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Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-24
EvANeELlsTIc SERVICES

Will be held regular in the Liberty theatre, commencing Sunday. The Sunday school at 1O:3O a. m. and church services at 11:30 a. m. Evan geIist Macpherson extends hearty invitation to everyone to attend these meetings.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04
CITY DID ITS PART
 IN NATIONS WARS
New Britain Home of Many
 Distinguished Fighters

What part have New~Britain boys played in American's wars?-
 What part are New Britain men taking in national patriotic move ments now?
 These questions and a number of others were asked Monday as the Memorial Day parade passed by.
 Spectators began to compare notes and some interesting facts were found
 The list given below is but a few of the facts disclosed. When it is understood that the Municipal Home Service bureau has more than 5000 bonus applications on file, many of them containing remarkable records for bravery under fire and for spectacular achievement in the serv- ice. 1t will be realized that this is but a small fraction Of complete list.
 New Britain has veteran who was a lieutenant in the Canadian forces during the world war.
 A number of men who are veter- ans of the Austrian and German armies.
 A former sergeant in the Hun garian Huzzars.
 A former submarine sailor in the German navy.
 A veteran of the Russian army.
 At least two who were with the French army.
 A minister who drove L. s. army ambulance under fire.
 A lieutenant who was in Ger man prison camp.
 An aviation lieutenant in the British Royal Flying corps.
 A veteran of the Australian army.
 Many veterans of the Italian army.
 4 veteran Of the Greek army.
 Many Polish veterans
 One or more physicians who were in the L. S medical department during the war.
 Two or three women who are members of the American Legion and saw active service.
 A lieutenant in the militia who
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04

tural prowler. It was later laid to the acoustics Of the house which echoed the tread of person on the street when uninterrupted by outside noises of the day. Several eye wit nesses Cor rather ear witnesses). swore to the actuality of the foot steps but it was also pointed out that the steps never occurred un- less some one was walking in the street below. The opening of a door to the attic solved the mystery, or at least discouraged the phantom walker.
 Countless other tales of spooks and ghosts have lived for brief time and died. Nearly every old abandoned farm house on the out skirts of the city has at one time or another been labelled "haunted' by small boys in the locality. And yet. with all the houses which have borne that title. no one has ever volunteered to come forward and say that he has seen a ghost in the house or that he has felt the clutch of icy fingers on his neck.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04

plies will be awarded as prizes and there will be no entrance fee. The first matches will start promptly at l o'clock.
 The pairings for the first matches have been drawn as follows: Van Oppen. Hoffman. Lienhard and Payor have drawn byes: Duncan vs Murdock: Bassett vs. Kirkham, Christensen vs. Vogel: Dressel vs A. Benson.
 Other entries will be received be- fore the matches are started and this may be made by communication with any member of the tournament committee.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04

was in fve engagements during the world war.
 A private who was decorated for bravery by the British army at Mons.
 A Czechoslovakian who was in the French Foreign Legion.
 A German who enlisted in the A. E. F. and fought in Siberia.
 A second lieutenant in the Italian army.
 An Italian soldier who was en- camped on a hilltop. directly over his mothers home. From his camp he could see his mother doing her chores around the house.
 An insurance man. prominent in civic club and musical circles, who was decorated by the Italian army for Red Cross service.
 A factory salesman who was awarded the Distinguished Service Gross for service with the Red Gross after he had been rejected for regular army service because of poor eyesight.
 A lawyer who was with Roosevelt at the charge of San Juan Hill.
 A private who was in the Philip pines with the 18th U. S. Infantry when herd of water buffaloes was released upon the American camp. killing a number of soldiers.
 A private who fought with an American outfit which was almost entirely wiped out at the siege of Pekin during the Boxer uprising.
 A militia captain, a veteran of two wars and owner Of a distinguished service cross.
 A past department commander of the United Spanish War Veterans.
 A past department commander of the American Legion.
 A district president of the Sons of Veterans.
 A national aide-de.camp of the c. A. R.
 A past department senior vice commander of the G. A. R.
 Eight surviving members of the G. A. R. residing in the city.
 One G. A. R. veteran who was in the famous Andersonville prison.
 Two G. A. R. veterans who were with Sherman while Marching Through Georgia"
 One G. A. R. veteran who was cap. tured while on Sterman's march and thrown into Richmond prison.
 A department inspector of the G. A. R., a member of the local post, but lives in Plainyille.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04
ing day and night almost without rest for days at time"
BELIEF IN GHOSTS
 NOT EASILY SHAKEN
But Usually Spooks Are Traced
 to Natural Causes

This city. practical and industrial
 as 1t Is, has not been spared it's 1 quota of ghost stories and haunted
 houses, although the rapid expan- sion of civilization has levelled most ! of the scenes of the incidents which set young New Britainites of other
 days quaking in their shoes.
 One of the most amusing incidents
 which has come down through the years as an example of the worth in disbelieving in spectres Is cast about an old house which formerly
 stood at the corner of Maple and Pearl streets and which has since
 been raized. Some half.forgotten story concerning suicide or mur- der in the old house had placed a
 curse on the residence and for years it was uninhabited. Stories of un-
 earthly shrieks on stormy nights were substantiated by persons
 whose reputations made the stories all the more believable. Finally as | the old house was falling to ruin. summed by all prospective real estate purchasers. one out of town couple approached the real estate agent with a view towards living
 In the place. The real estate man joyously agreed to let the couple live in the house to dispel the stories which had kept tenants from living in the place for many years and the rent was made negligible. Encouraged by a calm night spent in the house and disrcgarding the statements Of the neighbors that 1t took only rainy night to bring the hanshee from his lair, the couple purchased the house for a trifling
 sum from the owner. who, with a sigh ot relief, deeded the building
 over to the fearless couple and
 washed his hands of the whole affair.
 The much dreaded windy rainy night arrived and. true to the tales
 of the neighbors, the shrieks arose. combined with dull rattling which set the dauntlcss home owners teeth on edge despite his scoffing
 at all things supernatural. Day. light came and the cries were still unsolved. Tempted to pack up and
 leave the quelling of the restless spirit 10 some other more hardy soul. the owner of the house decid- ed 10 stick 1t out one more night. It was during the next rainy windy night that the problem was solved.
 Rising in the dead of the night while the grooming and rattling was going on full blast. the resident If haunted house" walked about the
 home in an effort to discover the source Of the blood chilling howls. He discovered that what was thought to be skull topped ghost
 was merely tree limb rubbing on the side of the building. swayed by
 the wind and of q type of wood which dampness made resinous. An axe and some chopping and the ghost was dispelled.
 Several weird tales were at one time cast about the foundations Of burned building on the west Shut
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04
BALLOONS ALWAYS
 ATTRACTED CHILD
As BQy,. LindberSh Enjoyed
 Playing With Them
BY MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY
 Limited Press stah Correspondent Copyright, 1927. by United Press)
Chapter Four

To the people of Little Falls, Min nesota, the success of Charles A. Lindbergh in flying to Paris is but 2 development of the days when he would send aloft . toy balloon or a parachute he had made himself and it would float farther than any other boy could make one float.
 Then. according to one boyhood friend. when Charles had proved the efficiency of his effort in the manu- tacture of parachutes. he would hoist his bicycle into tree, mako 1t fast. and climb on to 1t. sitting there perhaps for hours dreaming that ne was flying off across the skies maybe even then dreaming he was flying to France.
 Charlie Hndbergh always was experimenting with anything that pertained to fying." one friend of his school days in Little Falls said:
 "He experimented with para chutes and toy balloons and would make toy parachutes weighted with stones or iron bars. hurl them high into tfe air. sometimes from out Of a tree top. and watch them sail away. His would sail sometimes for blocks and were the envy Of all his friends. His success 50 intrigued the fancies of the boys of Little Falls that soon he had them all busy making parachutes. and trying to duplicate his successes. But no mat ter how good the other boys could build them, Lindbergh could do bet ter.
 He used to spend much time by himself. putterinE and tinkertng with machinery and with his bicycle. But when the flying dreams seized him the hardest he used to hoist his bicycle into . tall tree. secure it firmly to the branches, climb onto 1t and play that he was flying
 Congressman Lindburgh. Charley father. bought his son a bicycle when Charlie was about 10 years of age and he soon became a familiar sight riding at . break-neck pace through the village, cap on back wards and t-distancing all the other boys who tried to follow him.
 But . bicycle became too slow for this lad whose soul even then seem- ed yearning to annihilate space, and when he was aged IS, he bought his first motorcycle. He rode 1t at top speed. while citizens often held their breath as he whirled by.
 Next came an automobile. His first car was an old Saxon touring car which he bought from Charles Farrow. still m automobile sales- man in Little Falls.
 T recall wildly teaching young Lindbergh to drive,' said Farrow. T took him out ono morning and by.4night he was an expert driver. He took to 1t Nike a duck to water and learned it all in one day"
 Charlie drove.the automobile a. he had ridden his motorcycle and his bicycle. at furious pace yet in all
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04

tie Meadow road. Reports conflicted but it was generally believed that someone had lost his life in the blaze and had settled down to en- joy himself soaring passersby on dark nights. Whether actually seen or not has been long mooted point but several accounts of thrilling experiences were told and re-told before interest in the old foundation waned as some new haunted house" came into prom thence.
 Another curious tale was connect ed with a large mansion in Stanley Quarter. The younger clement of the city for years would not so near the place for fear of colored ghosts with phantom blood hounds. Just what was the cause of that belief was never known, but for a long time no small New Britainite would go near the large place for fear of the dead bones Of Rastus and Sam. bo pulling on the phantom leashes of by-gone blood hounds.
 
 A manufacturing plant on Arch street was at one time thought to be q haunted building. Here again. conditions which brought cut the ghosts stories were hay and mostly confined to the younger element, but several youngsters grew up in the belief that a night spent in the building was something to be avoh- ed.
 A spot near Plainvtlle reservoir where still stands the remains of the old "gallows" was supposed to be an eerie spot in the dead of night. Not much Is known concerning the gaunt upright posts, although 1t is gener- ally believed that they were used for butchering live stock. However, young New Britain soon compiled a list of stories that would do justice to Conan Doyle. The natural ap- pearance of the heavy woods and the stark gray high poles alone combine to present an effective scene for q good heart humping ghost story.
 To ask the average man whether or not he believes in ghosts will in cvitably bring the reply 'Of course not" Nine times out of ten. how ever, he will add But I heard a funny thing that Is supposed to be absolutely true" Then he will un- ravel ghost story which concerns supernatural feats ranging from shrieks and screams to tapping on the walls
 One story which Is traced to a reputable source and which Is told in good faith by an old New Britain resident concerns a person living in New Britain entering his home when he was supposed to be at work, going to his room on the sec- ond floor. and going out again with out speaking to the occupants Qf the house who spoke to him upon his arrival. Hardly had the front door closed when panting mes senger from the factory which en- ployed the man arrived with q mes- sage that the person" who had just left the house had been killed fif- teen minutes before. Four persons verified the story as having been in the house when the apparition ap- peared. It is one of the few super natural stories which has eye wit nesses ready to swear to the truth of the tale.
 Another story is told of a New Britain residence which had an at- tic which on certain nights when all was quiet would creak under the tread of some mystic visitor. The footsteps were clearly heard and for a long time the residents of the house were baffled in their efforts to find the source of the superna-
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04
TENNIS CLUB TO
 OPEN ITS SEASON First Tournament to Be Staged Saturday Afternoon June fl

The New Britain Tennis club will stage it opening day tournament marking the start of the 1927 season on its courts on Saturday afternoon. June II. 1927. Roy Hoffman is chairman of the tournament com- mittee and he and his assistants are working hard to make the affair a success.
 The committee had laid out series of interesting tournaments and a nice array of presents will be pre- sented during the coming season.
 The tournament on the opening day will consist of two sets with the exception of the finals and the win. ner of the largest number of games will win the match. Tennis sup
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04

his driving he never had an acci- dent. In fact. Ltndbergh never has had an accident of any kind suffi- clently serious to require the atten- ton of physician. The only time . doctor has ever attended him was when he had the measles in early childhood.
 When Lindbergh was IS years old he became irritated by the difficult ties he had each day while bringing the COWS in from pasture in crossing . creek. about 30 feet wide, which flowed through the Lindbergh farm. He had to pick his way carefully across on the stones-or else get wet So he set about in typical fashion to overcome the difficulty. He gathered together a quantity of fence wire and some timber and in a week he had erected without help from anyone. a miniature suspension bridge 30 feet long. across the stream. The bridge was anchored to trees and fence posts and instead of being a rudely built affair. was done according to approved engin- eering practice throughout.
 At high school Charlie was pe- culiar student. He finished his course in three years, being gradu- ated in 1908. but at no time did he take any part in any school activi- ties. social or athletic. He was care- less of his dress and hts favorite costume at home was a pair of we'll worn overalls.
 He never paid any attention to the girls in school" Miss Bertha Rothwell, who was a classmate in high school, said. "and the girls never paid any attention to him be- cause he never spruced up."
 Those who knew him at the Uni versity Of Wisconsin told much the same story.
 He tore around wildly on a mo- torcycle while at the university one classmate there said, "as a pro- test against the social life of the col lege."
 T never knew Charlie Lindbersh to wear white shirt" said girl who knew him at the university.
 It is interesting to note the change which came over Lindbergh In that regard for while he was at Curtiss field. New York. making ready to fly to Paris his immaculate costume WAS always noticeable and even aft CT flying from St. Louis he stepped from his plane without a spot of grease on his clothing and with a stiff collar set of by tie not frac- ton of an inch askew.
 Friends ot Lindbergh's father re- member the boy as Congressman Lindbersh's constant companion and they say that seldom are father and son seen who could be more alike.
 They recall that at the age Of 10 years Charlie started out with his father on a canoe trip which occu- pied an entire summer. They launch- ed their canoe at the headwaters of the Mississippi river and followed the stream southward to its mouth just the two of them padding along in the frail boat.
 Charlie was just like hls father" said Carl Bolander. real estate deal CT and close friend Of the elder Lindbergh. Congressman Lind 'r"- was quiet. reticent and inclined to p!ay a lone hand. He was a man of great determination and Of great courage"
 To people in Little Fans 1t was in- teresting to note that the night be- fore Lindbergh started for Paris he slept but about three hours.
 Just like his father" they said.
 That's an inherited characteristic. When his father had important work in hand he forgot about sleep, work:
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04
LOOKS LIKE SUICIDE

Baltimore, Md. June | R,-Archi- bald R. Dennis. 49. prominent mer- pital here early today from . bullet wound in the temple. Death oc- cured within an hour after he had been found in a room at the Balti. more club by another member. at- tracted by the sound of shot A revolver lay near Mir. Dennis.
New Britain herald., 1927-06-04

Seed from two to six months old yields cleaner oil than fresh flax seed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-06
SWING PLANS
TO VISIT HERE
FOR TWO WEEKS

Congressman Phil Swing. father
| of the Swing Johnson measure. and
! Congressman w. G. Langford. Demo
erat, of Georgia left FL Centre sat
urday afternoon after making a tril
! to Andrade and along the Imperial
Irrigation holdings into Mexico
Congressman Miles f. Allgood, Dem.
ocrat, of Alabama STAYED over Sun
day making tour of the valley aft.
er- accompanying the other congress.
men on the trip into Mexico Satur.
day.
Congressman Swing went to San
Diego Sunday following his visit
here and Monday opened the Oranga
County fair at Santa Ana with am
address,. He left Santa Ana TODAY
for San Bcrnardino where he will
visit with his mother for a few
days, returning to the valley for a
TWO weeks visit.
Congressman Allgood, a rccogniz-
ed proponent of the Swing johnson
measure, had little to say relative to
the prospects of the Boulder Dam
Project when il comes before Con-
greSs this winter. He did state.
however, that unity of the basin
states is needed to help the bill in
icing enacted.
The congressman was formerly
state commissioner Of agriculture in
Alabama and viewed with pleasure
the progress of production in the
valley. He commended highly the
rich soil prevalent throughout the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-06

lay and his wife, Pearl Conway, SO,
under arrest and il was the wo-
man in an alleged intoxicated con
dition had fought arrest, the assist
anrc of Patrolman Scebcrg of the
city squad being needed to halt her
fighting fever.
The police were summoned to the
scene when an argument between
the couple is said to have started
over who should drive the automs-
bile in which they were seated. The
argument got so warm that the ear
was parked while the occupants de-
cidcd on the course of action.
II is cxpccrel tha: several charg
cs will be brought against the wo.
man while the husband will face
only charges of drunkenness.
And she knew all the words,
too Sharp remarked as he con
ended his story of the arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-06

/ lunch counter eating "coffee and. y
Dark windows. Locked doors.
Dir lights in the rear of business
places.
A dark figure moving cautiously
through the maze Of temporary work
at the old Varney building.
A shooting star.
A little girl teasing her mother
for an eskimo pie.
A coiored woman pushing n baby
buggy piled high with laundry.
A traffic officer Importantly
speeding along the strect.on a motor
cycle.
The chimes on the bank clock
breaking the stiffness Of the street
with startling suddenness.
Sam Dannenberg talking up a
real estate deal on the street coy.
h9I.
".Bill' Clements lowering around
his cigar counter.
T. u. Nash trying to buy quart
Of milk.
The Inquiring Reporter 'helplessly
putting away her pencils and paper
md leaving the scene in utter de-
feat
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-06
McCABE
(By Press Staff Correspondent

McCABE, Sept. 6.-7R. o. Clark
was quite seriously injured by a
kick from a cow while at worA at
Peck s dairy, but is sufficiently re-
covered to attend TO his regular
, duties.
Albert Steele is stepping high
these days, as he is the proud own
er of new riding pony.
MIR. and Mrs. George Austin,
Dorothy Austin and Rex Miner
made an early drive to Jacumba,
Sunday, breakfasting with Walter
| Austin there. Upon their arrival
they were met by George and Wal
ter sister, Mrs. Maude LeGaye,
of Los Angeles, who came out to
spend Sunday with Water.
j. t. Wagner and Russell drove
to Pomona Wednesday. They will
return in a few days, bringing Mrs.
, Wagner, Catholene and Gene home
with them. Mrs. Wagner and the
children have been out most of the
summer.
MIR. and Mrs. George Austin en-
tertained with Il dinner party We'd
nesday evening in honor of Doro-
thy's 10th birthday anniversary.
Guests attending the dinner were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Miner and Rex
Miner. Ha
Mrs. r 0. Clark has returned
from a visit with her mother in san
Diego. Mrs. Clark was quite i'll
while in San Diego, but is slightly
improved since returning home.
Albert Lee Lewis returned to his
home in Los Angeles friday, after
having spent the entire summer
with mis- cousins, Albert and Cattle
rene Steele at their home south of
FL Centre.
Mrs. Frank Moore and her son-in
law Earnest Pearson former resi-
dents of McCabc, but now living in
San Diego came over to make ar
rangemcnts for leasing their ranch
properties here. They will be IA
the Geighborhood for week or so.
Sam Parker made the trip to
Beaumont with Mr.. Wagner We'd
nesday. He will return in few
days accompanied by his family,
who have been visiting relatives in
Beaumont and Glendale.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Miller and
family were Sunday visitcrs at ia
cumba.
Mrs. Maude LoGaye came down
from Jacumba Sunday and after
spending the tight with the George
Austins returned TO her home in Les
Angeles Monday.
MIR. and Mrs. J. A. Ambort and
children who moved TO San Diego
two months ago, have bought a new
home in the coast city and have on.
tcrtaincd several of their friends
from the valley.
Mrs. John Labrouchcrie aud
daughter Rosala are on their vaca
tion, visiting the Fanshcr family in
FL Cajon and the Amborts in Pa
cific Beach. They will later visit
relatives in Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-06
Glandular Extracts
Concentrated In
New Tonic Tablets

Now modern science has develop
ed IL new kind Of tonic which effec-
lively combines in tablet form
highly concentrated glandular ex-
tracts with certain well-known ton.
ic agents. This modern tonic,
known as Morex (formerly called
Glandogeu,) is used by thousands
and is recommended by leading
druggists throughout America. Re
gardless of what type of medicine
you have tried. you owe it to your
self to test the virtue of this modern
preparation. Make this ten.day
test, and see if you are not 'surpris-
ed at the results: Obtain an original
ond genuine package of Morex
formerly called Glandogcn) and
take two tablets three times daily
for ten days. Clements Drug store
will supply you. adv