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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-09

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WASHINGTON, April 8 R).-The
$500 marines now on their way to San
Diego are to go to China. Decision
to send them across the Pacific to
augment the forces already in Chinese
waters or landed to protect American
lives and property was reached today,
although it has not definitely been de-
termined on what date they will leave
the United States. 1t is likely, how
ever that the detachment will get
away on commercial ships soon after
its arrival next week at San Diego.
The transport Henderson sailed yester-
day from that port with a force of
marines of similar size for duty in
China.
Decision of the Washington govern
ment to advance into Chinese waters
another regiment of marines shared
with press advices from Shanghai in
dicating a widening of the rift between
the moderate and radical wings of the
Chinese nationalist party for chief at
tention here in connection with the
Chinese situations At the White House
it was said President Coolidge had
been advised of no important alteration
in the situation. This statement bore
out the belief that movement of the
additional marine regiment, which will
bring the total force of marines under
command of Admiral Williams up to
5000, was due to difficulties in holding
fast transportation at San Diego for
an emergency dash to China should
there be call for reinforcements.
Neither naval or army transports
are available to take men en- route to
San Diego on to China. To avoid delay
in the event Admifal Williams should
call for them it has been decided to
ship them by commercial liners, 800
to 500 men going on each ship. They
will be assigned to stations aboard
American war craft or to duty ashore
by williams. ~,t.
Another element of confusion in the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-09

has been preferred. The delay in for
mulating the charge was due to the
Chinese practice of including guam
tity of evidence with the definite
charge.
1t is believed that United, States
Consul Berger is en- route to Peking
from Tientsin and will arrive here
probably tomorrow to hold prelimi-
nary trial.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-09

PEK1NG, April s (P).--The political
complications in northern China
caused by the resignation from the
premiership of DIR. V. X. Wellington
Koo yesterday took another swift turn
today when DR.. Koo decided to retain
the post because of the complications
to follow from Wednesdays raid on
the Soviet embassy compound. DR.. Koo,
whose resignation yesterday was
stated to have no connection with the
raid by northern soldiers, conferred
with Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, the Man
churian war lord, this afternoon.
The premier suggested that the %
Russians and more than SO Chinese
arrested in the Russian buildings
should be tried in the ordinary judicial
courts, but the marshal, who is the
moving factor in the northern alliance,
declined to agree to this and said he
had his own plan for dealing with
them. This is interpreted here to mean
that court martial will be held.
The American authorities today en-
phasized, that Mrs Mildred Mitchell,
formerly of San Francisco and Homo
lulu, and Wilbur Burton, both Ameri-
cans, who have been under surveillance
by the northern police, are not under
arrest but merely detained at their
hotel, where they are well treated.
In view of the possibility of suspi-
cion being aroused among the northern
police if the two journalists were to
receive or send letters the United
States legation has advised them not
to correspond with any one outside
except through the legation. To this
they agreed.
The legation last night notified the
police that unless charge was pre-
ferred against the journalists they
would be allowed complete liberty
AS a result of this a charge of con-
spiracy against the Peking government
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-09

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Summer Resort to Be
Located North Of City

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De Pinedo' 5 Pilot Mar
rowly; Escapes Death

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Gradenigo who flew to Roosevelt
dam in Il navy plane to investigate the
burning of the Santa Maria for the
italian government, issued the follow
ing statement;
The destruction of the Santa Maria
any plot against either de Pinedo or
the Italian government. / am .tele-
graphing to Mussolini tonight the re-
suit of my official Investigation. Com
mander De Pinedo has asked me to ex-
press to the American government, mis-
sincere appreciation of the many cour-
tesies extended"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-09
Fresh Fruits

Apples, Oranges, Grape Fruit,
Lemons, Bananas, Pears, Tanger-
ines and Strawberries.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
Observation On The Weather

Washington, Jan. 19.-Rain to- night and Thursday; warmer to- night, colder in western Massachu- setts Thursday afternoon, much colder Thursday night fresh, possibly strong southeast, shifting to south and southwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain tonight and Thursday; prob- ably changing to snow Thursday in west and north portions; warmer in east and south portions tonight: colder in southeast and much colder in west and north portions Thurs day afternoon; much colder Thurs day night: fresh to strong south. shifting to west and northwest winds.
 Conditions: Pressure is low from the lake region southwestward to Texas and northwestward to the north Pacific states with centers Of low pressure over Michigan, Texas, Colorado and the Oregon coast. Light to heavy rains have occurred in the Ohio valley and lower lake region and light snows over the upper lake districts and the north- ern plains states. Higher tempera- lures prevail over the Ohio valley and in the middle and north Atlan- tic states. Pressure remains high attended by sub-zero temperatures over the northern plains states.
 1-ic i,,i cloudy and rainy weather.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19

of the Bay state in this important matter: in due time. perhaps at this session. Connecticut will be among the list of those insisting that the man who drives an automobile be re- sponsible for what might happen.
 The day when anyone could ex- pend nominal sum for second hand machine. have no financial re- sponsibility. and thus realize that no matter how recklessly he drives his car he will not be set back even the costs of the other fellows doctor bills, is passing, not only in Connect icut but in every other state. Condi- tions are such as to make this inevit- able.
 An automobile is thing of joy, but also a dangerous intrumentality. It purrs like an innocent kitten but has the power of locomotive. No- body in reason should be driving one without the responsibility that own- ership and operation involves. The law in Massachusetts naturally has increased the cost of joyriding and 1t Is being watched as the forerun- ner of similar legislation everywhere. So far the law in the Bay state has per cent careful drivers are pleased at the prospect of every person at a wheel being responsible for what may happen.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
PARKS AND THE CHARTER

While the charter revision commit. tee is at work it might be well to take up the question of the public amuse- ments commission and its relation to the duties 1t Is faced with per forming, and it's relation to the pub lie as a. whole, and the possibilities for improvement.
 The public amusement. commis- sion functions only for three months of the year-during the summer months, when the playgrounds are open. There is no year-round recrea- tional program in New Britain, all though an effort was made a week ago to whet interest in municipal skating and there was talk Of pro- viding public coasting courses in the parks.
 During nine months of the year the equipment used in the play grounds during the three months of the summer is under the control of board that Is practically out of ex- istence as far as functioning goes. The commission has no place under it's control in which to store this ma terial, and the park board takes care | of great deal of 1t,
 Some progressive cities have com- bined the park and amusement boards. In such a case a larger board than we now have would probably be necessary, and as in the case Of other cities, sub committee of the full board would probably handle playground matters.
 This would tend to centralize the park situation, the committee re- ceiving the suggestions of a compe- tent body, yet being in direct touch with the playground situation.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
25 Fears Ago Today

McMillan's January sale is meet ing with the approval of the shop pers, judging by the crowds that throng the store. MT. McMillan has been induced to continue it for a week.
 F. W. Latham will temporarily fill Mir Parsons place in the Cen ter church quartette.
 Miss Mary s. WhittIcscy is chair man of the committee of arrange ments for the annual reception of Esther Stanley post, b. A. R.
 A special town meeting will be held on the 29th to appropriate $60, ,G00 for the completion of the grammar school addition. A peti- tion was received asking the employ ment of a competent mechanic to inspect the building and make sure that il is in conformation with the ordinances of the city, Among the sieners were Fred Beloin, Y. J. Stoarns, W. l.. Long, NJ. P. Leghorn and H. l.. Mills.
 Registrars SchcUy and Dorsey arc puzzled about the new caucus law,
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19

provides less protection of this sort than was the case under the old treaty before the war.
 But rejection of the Lausanne treaty does not improve the situa- tion. It merely clarifies a situation that has been of standing since the war. The way is now open for the negotiation of a new treaty with Turkey along more enlightened lines. Church organizations have large interests in land reigned over by the Renal regime, and they along with the political mad racial mil norities, under the present lack of a treaty have less protection than what they are entitled to. receive,
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
Again quoting Henry Ford:
THE REED BOOM

The boom of Senator Reed of Mis- souri for the Democratic presidential nomination is sprouting as was ex- pected. It was H. L. Mencken, the professional iconoclast, who some | time ago gave it impetus by writing something to the effect the Demo- cratic party would be acting like stubborn donkey if it failed to take the potential strength of the Missouri senator into consideration when choosing it's 1928 standard bearer, ! Reed is a strong political character, senatorial personality of conse quence, a gentleman of moist pro- clivities who does not think enough of politics to hide what he thinks about the Volstead act. With right he has been described as the Borah of the Democratic party.
 Because Senator Reed is out for the presidential nomination, how ever, does not mean that Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York is to let up on his own far-advanced boom: nor does it mean that the friends of the New York governor will be discouraged. Not bit of it. So far Governor Smith is the most talked of man for the nomination, has the largest total of Democratic backing, and will be the most prom inent candidate when the next Demo- cratic convention opens. Whether he will have the largest total of backing when it closes will be another story, to be written when the gathering is about over.
 So far the most prominent Demo- cratic aspirants-Smith, Reed and Governor Ritchie of Maryland have one thing in common; all are prOn OunCGu wet. lnGS uo iiot "'- tempt to camouflage their inclina- ton. If either of these three are nominated the Democratic party will wage it's campaign upon the wet and dry issue, and not attempt to straddc.
 The trend of the times is shown by the fact that NcAdoo, the pro. nounced dry candidate, is seldom heard from nowadays. Perhaps his satellites are attempting to do their work of insuring a sufficiency of delegates upon the quiet; maybe they have all but given up the royal bat tie. At any rate, 1t will make little difference. McAdoo as q contender lacks about 75 per cent of the po- tentiol strength, both as q candidate and a trouble-maker. that he pos sessed in January four ears ago.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19

as it is not clear whether the towr or the city is to pay for caucus registration. Attorney Gaffney,s at- torney for the selectmen, says he does not see how the town can be held responsible for a city election even of the registrars are town of ficers. He advised consulting Sena- tor Sloper, who would know the in- tent of the law.
 Frank J. Porter has returned from a weeks stay in Grand Rapids, Mich. y
 The Twentieth Century Debating club will debate at the South church Saturday evening on the question Resolved: that military tactics should be taugh in the pub lie schools"
 The annual report of St. Joseph's church, was made last night, shows 252 families and about 1,200 souls in the parish.
 New Britain High school has ap- piled for admission to the Trinity lnlcISCuoldStlS IeiSu ut' t4c iSaS uo III which is the Hartford eleven. The matter was discussed yesterday at a meeting of the Hartford High school athletic association. Hartford doesn't want New Britain in the league for reasons best known to Hartford.
 Attorney B. r. Gaffney has satis- fled the residents of the section where the new house for the keep ing of smallpox suspects is to be built. He says that it will house those who were in the infested house but who haven't the disease them- selves and that the new building will therefore be a house of detention and not 8 pest house.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
@1As'4 A&j=>k

Men who have no religion can at least quarrel about whose watch is right.
 If only some Good Samaritan would invent q new license tag that wouldn't make the old bus look so old.
 Speaking of China. an easy way to get along with hornets is to let the nest alone.
 So the Nolstead act permits only the rich 10 have liquor. Maybe those who get it just feel rich.
 If all English speaking peoples were united, they could control everything except their jealousy. Correct this sentence: T know ten girls who smoke ,'said she. and not one took it up just to be smart"
 Copyright 1927, Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
DOPING OR SLEEPING?

According to President Coolidge:
 Shall the property of American citizens in Mexico be confiscated, or taken without being paid for?
 According to Henry Ford:
 Talk of war with Mexico is due to the fact that some financier wants something in Mexico The idea is ridiculous.
 The facts:
 Whether the land laws Of Mexico are confiscatory is open to debate. They merely call for leasing the min- eral rights, not perpetual ownership. Many of the foreign oil interest mag mates have been quoted as saying they had no objection to the laws; that taxes were low, and profits bet ter than in the United States.
 At least one of the oil men who has been identified with the Fall Doheny- Sinclair oil scandal is & heavy oil-land holder in Mexico. He is, or hopes to be, greatly benefited by the Coolidge policy, although bad ly bent up in the litigation resulting from the scandal in the United States.
 Again quoting Henry Ford:
 I don't think they (the oil-land owners) will be able to pull the wool over the Presidents eyes. They won't catch him asleep.
 In the same issue of the Herald in which these lines appeared-on the same page, even-was evidence that the President was not yet awake to the situation painted by Henry Ford.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answ-r to any writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue, Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answered. All letters are dential.-Editor Q. How do the batting averages of Rogers Hornsby and Babe Ruth compare?
 A. Hornsby's major league life time batting average up to 1926 was .363; Ruth's was .346.
 c. How should Hone hand" in euchre be played? A. The rule is: "A player may only play alone when he adopts Cakes up), orders up or makes trump. He cannot, however, play alone with a trump he has passed, or with trump the making of which he has passed; nor can he play alone after a lead has been made by him. self or by his opponents. A player cannot play alone when he or his partner is ordered up by an oppon- ent, or when the opposite side adopts or makes the trump. Only those can play alone who have legally taken the responsibility of the trump and may be euchred; there fore, when one player elects to play alone, neither of his opponents may play alone against him."
 Q. Who said "Who steals my purse steals trash"?
 A. The quotation is from Shakespeare Othello, Act 8, Scene 5 and reads as follows:
 Good name in man and woman,
 dear my Lord,
 Is the immediate jewel of their
 souls:
 Who steals my purse steals trash;
 tis something, nothing;
 twas mine, us ms, ana mas been
 slave to thousands;
 But he that tilches from me my
 good name
 Robs me of that which not en-
 riches him,
 And makes me poor 1ndeed.'
 Q. Of the number of persons who have risen to fame or made name for themselves in the United States how many have had a college education?
 A. The latest edition of Who's Who" which presumably lists most of the persons of note in the United States, shows that of the 24,27S persons enumerated, 14,055 are col lege graduates; 3,022 attended col lege but did not graduate; 2,756 finished in high school; 1880 had a common school education; 1,S14 furnished no educational data: and 3SS were self educated or were edu- cated privately.
 Q. Where should one address mail to the Ringing Brothers circus?
 A. Ringing Brothers and Bar mum and Bailey Combined Show, Bridgeport, Conn.
 c. What is the record of the worlds free rife match and who holds it?
 A. According 10 the latest avail able records. a Swiss named Hart mann is the holder of the worlds
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
REJECTING LAU SANNE
 TREATY

The terrible" or horrible Turk is not yet in such good graces in these United States as to permit a treaty that isn't 100 per cent perfect from being ratified by the United States Senate. That is the deduction possible from the failure of the Sen- ate to validate the pact which has been hanging fire since 1923. The result also signifies crushing defeat for Senator Borah, the most vocifer- ous and insistent advocate of the treaty, and a victory for Senator King, of Utah, who conducted re- markable two weeks senatorial cam- paign against it.
 The real reason for lack of ratifi- cation, however, was the fact there was too strong a citizenship oppo- sition to the treaty, including men and women prominent in various large public organizations. These in- cluded the American committee op- posed to the Lausanne treaty, the American Committee for the 1nde- pendence of Armenia, the Bishops of the Episcopal church, the Northern Baptist church. the Methodist Epis- copal church tSouth,) the reformed church and many Catholic organiza- tions: while among the prominen. men opposing the treaty were Bishop Manning, Dr. Cadman, Bishop Rhinelander, among other bishops; Rabbi Wise, James W. Gerard. Pro- lessor Hart, noted historian Of Har- ward, and many friends Of Armenia and Greece. Against these the per suasiveness of Senator Borah did not avail, although he possessed very trenchant arguments for the re-es- lablishmentof diplomatic and com mercial relations with Kemal Pasha's government.
 The chief source of complaint was lack of guarantee for the safe guards of Christian residents of Turkey, and failure 10 provide for q definite status for Armenia. At present that country is q no mans land. The Wilson award for Armenia would have provided order and a satisfactory determination of the ancient nation, but failure to provide for the fulfillment of this plan in the treaty left the Armonians no better off than they were before the war.
 Our relations with Turkey remain peculiar. During the World War the United States did not actually de- clare war against Turkey, but since that time there has been a severance Of diplomatic and commercial inter- course. The Lausanne treaty did not provide proper protection for politi- cal and racial minorities, in fact. II
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19

individual free rifle match cham pionship. His record is 1.109 out of a possible 1,200. The worlds free rife team match record is 5,3S6 out of a possible 5000 and is also held by Switzerland.
 0. On what day of the week did February 22. 1877 come? A. Thursday.
 o. Can cold substance be frozen quicker than hot?
 A. Cooling a substance to it's freezing point simply means reduc- ing it's temperature and naturally a substance that is cold will freeze quicker than one that is hot?
 o. Who was the worlds cham pion cowboy in 1925?
 A. Bob Crosby. He won the Roosevelt trophy that year. .-
 Q. Is there a stone called Black Diamond?
 A. Yes. They are known as car bons and are found only in Brazil. They are much tougher than ordi- nary diamonds for they have not the cleavage of the diamonds used for gems. They are expensive and are used in diamond drills. The term is sometimes used as 9 nick name for coal on account of the similarity between it's chemical and those of diamonds.
 Q. How can Wine stains be re- moved from colored silks?
 A. Wash with tepid soapsuds of ammonia. Rub very gently.
 Q. When and by whom were the first improved friction matches made in the United States?
 A. In 1886 by Alonzo Phillips of Springfield, Massachusetts.
 Q. Where did the Nickel Plate" railroad get it's nickname?
 A. Stories differ about the origin of the name. According to the Service News of the Nickel Plate Road, May 1925, that name was ac- quired after it's purchase by the Vanderbilt interests. The remark was made: Well, for the price we paid for it, it ought to be nickel plated'. According to another source, the term resulted from the printing by F. R. Loomis, editor of the Norwark. Ohio, Chronicle of an abbreviation of the initials of the New York Central (N. Y. @ and St. Louis est. L.) line as N. Y. c. L., and from this people began to call it the Nickel Line". Nickel Plate was an extension of the term.
 Q. What was the score of the Army-Navy football game in 1925?
 A. Army 10, Navy 3.
 @. What make of automobile does Henry Ford use?
 A. Lincoln.
 Q. Are airplanes equipped with speedometers?
 "A. They do not have speedome- ters and the instrument for register ing the speed is called an lair speed indicator Of these there are two types. both hollow cones. In one of these the larger end is in front; in the other the smaller end. The passage of air through the cone registers on a dial, thus indicating the speed through the air. The actual speed in relation to the earth is not indicated by the instrument, because when the airplane faces a heavy headwind, while the indicated speed is maintained, the pressure Of wind retards the actual progress of the plane in relation to fixed point on the earth. These devices are known as the Pitot tube and the Venturi tube, respectively.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-19
Sentenced to Jail After
 Being Lost, Then Found

London, Jan. 19 R}-London's latest disappearance case was closed today when the Hon. Lawrence Ed ward Broomficld Palk, thirty-year- old son and heir of Baron Haldon, was sentenced 10 four months i'm prisonment on q charge of getting a small sum of money under false prctenscs.
 The vanishing of the Baron's heir early this month created a minor sensation. coming on the heels of the disappcaranccS of Mrs. Agatha Christie, American novelist who was .qter located at Harrogate, and Miss Una Grove, who was found drowned near the burial place of her father, Sir Eyre Grove. Palk was found n week ago by the police and arrested on the fraud charge.