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New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
LONDON.
Brtishers Get Excited Over Collecting Spider Webs and
 Keeping Them in Albums

London, Aug. 27. M-The collec- tion of spider webs is the newest craze of English collectors who have plenty of time to devote to their hobbies.
 The cobwebs are gathered care fully during the warm weather sprayed with shellac and pressed between two pieces of glass. Collec- tors call them spidergraphs, and say they are as different from one another as fingerprints.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
Parisians Favor Roof Gardens

Roof gardens are growing in ia vor in Paris.
 For many years the extremely exclusive Automobil Club of France had the fashion all to itself. The garden there is very realistic and there is an irregular fountain that masquerades as a miniature lake. In summer the men--for no women ever are admitted-have dinner where they can see Paris all about them.
 A number of homes lately have been built with flat enclosed roofs much in the Moorish style. The Louvre, the Bank of France and similar large buildings have had their roofs transformed by energetic employees.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
PRISONERS PROMISED

Marion. O.. Aug. 27. Rl-Marion county has been asked to build a workhouse and has been promised enough prisoners to fill it as soon as it is finished. The Dayton work house has been closed to all but local and federal prisoners. Five surrounding counties don't know where to send their convicts and have asked Marion county for aid.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
FrencI,man's "SOck" Sill Yields Coin

Gold and silver pieces. .i~nd out of savings bank socks and secret holes, still are dribbling into the Bank of France.
 For nearly a year, on every week day there has been a lineup of peo-
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27

Above is an airplane. Difficult to believe. but true. It resembles the Spirit of St. Louis with which Col. Lindbergh hoped across to Paris, as much as the "one hoss shay" re- sembled the modern high power automobile. But it is an airplane, nevertheless. '..
 The picture was snapped one day many many years ago when Nels Nelson, at that time an intrepid air man.. was about to mount to the sky. Even the bravest airmen
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
American Girl
 In German Opera

Esther still of Beaver. P.nnSyl- >ania. has been engaged by 'he l'russian state opera management for two years to sing at the statr opera in Cassel. She will sing Ger
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27

Narilyn Miller came to Paris about two months ago where she sought to secure a divorce from her husband, Jack Pickford. in the Paris courts but her action is un- derstood to have been deferred when it became known that the Paris courts had taken exception to reported remarks Of Miss Miller that divorces were easy to obtain in Paris.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27

man and Italian roles.
 Miss Still received her musical education from Herbert Witter- spoon in New York. For the past year she has been coached by vari- ous German vocal masters.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
PARIS SLOW TO ACT
 ON MARILYN'S DIVORCE
Wife of Jack Pickford, Film Star, Reported as Saying Paris Di-
 vorces Were Easy to Obtain.

Paris, Aug. 27 P-Marilyn Mill Ter, the actress, unable to secure q hearing for an action of divorce from her husband. Jack Pickford, the film actor, in Paris court has, it is reported Friday, filed an action in a provincial tribunal. There is no further confirmation of this ac- ton by Miss Miller and the name of the town where the papers were alleged to have been secretly filed could not be learned. The report of this new step on Miss Miller's part to divorce herself from Jack Pickford was current in legal cir cles at the palace of justice today
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27

would hesitate today to take a ! chance. but Nelson. one of the pioneers of aviation. made many trips in what natives used to call a contraption.
 Nelson was skilled in the art of flying when the present day school Of pilots was unheard of. Like the late Charles K. Hamilton. he dared the elements and conquered them. Nelson is still vitally interested in travel by heavier-th -than-air machines but goes aloft no more.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-27
Sells Grain To Feed Pigeons In Square

Among Nelson's pigeons at Traf- algar Square there stands every day an elderly man who plies one of the quaintest trades In London.
 Londoners call him Soldier Jim, for he fought in the Zulu war. At a penny a packet he supplies grain to all who wish to feed the pigeons. Many of his customers are children.
 Soldier Jim invented < 3he 1 rade about three years aga I'M ep5hc was down on his luck. 5
 T often thought" he safdi4when I saw people feeding the pigeons with bits of bread that it would be good idea to have grain on the spot and one day l brought some packets down. They sold fast and I cleared six shilings in few min utes."
 Among Soldier Jim's regular GUS toners is a woman who comes orEe week from Tunbridge Wells. "I have known her to bring fourteen pounds of grain with her and then buy four more shillings worth from me-" he said.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-20
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As We descend we will drop into
the inner citadel, The walls are a
bout six feet thick. Note the EN-
brasures, wide on the inside with
a narrow slit on the outside where
the archers and arbalesters could
shoot their arrows and bolts al the
enemy. The arbalest was a steel
cross bow which was wound up by
by a small cogwheel aud shot an
iron bolt. There are people still on
the Island whose name is l. Arbal-
ester. Take the word ballast which
has come down 10 our times. You
know when ships can not get any
freight they take on ballast, that is
stones or gravel. The word comes
from the ancient Roman time when
in seige operations they used to
shoot big stones, ballast from huge
catapults, Next is the chapel
Mind you do not knock your head.
Did you ever see such a dark, grim
y place, filled with great masonry
pillars and only one narrow slit to
let in the light, lis as dismal and
dark as the religion as practiced in
those days. As for light it did not
much matter as the service was in
Latin which with the exception of
the priestno one could read or I'M
derstand There used to be hole
II that corner thru which one can
scramble down to a dungeon below
and save retracmg ones steps Here
it is, careful now or you may have
a nasty falI,pity the poor folks who
were shut up III these dungeons.
Those ruins below are from early
Roman occupation. No doubt there
have been Notifications here ever
since men used mortar and stones.
BY the way, the ancient name OF
Caeserea, named after ono OF the
Caesars. Here's another chapel
which was used in times of peace.
Not so diney as the other but even
at that hardly tit Tor a selfrespeet-
ing pig. Here are effigies of the
apostles in a cafe; some minus
heads, others legs or arms. They
look as if they had participated in
some of the fights hereabouts. Il
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1927-05-20

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me congressional de'esa'ions o.
washington anu ofesoh are 70 appes
On inc Frosram OF lAe annual meetlns
q the eoiu'nDa basln irrigation
league to be held in Spokane May 70
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The late strawberries in Clark coun
ty are looking good, l. R Mcintosh
sinai''irui' expert VINO Is worh'hs WIZ
trult growers IN an ADVISORY eapacify'
announced. Ihere Is llttle evidence
OF damage oy cold weather me prune
crop Wiil be spotted que TO winter
XII and cod spring weather he SAID
Grade pupils and high school stu
dents at Ridgefiold, whose ehool
buildings were destroyed by fire last
Tuesday with an approximate loss OF
$4,000, resumed their olasawork at
the First Methodist Episcopal, Com
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Evening star., 1927-10-18
MINE PLEA DENIED
BY SUPREME COURT
Rejection of Union Appeal
Support Injunctions in
West Virginia.

The Supreme Court, without expla'
nation, yesterday declined the peti'
ton of the United Mine Workers of
America for reviews of IL cases, in
which lower courts enjoined the union
from carrying out certain activities
among non.union miners in West Vir-
ginia. This action will give full force
to the injunctions granted by the Fed
eraI District Court for southern West
Virginia to the Red Jacket Consoli-
lated. the Borderland and other mining
companies.
The Mine Workers sought to have
the highest court pass on the validity
of the injunction, vigorously pro-
testing that part which they asserted
would prevent them front conducting
organization work among the non
union miners.
The mining companies contended
that the injunctions would only pre-
vent the union organizers from at
tempting to persuade their non-union
employees from breaking their con-
tracts and would not prohibit non
union miners from joining the union
provided they gave up their present
employment.
The iniunctions are sweeping, pro-
hibiting the union from interfering by
threats Of violence with the nonunion
miners, from destroying mining prop
erty or interfering with the Interstate
business of the mining companies.
The lower courts held that the United
Mine Workers were engaged in an un-
lawful conspiracy to prevent the in
terstate shipment Of non-union coal.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
The Fascinating Clerk

Joe Jimp, who worked for Hoot 4
Haves, was famous for his winning
ways; he was polite as he could be,
his smile was marvellous to see; MS
patience answered every test, and ne
could spring the quip and jest; ana
customers who journeyed there, 10
buy curl papers for their hair, seemed
anxious that this graceful Joe should
wait on them and take their dough.
Joe got the notion in his dome tnat
wheresoever he might roam nee
carry all this trade along, In Whlcn
conclusion he was wrong. SO inde.
pendent he became. his bosses wearled
Of his game, and he was fired by
Hiram Hoot, and told by Reuben
HAYES to scoot. He got job with
Slick & Slum, and thought old GUS
toners would come, and. warmed up
hv his smiles again, blow in their
treasured iron men. And Sick ~
Slum had visions fair of crowds or
buyers milling there. attracted by
Joe's smiling face, his becks and bows
and princely grace. But all the worth
while, moneyed jays. still bought thelr
goods of Hoot & Hayes, who'd Deen
for long years in the town, and hau
acquired a high renown. Men IKE
to deal with pleasant clerks. when
thew are buying ducks or dirks. but
first of all they want the goods when
they are buying hats or hoods. II
they have confidence in Hoot, II
Hayes enjoys a high repute. no smil-
ing clerk can lead them off to patron.
ize some other toff. And so it fell
upon a day Slick said to Joseph: GO
your way; you said you'd bring us lots
of trade, and we have seen your prom
ise fade" And Slum observed. Here
is YOUR hat; now, chase yourself! Ske-
daddle! Scat" WALT MASON.
fConyriRht 1927
Evening star., 1927-10-18

Swallow.tail butterflies emit such
unpleasant odors as a means OF de-
fense that they have been called the
pole-cats Of the insect world.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
OFF With Corns
/ In ; Minutes
Painless, Easy, No Irritation

Shur-Off, the marvellous new corn
remedy, will remove tough, old
corns and callouses in only 3
minutes-without soaking, without
waiting. 1t stops pain instantly.
And it positively will not harm or
irritate healthy skin.
Simple as A B c to use. Just
apply Shur-Of to the corn; keep 1t
wet for two minutes. Then start
peeling the corn or callous right
off-root and all. Any one can do
| it easily.
| Get a 50-cent bottle at Peoples
Drug Stores (all over town. or of
any other good druggist. Use it
tonight and enjoy the ease and
comfort of corn-free feet.-Adver.
| tisement.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

transferred, and during this time Mrs.
Levine went aboard the Leviathan. 50
their meeting was missed by reporters.
The Macon was preceded to the
Battery by two police launches, and
Levine was cheered by crowd of sew
eral hundred when he stepped ashore.
Because of the early hour there was
no parade to the city hall, Levine pro-
ceeding with his wife and daughter to
a hotel under police escort. The formal
reception at city hall was scheduled
for noon.
In his interview Levine would bare.
ly sketch his plans for future air en-
terprises. =.
'I've got all kinds of plans" he said.
but let other people do the talking.
I'll do the flying"
Among the crowd at the Battery was
a process server waiting to give Levine
papers ina suit brought against him
as president of the Columbia Aircraft
Corporation by the Aeronautical Digest
Publishing Corporation
Server Brushed Aside.
The process server announced for
all to hear that he was going to be
first to greet Levine" but as he tried
to push his way up the Macon 8
gang plank, he was brushed aside by
police and became lost In the crowd.
AS Levine climbed into an automo-
bile, the process server caught up and
tapped him on the shoulder. Levine's
attorney accepted summons in his
behalf.
Before he left the Macon, Levine
was asked by a reporter for Jewish
paper If it was true that he had denied
being a Jew in Warsaw.
"Why should I do that?" Levine
countered. Il was asked IL / was a
Jew and my reply naturally was that
am an American. 1 was born 81
years ago in North Adams, Mass, on
st. Patrick's day."
Although Levine was reticent about
his plans after his first announce.
ment, 1t was elected that he planned
to manufacture three types of planes,
one like his transatlantic Columbia,
one smaller and one much larger.
The large plane, work on which 1t
was said was to begin at once, is
planned to be a gigantic mail carrier
of 10000 pounds, propelled by seven
engines. 1t Is expected to be able to
carry 10000 sacks of mail.
The sparrow beats it's wings 780
times per minute; the crow only about
1870 times.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

South Africa predicts a substantial
export surplus for the year.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

Sweden's foreign trade is surpass'
ing all the records for recent years
Evening star., 1927-10-18
PARIS SEES HOPE
IN TARIFF PARLEY
Optimism Expressed Over Outcome
of Negotiations With U. s. De-
spite Washington Report.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. October 18.-Optimism still
prevails in French official circles re-
garding the outcome of the tariff nego'
tiations with the United States In
spite of the report from Washington
that the French concessions granted
American goods in the latest French
note are regarded as unsatisfactory by
the State Department.
1t was stated that the French gov
ernment was unable to accord a most
favored-nation clause to the United
States even Professionally without
reciprocity. France in it's last note to
Washington, 1t was learned, expressed
willingness to restore the rates pre-
vailing previous to the decree of Au.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
TWO. ADMIT SHOPLIFTlNG
Leesburg Women Get Retroactive
Sentences in Baltimore.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, October 1S.-"We
had never been in a large depart
ment store before and when we saw
all those pretty things on the
counters ii seemed so easy to take
some we couldn't resist the tempta-
tion."
That was the plea made by Mrs.
Myrtle Hoffenberger and Miss May
Thatcher of Leesburg, Va, who
pleaded guilty before Judge Duke
Bond in Criminal Court yesterday to
two charges of shoplifting. They
were released after Judge Bond gave
them a retroactive sentence OF II
days in Jail. dating from their arrest
Evening star., 1927-10-18

The sparrow beats It's wings 780
times per minute; the crow only about
1870 times.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

gust 30 on all maximum figures. as
well as the minimum rates, excepting
in cases where the latter rate had
been raised by that decree. The
French, however, are not prepared to
go below the minimum rates estab-
lished by the decree of August 30.
The French note further asked the
United States Government to start an
investigation Immediately into the
cost of production in France of vari-
Gus articles, the value Of which is
claimed to be largely over estimated
by the American fiscal authorities,
thus forcing France to pay excessive
ad valorem duty.
The note further requested that the
sanitary prohibition OF medicinal and
other kindred products also be in
vestigated.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Halloween FESTIVAL
WILL BE HELD BY CITY
Fredericksburg Chamber of Com
merce Plans Fete to Open With
Children's Carnival.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, October
18-The annual Halloween festival
conducted by the Chamber of Com
merce will be held on the afternoon
and night of Monday, October 81. W.
B. F.. Cole is general chairman OF the
event for this year, and he has gotten
most of his plans in definite form for
the frolic to which people from all the
surrounding counties are invited.
The festival queen will be selected
from one Of the adjoining counties in
stead Of from the City Of Fredericks-
burg as heretofore. The entertain
ment will open with children's carni
val in the afternoon, and continue
until midnight with a parade, street
dancing and other forms of merry
making.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

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Evening star., 1927-10-18
RETURNS,
SILENT ON TOUR
Plans Ocean Air Mail Line.
ChamberIin Absent as
He Docks.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 18.-Charles
A. Levine, the transatlantic all
passenger, came home yesterday.
He announced on his arrival that
he would fly the reverse journey from
Europe to America, next summer
and that within two years he Would
have in operation an ocean air man
service carrying letters to Europe ioI
so cents each.
Levine was taken from the Le
viathan at Quarantine on the city
tug Macon, which carried the
mayors reception committee, headeo
by Grover Whalen. and relatives ana
friends of the flyer. Clarence Cham'
berlin, Levine's pilot on his ocean
hop, was not on the Macon ana no
reason for his absence was given.
Is Silent on Fights.
Levine accorded reporters lengthy
interview on the Macon as 1t steamed
up the bay, but friends stopped all
questions dealing with arguments IN
which the air passenger became EN-.
broiled during his four and q hall
months in Europe.
"How about the fight you had with
an American on the street in Paris"'
was the first question or TINS type
asked. Levine opened his mouth to
answer but friend interrupted.
There was no truth in that report, J."
he said. 1--WE won't talk about that"
In like manner, Levine was asked
and prevented from replying to ques-
tions about his differences with the
French pilot he hired to fly him back
to America. He did, however, talk
some about the time he "stole" his
own plane at Paris and flew 1t to Lon
don.
ut was the first time I had ever
been in plane alone" he said with a
smile, "and some of the journey was
very amusing. When I got over CrOy-
don Airdrome I had to laugh to see
them run out the ambulance for me"
The Macon had to wait at Quaran-
tine almost an hour before Levine was
Evening star., 1927-10-18
'REPAIRMAN' R0BS HOMES
Enters Two Frederick Houses and
Steals 5000 in Money and Jewels.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICK. Nd, October 18.-
Posing as a telephone repairman, a
man gained entrance to two homes In
the fashionable section of the city
Yesterday and stole money and jewelry
to the extent of 5000. Nothing was
taken from the home Of DR.. Joseph H.
Apple, president of Hood College. The
theft occurred at the home Of William
T. Delaplaine, newspaper editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07

officials and personnel of the office.
Mr.. Cough has had wide banking ex'
perience, having been cashier of the
Boonville National Bank, Boonville.
Ind. for 10 years; vice president of
the American National Bank of Vim
cennes. Ind. for short period. and
national bank examiner for Is years.
He came to Washington three years
ago from Seattle to be assistant chief
bank examiner in the cffi"e of the con-
troller. His residence here is $500
Chevy Chase parkway.
The retirement of Mr.. Fowler, said
an official statement from the office of
the controller. was made necessary
by reason of i'll health. For W years
of his 40 wears of service, Mr.. Fowler
had been deputy controller.
Among the officials present at the
ceremony this morning were Control
Ter ]. w. Mcintosh ma the other Two
deputies. E. w. Stearns and T. G.
Awald
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07

van. William F. Franklin. Thomas ID.
Walsh, L. E. Atkins and Harvey L..
Miller Alternates elected were: Kin
Carroll, Thomas Mason. jr.; Henry
Jett, Thomas A. Murray and Thomas
Costello. The delegates will support
Miller for department commander.
Gilbert r. Rude. commander of
George Washington Post, was elected
delegate by reclamation by his post.
Others chosen We're: Charles o. Shaw,
J. Il. Brooke and Wallace Streater.
delegates, and Howard S. Fisk. DR.. M.
II. Darnall. Guy Withers and Hallock
z. Lawn. alternates.
Mrs Mary Kolhos was Endorsed for
the office of department president of
the American Legion Auxiliary of the
District by the George l.. Killeen Unit
of the auxiliary meeting last night In
the Potomac Bank Hall. At the same
time Mrs. John Killeen was Endorsed
for department chaplain.
Delegates chosen to attend the de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07
BOYD FILES OBJECTIONS.
Policeman Protests City's Appeal
in Salary Suit.

Objections to the petition of the Dis
trict of Commissioners for a special
appeal to the Court of Appeals in a
case in the Municipal Court in which
he was awarded little more than
$500 extra compensation were filed
with the upper court yesterday by
Policeman John Boyd Of the second
precinct. Boyd was awarded the ex-
ira compensa ton for duty at police
headquarters as a detective, under a
law which requires the Commission.
ers to pay each member of the force
assigned to headquarters extra pay Of
$500 a year.
The policeman says. through his
attorneys, Hawken & Havell, that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07
| DELEGATES CHOSEN
BY LEGION POSTS
Costello and George Washington,
Respectively, Elect Representa-
tives for Department Convention.

Delegates to the next department
convention of the American Legion
were elected by Vincent Costello and
George Washington Posts at their
meetings Tuesday night. The conven-
ton will he held July Il.
Costello Post chose Gen. William
Mitchell delegate by reclamation.
Others elected were: Daniel J. Dono-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-07

the law under which he sued Is too
plain to admit of any construction
other than that put upon it by the
Municipal Court. and it is also con-
tended that the law was designed to
put an end to the practice of assign
ing patrolmen to do detective work
with the pay of a policeman and the
long hours of a detective.