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New Britain herald., 1926-12-06

vessels. The board, however is en- gagged in an extensive conversion program involving the Dieselizing of many of it's cargo ships and reported 1t hoped to speed up this work in future by experience gained in con- verting its first group.
 Attention was redirected to the fact that the coastwise laws had not yet been extended to the Philip pines, although the board certified to the president in 1922 and still holds that adequate tonnage is avail able for service between the United States and the Islands, warranting application of these protective laws to the American possession.
 Fleet Is Reduced
 The board reduced the one- time billion dollar fleet during the year by $50 ships, four complete cargo and two entire passenger lines being sold, with 1s9 vessels going to Henry Ford to be scrapped. The American Palmetto line. a cargo service. was taken back after sale when 1t was seen the guaranteed operation could not be maintained. and disposal of the Pan-American and American Oriental lines left the board with only one complete passenger service, the United States Lines.
 At the end of the year, ss1 yes sels remained to be disposed of. Largely through liquidation of the standing fleet and savings from more efficient operation, the board reported that the loss of s41.oOo, 900 sustained by it in 1924 had been cut to s20,000,Ooo in the last year.
 The board renewed It's attack on agreements between American trunk line railroads and foreign shipping services, presented a rec for qualification of navigation laws. and said the rnp'a acement of the 12-passerger vessels still in the government fleet will have to be accomplished within 16 years, which will require the con- struction of about 26,ooo gross tons of passenger vessels each year.
 This is in addition to the proposed construction of two passenger-cargo vessels required to operate in con- junction with the Leyiathan in the North Atlantic service. plans for which have been prepared. 1nclud- ing these two vessels. the board said, the "building program would involve the construction of an average of 3o,o0o gross tons of passenger ves- sels per year during the period from 1928 onward"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
SHIPPING BOARD | SOUNDS WARNINGS
South American Trade Declines,
 Yearly Report Shows

Washington, Dec. 6 R-Mindful that as fast as satisfactory sales of governmental ships are made ! to private enterprise. a source of di- rect financial loss to the American people is eliminated. the shipping board Is going full steam ahead with it's plans to get out of the shipping business, but not without sufficient guarantee that the American flag will be kept permanently on the seas.
 Postponing its recommendations to congress on q future American merchant marine policy until about the first of the new year, the board in it's annual report called attention to the need of a replacement pro- gram to keep an adequate number of vessels on the water, even after they have passed into private hands; dropped warning about the de- cline in trade to South America due to keen foreign scompetition. and lifted again the danger signal against increasing international propaganda to Influence the United States to abandon its protective coastwise system"
 Coastwisc System
 Tn the absence of some appropri- ate form of direct government aid" the report said, "the protection of the coastwise system is peculiarly important. The desire of foreign vessels to invade the coastwise trade of the United States is being en- phasized by foreign operators and by foreign officials and commercial bodies"
 An indication that Europeans were not still clinging to the belief that the American war-inspired merchant fleet was an emergency" affair, as implied In the name, Emergency Fleet Corporation" the boards op- erating subsidiary. was given in the report, which declared west bound loading from Europe increased dur ing the year and on every hand there was "a growing appreciation by shippers and receivers of cargo of the good service rendered by our various lines"
 Another reason assigned for the falling off in South American trade was the fact that foreign corlpcti- tors were employing motor ships with much greater speed than board
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
DEPT. OF INTERIOR REPORT UNIQUE
 IN THAT IT DOESN'T ASK ANYTHING

trail of valuable ..otash deposits in tional Park service, host during the year to q record national parks tourist hord. numbering 1,s30,s65.
 Other Accomplishments.
 A resume of many conferences. studies and investigations was con- tained in the section devoted to the bureau of education. Among other things, this bureau distributed 325,- 900 copies of a pamphlet entitled The Story of the Declaration of independence" and co-operated with many educatio al institutions and teachers and parents societies in the promotion of knowledge. The Alaskan reindeer herd, which was assemt ed years ago by agents of this bureau and which incidentally put the bureau into the shipping business, came in for a paragraph.
 "The reindeer industry in Alaska, which was established by the bureau of education, continues to prosper. The bureaus vessel, the Boxer transports considerable quantities of reindeer cat to Seattle, where it is sold for the benefit of the native owners"
 The volume closes with recital of the internal arrangements of the interior d.2artment here in Wash ington. down to the number of light and heavy delivery trucks in the de- partmental garage. and the charac- ter of the new equipment installed in the cafeteria that Is maintained for employees.
 The signature of the secretary then is appended without word of boosting, or a single hint that few extra dollars might come in handy here and there to meet the far-hung demands of so great load of public activity. Merely, "Very respectfully, Hubert Work"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
SECRETARY OF WAR
 PRESENTS REPORT
Warns Against ''DeludinS Our selYeS' on National Defense

Washington, Dec. s,--LPl- A warning against "blindly deluding ourselves" on the subject of nation- al defense was sounded by Secretary Davis of the War department in his annual report.
 There has been only partial exc cution of the plan of defense map ped out in 1920, he said, and even the maintenance of the army on it's present basis requires the appro- priation of more funds each year"
 With the exception of a slight restoration of the supply of ammuni- tion at the expense of q reduction in personnel, and the inauguration of the so-called housing program, he continued, conditions have changed but little since the rendition of my last annual report
 The secretary discussed at great length the peacetime uses of the army, ranging from the running of barge lines to teaching enlisted men professions or trades into which they go on completing their mitch" in the army. Even the air corps came in for treatment from it's commercial rather than its combat aspects.
 Civil Side of Work
 Reviewing the civil side of the work of the army engineer corps, Mir. Davis flatfootedly disapproved proposals to transfer these duties out Of the army.
 Tn the long run the present sys- tenn of administering our rivers and harbors activities is the most eco- nomical." he said. We, in this case, achieve the end so often urged of making our peace time army more fully pay Its way"
 As an additional consideration Mr Davis pointed out that the fact that army engineers "are officers of the army, whose normal promotion and pay cannot be advanced or retarded by political influences. leaves them unaffected by such considerations in their actions"
 LII ulSCuSSlllS waterway allu HdF- bor developments, the war secretary laid down the principle that new projects should be held in abeyance until completion of those on which large expenditures already have been made. It would take s225, 900, ,000 and at least five years to round out the principal developments now in progress. he said, 'even if it were practible to make such amounts availab ble" He used as an example the Ohio river development, ap- proximately S5 per cent complete, but 'capable of only about 15 per cent of the service which may be ex- pected from the completed project"
 Inland waterways now carry about 200, 100000 tons of cargo annually said the secretary, at an economic saving of "at least s150.o00,000 a year" He described flood contro conditions on many rivers a. chaotic
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
A Fortune from Tea Rooms
 The Story of Ida L. Frese
The Story of Ida L. Frese

A |1SS IDA L. FRESE found the WI way to fortune by serving extra
 dainty foods to women who demand them.
 She instituted in America the special tea room ideas of food, cooking and ser- vice which have since gained such vast popularity.
 She is founder of the Colonia Tea Room in New York, also of the two Vanity Fair Tea Rooms. Today two of them are located in buildings which she owns buildings built from earnings. The first inves tment was $500, con- tributed by Miss Frese and by Miss Ada Mae Luckey, who has been associated with her ever since. The first "Colonia" had only five employees.
 The Colonia of today is located in her own six~story building at 379 Fifth Avenue, where Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt had his home.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
Secretary Work Recites Accomplishments, Which Are Many and Varied Millions in Pensions Paid Out During Year.

Washington. Dec. 6 R-A birds eye review of bustling interior de- partment activities that reach into many far hooks and deep below the surface of the earth was given to- day in the annual report of Secre- tary Work.
 i It was one of the few annual ac- Icountings of modern times in which cabinet officer merely told of the many important tasks his depart mentp was doing, and asked for nothing.
 The 104 printed pages formed q 1 handbook of facts and figures de- scriptive of departmental interests. ranging from the conduct of many million dollar reclamation projects to the number of Portuguese ad- mitted during the year to the gov ernmental hospital at Kalihi i Hawaii.
 In view of the fact that Congress already Is occupied with 3 continu- ing reclamation program, that sub- ject was given barely one one-hun- dredth of the space of the whole re- port. Even this was devoted entire ly to a tabloid recital that the re- clamation bureau had made certain surveys and carried out certain con struction authorized by Congress had provided complete irrigation foi 1,S02,970 acres and partial water supply to 1,S40,0o0 acres, operated more than 100 dams and 16,00( miles of canals, and built 4S1 bridges, 446 culverts, and S2 fumes
 Bureau of Pensions.
 The scarcely less conspicuous bu reau of pensions recited it's accom- plshments in three-quarters of ( page. It paid during the year SPOT, S44,34S in pensions, and received ane classified 42,So4 Civil war and 72. 437 Spanish war pension claims. Al of this required the mailing out O iG,311,105 separate checks.
 The Alaskan railroad reported ar Increase in earnings, reaecting tht growth of the territory's manifold industries. The governor of Hawai- recorded normal and gratifying progress" in territorial economic and social matters. The various and widely scattered hospitals and schools under the wing of the in- terior department all noted improve ment and submitted exhaustive sta- tistical data to prove it.
 So the report ran through the in- innate contacts of the General Land office. which did an eleven-million dollar business; the Indian office, whose ministration5 to the Red Man Included the erection of new schools and hospitals, Id tfe improvement of the old ones; the Geological Sur. vey, which mapped the structure of the earth in forty-three states, To- cated the point of origin of the Mon- tana earthquake. and picked up the
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
The Muscle Shoals power plant

The Muscle Shoals power plant was said by the secretary to be, as a whole, 93 per cent complete. He made no suggestion as to it's ultimate disposition.
 Turning to the Inland Waterways corporation. he described 1t as a temporary expedient," to be con tinued "only until private capital is prepared to assume this service which is so vital to national develop ment"
 New Barracks Needed
 Dr. Davis recalled his previous re- marks on the necessity of removing army personnel from "dilapidated barracks and quarters of wartime construction"
 Suffice it to say that conditions are, naturally, worse than was the case a year ago." he said.
 About s7,00o,o0o has become available for building purposes from sale of surplus property, but q total of s9O.000,0o0 in surplus has been either sold or transferred to other government departments.
 Where property is transferred to another department of the govern ment," he said, this (housing) con- struction fund should receive an equivalent transfer credit from the appropriation of that department"
 The war secretary put his foot down on the return to duty of off, cers who resigned 10 seek civilian employment.
 The war department is strongly opposed to the reappointment of off, cers who have sought other fields of activity at their own volition, or who were discharged on account of re- duction in the commissioned strength of the army" he said. Tt Is even more strongly opposed to the reappointment of officers who were discharged or resigned as result of unfavorable classification of their military qualifications. Such reap pointments are unfair to those who have remained in the service"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06

children when will 1.-the fathers and mothers and little and the hddes mouths wide behold children pretend Christmas Club holiday the houdbe aT--ndy o four
 TODAY!
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
21 MOTOR FATALITIES IN MASS

Boston, Dec. 6 P1Twenty-on one persons were killed in automobile accidents on the roads of Massachu setts last week, a decrease of four from the preceding week and of five from the corresponding week last year.
 A total of i'll persons were con- victed for driving while under the influence of liquor and 565 licenses 1S9 more than during the previous week and 1S9 1.lore than during the same period last year. Of these revocations 114 were for driving af- ter drinking.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
Announcement Made of
 Duncan-WellS BetrOthal

Mrs. William T. Wells of Rob- bins avenue announced Saturday the engagement Of her daughter. Miss Catherine w. Wells, to A. Stanley Duncan of Brooklyn. N. '. The occasion was a bridge party Saturday afternoon at Miss Wells home in honor Of Miss Edith La genbauer of Montclair, N. J. Miss Wells Is at present teaching at New Britain High school. MT. Dun-
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
Unsightly Skin Eruptions
 Gone In Three Days

Those bad looking red lumpy eruptions of the skin-those pim- ples-that humiliate you and keep you from social affairs-what are you going to do about them?
 If you are wise and want to get rid of them so quickly that you will be astonished you'll get a 35 cent boz of Peterson's Ointment and let it's mighty healing power make you joyfully happy in just few days.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06

has never been changed. The coffee served in all these tea rooms is ex- quisite La Touraine, with extra~heavy N cream. Why not serve that coffee at your table! twill be credit to you, as it is to those tea rooms. It will be con, stant delight to your people.
 Your grocer supplies La I Touraine (Extra) Coffee at modest price. He has it ever fresh, direct from us.
 Mail us the coupon. Let us send you enough for two breakfasts. You will gain a new conception of what coffee flavor can be.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06

can Is graduate of Cornell uni versity.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
Interesting facts about La Touraine (Extra) Coffee

It is the larsesellng coffee in New England the birth. place of fine eotees in America. In this home of exaeting coffee critics, is considered the supreme result of 137 years of coffee development.
 is the coffee served in many dining places aou. for their cofees la all Stater Hotes for In the magnificent Shoreland of Chicago In countless country homes which study fine hospitality.
 The blend combines the four finest coffee, tha, grow Each from different country each the pride of naton Each derives its excellent flavor from of the r,res, soils of the earth.
 Three of the cofees combined this blend cost 5 more than ordinary coffee, and 75o than Sac Paulo the
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
One Thin Woman Gained 10 Pounds In 20 Days Skinny Men Can
 Do the Same
All weak men and women
 All nervous men and women All skinny men and Mnmen

Can grow stronger, healthier and more vigorous and take on solid needed flesh In 50 days just by taking McCoys Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets four times a day-as easy to take as candy.
 And what hit these flesh producing tablets have made. One druggist tripled his sales in one week.
 Everybody knows that nasty-ta sting, evilsmelling Cod Liver Oil is a wonder full vitalizer. flesh producer and health creator
 But who wants to swallow the horrible stuff. when these wonderful tablets McCoys Cod Liver Oil Compound Tab lets, are just as good and so easy to take?
 A box of 60 tablets for SO cents and if any skinny man or woman doesn't gain at least pounds In 30 days = money back. Ask any druggist.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06
Looking Fo,'7vard fo C&,zSfmns
l LUST PEND

jes' p'tend my Daddy's alive,
 At Mama doesn't have to work, At she can stay at home all day,
 An doesn't have to go an clerk In at ol store-1 jes' p'tend. An p'tend at we all live
 In a big house in fine street, An at we have dra' big car.
 An lots of 'licious things to eat, An lots of elothes-l jes p'tend. lies p'tend the kids at school
 Don't laugh at my ol' clothes an shoes. An at they all like me-a lot
 At sometimes in the games they choose Me, too, to play-1 jes' p'tend. An after school, I jes' p'tend,
 When go home again an cook An sweep an dust till Mama comes, At I'm princess in book! It's lots of fun, jes' to p'tend An me an Mama, we p'tend,
 At we are eatin' of gold plates, At we have turkey an ice cream
 An cake an raisins, nuts an dates An oh, yes,-butter!-we p'tend An when l go to bed at night
 l jes ptend at l am not So awful cold, l snuggle down
 An make believe at I'm TOO HOT Somestimes all night, l jes' p'tend. An when hear the kids all talk
 Bout Santa Claus an his reindeer, An all the things he's going to bring, jes p'tend at he'll stop here!- 1wish he knew how p'tend! For maybe, then he'd bring or send Some things to US-hke p'tend
 --Nc,O York Times
New Britain herald., 1926-12-06

H.
 sro,cs her vegetables
 Miss Frese also owns the charming Vanity Fair Tea Room Building at East 38th Street, where Miss Jean Carson is in charge. Also an office building at 33rd Street and Madison Avenue. Also a model farm in Connecticut, which supplies the vegetables in season, and fresh flowers daily, all the year, for the tea room tables.
 Among the dishes which have made these tea rooms famous are Johannah's chicken and pumpkin pies. The recipe
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-09
Construction of New
Public Buildings to
Start inl September

Washington, July 9.-tp-Actua
construction Of the first OF the new
public buildings authorized BY con.
gress will get under way in Septem-
Der.
Treasury and postoffice depart.
ment officials are busy on program
for the first years work, for which
funds have been appropriated. First
attention will be given to those cities
in which buildings we're authorised
by congress in 1913. but Just which of
these will get the first assignments
has not been decided.
Meanwhile. Supervising Architect
Whetmore is enlistine a squad Of so
inspectors, who. with the entire force
Of postal inspectors. will start q sur
vey IN August to provide basis for
plans to expend the $lOO,OOO,OOO ap-
preparation authorized for the next
seven years. A construction program
is to be presented to congress in De-
cember.
It has been decided to build the
new department of commerce and
internal revenue buildings here on
the mall, which extends between the
capitol and George Washingt0n's
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-09
FINAL PLEA;
FOR DURKIN
MADE TODAY
Case Of Alleged Murderer Ex,
pected to Reach Jury Late
This Afternoon

Chicago. July 91P3-The state
wants to convict Martin J. Durkin
of the murder of Edwin C. Shanahan
federal agent. Ito take the minds OF
the people off the question Of who
killed McSwiggin and why" Eugene
I. McCarry, counsel for the young
slayer, charged today in his final
plea. The case is expected to reach
the jury late today.
The assertion brought prosecutors
to their feet in objection, livid with
rage. Judge Harry Miller sustained
the objection.
BETTY Andrews Werner, the states
principal witness against Durkin,
was dubbed "professional gold air.
ger" BY McGarry, who declared that
"she dug gold on Marty and then 81
the taxpayers Of Cook county since
last January, naintainine sumptuous
quartsrs In : downtown hotel g !
What reason had Durkin to fear
the policef" McGarry asked. "when
they we're on his payroll IN the boot
lok business? Halt the police 81
ChieaEo today II II the beotlsggins
Ihts. too, brought ! state objection,
wh1ee Wps euatatned.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-09
CONSOLIDATION OF PUBLIC MARKET
AND COMMISSION SYSTEM INTO one
FARMER OWNED ORGANIZATION URGED
Large Opportunities For Co.
operative Efforts in This
Field Seen by Speaker at
American Institute Of Co.
operation Now Being Held
at st. Paul

st. Paul. July 9.--(AP)-Consolida.
ton of the pubic market and the com.
mission system into one orga ganixation
comparatively owned by the farmer.
will eliminate many Of the difficulties
now encountered in both systems
DR.. w. G. Waite, University Of Min
ncsota. today told the American In.
stitutc Of Cooperation.
"Thcsc two systems are so closely
connected" he declared, "in the physi-
cial handling Of the produce that the
two markets are usually joined. II
IS entirely possible that economies
could be made by some consolidation
Of the functions Of these two mar
keting systems. There seem to be
large opportunities for cooperative
efforts IN this ficld.'
Some Of the problems of the city
market outlined by DR.. Waite in
cluded the usual over-crowded condi-
tion brought about by the necessity
Of being close to the buyer. Then he
cited the problem Of producers who
grow but one crop year and market
this from some considerable distance
by truck. causing glut which lowers
materially the price received by the
regular patrons Of the market.
Retailers, too, have their difficult
ties. Mr.. Waite declared. The over
crowded conditions of markets in
large cities often make it necessary
for the grocer to make his purchase
through = wholesaler who in turn
secures the produce ut the city mar
kct.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-09
REPRIEVE Ic
GIVEN YOUNG
NEBRASKAN
Governor Grants Stay t0 July
13 Three Hours Before
Time For Execution

Lincoln. Ncb.. July 9.-(AP)-
Donald Ringer, 10, the youngest
Ncbraskan ever condemned to death
was granted y reprieve until July Is
ut q. m. today, three hours before
he was to be clcctrocutcd.
GovernOr McMullen granted the
reprieve on the claim Of Ringers at.
torney Of new evidence which would
prove that Carl Moore. Hastings
automobile salesman for whose mur-
der on October Is, 1924. Ringer was
sentenced to death. was seen in Kear
ncy. Ncb., three days later.
Ringer and George Bender, who
has never been apprehen nded, were
suspected Of Staying Moor. In a con
fcssion which he later repudiated
Ringer said he and Bender were TO
meet Moore ut an appointed place to
negotiate for. the purchase Of a car.
Bender failed to show up at the an
rrointed time and he decided to Xiii
Moore himself.