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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
WASHINGTON a.
'LETTFR SKI

4, NEA Service Writer
in on politicians and others who are
interested in such things, argument
will begin as to what they mean
and the pro-primary folks will use
the figures to prove one thing and
the anti-primary folks to prove an
other.
With admirable restraint, Mr.
NIichelet himself has kept propaganda
out of his analysis but as he is the
founder and guiding spirit of the
National Get-Out- t-the-Vote club it
seems likely that he deplores the
thought that many people are voting
in the primaries and abstaining from
the general election.
The significance of the figures,
however, seems to attach to the fact
that the primary system has given
the voters themselves. a chance to
pick their candidates and has made
it much nor difficult for the pro-
fessioraI politicians and machine
bosses to hand pick them.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
.LECIONNARES
QUIT PARIS FOR
BATTLEFIELDS

PARIS, Sept. % (R)-The American
legionnaires have deserted Paris, over
seas caps are absent from the boule-
wards and the stirring tunes of Amer
ican bands no longer are heard.
The legion, its convention ended yes
terday, has evacuated the French cap
ital, journeying to the battletields OF
Saint NGihiel, Verdun, Chateau Thierry
and the Argonne and today Paris
presented its usual typical French ap-
pearance without American sidellghts.
A squadron of 100 aviators flew over
LIE Bourget flying field in honor of
the legion and a committee of the
legion headed by its new commander,
E. E. Spafford, called on Frances war
time premier, Georges Clemenceau.
The old "Tiger" drew,in his claws and
purred a welcome and then the leg
ionnaires departed and scattered, their
work done.
General John J. Pershing, former
National Commander Howard P. Saw
age and Commander Spafford alone
wee received by Clemenceau in his
temporary Partisan home. AS soon as
the latter caught sight of General
Pershing, he leaped forward and
clasped the American wartime COM
mander in his arms. Both men were
deeply moved, General Pershing was
pale and his eyes heavy as if he were
feeling the strain Of the past few
days, while Clemenceau's Monaghan"
mustache was twitching and his keen
little grey eyes swapping.
Then the familiar demon" humor-
istically inclined, in Clemenceau, rose
to the surface.
what the devil did you come here
for?" he asked in English.
st came to see you and am glad to
see you younger than ever" General
Pershing replied.
"You Also" Clemenceau answered.
Then he took the general by the hand
and did few lively dance steps de-
spite his age, an action that started
those present applauding.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

WASHINGTON-EI Simon Niche
let, the indefatigable analyst of voting
statistics, has found that the primary
vote of the 40 states which have
primaries is increasing about six times
as fast as the general election vote.
From this, Mr.. Michelet deduces
that the primaries are coming more
and more to take the place of the
election In 13 states the primary
vote exceeds the general election vote,
in 13 others it appears to be che
determining %ctor in the election
and in six or eight of the other ID
primary states the issue is seldom
in doubt after the primaries.
MI Michelet shows that the pr
mary vote has increased from
8, ,456, ,159 in 1920 to 13,S29,215 in 1926,
when the general election vote for the
40 states was 17,167,314. This was
gain of go per cent. The gain
from 1920 to 1924 was SO per cent,
while there were only 10 per cent
more votes in the general election
in the entire 48 states On the basis
OF these figures, Michelet describes
the primary growth as "the most
conspicuous feature on the face of
American politics"
In this study, Mr. Michelet has
dealt only with state vide primaries
for nomination Of state officials and
u. S. senators and congressman. just
such primaries, OF course, as produced
the lametable Ware and Smith scand-
as in Pennsylvania and Illinois and
| led such stauch friends of the people
aSN Secretary Mellon Senator Dave
Reed and Vice President Dawes to
suggest that primaries were very bad
things for the n blics morals.
AS soon as the important facts In
the Michelet analysis begin to sink
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
ABE MARTIN

Aaron Shot, veteran o. tn Mexican
war, an long an inmate O. TIL
county home, died t'day. His mus
tache measured FL inches from tip
to tip, while his whiskers fell well
below his knees. A mattress factory
took charge o. tn remains. Miss
BlOndy Purviance, o. tn Monarch
IS and 10, is a thrifty little soul
She smokes a pipe an is educatin
her brother t. be a bond salesman.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE
THE NIGHT SONG

When robin, thrush and oriole
Bowed down with family cares
No longer through the sunset troll
The old familiar airs,
The little bugs in grass and tree
A gay and happy throng-
Fill every listening hill and lea
With music all night long.
No gifted soloist are they,
Untutorad is their art,
And yet their never ceasing lay
Wakes echoes in the heart.
They seem to chant, from dusk tC
dawn
mo longer is it spring.
And all the lifting birds have gone
so some one has to sing"
Among the moonlit meadows hid,
Where silver dewdrops fall
The cricket and the katydid
Sing loudest of them ali.
And lesser singers everywhere
Take up the roundelay
Which trills across the autumn all
Until the break of day.
Brave hearts are these; no care can
blight
The never ending strain
From myriad voices which unite
IN one full, clear refrain.
The spring is fled; the frost is neal
AS on the seasons roll,
Yet it brings music to the ear
And courage to the soul!
HE'D QUIT
II Hercules were around today
somebody might try to get him tc
put a prohibition plank into a party
platform.
CINCH
Well, there won't be any ten gallon
hat in the ring next year.
OVERLOAD
It looks as if the silk worms Woulc
have to be put to day and night
chiftc
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO

Mrs. W. S. Dixton returned
yesterday from a visit of several
months at the coast.
Hon. M. E. Cassidy, postmaster
at Bisbee, was here last night to
attend the republican meeting.
A. Y. Smith, of Pearce, was also
among the out of town people
here for the meeting.
Mrs. j. B. Speed returned yes
terday from Chicago, where she
spent the greater part of the
summer with relatives. Mr. and
Mrs. Speed will occupy the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

Our idea of a good news story
these days would be for an Indiana
politician to deny that he seeks the
nomination for the presidency.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
Plucked From the Plains

Roadside Flowers
We are the roadside flowers,
| Straying from garden grounds;
Lovers of idle hours,
! Breakers of ordered bounds.
| If only the early will feed us,
| If only the wind be kind,
We blossom for those who need us,
/ The stragglers left behind.
| And 10, the Lord of the Garden
He makes His sun to rise,
And His rain to fall like pardon
On our duty paradise.
On lis he has laid the duty
The task Of the wandering breed
To better the world with beauty,
] Wherever the way may lead.
Who shall inquire of the season,
Or question the wind where VI it
blows?
We blossom and ask no reason,
The Lord of the Garden knows.
Bliss Carman
Passenger: Really, steward, I have
forgotten the number of my cabin
Steward: That's a bit difficult,
madam; amt you got the slightest
idea where it was?
! Passenger: O, just minute re-
member now-the window looked out
on a lighthouse.
A colored woman was telling 6
friend of a wedding she had attended
She told of the brides white satin
| gown, slippers, veil, flowers and
everything else she could think of
what did the bridegroom wear?'
a.Vled her friend.
"Well, you know that good fol
nothing niger man never showed uE
at ALL" she said.
Job For Good Samaritan
A live wire salesman rushed up tC
the home of doctor in a. small
village about a. m. and asked him
to come at once to a. distant town.
The doctor cranked his flivver and
they drove furiously to their destina.
ton.
VJpon their arrival the salesman
asked, "How much is your fee, doc.
tor?"
! Three dollars said the physician
in surprise.
Here you are" said the salesman
handing over the money, "the blamed
garage keeper wanted SIS to drive M
ever when missed my train"
Potrifiad
. Horace: What did your wife have t,
say when you came in at four thi
morning?
| Maurice: Didn't have word t,
say.
Horace: IS matter, tongue tied,
Maurice: No, put cement in he
beauty clay.
No Cropping Under the Bureau
! "I've swallowed my collar button,
gasped the grocer
Well" responded his wife, "yo
know where it is, anyway"
He Was
"You looked foolish the night yo1
proposed to- me-" reminisced Mrs
Spatt
81 could never deceive you, coul,
I, darling?" her husband agreed
=
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

One radio announcer puts out
4,500,OOO words in baseball season,
a statistician has estimated. That's
almost enough language to carry a
mSzl 18 holes.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

Harry Locke. who has been
postmaster at Courtland since the
establishment of an office in that
town, has resigned that position
and will &c to Bisbee to act as
secretary of the county central
committee. He will be succeeded
as postmaster by L. A. Brown.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

Homer P. Rainey, 81, is believed
to be the youngest college presi-'
dent in the United States. He was
born in Clarksville, Tex, worked
his way through Austin College at
Sherman, Tex, and through the
University of Chicago, pitched
professional baseball and taught
for two years at the University of
Oregon. This fall he was in
augurated president of Franklin
College at Franklin, :. Ind.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

Downs home on Eighth street for
the> present.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
Looking Ahead

Looking Ahead
We laugh at the staid ways Of a
bygone day. But the other day there
crept into the news little story
about an old wooden square-rigged
ship which 80 sticks of dynamite could
not demolish. The heavy planking
shook off the blasts. In the 18th
century at least they did build things
to last.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

The Long Island man who used
an airplane to get to dentists
office must have been trying to gel
there before it quit hurting.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
OVERLOAD

OVERLOAD
It looks as if the silk worms would
have to be put to day and night
shifts.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

No Cropping Under the Bureau
"I've swallowed my collar button
gasped the grocer.
Well" responded his wife, "you
know where it is, anyway'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

s.e He Was
''You looked foolish the night you
proposed to- me-" reminisced Mrs.
Spatt
II could never deceive you, could
I, darling?" her husband agreed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

Passenger: Really, steward, have
forgotten the number of my cabin
Steward That's a bit difficult,
madam; amt you got the slightest
idea where it was?
Passenger: o, just a minute re-
member now-the window looked out
on lighthouse.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24

Well, there won't be any ten gallon
hat in the ring next year.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
JAPAN MOVES TO
 SAVE CONFERENCE
(Continued from First Pagel

Britain and the United States are not successful in reaching an agree ment on the question of the reduc- ton of certain war clements, says La Nacion, commenting on the Geneva naval conference, 1t is not to be expected that the League of Ma tions will be able to reach an ac- cord regarding armaments in gener- al at the meeting called for Saptem- Der.
 The paper, which is the. official organ of the Spanish government, declares that the problem to be taken up under league auspices in the fall is more complicated and difficult of solution than the one now being discussed by the three great naval powers.
 Tt Is not our purpose 1t adds "to give the reasons for the discrep- ancy between the views of Great Britain and the United States, not to point out which party is right or whether both parties are right
 After making incidental mention of a few of the consequences which it believes would come of failure ot the conference, such as 'the re-es- tabNshment of the Anglo-Japanese treaty." La Nacion refers to the probably breakup as a bad omen.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
CLAIM FIVE BOYS
 KIDNAPPED WOMAN
7hree, One Nephew of Ez-MayOr, t.. Appear in Court
Ansonia, Conn, Aug. R-Three

Ansonia, Conn, Aug. P-Three young men were under arrest to- day, one being John Reardon nephew of former Mayor John c, Mead, on charges to be preferred when they will be in court tomor- row, because of complaint of Lena Zaharias of Derby that she had been Kidnapped and ill treated Sun day night.
 The others arrested are Joseph Baxter and John Kulakowsh and two others are being sought.
 Miss Zaharias told the police that she was passing Ansonia rail- road station Sunday night when saccosted by five men in a machine. She said she knew one as he work ed with her in a local factory. She says she declined an invitation to take a ride and the men bodily placed her in the machine and drove to Woodland. some distance from the city. and there ill-treated her before she was able to free herself.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
FREED AND FINED
Hiram Johnson Found Not Guilty Of Drunkenness, But Pays For Reck- less Driving In Meriden.

Meriden. Aug. ? R - Hiram s.
 Johnson of Brookline. Mass. was discharged on charges of driving
 while under the influence of liquor. transporting liquor and evading re- sponsibility when arraigned before Judge A. B. Aubrey in police court today. He was however, fined S100 and costs for reckless driving.
 Johnson was arrested on the night of July 21 after his car had struck and injured a woman. The accused
 in court. denied knowledge of having struck the woman. He admitted having had three drinks of com- bination of grain alcohol and water" but denied being drunk. Dr.
 H. DeForest Lockwood, who exam- ined the man after he was arrested,
 sttaed that he was not drunk
 though his breath smelled strongly
 of alcohol The court ruled that
 the three quarts of alcohol in Nhe
 accuseds car was carried for per
 sonal consumption and not for sale or exchange.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Jack PickfOrd Returns
 And Denies Divorce Idea

New York, Aug. (UP)-Jack Pickford, screen star, sauntcred down the gangplank of the White Star liner Majestic today after a so- journ in Paris, and smilingly said he still thought Marilyn Miller jake with me-"
 We have not been divorced" he assured reporters, And further more, I have no intention of seek ing a divorce from her. Just what she intends doing, I cannot say
 He said he thought she still was in Paris
 Recently Pickford and Miss Miller went to Paris for the expressed pur- pose of obtaining a divorce. When French officials learned of Miss Millers admiration for the ease which Paris courts permitted divorC- es, they were reported annoyed. And the Pickfords did not obtain their divorce.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Commerce Department to
 Prosecute "Gypsy" Pliers

Washington. Aug. 2 UP)-Under orders from the commerce depart ment Ralph Lockwood, supervising inspector of the aeronautics bureau, is in Chicago to investigate the re- cent series of accidents involving "gypsy" or unlicensed aviators, the department said today.
 He will be assisted by two in spectors, Robert Cast and James Johnson.
 It was explained that aviators in interstate flying can be prosecuted under federal laws, for operating without license, for which the fine is $500, but the federal government can take no action for for flying without license within a state.
 Every airplane, however, must carry an Identification mark and the federal government can prosecute penalty of $500. The government also has jurisdiction in cases of vol lation of air traffic rules. which also carries $500 fine.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Three Drowned When
 SmuggIer'S Boat Sinks

Key West, Fla, Aug. ? (uP) - Three men were drowned in the Gulf of Mexico when an immigrant smuggling launch caught fire. the captain of the craft told police from his jail cell here today.
 Fra,u Middleton, the boats own CT, was rescued off a sea buoy by Q coast guard cutter. With him were five Italians.
 Middleton said his launch caught fire on its way from Cuba, where police said he took eight Italians on board, intending to smuggle them into America.
 The body of one man was found.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
|HEREDITY MACHINE
 | PROVES NOVEL ONE
Being Applied to Breeding of
 Live Stock

Washington, August 2 (UP)-A "herediscope" has been invented by R. B. Graves of the agriculture department to show how factors of heredity are transmitted from gen. eration to generation.
 Groups of aluminium caps, each group representing an individual, are arranged in the form of a ped igree showing grand parents, two parents and one offspring.
 Numerous colored balls. each re- presenting a given hereditary char acter, are placed at random in the cups of the grandparents.
 A trigger releases the mechanism and half the character-symbolsf from each parent-cup are transmitted to the offspring, the selection of char acters being merely by chance as in the case of actual matings.
 By repeated matings the observer is able to note how certain charac-
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Springfield Man Arrested
 For Transporting Booze

Northampton, Mass. Aug. 2 LF- Philip A. Grace of Springfield. in whose car was found 16 quarts of champagne besides a set of alleged burglars tools, was arrested early today at Mt. Tom Junction. near here by state troopers. In district court he was fined s10o on a plea of guilty D transportation charge and committed because of inability to pay. On charges of having the burg. lars tools and of driving an unin. sured car after registration had been revoked ball was set at $1,700.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Politicians Doubt That
 Congress Will Convene

Washington. Aug. ? (UP)-Poli- ticians here today expressed doubt that an extra session of congress would be called, adding that if it is, it will probably be only short tune before the regular session.
 Senator Curtis. Kansas, majority leader holds an extra session unnec- essary while his democratic col league, Senator Robinson, Arkansas, insists an extra session should be called to deal with flood relief leg islation. Robinson has drawn a plan providing $100,o00,000 annual appropriation to forestall further floods and to meet some of the losses of the 1927 flood
 Incidentally Robinson issued a statement urging his party to avoid factionalism in the convention next year,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
International Broadcast
 Co. Withdraws Appeals

Washington, Aug. 2 UP)-A notice of appeal filed June 15 in the District of Columbia court of ap- peals by the International Broad casting Company, of New @ ork, from a wave length decision of the federal radio commission. was with drawn today The corporation oper- ates WGL. No reason was assigned for the move.
 The corporation originally con tended that the commission by as signing an allegedly unfavorable wave length, had confiscated the company's property without com pensation
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Railroad Company Sued
 For Honey Bees Death

Chicago, August 2 PrBecause it is alleged to have allowed mil lions of honey bees to get wet and die, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad today was made de- fendant in a S50,O00 damage suit.
 J. W. Cunnea of Chicago, the plaintiff claims that two cars, con- taining 590 swarms of honey bees, were shipped from Pike Road, Ala, but that more than two-thirds or 104,250,0 died because rain en- tered the cars. The others were saved by feeding them three tons of wet sugar, which. with the TO, ,000 pounds of honey the lost ones would have produced, was included in the damages asked.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Wins in Race With Boat,
 But Loses With Death

Boston. Aug. 2 P-Foster Will Ninth Coast Artillery, died suddenly yesterday aboard the steamer Gen. eral Jessup after he had run some distance to catch the vessel at the army base before it sailed for the harbor forts. Williams was 33 years old and had been in the army ten years.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
102-Year-Old Negress
 Found "LOst" Today

Bridgeport, Conn.,. August 2 R}-
 An aged negress, who said that her
 name was Melissa Shelton Johnson, that she was 102 years of age, and that her home is on Holbrook street was picked up this morning while | wondering along Connecticut aven-
 ue, apparently not knowing where
 she was going. Police know of no "Holbrook street" in Bridgeport, so she was removed to Hillside home
 catcd.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Building Plane to
 Compete With Ford

Washington, Aug. ? (UP) = In the cellar of his home here Henri Dashiell Wright, 25. is building an airplane designed to sell at $500 and travel 500 miles on ten gallons of gasoline.
 He says his invention will prove revolution" in cheap flying. He will use a 23 horsepower motor cycle engine capable, he delcares of 75 air miles an hour. The plane weighing 4S3 pounds complete. will
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Japanese Assuming Role
 Of Saint Patrick Today

Tollio, Aug. ?. - (UP) - Two thousand men played St. Patrick on the little island Of Emi Oshima to- day to protect Emperor Hirohito from danger of snake bite.
 The men were clearing the island of poisonous snakes in preparation for the empcror's visit after he at tends the naval maneuvers. The is land is off Kaboshima.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Tiger Moth Airplane
 Makes Good Flight

Nottingham, Eng, Aug. 2.-UP) A tiger moth airplane equipped motor and capable of a speed of about 200 miles an hour was here today after an amazing flight from Stag Lane airdrome at Edgware.
 The featherweight plane covered the 121 miles in 39 1-2 minutes but the throttle was not fully opened
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
AGROUND IN FOG
Vessel With 4O,OOO Pounds of Fish
 Reported In No Danger

Boston, August ? (UP)-Feeling her way up Boston Harbor through almost penetrable fog, the Boston owned fishing schooner Marjorie Parker ran aground off Castle Island today.
 The vessel, which had a cargo of 10000 pounds of groundfish, was reported In no danger and was eX- pected to be floated at high tide.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
WILLIAMS-LOCKWOOD.

Mrs. D. ". Descola of Arch street announces the marriage of her brother, Charles Gibson Williams of Piping Rock Club, Long Island, to Miss Loretta Sidonia Lockwood of Glen Cove. N. Y. The wedding took place August at St. Patrick's church, Glen Cove. Mr. Williams formerly lived in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
No Courtships for Group
 Marriages, Girl Admits

St. Joseph, Mich, Aug. UP)- The state scored in it's attempt to force dissolution of the House of David when it drew from an 1S- r-old girl of the colony today the admission that no courtships pre- ceded the nasty group marriages at the religious cult in 1923 when eigh- teen couples were married at a single ceremony.
 The state charged that the mar riage was forced by King" Ben- jamin Purnell to hide his immorali- ties with young girls of his Shiloh "harem."
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New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
Fined $25 in Meriden
 After Trin1e Accident

Meriden. Aug. 2j R-George M. spack. 27 years old of 23: Wash. ington avenue. Chelsea. Mass, was fined $25 and costs in police court this morning when arraigned on . charge of reckless driving following a triple accident on Colony street at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Spack's car skidded after it caught in a trolley turnout,
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02
RETURN FROM WEDDING TRIP.

MT. and Mrs. Richard NJ. Smith
 have returned from a wedding trip to Canada and will be at home to their friends at 336 Quaker Lane, West Hartford. Mir. and Mrs. Smith were married Saturday morning, July 2, by Rev. J. A. Dooley of St. Lawrence O'Toole parish. They were attended by Frank Anderson of Wethersfeld and Miss Louise M. Toohey of Hartford. Mrs. Smith be-
New Britain herald., 1927-08-02

during the flight. The tiger moth has a wing span of IS feet and it's motor develops 130 horsepower. Be- cause of it's slim black body. it was the appearance in the air of a soar ing pencil,
 The makers said the craft would be cheap to produce.