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IRMA FLAT

Miss Della Ballard was a guest
Tuesday evening at the C. A. Brad
bury home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.. Bates visit
ed Sunday on Lower Sage creek
with Mrs. Ethel Bates and daugh-
tiers.
Mrs. Carl Andren and Betty Lou
Bates spent Sunday with Mrs. Chris
tine Andren.
A number of men from this vi
cinity lave spent several days
rounding up their horses in the
surrounding country.
The Irma Flat Mothers Club
day at the home of Mrs. Geo.
Pfrangle. about lightweight were
in attendance. In the afternoon
a splendid program was given in
GLIDING two short plays. Mrs. c..
A. Bradbury will entertain the
club on Dec. Is at one O'Clock
luncheon.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Nelson on Thanksgiving Day were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Hansen. Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Buchanan and Mr.. j.
D. Buchanan of Cody.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Nordquist
were callers at the F.. E. Schmidt
home Friday.
Sunday school vas held at the
school house on Dec. 18th. Mr..
Anderson will hold services. Every
body is welcome.
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Saturday night which was keep
Itionally well attended. Tom Pet
%erson, Bill Boron, Bryan Sullivan,
AL Thomas and Gula Jackson fur
nished the music SO each musician
could AXE his turn at dancing.
Bill Richards and Art Scholes
spent Sunday at the Richard ranch.
Tom Peterson. Tex Thomas and
Patches Hayner spent Sunday at
Absaroka Lodge. driving up after
the Wapiti dance.
Miss Audrey McClain was 4 guest
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On account of turkey shipping
the Farm Bureau meeting will be
postponed until Dec. 10.
Ed Miller spent Friday at the
Hans Nelson home.
Mrs. Hans Nelson, Pauline Mel
son, Mrs. Tex Thomas and June
were callers at the w. E. Bates
home Friday.
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of Mrs. Earl Martin over Sunday.
Billy McClain, Hermon Jenkins
and Thelma and Talba Shippers
spent the Thanksgiving holidays at
home driving out from town We'd
nesday.
Harlow vandiveer will leave soon
for Coloraac-where he will spend
the winter, returning to the North
fork in the Spring.
, 1927-11-30

The Turkish motorist is ayerr0a
to be a reckless driver. PerbaS.
he took his lessons in America.
, 1927-11-30
FARM UREA MEETING

The Sage Greek Farm hur
held a very pleasant meeting ~
Friday evening at the Commas
hall on Upper Sage creek. A hns,
ness ession. followed by a soc,s,
evening and lunch rounded out :
full evening.
, 1927-11-30

Every week has too any nights
to stay up late on all of them.
, 1927-12-06

ware breskwater to Boston causing much
damage and it was feared probable that
the life guard cutter C~arraVassett
which left Norfolk Saturday to aid the
Paraguay was badly damaged off Cape
Henry. The Cape Charles lightship at
Norfolk broke loose from its mCorings and
foated away. The steamer reported it
had picked up the crew Of a barge off
Cape Charles.
San Francisco. The plane The Spirit
of California on Sunday again failed in
its attempt to wrest the worlds endur-
ance record from Germany. Two hours
aft it took off with Captain Charles
Smith aud Lieutenant George Pond sent
wire SIS messages that foEgy air
conditions made flying dangerous and
soon after it made a safe landing.
London. Fourteen natives were killed
and fifty injured by severe ]eartbshocks
in northeastern CeIebes in the Malay
ARCHIPELAGO, dispatches to the Morning
Post from the Hague said.
, 1927-12-06

Washington, Dec. d.-Presiden
Coolidge expects to sail from Key West
TO Havana next month 10 attend the
Pau-American cCdterence.
Paris, Dec. 3rd. Governor Fuller of
Massachusetts with DR., Charles Sytves-
ter OF Boston spent last Sunday at st.
Mihiel. examining ground purchased by
Massachusetts as a site for a war me
moliaI on the road from St. MIbiel 10
Verdun. Governor Fuller has been
travelling In England but has not allowed
his presence TO be known as he desired
to take a rest,
Geneva. Dec. 3rd.-Count Won Bern,
sTctf caused a sensation at the security
committee meeting Of the disarmament
commission by insisting that importance
be given TO article 10 of the League of
Nations covenant. The article provides
for the revision of treaties. The dele
gates Immediately deducrd that he refer
red to the treaty of Versailles. article 10
of the League OF Nations covenant to
which Count Won Bernstein referred
reads. The assembly may from time
TO time advise the reconsideration by
members of the League of treaties which
have become inapplicable and the con
sideration of international conditions
whose coutirance might endanger the
peace OF the world.
Hong Kong, Dec. 3rd.-Tbe British
steamship ~"Singtan' whose home port
is Shanghai was attacked by bandits
near IchanQ, on the Yangtse river, says
advices here from Hankow. Some Of
the crew were killed.
London, Dec, 3rd.-Two qunboats are
proceeding to the scene Of the attack on
the BRUSH steamer ''Singtan". The
Admiralty was informed that the attack
took place sixteen miles from Ichang
where the steiner was anchored. It
was announced that the command
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has 4I.4ueeu with General Hang Sen
that two parties be sent 10 attack the
bandits.
LONDON. Dee. 3rd- In accordance with
the decision Of the Ambassadors Con =
~fereyce the organization set up in
Vienna for the supervision of the mill
tary clauses of the Treaty OF Saint Ger
man Will be withdrawn on January
3lst. This is the last of several similar
commissions OF control established in the
defeated countries signing peace treaties.
The lssion supervising this work
In Germany completed its work in Janu-
ary and similar organisations jn Bull
CARA and Hungary have since been
Withdrawn.
London. Dec. 3rd.--A meeting of the
League u Nations Council will open at
Geneva on Monday and the British dele
gate sir Austen Chan teliajn left London
tod. " 10 attend. One OF the most import
AMI questions before the Council is the
Polish Lithuanian dispute and it is anti
cpated that Marshal PiisudskI, who Will
represent Poland, which is a member OF
the League Council will arrive at Geneva
on Monday. liz is reported that owing
to the state OF health of Nj. IutuIes
Rumanian Foreign Minister, be has ap-
piled for a postponement OF further
consideration of the Rumanian Bulgarl.
an dispute,
LONDON. Dec. 3rd-Sir Samuel Hoare,
Secretary OF State ion Air, speaking at
oxford University last night said it was
hoped that two new air>b.ps would be
completed some tine next year. Ii
experiments which The ministry had
been conducting ION the last three
years succeeded lheE would bring Egypt
within two days ri England, India
within four days, australia within ten
or eleven days and New Zealand With
10 twelve or thirteen days. That would
be a great advantage to the Empire
and to trade and commerce generally.
Tie ministry had settled definitely up
on a long period of tTIals and the carry
ing out a series of small experiments.
a member Of scientists We're engaged
on the work and great progress ID de
sign and knowledge Of aWships bad
been made. Meteorological Offices had
been established ON the ar route between
England ana India and had acquired
information about air currents that had
not been known before.
London. Dec. Bird The Secretary for
India Lord Birkenhead speaking last
night AT a dinner TO Sir John Simon IN
the Leeds constituency referred to Sir
johns sacrifice particularly living up
two years OF his profess .onal life 70 act
as Chairman OF the Indian Commission
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ish re presertative to the League Of Ma
lions said the British policy Oh disarma-
m9Dt had in no way changed. On the
contrary be declared we are inclined
to say to other countries who approach
us on this subject chat we have already
disarmed We effected oUr l,sarmament
Immediately after the war aud now we
have not much to offer. After the war
Great Britain possessed unquesti0nably
the supremacy Of the seas more than
ever since the battle of Trafalgar.
But as soon as the war was over
we immediately scrapped rather too
hurrie6Iy | am inclined to think between
one and three qua ter Million and two
million tons of ships We did this not
merely IRON cur desire TO eQuaIISe con
ditiOns. Tut also that we might dispense
with a'l of -nsIye forces necessary. We
also abandoned two arseuals aud two
navel bases. We cot down the personnel
of our navy and practically scrapped our
arise wee with the result that q few
years .ater we had o resuscIta5e our air
army once more. The other army which
was always numerically "a contemplate
little army" was further reduced ObIi-
galOly service was abolished and we have
reduced the armies forces TO the level OF
an imperial police force much as is neces-
sary. as eEenpIi6eC ia the recent crisis
IN China for the protection Of British
lives and British property throughout the
world. We are ready 10 prove that we
have disarmed and ii We bad not done
so we should now be in a position 10 offer
"a reduction of two million tons 10 the
navy and also a reduction of the ajrSer-
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
RADIO AND CITIES

It is astonishing to learn that the radio, which admittedly is such a noble innovation to bring the advan- tages of the big places to the people living in the small towns and the country, is by no means enjoying the expected popularity in those places.
 The vast majority of radio receiv- ing sets, it appears, are owned in the cities, where there already is a plenitude of opportunity for amuse- ment.
 How to get the radio upon the farms. and into the smaller cities, Is problem confronting the radio in- dustry. The market Is enormous; that the people in the smaller places are well able to own radios is evil denced by the fact that the owner- ship of automobiles Is uniformly highest in these places.
 Perhaps the average farmer, &C., customed to going to bed with the chickens and getting Up at daylight, figures he does not want an instru- ment around the house which would keep him up to midnight.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
Observation On The Weather

Washington, Jan. 21.-Forecast for Southern New England: Cloudy tonight and Saturday: somewhat warmer in the interior Saturday; moderate northeast, shifting to east and southeast winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain tonight and Saturday; some what warmer in west portion to- night and in southeast portion Saturday; moderate northeast, shift ing to south winds
 Conditions: A center of low pres sure prevails this morning over southern Michigan, northern h. diana and northwest Ohio with trough extending southwestward to Texas and then westward over the states of the great basin. This dis trbution of pressure in conjunction with three areas of high pressure over the St. Lawrence valley, the North Carolina coast and the central and northern plains states and west ward to the north Pacific coast is causing snow in the central plains states and Rocky mountain districts and rains'eastward over the. Missis- sippi valley, the Ohio valley and the north Atlantic states. Low tempera- ture continues in the north Pacific states, the Rocky mountains and the plains states and mild temperatures eastward from the plains states region.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy and rainy weather.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
MRS. FERGUSON

The first woman elected governor of any state in the United States has returned to private life with rec ord that women are not pointing to with pride.
 8When Governor Ma" Ferguson was elected to the governorship of Texas wonderful opportunity was presented for a woman governor to. show definitely how good a regime she could bring about. Few suspect ed at the time that 1t would be quite as bad as 1t turned out.
 The total of pardons issued by Governor Ferguson has been scandal lous. Not content with pardoning on an average of four persons a day during her entire term, the final week was what can be termed a wholesale attempt at jail delivery.
 To cap the climax, the swindlers whom one Norfleet brought to ius- tice by trailing them all over the world, which attracted attention in Congress and regarding which a book has been written, were pardon- ed because one of them was alleged to be suffering with rheumatism.
 It will take Texas a long time to get over the blight caused by the reign of the Fergusons. Every criminal hereafter caught and con- victed in Texas will be sore at him. self that he didn't reach his cell be- fore the Fergusons went out of office.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
ROBBERY MOTIVE IN
 CAPE MAY TRAGEDY
Authorities Believe Wealthy Spinster Was Slain for Money Youths
 Exonerated.

Cape May. N. J., Jan. 21 R- All theories except murder with robbery as the motive have been abandoned by officials Investigating the death of Mary s. Clark, elderly spinster, whose frozen body was found on the beach here last Sat urday night.
 The authorities have nearly com- pleted the checking of her move ments since she left an Atlantic City hotel on January 10. They have traced her as far as the station at Cape May, where she arrived from Philadelphia Friday night.
 When we learn where Miss Clark passed Friday night in Cape May" said Coroner Thompson, i've will have taken the first step to uncover the manner of her death.'
 Joseph Clark, IS, and Harry Ruth- erferd, 15, who had been detained by the Camden police, have been ab- solved from any connection with the case. They were brought back here and will face no charge worse than taking a joyride in a borrowed auto mobile.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
THE CHAPLIN CASE

When we made few harmless re- marks week ago about the injus- tice of our divorce laws, which give to divorce contestant the right to make all sorts of unsubstantiated charges, which if later unproven still may not be eradicated from the public mind, no names were men, toned.
 The references, however. might fill the present Chaplin case; in fact, they were apropos from the start.
 Mrs. Chaplin is not getting the sympathy she perhaps thought to obtain since she barred the privacy of her life with the cinema actor and told the public stories to which 1t was not entitled. If she expected they would buttress her divorce case she evidently made a mistake, for the reverse has been true, judging from the comments of the American press.
 More privacy in divorce suits is essential. The present system allows all sorts of baseless charges, many of which are never proven and which merely tend to prejudice the public mind; in truth, they usually are made public for no other pur- pose.
 Mrs. Chaplin has been granted s4,oOo a week alimony-a pretty neat sum to land as starter in a divorce action. That she is out for more can be gathered from the stories printed in connection with the inventory of the Chaplin estate under way.
 As previously counselled, the only sensible conclusion in this Chaplin case is to withhold judgment until the trial is over. A person insults his intelligence if he swallows ex
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
wANToN SHOOTING OF DOGS

Owners of valuable dogs which have been wantonly shot within the past few weeks are justified in ex- pressing their wrath and indigna- tion. They are also to be commended for their determination to spare no effort in running down the persons who are indulging in this form of cruelty toward dumb animals.
 Unless dogs are damaging proper ty they should not be open to at tack. Unwelcome canines which make a practice of trespassing can be identified by the license tag on the collar and their owners notified, But 1t seems to be an outrage on all human instincts to use rifle on a dog that is causing no annoyance or damage. In all the cases reported, it is said that rifles have been used. The police have been enlisted in an effort to discover guilty parties and dog lovers are hopeful that they will be successful.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
pLAMYILLE,S MISTm

The grand list of Plainville, we discover, has increased 25 per cent in the last two years. Part of this increase is due to increased valua- tions. In spite of that, however, so many improvements are contemplat- ed In the town that there is trouble in obtaining sufficient funds to take care of the work. Lack of appropri- ation. has been familiar story in Plainville.
 With the increased grand list, and the possibility that the board of re- lief will not be inclined to make sub- stantial reductions, the outlook for the future is that more needed im- provements will be possible.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
MERGER IDEA IN BUS CONCERNS

The mergeritis fever Is rapidly af- fecting the erstwhile independent inter-city bus lines. They are being gobbled up in fairly rapid fashion by large concerns which sec future in the bus business. This is true all over the country. not only In New England; independent bus lines in New England are not as extensive, and not owned by as large concerns, as the lines in some other sections of the country. But the day when one comparatively small independent bus owner owned a line traversing 30 miles or so, and another owned the next small line, and so on, is passing. The lines have been merged to such an extent that each company for the most part owns hundreds of miles of franchises.
 This history is the same as the railroads. Originally. when travelling from New York to Buffalo, 1t was necessary to "change cars" three or four times. Then the period of amal- gamation began, finally resulting in one line for the entire distance. Then the period of amalgamation contin- ued and finally it was possible to take trip to Chicago without changing cars--a wonderful achieve ment at the time. Nowadays we know -,ething different
 The same principle that caused railroads 10 amalgamate is at the back of the bus amalgamations. In ten years some Midland Central Bus System" will connote as much big ness in the public mind as the name of any of our prominent railroad systems.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
200 PASSENGERS ON
 FOG HIDDEN STEAMER
Creole" Driven Into Shallow Wa ter After Being Struck by
 Mysterious Craft.

New Orleans, Jan. 21 P]-Thiek fog shrouding the lower retches of the Mississippi river spread a blanket of mystery early today over the fate of the unidentified craft which rammed the inbound South ern Pacific steamship Creole, 80 miles solth of New Orleans and sent her foundering into~ shallow water, there to remain until the vapor rises.
 Dapage to the Creole was slight, Captain Benjamin F. Jacobs re- ported, and passengers were safe. He beaehed the Creole after the collision and said the ship would continue up the river under her own power after the fog rose.
 The greatest concern of the ships master was that the 200 passengers would not reach here in time to make connections with out going trains.
 The Creole was proceeding slow ly up the river when the unidenti- fled boat rammed her amidships. The ramming boat swerved away in the darkness and disappeared.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
B1NGHAMs AsCENDANCY

Senator Hiram Bingham. give him credit, is getting to be known as the scholar of the Senate. The Connecti- cut junior senator is not inclined to dodge the honor, either; and If any one wishes to make sure of his standing he need only glimpse the Bingham autobiography in the Con- gressional manual. There 1t is writ, in letters not even 8 child would misapprehend.
 The junior senator of the state is also out to be regarded as the ad- ministration's spokesman in the Senate. Everything the administra- ton favors. except in few minor exceptions due to the leanings of his constituents. Senator Bingham also favors, even if 1t requires him chang ing his previous views.
 As a battler for states rights he is pre-eminent No southern Demo- crat ever said more touching things in favor of states rights than Sena- tor Bingham has uttered within re- cent months.
 He now is a staunch supporter of the Monroe Doctrine; the book against 1t which he formerly wrote took the wrong slant. The senator admits 1t. There are critics who say, however, he would still be opposed to the Monroe Doctrine but for the accident he was elected to the Sen ate. Being an in instead of an out makes a difference.
 Not to be overlooked is the fact that the senator Is the Senate great Spanish scholar. He can trans- late Spanish Into English, and there is nobody in the Senate able to prove the translation isn't eminently cor rect, He can quote Spanish scholars in the original Spanish without re- ferring to any books; and when he arises to speak few apt quotations from that language. or Greek, Latin, Italian, French, German and Rus sian. they are always well received.
 With this, of course, goes high hat. cultural attitude which some re- gard as befits scholar Senator from New England. Now that Lodge is gone Senator Bingham Is present to take up the torch of learning where Lodge dropped it.
 It is only when thoughtless char acters like Borah. Reed of Missouri and others enter into a verbal contest with the Connecticut senator that all is not as well as it ought to be. But truth to tell, Senator Bing- ham is one of those rara avis sort of characters who never knows when he is licked. This, too, Is something in the nature of Lodge.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
CITY SALARIES

Every year a committee of the Common Council discusses salaries of civic servants. The Investigation lasts a few weeks; then for the re- mainder of the year no thought is given to the matter. All the commit tee knows about the salaries and the men earning them is obtained in the few short weeks during which they are discussed.
 The suggestion that there be a permanent salary commission seems a good one. Such a commission would be able to keep in constant touch with civic servants the year round and would not be forced to study up on a question in a few weeks.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

purposes. "Missi dominici" were the special representatives of Charles the Great.
 O. What were the English Test Acts?
 A. Numerous acts of the English Parliament imposing religious tests upon persons in public offices. The most famous are the Corporation Act of 1861 and the Test Acts of 1873.
 0. How can raw linseed oil be tested for purity?
 A. It's purity can be determined by taste and smell. Pure linseed oil has a slightly bitter taste and creates a rasping sensation on the tongue, but is not naueeating unless adulterated with fish oil, rosin oil or mineral oil. A few drops placed between the palms of both hands and rubbed briskly will cause the oil to heat, and If adulterated. the odor will reveal the presence of fish oil. rosin oil or mineral oil. Pure raw linseed oil brushed over a piece of glass in thin film will dry in less than days.
 Q. what space would be required to store 100000 silver dollars?
 A. The treasury department es- inmates 25O cubic feet.
 Q. What is the flneness of pure gold? Is 1t used for jewelry? ..
 A. Pure gold is A carats. It is too soft for ordinary use, there fore 1t is mixed with an alloy. The more alloy that is mixed with 1t the harder the metal; as for example, 10 caret gold has considerably more alloy in it than IS carat gold, which Is only 6 carat weights from being pure gold.
 0. How did the Big Four" rail- road get it's name?
 A. Because 1t connects the large cities of Cleveland. Cincinnati, Chi cago and St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
25 Fears Ago Today

The following will represent New Britain at the Business Mems con- vention in Hartford tomorrow: A, H. Abbe. Denis Riordan, c. J. White, w. l.. Humason, w. L. Hatch, and A. J. Soper.
 The inmates of the smallpox in- fested house were taken to the pest house" last night in two covered wagons.
 A ene-act drama, Stand by the Flag" was presented at the Me- chanics' fair in Plainville last evening. George Case and c. J. Morse were in the cast.
 Mrs. Harry Propson of Waterbury, is visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. A. D. Cady.
 Principal Marcus White of the Normal school has been secured for the principal address at the Busi- ness Mems banquet next month.
 Fresh Eggs, 59c. Russell Bros.
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