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Evening star., 1927-10-15

Open freplaces in living room and
master bedroom. Big porch opening
from living room.
Best type of oil burner. that func-
tions perfectly; laundry tubs and
Ruud automatic heater and storage
tank for service water; best of
plumbing throughout.
Floors are of highest grade oak
on both first and second floors.
Entire house and all porches
screened; Chamberlain weather.
stripped; awnings.
Roof is of vari-colored slate, and
2-car garage.
Lot is 75x125 feet; with profuse
shrubbery and Towering trees.
bushes and plants.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

The walls. of the first floor are
handsomely panelled and covered
with sanitas; cove corniced. The
dining room has two colonial built
in china closets, cozy breakfast
room adjoining. Spacious kitchen.
with concrete floor; Chambers Fire
less Cooker Gas Range; outside
pantry.
The master bedroom is in reality
a suite, including bedroom, dressing
room with two built-in wardrobes:
tiled bath, with built-in tub and
shower, and immense glassed-in-
closed and screened sleeping porch
finished and heated. Linen closet.
Two guest chambers on second
floor, with tiled bath, built-in tub
and shower. Two additional rooms
on third floor, with bath.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

planned by the secretary. The total
active membership of the board Is
147, with an associate membership of
ll0, Mr. Sch.ck said.
Evening star., 1927-10-15

Epincphrin. n drug extracted from
the suprarenal glands, is being tested
as n remedy for near-si sightedness.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Design of Colonial
Clock Tells Its Age

An interesting history of the friend
ly, old-fashioned Colonial clock Is
given by Walter Randell Storey In
Arts and Decoration Magazine.
mo one bit of furniture gives quite
as cheerful and quaint a note to q
room as does Colonial clock. There
Is distinct decorative quality in
grandfather clock In the corner, or an
early shelf clock on the fireplace man
tel. These interesting relics of Co.
lonial times, still ticking away, never
tell what they have seen years ago.
Yet their round, friendly faces and
dignified forms hint of farmhOuSes
with low-beamed ceilings, or Georgian
mansions with lofty rooms.
"Tue earliest tall clocks had plain
tops Around 100 the tops fwere dec
GRATED with three balls or some other
form of ornament, the middle ball be-
ing placed higher than those at the
sides. Later the domed top and the
top with the broken arch, so popular
IN Colonial cabinet work, as well as
the scroll top, came into the fashion
Of the day.
IF your clock has a square metal
dial 1t is likely to be of the Seven
teenth century, for it was not until
after the beginning of the Eighteenth
century that the arch above the dial
appeared with its moving moon or
heaving ship. Clocks In those days
had more to do than today, for some
were also equipped to tell the month
and the day of the month and to in
form the family whether it was April
or May"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
That Magic Bottle

"The bottle of medicine habit L.
nothing but persistence Of q de-
praved superstition or form Of medi-
eval fetish worship"
! This statement, made By Professor
Wynn. has probably surprised good
many people, for there Is still wide
spread faith In the magic Of "the doc
tors bottle"
Indeed, It is rather difficult to re-
main skeptical about 1t when you are
I'LL Many husband, who has advised
his wife to throw all that silly stun
down the sink" while she was taking
medicine, has swallowed nauseous
draughts very meekly when bis own
turn came.
Still, we probably do take too much
medicine. Most of as are our own
doctors even before we are forty,
and doctor with favorite prescriptions.
London Answers.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
The Prodigai Scotch

The old superstition that "every
time q 'saxpence' bangs . Scotsman's
heart breaks" has been exploded at
Inverness. At the bottom of the
Wishing well. of whose waters ma
lives sip. breathing q wish and there
after dropping In coin. twenty whole
guineas have been found this year. be-
sides no end Of half crowns and shil
lings.
: This is held to be significant. and
q REPUTATION Of the idea that the Scot
Is inclined to be tight-fisted For
wishing waters" are generally sup
posed to answer the prayers of their
devotees quite effectively.-New York
Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Frenchman's Right to
Chasfise Wife Upheld

According to the code Of gallantry.
o man must not strike woman, not
even with a flower. John Tobin, In
''The Honeymoon" said that "The man
that lays his hand upon a woman,
save In the way Of kindness, is
wretch, whom 'twere gross flattery to
name coward"
Yet In France it is judicially de-
creed that man is not culpable who
chastises his wife for deceiving him.
This judgment was rendered In case
tn which woman sought divorce
from her husband on the ground that
he had beaten her. She demanded an
investigation of her charges. The hus-
band did not deny the accusation, but
pleaded justification and presented
proof of his wife's treacherous con-
duct Thereupon the court held that
the physical violence Of the husband,
even when fully proved and admitted,
did not constitute ground for a d.
yorce, because the wife had herself
provoked it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07

not apply to loads of loose hay or
corn stalks.
No vehicle, including load, shall
be higher than twelve foot six
inches. No vehicle shall be more
than 35 feet long, and no train of
vehicles more than IS feet long.
No load shall extend more htan 8
feet beyond the front of the We
hicle. No passenger vehicle shall
carry any load extending beyond
the left tenders, Lor extending more
than Is inches beyond the right
tenders. Bumpers shall not exceed
the width of the vehicle.
-
xxx. Weight of Vehicle With Load
The weight limit in the state law
is $4,000 pounds, fourteen tons),
for a vehicle with four wheels or
less. Not more than 22,400 pounds
may be carried on one axle, and not
more than 500 pounds per inch
width of tire upon any wheel.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
OBEY TRAFFIC LAW;
PREVENT ACCIDENTS
XIV. Glowing Down at School House

hAN. flowing Town at Scnoot Rouse
Now that schools are opening in
all parts of the state, it is well for
motorists to note the new section in
the state law when fixes fifteen
miles an hour as a reasonable speed
when passing a school during the
recess or while children are going
to or leaving school during opening
or closing hours"
Like the other speed regulations
in the Minnesota law, this is not a
fixed init. Every driver must OBJ
serve ga speed not greater than is
reasonable and proper, having due
regard to the traffic, the surface and
width of the highway, and of any
other conditions then existing"
This means that near school houses
he must have the vehicle under con-
troll so that he can slow down to
five or ten miles, or stop, if neces-
sary. On the other hand, he may
go faster than Is miles an hour if
conditions are such that it is safe,
but in the case of an accident or ar
rest during the hours named, the
burden of proof would be on him
to show that the speed was not I'M
reasonable.
XVI. Stopping School Buses.
1t may be timely to repeat the
provision of the law which requires
any vehicle carrying school children
to come to a complete stop before
crossing any steam or electric rail-
way crossing. This applies whether
the crossing has stop" sign or
not.
Accidents resulting from collisions
between trains and school BUSES are
among the most tragic that occur
and every possible precaution should
be taken to prevent them.
XVII. Begging Rides and Hitching.
While on the subject of safety of
school children, we also repeat the
warning against begging rides and
hitching.
The state law prohibits standing
in the travelled portion of a road
or street to solicit a ride. 1t pro-
hibits riding or jumping into or
upon any vehicle without the consent
of the driver.
The practice of hitching is dam
gerous. Children, for their own
safety, should obey the law. Par
ents, TEACHERS and school authori-
ties will do we'll to warn all children
against these dangers.
XVIII. Size of Vehicle End Load.
No vehicle, including the load
thereon, shall exceed a width of
eight feet, according to the state
cratic law. Several exceptions are
permitted. Tractors may be nine
feet wide. Farm implements and
ditching machines of any width may
be temporarily moved on the high
ways. The eight foot limit does
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07

Xenophon. the Greek military lead
er and historian, lived from about the
year 40 to 855 B. @. In 4O1 B. G.
he Joined q body Of 10000 Greek mer
cenaries serving under Cyrus In Per.
STA. Cyrus was slain. and II devolved
upon Xenophon to lead home the
Greeks over the mountains of Arme
MIA. through q hostile and rugged
country to the Black sea. He per
formed the great feat and wrote an
account of the retrea, Of the 10OO0
which is used In college today as a
Greek reader.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07

tFiIs. nd7they lived ana moved with
life that was individual and self.
existent after he had once thrown II
or from his own exuberant and intel
lectual vitality. His teeming brain
bred FOWLER beggars and kinglier
kings than all Europe could have fur.
nished as subjects for his portraiture
He found In his own consciousness
ideals neither he nor any other man
had ever looked upon.-Richard Grant
White.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Not "Sfepladder.

James stepdaddy always calls the
boy clad" One day James came rum
ming in to his mother, exclaiming.
mother. am a stepladder" why.
no, my child. Why do you ask such
a question:" Because" said he,
dad is my stepfather."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Dangerous Age

A physician says 'After forty comes
the dangerous age" "Yes, especially
r. you have developed rheumatism
you can't get across the street nearly
as quickly.-New Orleans Times-Pic-
ayune.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
xxxIII. Will Your Brakes Stand
This Test?
WorId's S.uiffest Animal

The cheetah, kind of leopard, Is
said to be the swiftest animal in the
world, and is used In India for cours-
Ing buck. Sometimes a match is ar
ranged between two cheetahs and
heavy bets made on the result.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Genius of Shnkespeare

Shakespeare used the skeletons Of
former life that had drifted down to
him upon the stream of time. and were
cast at his feet a heap Of dead mat
ter. But he clothed them with fesh
and blood and. hraathaA iRta their mo-.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Modern Egypt

The area of Egypt is about $4,000
square miles If the desert regions are
included, and 1926 square miles II
only the cultivated and settled areas
Of the Nile valley and delta are con-
sidered
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
1t Happened in Atchison

An Atchison man, when he gave his
weeks wage to his wife, was nickel
short, and she accused him Of keep
ing" another woman.-Atchison Globe.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Animal Study

Zoology Is the study of the animal
kingdom. The use Of the microscope
IN modern times has given grasp of
the subject not previously possible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
More important

Can ghosts speak? asks a psychic
magazine. Personally we're much
more interested in their locomotion.-
Arkansas Gazette.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Enioyment's Height

It IL impossible to enjoy idling thor
oughly unless one has plenty of work
to do.-Jerome X. Jerome.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Xxx. Tire Regulations.

xxx. Tire Regulations.
Every solid rubber tire must have
the rubber at least one and one
half inches thick above the edge of
the fiange.
No tire shall have any block,
stud, fiange, cleat, spike or other
protuberance which will l.oject be-
yond the surface of the tire. Farm
machinery having protuberances
which will not materially injure
the road surface may be operated
when necessary. Traction engines
with fiat diagonal cleats when used
with threshers, may be operated
when necessary. Special permits
for moving tractors with transverse
cleats may be issued by the road
authorities.
Tarred roads and som types of
pavement are seriously damaged by
cleats on tractors and ether ma
chinery.
XXI. Muffler Regulations.
No motor vehicle may be driven
on the highways unless it is equip
ped with a muffler in good working
order and in constant use. The
new law makes it unlawful to use
a "cut-out" on any motor vehicle on
, any highway. The old law pro-
hibited the use of "cut-outs" only
within cities and villages, and while
passing horses or other animals.
"Cut-outs" are as much of a
nuisance on a rural highway as on
city street. Persons violati lg
this law are likely to find, sooner
or later, that the law means what
it says. Public sentiment has little
mercy on offenders.
Another paragraph in the same
section says that "No vehicle shall
be operated as to emit excessive
smoke"
xxxII. Horns, Legal and Illegal,
The law requires every motor We
hicle to have warning device which
may be heard at least 200 feet
away, under normal conditions. But
it is unlawful to use any device
which makes an unnecessarily loui
or harsh sound.
Every police and fire department
or fire patrol vehicle and every am
bulance used for emergency calls.
must have a bell, siren or exhaust
whistle. The use of siren, COM
preston or spark plug whites
other vehicles is forbidden. The
purpose is to prevent confusion of
the two classes of vehicles.
XXXIII. Will Your Brakes Stand
This Test?
The new state law provides that
brakes shall be capable of stopping
vehicle in dry weather, within
distance of forty feet, from the
spot where such brakes were first
applied when the vehicle is going
at 25 miles per hour.
There must be two sets of brakes
each of which shall be effective 70
apply the brakes to at least two
wheels, and so constructed that no
part which is liable to failure shall
be common to the two sets. Only
one brake is required for a motor
cycle.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07
Gasoline
Low Priced

Despite that domestic consumption has multiplied by
than 1913 gasoline makes strong claim to BE- by
comparison with the general price level cheapest
modify of general and extended use. -
Taking 100 the 1913 index figure for commodity prices
the 1926 index figure ISL according the u Depart
of Labor statistics That is there has been
advance of 81 cent Various have been
Variousy affected"
Then the ratio of increase apers off until at the bottom
find gasoline, Its index figure 1l8.1"
That Is while the index figure of all commodities advanced
81 points, and while some important groups advanced 100
gasoline gained only 10 points"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-10-07

Special permits for heavier loads
may be obtained, when road condi-
tions warrant. The permits must
be obtained from the district main
tenance superintendent, for trunk
highways, and from the county or
town authorities, in case of local
roads. The permit shall designate
the route and shall be carried on
the vehicle, subject to inspection.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-29
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
 HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING
Report shows More Than 1100 Mcmbers-Officers Elected
 Pastor Makes Report

The annual meeting of the First Lutheran church held last evening shows the membership of that or ganization to be almost 2,000. Of- fcers of the church were elected as follows:
 Clerk, Eric Carlson; deacon, s. K. Swenson, Johannes Swenson, Charles r. Olson and Andrew Nelson; truS- tees. Emil Larson, Conrad Hultbcrg, August Johnson and Olaf Anderson: janitcr, Charles Johnson: delegate to the New England conference, s. J. Swenson: alternate, Axel Nelson Sunday school uperintendent, Jos eph Anderson; auditors, Joseph Hultgren and Frank Landell; chair man Of ushers, Raymond Carlson.
 The total receipts for the year were so1.321.57: expenditures, s20,- 71S.2; commissions and benefits, s4,- S5305. The balance Is sGO7.95, the annual report of the pastor, Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist shows bap- tisms, thirty-three; weddings, eigh- teen. The total membership of the church is 1,741. of which S27 are men and 914 women.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-29
STAGE TWO GAMES
 IN CHURCH LEAGUE
Trinity M. E. Meets Lutherans and Blue Army Plays Center
First Lutheran

Trinity NJ. F. First Lutheran A. Hewett, If ........ If, flodin D. Hewett, If ....... If, H. Carlson P. Braddon, c .... c. Eric Anderson V. Braddon, rS ........ rg, Hallon Beers. lg ........... lg. o. Larson Heinzmann, Fengler, subs.
 subs. L. Larson. Nordgren
 Blue Army Center Cong. r. Swanson, If ......... If, Brown Walther, If ........... If, Derrick Arburr. rg ......... rg, J. Erlcson Johnstone, Is ......... lg, Bradley Nelson, D. Swanson, Johnson, subs
 subs. R. Anderson, Howe
 Two games of lesser importance but of promising action will be played tonight in the Inter-Church league at the Y. NJ. c. A. They will be preceded by a contest between the '. M. C. A. teams from New Britain and New London, this start ing at 7:3O o'clock. At S:30 the Trinity Methodists and First Luth- erans will lock horns in what should be good battle. The Swedes have finally found themselves after a poor start and are battling back towards the top, handing the St. Matthew's Lutherlns their first de- feat last Saturday. The Methodists arc also a team which must always be reckoned with, as it has put up great scrap in every defeat. The Methodist play is faster and more aggressive, but the Swedes have a set of sturdy guards and play a cautious and increasingly successful game.
 In the second league fray the Blue Army will meet the Center Congregational church. The Blue Army Is one of the strongest teams in the league but has suffered from lack of the same five men on sue ceeding nights and the resultant ab- scence of coordinated team work. The Center church has yet to win a game, but last week it gave the first-place South church wild scare and is about due to break its jinx. There will be plenty Of avoirdupois on the floor when these teams clash.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-29
|ANTI.WAR MOVIE
 TO BE SHOWN HERE
New Britain People Sponsor
 "Hell and the Way Out"

A group of well known men and women in New Britain is sponsor ing the showing of a motion pie ture coming to the Capitol theater next Thursday, Friday and Satur- day. It is called Hell and the Way Out" and has been produced to contrast war with the methods of the conference table and judicial decision in settling international disputes.
 Hell and the Way Out" was prepared by the League of Nations Non-P Partisan association. of which former Justice John H. Clarke and former Attorney General George W. Wickersham are president and president of the board respectively
 This picture, shown through the courtesy of I. J. Hoffman, is spon sored in New Britain by Rev. Dr. Abel A. Ahlquist, Rev. W. H. AL derson, Clarence H. Barnes, Buel B. Bassette. Clarence F. Bennett, Miss Greta Brown, Mortimer H.. Camp. Mrs. Stanley M. Cooper, Rev. John r. Donohue. William c. French. Judge B. F. Gaffney, Rev. NJ. w. Gaudian, Stanley II. Holmes Patrick F. King, Judge John H.. Kirkham, Rev. William Ross, Mrs. Morris D. Saxe, Rev. G. H.. Schenck, Louis P. Slade, Maurice Stanley, Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe and Mrs. Marcus White.
 At a table in the lobby educa- tional leaflets about the world court, the league of nations, etc, will be found for free distribution Mrs. Stanley M. Cooper and a group of the younger married wom- en will be in charge on Friday. Mrs. Florence L. c. kitchelt is in charge of the arrangements as the executive director of the Connecti- cut branch of the League of Ma tions Non Partisan association, of which Sanford Stoddard is presi- dent. Among the 75 directors are Arthur Reed J[imball, Mrs. Fred erick s. Chase. Carroll Hincks. John P. Elton of Waterbury. Charles Welles Gross and Harrison B. Freeman of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-29
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES AMONG PULPIT AND PARISH

Chang and Sun Chuan-Fang into capitulation-or into the sea. Mean. while many allied troops are report. ed deserting to the nationalists.
 Crack Regiment Leaves ] London, Jan. 29 (UP) - While ] wives with babies in their arms tramped alongside, the Second bat talion. of the famous Coldstream guards, bearing full war equipment, marched today to Waterloo station and entrained for Southampton, whence they will embark for China.
 It was the first time in history that the crack guards. one of Eng lands most famous fighting units and one used only in rare and i'm portant situations, has been dis patched for service in the far east.
 World war time "reminiscences were stirred when the bugles sounded "Wives and Sweethearts' and the guards dashed from break fast tables, donned full equipment and assembled in the square where, despite the fact that daylight had not yet come, crowd had gath cred to cheer them off.
 The guards then marched from Wellington barracks on Birdcage walk, through Trafalgar square, across Westminster bridge. through the heart of the west end and thence to the Waterloo station.
 The first motor driven field ar tillery brigade, carrying six howit- gers and six 1S-pounders, has been ordered to leave for China in the near future, according to the Lon don Daily News today.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-29
TYPICAL AMERICAN
 FAMILY PROBLEM SEEN
Disconnected Husband and Dissatis. fled Wife Solve Their Diffi-
 culties Eventually

Dorothy Canfield's famous book, The Homemaker," arranged for the screen is to be shown at the South church Sunday evening. This picture is said to be brim full of American atmosphere.
 Its characters are just people that every one knows the average American family home and neigh borhood.
 Its story is one of a family Lester and Eva Knapp, their chil- dren and their neighbors. Lester is one of those unfortunate mortals found in every office. shop or store. He is a man discontented with his work-hard working but inefficient. Eva, his wife, is one of those wives we sometimes hear about-house- work makes her peevish. her effi- ciency makes home life nightmare. She believes she could do better at something else. Her husband angea her, her children ire her and her nelghbors sympathiZe with her.
 How misfortune solves the prob- lems and leaves every one happy in the end, is graphically told i'll the picture.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-29
Youthful Bandits Rob
 WOOnsOcket Store Man

Woonsocket, R. l.. Jan. 29.-lPt- Two youthful bandits rushed with drawn guns into the grocery store of Hector Mungeon on Chestnut street here last night as a third stood guard, held up the proprietor aud two friends. slashed the telephone wires, scooped more than $400 out of the till and sped away in a stolen car.
 Some time later. the machine was found abandoned in Blackstone, Mass, just over the state boundary. but no trace of the recent occupants was discovered. Police of Worcester. Providence, Pawtucket and other surrounding communities were noti- fled to be on the watch for the bandits. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS