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New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
'PRESBYTERY TAKES
 SLAP AT DIVORCE
Will Refuse to Marry Parties
 Once Divorced

New York Jan. II P-Censure by the presbytery of Nsw York threat ems ministers of the Presbyterian church who in the future perform marriage ceremonies for divorced persons in violation of the Burch's agreement with the Methodist, Epis- copalian and other denominations.
 A statement of the church's stand on the matter in the next issue of it's handbook for ministers was or dered by the presbytery yesterday after an address by the Rev. Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin. president of Union Theological seminary.
 Dr. Coffin, former rector Of Mad ison avenue Presbyterian church, called attention of the presbytery to the church's pact with its sister de- nominations and asserted he has been grieved and disturbed by the manner in which it has been violat- ed.
 We are not a laundry for the soiled linen of some other church, 7" llc Solu. l uO ilOt blIiilh IL lS uiSii~ fled for Presbyterians to do this. Are we going 10 lower the standard of the Christian family? We have a solemn duty to maintain the, sanctlty of the Christian home"
 Twice within the last week I have been called up and asked to marry couples where one party was di- vorced. replied each time, No, l do not marry divorced persons And each time the reply has been, Why. the other Presbyterian ministers do.'
 T am weary of couples who can not remarry in their own faith go- ing around the corner and getting q Presbyterian minister to marry them."
 Dr. Coffin warned that if the 'brethren did not observe the law of the church in this matter, it would be necessary to bring specific cases before the presbytery."
 Asked his opinion on divorces ob- tained by Americans in Paris, Dr. Coffin said: II think they are a dis grace. Some day l hope the United States government will fail to rec ognize a Paris divorce of an Ameri- can."
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
HUNGERFORD UNDECIDED
 ABOUT LEAVING BENCH
Judge Expects to Make Up Mind Concerning Court Post in
 Few Days.

Relative to reports in circulation several days ago, that Deputy Judge William C. Hungerford would retire from the bench shortly, Judge Hun gerford, who has returned to the city from q stay in the south, said today he has not arrived at a de- cision in the matter but will prob ably do so within a short time.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
\. N.Y.LEG|SLATURE
 ON DRY QUESTION
Three Resolutions Offering Ad-
 vice to Congress

Albany. N. T.. Jan. II LP-Adyice to congress regarding prohibition is proposed in three resolutions before the New York legislature.
 One of the measures asks that q Constitutional convention be called to repeal the eighteenth amend ment. It's author, Assemblyman Louis A. Cuviller of New York. in his preamble says that there has hot been a constitutional convention since the federal constitution was Adopted.
 Twenty-eight states have asked al Various times for a constitutional tonvention. Mr. Cuvillier said. and bnly four more are needed to make Gp the required two-thirdS.
 A resolution introduced by Der hard Downing, minority leader of the senate, would call upon the members Of congress and the sen Bite for New York to bring about enactment of legislation providing ''a sane sensible and reasonable Definition of what constitutes an in- toxicant under the eighteenth amendment"
 Congress would be memorializcd to forbid the Use Of poisons for making alcohol non-potable under terms Of a resolution presented by Minority Leader Maurice Bloch of th" assembly.
 These resolutions and the au- nouucement of committees in both houses were the chief developments at last nights brief session of the legislature.
 Republicans were named to head all the standing committees in both ]ouscs and in the upper house each Of the 2 republican senators, ex- ccpt two first year" men, was giv- en a chairmanship.
 Six equal rights" bills sponsored by the national womans party were Introduced. These would allow women to serve on juries. remove discrimination against women school teachers; give women equal guard ianship rights. provide equal penal ties for violation of the prostitution law. give married women the same rights as other adults to choose their domicilc for voting purposes and take away the right of a hus- band to sue for loss of his wife's labor and services on account of in jury as the wife has no correspond ing right of suit for loss of her hus- bands services.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
HONOR MISS MUSSOLINI

Milan. Italy, Jan. Ii Pl-The Women's Athletic Federation has selected Edda Mussolini, daughter of the premier, as their honorary president. considering her one of the best examples of Italian young wom- anhood in the sporting field.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
R. \. OF 4. INSTALLATION

White Rose Camp. Royal Neigh bors of America, will hold installa- ton of officers in Red Mems hall. Main street, January IS. \ Dutch supper, to which all members of the club are invited, will follow.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-11
RAJAH TO ABDICATE
London Hears That Rajah of Cochin is Planning to Quit His Office in India.

London. Jan. Il (P}-The impend- fng abdication of the RaJah or Cochin, Sir Sri Rama Narma, is re- ported by the Bombay correspondent of the Daily Express. He also says the Naharajah Gaekwar of Baroda, who recently celebrated the jubilee of his reign. intends to abandon ac- tive participation in the government of his state.
 The intentions of both are at tributed to the recent British over hauling of the administration of the native states in India and the grow ing demands of their subjects. The correspondent adds that the admin istrations Of many other Indian states are fin the melting pot"
 Cochin, one of the Madras states, has an area Of 1,41S square miles and a population of nearly 100000. Sir Sri Rama, born in 1858, suc- ceeded to the title in 1914.
 The Maharajah of Baroda, Sir Sayaii Rao Gaekwar, was born in 1863 and succeeded 10 the title in 1875. This principalty is much larger, with an area of S.135 square miles and q population of over D. 900. 900. Rcputed to be the richest man in India the Maharajah gave the Prince of Wales an example of lav- ish hospitality during the Indian tour Of the British heir apparent in 1921. The Maharajah Gaekwar has twice visited the United States. the first time in 1906 and the second In 1910.
, 1927-09-06
BIG REDUCTION
IN
Prices OF Repairing Tires.

AKlNG into consideration the dull
1lmeS and to help you save money on
your tires the Chri8tiansted Auto Ga
rage beginning August 1st, reduced their
pflceS on Tire Repair Jobs, take advan-
age OF this and have your tires repaired,
instead OF throwing them away.
Inc only sure way Of repairing blow
outs and rim cuts is by vulcanizing, blow
out patches are only temporarily, and do
not prevent the tire from rotting.
See US and let US help you save money
as we are helping many.
GHRISTIANSTED AUTO GARAGE
& TIRE SHOP.
, 1927-09-06
NO MORE MOTH HOLE
IF YOU USE
LarVGX

You have heard of interpreting; And
ireproofing; Now comes mothproofiEg
with Larvex. This is what this great
preparation does-actualIy mothproofs
the cloth itself so that no moth-worm
will take even a single bite. When Lar
veX is sprayed on any wooden fabric, it
penetrates the fabric and becomes part
of the wool fibre. The fabric then be-
comes safe from moth-damage for an en-
tire season or unless worn or washed.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
Better Credit at the Most Convenient Terms

tha IndlyiduaI pu rchaser. We gladly extend Credit Manager a bout our confidential and dig your purchases conveniently during OUT still be within 70 UT budget.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28

We quantity of Bedroom pieces. consisting of Chiffon. Chiorobes Vanes Dressers Chairs and Benches and G
 perfect in style workmanship may this February
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
Says Amateur Baseball
Is Undergoing Change

Baseball Is undergoing a reorgani-
cation, upon amateur lines, similar
to those on which football, tennis,
golf and basket ball are organized,
Maj John L. Griffith, commissioner
of athletics from the Western confer
ence, said in an address before the
American Physical Education associa-
ton at Des Moines.
Major Griffith reviewed the devel-
opment of baseball, which In its 'early
days was played in towns, cities and
cross roads throughout America" He
told of the period during which nearly
every city or town maintained or at
tempted to maintain a professional
ball club"
''This period is passing" he de-
clared. "The idea that the home boys
would be stimulated by the deeds and
accomplishments Of the experts has
proven false, because 1t has been
found that the sports, primarily anna
teur, such as golf, tennis, football.
basket ball and track, have been grow
ing more rapidly without the stimulus
of paid demonstrators"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

quarters in the lower regions Of the
American league. 1t seemed as If
they would never give up the lease.
Up until 1911, stretch of IL years,
the Washingtons occupied the lower
floor four times; seventh place four
times, and the sixth place twice. Since
1911 the club has steered clear of
eighth position.
The Boston club In its first 81 years
In the American league touched the
bottom only once. in 1905. Most of
these years the club lowered above
the second division, landing In first
place in six different years.
In 1922 the team hit the cellar. 1t
seems to like the atmosphere, for it
has been holding out there ever since,
save in 1924 when 1t was crowded into
seventh place by the Chicago White
Sox.
The only club that has never fin
ished in first place in the American
league Is the st. Louis club.
Connie Mack's club holds a record
that is unique. Seven times have the
AS captured the rag. Seven times
have they crowded out all competitors
for the occupancy Of the basement.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
DETROIT NEVER
FINISHED LAST
Each Other Team in Ameri-
can League Been in Cellar.

None Of the teams representing De-
troit In the American league In the
last. u years has finished In the cell
lar. There are no other clubs In the
history of the circuit that escaped hit
ting the lower regions at least once.
Chicago White Sox tripped along
for "a years before one of its teams
landed in last place. The lot fell to
the team Of 1924.
Cleveland club slipped down only
once. In 1914 the club, In a body, in
spected the basement and remained
there until the finish Of the season. II
didn't look good, so they haven't been
there since and are not particularly
stuck on going back.
In 1908 and 1912 the Yanks slid into
the cellar, while St Louis Browns hit
the last rung four times-1905, 1910,
1911, 1913. Since then the club has
steered clear of that place, although
finishing on the brink several times.
The Athletics sailed along for IA
years before the club commanded by
Connie Mack struck the rocks. Only
twice during that IA years did
the club sink below fourth place.
Then came the storm. For seven con-
secutive years the teams of Mack held
an ironclad contract on the eighth
floor down. For seven long years the
Athletics Of Philadelphia had head
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

nous outlaw with whom Charlie Sir
lingo had contact in one way or an
other. He can tell you how the equal
ly famous Sam Bass came to the in
evitable end of the western outlaw and
from personal experience during his
later career as cowboy detective
and as an employee Of the famous
Pinkerton Agency his experience In
Guided part In one of the most cele-
brated American man-hunts, the chase
after Butch Cassidy, Kid Curry and
other members of the "Wnd Bunch"
train robbers par excellence of Mon
tana, Wyoming and Utah.
SiringO's career on the Texas cat
tie trails ended with the decline Of
the cattle trade in the eighties. Then
for brief time he was an Oklahoma
boomer and there still are many old
timers who can tell you tales of the
famous characters they saw when
they were patrons Of Siringo's general
store, ice cream and oyster parlor In
Caldwell, Kan, where he sold his own
special brand of "Oklahoma Boomer"
cigars. The next scene In Charlie Sir
ingo's Odyssey was the city of Chicago
where he went because as he said
1.-TWO years and a half as a successful
business man swelled my head so that
1 thought that / was a. natural born
financier. Caldwell became too small
for a man of my caliber." The big
offx fci1 luc Int he ho n
appeared there when the time was
ripe for the use of his own peculiar
talents in another manner. Soon after
his arrival occurred the famous Hay
market Riot and the trial Of the an
archists which led directly to his en-
tering the employ Of the Pinker-
tons.
If Charles life as cowboy had
been an exciting one his career as a
detective was even more so. His
duties with this agency took him to
every section of the American con-
tinent. Some one has said wherever
crooked trails led, from Texas to
Alaska, he followed them skillfully
and patiently, usually to bring back
with him man or two who had up
till that time outridden the law.
Wherever there was trouble, there was
Charlie Siringo."
If II am part Of all that / have
metz as Tennyson has 1t, was true
of the Ulysses, or Odysseus of ancient
times, 1t is also true of Charlie Sir
lingo, whose Odyssey is "Riata and
Spurs" a new cowboy epic.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
Upton Trophy Races to
Be Run at st. Petersburg

The 1927 Upton trophy races will
be held in st. Petersburg. Fla, on
Labor day, according to an announce
ment made by Houston Yacht club
members.
The annual meeting Of the Gulf
Yachting association was held in New
Orleans and at that time the race for
this year was awarded.
A steamer will be chartered from
New Orleans to go to st. Petersburg
for the annual Southern sailing classic.
The boat will go by way of Pensacola
and there it will pick up Pensacola,
Bay st. Louis and Mobile members.
Several new clubs will be admitted
to the association before the regatta
is staged -.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24


ings for this Texas long horn kid"
as a farmland In Illinois, as a bell
hop at the famous old Planters hotel
In st. Louis and as a deck hand on
a Mississippi river steamboat. Final
ly he landed In New Orleans, where
prosperous merchant who offered to
adopt him and give him an education.
But Charlie Siringo already had the
wandering foot" and he was not con-
tent with the dullness Of school life
for very long. So he ran away and re-
turned to his farm hand job In Illinois,
only to leave that again for another
try at life on Mississippi river steam
boat.
He arrived in st. Louis in time to
board the Robert e. Lee and to ride
on that boat during its historic race
with the Natchez. Back in New Or
leans again he visited the home of his
benefactor and again was taken in
and given a chance at schooling. But
again he ran away and the spring Of
1871 found him back in his native
land, the Matagorda country, In time
to have part in the heyday of trail
ing Texas cattle. He entered the en-
ploy Of the famous Shanghai" Pierce
and his brother, Jonathan, owners of
the Rancho Grande who had literally
"cattle on a thousand hills" After
working with various equally noted
cattle outfits in that state Charlie
made his first trip up the old CHS
holm Trail in the spring of 1876 with
herd of $500 longhorns owned by w.
B. Grimes.
After enduring the usual perils of
storm, stampede and troubles with
the Indians, this herd arrived at the
Kansas market and the young Texas
cowboy had his first sight of one of
the roaring cattle towns" Wichita,
Kan. Charlie records the fact that in
Wichita he and other cowboys
"whooped 'er up Liza-Jane for
couple of days and nights and found
ourselves broke" Incidentally during
this whooping 'er up Liza-Jane process
Siringo received a buckshot in the
calf Of his leg and he still carries
scar to remind him of the days when
he was wild young Texas cowboy.
On subsequent trips up the trails in
Texas, he visited other noted cow
towns, Dodge City, Sweetwater, Tas-
cosa, and Mobeetie. One Fourth of
July he celebrated in Dodge City and
he frankly records that "this celebra-
ton came near costing me my life in
a free-for-all fight in the Lone Star
Dance hall in charge of the noted Bat
Masterson."
In fact, a reading of "Riata and
Spurs is like leafing through Who's
Who of the old cattle days In the
West. There you will see the names of
Old Man Goodnight John Chisum,
Beals of the great Tx ranch, Outlaw
Bill Moore, the manager of that ranch,
Sheriff Brown, who robbed the bank
in his own town and was thereafter
swiftly and sufficiently hanged by its
happy citizens, Billy the Kid, Jim
East, Pat Garrett, and dozen others
who were connected with the famous
Lincoln county cattle war and the
saga of that youthful outlaw. If you
would know the true story of how
Billy the Kid came to his death be-
fore the six-shooter of Pat Garrett read
Charlie Siringo's "Riata and Spurs
Billy the Kid was not the only IA
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
Left-Handedness

In breaking children of left-handed-
ness parents and teachers run the risk
Of causing them to become stammerers
or Sufferers, says DR.. w. s. Inman,
noted British surgeon. II neither of
these defects develop the patients
may acquire a habit of eye squirting.
The best way to cure cases Of slut
tering or eye squirting where 1t is
known that left-handedness has been
broken up In childhood, he advises, Is
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
Leading Batter Seen

rhe indications are that Detroit.
which has had the leading batter in
the American league in 16 Of the last
20 seasons that the league has been
in action, will again produce leader
this year in Robert r. Fothergill In
1925 1t was Manush who led and in
1925, Heilman. both Detroit players.
Cobb won the honors for Detroit from
1907 to 1919, inclusive. with the excep-
tion of one season FothergiH. got
away to a good start this year and
fans are pulling for him.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

In his true light. They will tell you
that there have been only few books
which have done that and they will
include in that short list Andy Adams
"The Log Of Cowboy" Philip Ash
ton Rollins 1.-THE Cowboy" and '"The
Trail Drivers Of Texas" monumental
book of sketches, compiled by the Old
Time Trail Drivers association.
Now they can add one more to the
list-Charlie Siringo's "Riata and
Spurs" recently published by Hough-
ton, Miffin & Co. If Andy Adams
'Log Of a Cowboy" Is the Iliad of the
cattle trade, as it is generally admit
ted to be, then Charlie Sfringo's
"Riata and Spurs" Is its Odyssey
truly another cowboy epic. This is not
the opinion of this writer acting in
the role of a book reviewer, even If 1t
is the composite opinion of some book
reviewers-men who are familiar
with the cowboy era of the West and
who know whereof they speak. But
still better evidence than mere opinion
is the book itself. The reader who
follows Charles simple, direct narra-
tive and sees for himself how this old
time cowboy tells of what would be
a most thrilling experience to most
Of US In his casual, matter Of fact
way, will find himself saying: "Here
Is real epic stuff" Here is a typical
example: In one place he tells of hav-
ing charge. of a herd of $500 long
horns, and in the course of that drive
he relates that "After leaving these
lakes we were two days and nights
without water" AS one reviewer says,
"Having gone through with this I'M
pleasantly arid experience, Charlie
Siringo makes no more mention of 1t
than that. To him that was all there
was to 1t. 1t was bare, bald, dry
fact, thing done in the discharge of
| his duty and for $40 a month and
prunes, and it was as unromantic to
him as ride in New York subway
is to suburban straphanger."
The Odyssey of Charlie Siringo be-
gan on February Z, 1856 In Matagorda
county, Texas. That was the date
and place Of his birth. When he was
only twelve years old he began to
punch cattle. In 1858 his widowed
mother married again and sold out
the family property In Texas to go
north and make home in st. Louis.
Then followed period of wander
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
A Tip for Anglers

Anglers, especially those who seldom
have any luck, may CLEAN novel tip
from the methods Of "Old IOguk," med
icine man and sovereign of an isolated
tribe of Eskimos living on the wind
swept mud flats between the Yukon
and Kuskowin rivers in western Alas
ka. Every spring just before the sal
mon run UP the rivers to spawn, Ioguk
goes to the river mouths, where he per-
forms queer incantations and magic
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

to restrain the sufferer In the use of
the left hand. There is logical but
hidden relation between the two mani
festations, left-handedness and slut
tering, he says. Speech, he claims, de-
ponds upon the integrity Of the right
side Of the brain in left-handed peo-
pie. In right-handed people 1t depends
upon the left side Of the brain. To
change from left-handedness to right
handedness, he points out, involves In
some unknown manner the gray mat
ter Of the brain which controls speech.
Pathfinder Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
White Russia

Russia proper is divided into three
divisions-Great Russia. Little Rus
STA and White Russia. Great Russia
consists Of the central and northeast
ern provinces Little Russia, of the
southern provinces, including the Sec
ton inhabited by the Ruthenians and
Cossacks; White Russia Is compar-
atively small group Of provinces in
western Russia adjoining the Poles
and Lithuanians. Great Russian is the
standard literary language Of Russia.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

rites He wears a wooden mask re-
sembling salmon trout and dances
and chants, commanding the fish to
swim up the streams to his people.
For this mysterious" power Ioguk ex-
erts over the fishes he visits every
Eskimo home and collects one-fourth
of all the fish caught as his share
Pathfinder Magazine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
Long Lecture Career

Ralph Waldo Emerson. the cele-
brated American essayist, began his
long career as a lecturer In 1899
For over thirty years he Iectured ON
such subjects as Human Culture"
ssHuman Life" and 1.-THE Present Aga
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

saying, Sandy?" asked his sister, as
the infant made the usual gurgling
noises. Sandy cast wary and in
quiring eye round the room and then
replied: "She's sayin', Gle Sandy an
apple"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
Early Confederation

Massachusetts, Bay, Plymouth, Con
necticut and New Haven formed q
confederation under the title, "The
United Colonies of New England" on
May 10, 1643 This was the first con-
federation in America.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24
Canny Scot

A little Scottish boy, having become
an uncle at the age of four, was taken
to see the new baby. whats she
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-06-24

movies and that type Of fic-
ton, which reviewers have
become accustomed to dis
miss with the characterize
ton another western" have
united to give the public a
very good idea of what the
cowboy WAS NOT, old
timers who knew what he
WAS have about given up
hone of seeing him presented
Seward daily gateway., 1927-03-11
GRIM REAPER WINS BATTLE FUR LIFE
 0F ALBERT TRICK
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION FAILS; YOUTH KEPT ALIVE FOR FOUR
 AND A HALF DAYS

CHICAGO, March Il. (P-Albert Prick, aged 22, who lived four and a half days, although powerless to breathe, lost game battle for life The boy who was kept alive thru ef- forts of three score fellow employees who breathed for him with their hands through artificial respiration, died in hospital at 10 o'clock, 1OS hours after artificial respiration started. Prick was a victim of Landry's paralysis, a form of creeping paralysis which near ly always proves fatal and which has amazed medical science. He died af- ter a valiant fight for life with the many men who worked over him in tears as they saw their efforts prove unavailing to check the creeping pal sy that started in his limbs last Satur- day and mounted Sunday to his dia- phragm.