the reality behind the formal juristic conception, thinkers are now repu- diatinE not only the legal but even the political character of the state. Her opinions were expressed betore the American political science asso- ciation.
 "Politlcal science is at the parting of theways,' she said. Its founda- tions have been undermined by the claims of law and jurisprudence, 1n- to whose hands 1t haa been delioer- ately surrendering itself for the past half century or more, and now i's chief strongholds are under 'lre from the neighboring fields or so- ciology, economies and ethics.
 "so severe and so persistent nave these attacks become that the tune has arrived when the political scien- tist must decide whether he will give inc fight and allow his subject to De absorbed in any one or all Of these various fields, or attempt to rees- tablish 1t as q distinctive discipline
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
City Items

Joaeph Ella of 2s4 Cherry street reported to the police last evening that tire had beer, stolen from his car.
 Tasty Sandwiches at Packard Drug -adyt.
 MT, and Mw. Armand Joley and son. Robert, of New York city are spending the holidays with MT. and Mrs. Matthew Koverman of 62o East Main street.
 Hot waffles. s5c. in Crowelrs.- advt.
 St. Mary's Ladies' T. A. and B. society will hold regular meeting Thursday evening at 7:3o o'clock in the school hall instead of this eve ming.
 A. G. Hammond auxiliary will hold Christmas tree social Wednes- day evening in the atate armory. Off, ficers and members of A. c. Ham mond camp, U. s. w. v. and the children have been invited to attend.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Highways Slippery In
 Mass. During Storm

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 2S R}- Snow that. began to fall at daylight changed to sleet and later to rain ature and was causing some trouble and more apprehension to transport tation utilities at noon. Motorists were forced to proceed with care owing to the slippery roadways and iced windshields. Trolley officials were feeling the effect of ice on the rails and wires on outlying lines.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
Govern0r-Elect to Aid
 Incumbent in Alabama

Montgomery. Ala, Dec. 2S Pe Governor elect Bibb Graves will share the office of Governor Brandon from today until the day of inaugu- ration, Jan. IT. A desk. will be pro- yided the incoming executive so that he may be at hand to cooperate with the incumbent governor on af- fairs of state relating to the Graves administration, and keep a close eye on the special session of the legis- lature, which will be engaged with matters of his proposing.
 This sharing of office is unprece- dented in Alabama
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
BRILLIANT SOCIETY
 WEDDING SCHEDULED
Big Event Takes Place in Waterbury Episcopal Church This
 Afternoon.

Waterbury Dec. 2S R - Water pury's social season will reach its zenith this afternoon when Miss Lucia Hosmer Chase, daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Irving H. Chase ot Rose Hill, becomes the bride of Thomas Ewing Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Ewing, Sr., of New York and Yonkers.
 A special train will arrive in Waterbury at o'clock this after noon filled with New York guests who will attend the wedding, to take place at four o'clock at St. Johns Episcopal church. Special coaches were attached to two trains yester- day, also bearing guests to the we'd ding.
 The Hotel Elton is practically fll- ed with arrivals from all parts of the country and from abroad.
 The wedding ceremony will be performed by the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, D. D., Bishop of the National Cathedral of Washington, t'iiu etll lullilidtC5 llltuu O1 llle lGlil- fly.
 Miss Chase is one of the popular members of Waterbury's younger set. She was graduated from St. Margaret's school and attended Bryn Mawr, For the past several years she had been pursuing dancing studies in New York.
 MT. Ewing Jr.. is vice-presi- dent of the Smith Carpet company of Yonkers. MT. Ewing sr,, is the for mer United States commissioner of patents.
 Bishop Freeman will be assisted by Rev. Dr. John N. Lewis, rector of St. Johns church, and Rev. Albert Buckner Coe, pastor of the Second Congregational church.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-28
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mrs. J. J. Collins of 29 City ave- nue has announced the engagement of her sister Miss Lillian Gustafson to Roman J. Consic of Moodus. Conn. formerly of this city. Miss Gustafson is employed by tho Fafnir Bearing Co. and Mir. Consic at tho Capitol Buick Go, The wedding will take place in the spring,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-27
DON'T BE SOLD
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PIGGLY WIGGLY.
All chance of inferior quail
ity is eliminated, for every ar
ticle in every PIGGLY WIGGLY
store has been forced to pass
every test for purity, fresh
ness, character.
PIGGLY WIGGLY means that
your health and purse are
guarded. And both are nigh
ty important to every family
these days.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-27
1,747,63O Ballots Cast
In 326 Papers
Continued from Page one)

lima, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
In Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michi-
gan, Tennessee and Texas the wet
majority was two to one or less. In
all other states the wiet majority
was greater than two to one.
The small cities and towns, sup
posed homes of prohibition strength,
generally voted heavier, in proper,
tion to population, than the big cities.
In scores of cases the vote cast was
as heavy as at a regular election.
New York state cast the heaviest
vote-not far from 3OO,0O0-and Cali
fornia, Colorado, Indiana, Ohio and
Pennsylvania cast we'll over 100000
votes each.
The figures indicate that there has
been, during the past four years, a
definite trend in sentiment toward
modification of the prohibition law.
This is borne out by comparison of
the present figures with those, gained
by The Literary Digest in it's poll of
1922, when upwards of S8 per cent Of
total vote of 922,385 favored re-
tention of strict prohibition; repeal
scored only 2O.6 per cent, and modi-
fication got 4O.S per cent.
1t is, on the other hand, easily APP
parent that the people of the coun-
try do not want the old saloon
brought back. The eighteenth amend
ment is in no danger of being re-
pealed. If an election were held it
is probable that the great majority
of those who voted for modification
in this poll would vote dry rather
than vote for repeal of the amend
ment Thirteen states can block re-
peal of the amendment.
1t is evident that the chief sig
nificance of the poll lies in the vote
from the towns and smaller cities.
The metropolitan centers all voted
wet, but that was expected; they
have always been wet. But the vote
from the smaller places is different
No one knew just how they felt
And, fortunately, most of the smaller
towns voting in this poll cast such
heavy votes thar their verdicts can
Justly be said to come close to rep
resenting their actual sentiments.
The presence of these small cities
makes the NEA poll the only truly
representative one.
Again, the theory that rural dis
tricts are always dry is disproved.
The majority are, perhaps; but many
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-27

system in which both the federal
and state governments would have
their own field of control and in
which fields, neither should tread
upon the prerogatives of the other.
The constitutional convention fur
thermore fought bitterly over giving
the federal government any real
power the speaker stated-primarilv
due to the failure of the confeder-
acy to really function in the critical
period after the revolutionary var
and so ended by decorating few and
carefully defined powers to the ma
tionaI government and leaving all
others to the states and to the peo-
pie.
Thus it has been only by amend
ments that the federal government
has received additional powers, he
brought out, and read the few sim
pie and defined powers which it was
originally given. In this respect, he
stated that the constitution has real-
ly been amended but nine times as
the first ten amendments, generally
known as the Bill of Rights, were
an integral part of the original doe
ument.
The doctrine of states rights SO far
as accession from the union is con-
cerned or the general disruption of
the federal government, was settled
by the Civil war, Boyle stated, and
it is no longer question of the
states sticking together that is
vital when one speaks of states
right. Rather, the problem as it
exists today, hinges on the right
Of each state to take care and pro-
vide for its own citizens under It's
own laws and form of government.
The first five of the regular nine
amendments came as a result of
the Civil war, the attorney asserted,
but since 1913 there have been four
group known as the Income Tax
amendment, the second as that pro-
viding for the popular election of
United States senators, the third
for prohibition and the last, the 18th
amendment, for woman suffrage.
In commenting on these four
amendments, Boyle said, that he
finds no fault with the suffrage of
women being realized by federal
amendment except that pursuing
such a course establishes a danger
Gus precedent which might have
been avoided had the states been
permitted to slowly put woman suf-
frage through. He also offered the
thought that the wisdom of the
amendment calling for popular cleo
ton of senators might seriously be
questioned.
Following the 10Th amendment, he
mentioned that there came de-
mand for a child labor amendment.
This he suggested came from the
general idea in the minds of many
folks that if they had any great
troubles they should turn them over
to Uncle Sam to solve. The states
gradually determined that the regu-
lation of child labor was none of
the federal governments business
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-27
DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH SATURDAY MORNING MARCH a. 1926

Before one could really render a
fair Judgment on the desirability Of
the proposed law, Boyle remarked
that they should look carefully into
statistics on the marriage and d.
vorce problem and see how convinc-
ing or unconvincing they are.
Concluding his talk he warned
once more of the danger of the bu-
reaucrats ard extolled the consti-
tuition as a marvelously simple yet
complete document which has proved
it's value throughout the ages. He
then asked that his hearers remem-
Der the circle theory of government
which a noted Illinois judge had
Offered and which Boyle stated he
found the most complete and APP
pealing picture OF government in this
country which he had personally ever
Imagined. LET the federal govern
ment look after the national and
international affairs of the United
states and let the states, with the
help of the minor units of govern
ment, look after all the other issues
he concluded.
Mrs. H. ]. futile, president OF the
league presided at the meeting while
Mrs. p. p. Butler was chairman of
the refreshment committee which
served doughnuts and coffee follow
ing the address.