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pending further investigation of his financial campaign.
 Action of the Senate yesterday was somewhat in the nature of a pre- liminary movement to get at the bottom of this Sam Insull, public utility fund primary election cam- paign in Illinois. The Prairie state senator-elect will have his day in court when a hearing Is given. but before that time he cannot take his seat. So particular Is the Senate that "duly elected" member is con- sidered guilty of charge until proven innocent. Every avenue Of contamination Is obstructed until the high-minded senators have had a full opportunity to weigh every item of evidence pro and con.
 Senator Mclean. who voted with the minority, or with Senator Blng- ham, goes on record as thinking a state has the right to its senators, rather than the Senate. He is just as practical a proponent of states rights as the junior senator, except that he talks less about 1t.
 The Smith senatorial matter Is doubly important in that the result of his effort to get into the Senate will have bearing upon the chances Of Ware In Pennsylvania. If Smith ultimately Is denied his seat there Is even less chance that Ware will be seated.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
SMITHS FAUTRE
TO GET HIS SEAT

Despite the unctuous declaration of Senator Bingham that even an idiot has a right to a seat in the L. S. Senate so long as the people of a state saw fit to elect him, his col leagues in the nations upper house saw fit to disagree and denied a seat to Senator Frank L. Smith of Illinois
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
ST. MARY'S CHURCH FIRE
 25 YEARS AGO TODAY
Catholic House of Worship Destroy. cd By F1ames-Ptests Res
 cued Blessed Sacrament. &

St. Marys church, which stood near the head of Main street. was completely destroyed by fire 25 years ago today with damage of s175,0o0. The new parochial resi- dence on the south was also ignited. but the firemen succeeded in pre- venting any darage to 1t. Officer Johnson was patrolling his beat shortly after midnight when he heard a report from the interior of the church and saw the fire. The flames ate through into the church proper but the firemen were prompt in their work and soon believed they had the fire under control. They sent one company home again. Just then a terrific explosion occurred and the entire church was enyeloped in flames. All firemen responded to a general alarm and the members Of factory companies helped. The city was in confusion. A high wind carried the sparks as far as Grove street. and only heavy rain pre- vented the buildings west of the church from being swept away by the flames. Horses and mules were dragged out of barns and furniture was piled up on the walks Men ran up and down the streets yelling for people to run for their lives.
 Rev. Father O'Connor and Rev. Father Early went into the building to rescue the blessed sacrament and the door slammed shut and locked behind them. They were rescued shortly after by firemen who broke through the door. Poor water press sure handicapped the firemen. and it was well along toward noon be- fore they left the scene. Many people came to mass in the morning and were astounded at seeing the church in ruins; a large number gave way to tears at the sight.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

New Englanders can telephsne to Old England this week, but if there is any economy left in this tier of states most of the canny economists will note that 1t only takes two-cent stamp to transport a letter to dear Old Lunnon.
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100 HURT IN FALLS

Boston, Jan. 21 (UP)-Slippery sidewalks have sent more than 100 persons to hospitals here during the past few days.
 Hospital authorities reported that this was a record number of patients to be treated for injuries sustained in falls,
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erty, William Pump, c. Huner Car penter. James O'Connell. Joseph O'Connell and Frederick B. Miller.
 The men affected by the disagree ment are Frank Costello. the Kelly Brothers, Edward and Frank, Phillip J. Coffey. William Elect and Frederick J. Lewis. These were re- leaders of the rum ring.
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THIS TARIFF

One reason why the tariff is not the issue it once was in American politics is due to the statistics about it.
 The full foreign trade figures for last year are now out, and they indi- cate that in spite of the high tariff rates the increase of imports was notable, while exports declined. The trade balance for the year was cut in half compared with the former year.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
MELONS VIEW ON BUILDING

Washington. Jan. 21 P>-Seere- tary Mellon believes the point of saturation in building construction has been reached in only few localities and he is not alarmed over the general situation. He is of the opinion that the recent re- duetion in the surtax rates has re- leased considerable funds for public improvements and Is one of the main causes of building boom.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
Alleged Liquor Ring
 Is Acquitted by Jury

New York, Jan. 21 P>-After "A hours deliberation a federal court jury yesterday acquitted eight de- fendants and disagreed as to six others in the so-called Costello rum ring trial.
 The acquitted men are: Richard Ellis, Tony Mehllo, Michael Doh
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". c. Woodward.
Not Complete Enough For Him


 A magician standing on the stage was about to do one of his great tricks, but needed aid.
 Now if some woman will come Up on the stage" he said, T will stand her upon that pedestal and make her disappear"
 "Ef yell await jest a minute, MT. Magician" shouted old Henpeck, as he stood up in his seat, ''I'll run home an git my old woman" Paying no attention to the inter rupter, the magician continued: T will make the woman disappear and then reappear again."
 "Oh, ef that's it." said Henpeck, never mind my 7oman."
 Mrs. G. F. Grohal Copyright, 1921 Reproduction
 Forbidden).
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The tariff Is a sort of political

The tariff Is sort of political religion and in all probability will remain so. But it is not to be gain said that we consume huge quanti- ty of material brought to these shores In ships, Happily that is mostly raw material which we can- not produce ourselves, but which we fabricate into goods after we get it.
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ear.
The figures:

Imports increased s204,50o,- 900 to s4,40O, 1000, and ex- ports declined s9S,900,000 to S4,S10, 0,000,000. Our favorable trade balance for the year was s377,S00,000 compared with S6S1,400,000 in 1925.
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Theresa: When Jenkins offered his hand in marriage to that lady magician, she refused him. Elizabeth. Slight hand, as 1t were"
 Walter kolbin.
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She's B Spendthrift

Barton: T know a magician who is very skilled in making coins dis appear"
 Hathaway: My wife can do that and am pretty sure she's no magi- clan"
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Americanism: Feeling confident to
 handle the whole country; wonder ing desperately how to handle the
 children.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

With the worlds cannon-fodder fed-up. you have one guess as to whether Germany will remain dis armed as the treaty requires.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

The funniest joke yet told about intelligence tests Is that they give criminals a high rating.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

The trouble about saving money on cruisers is that the money may be paid to somebody as an indemnity.
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We've Worn That Kind!

Clothier: Why are you returning this underwear? I told you in the first place that they were only two- thirds wool Whats wrong?" Fletcher: "The other third seems to be thistles."
 -"Rusty" Rhoads.
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No wonder the Chinese think reas- onableness a sign of weakness. They've never before seen a power show any of 1t.
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sled on the shins too much.

If the Russians really are better off than other peoples, what do they stay mad about?
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

The big job Hornsby has to face now is to divide the glory that was Ruths.
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TWINKLE, TWINKLE!

GAS found in THE FUN SHOP Joke
 Factory). T hear they have a clever magi- clan at the theater this week" "Yes, he always has something up his sleeve"
 IN. H. G.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

Correct this sentence: They've been rich for year." said the gos- sip, land his wife hasn't diamond or an antique"
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Proof Keenan: You're g good worker. Pat, but I'm afraid I'll have to let Maloney go. He is getting very lax" Pat: "Yure roight, boss; he's after takin' thim dom laxitives all the toime."
 Granny Gooseberry.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

Membss sS the Assseaated Press- The AssosIatsa Press 10 exclusively sn. titled to the uss for republication Of al news credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news publishsd therein.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
u..,,., A,a,t surr.u of C,rculation.

Msmbes Asdit Bureau of Circulation. The 4. B, c h national organization which furuishss newspapers and advsr. tisers with . strictly hones anaiyss oi Circulation. Our circulation stattstics ,rs baaed upon this audit This 'nsures protection asainr. fraud in newspaper distribution flgu. ss to both national and local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

In the queer old days man didn't feel law-abiding unless he obeyed all the laws.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

The new drug that abolishes sleep can't be much worse than a neigh bor with his t radio set.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

The brotherly feeling in the Lea que doesn't keep one nation from re- ioicing in another's trouble.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

Economists say our currency should be made more elastic
 How about making 1t a little more adhesive. too?
 IN FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER
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The only profitable advertising medium ,n the City, Circulation books and press room aIvaya open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

The HsrsId n on sale daily in New York at HotalinGs Newsstand, Times souare; schultz's Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central, find Street.
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@H&@-. 
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Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor. care Of the New
 Britain Herald, and your letter will be fOfWArtlcd to New York.
NxS0NMKAuNEW

A Safe Rule For January Days
 Lest tempers slip and fall. we say Shake ashes of good cheer each day On mental sidewalks, funny jokes Will make the going safer. Folks!
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He Got the NIitten

(And how other FUN SHOP con-
 tributors treated it)--
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Poor Nicaragua! Her only fault is that she located too close to Pan anna.
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Another. great need of Europe Is some way to vaccinate against the spy mania
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21

Hillside Creamery Butter, 51c lb., 2 lbs. sl.00. Russell Bros.-advt
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parte statements. hook. line and sinker.
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Facts sqndFancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

It's lucky for Mussolini there's no Senator from Idaho in his country.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-21
Dear Mir. Judell

Dear Mir. Judell:
 For ten years I had been trying to complete my coin collection with an 1857 dime. I had not been able to find one.
 I received a telephone call to the effect that pawnbroker in rough part of the town had another coin l was mildly eager to get. So I went to see about it.
 On the way I was knocked uncon- scious by thugs and robbed. Pre- sumably by way of joke, the hold-up men put tin-cup and some pencils in my hand as l lay uncon- scious.
 When I came to l found myself thus. I was too dazed to rise when an elderly woman came along. look ed pityingly at me, and dropped a coin into the cup.
 A few minutes later I was able to stand. I looked at the coin. It was the 1857 dime!
 Equatorial greyhounds!
 THAT was MY lucky day!
 Martin Gilson Dear Editor:
 I was on my way to the river to end it all.
 My cash assets in the world con- sisted of 32 cents.
 Bills totaling little less than $500 were standing against me. Ruin, both social and financial. stared me in the fact. There was no alterna- tive but suicide.
 Engrossed in bitter, thoughts, l did not notice the expensive automo- bile that was coming down the street when I started to cross. It struck me.
 The man who owns the car is pay ing my hospital bill.. He has given me s1,000 to keep from filing suit. Vaporized mongrels!
 That was my lucky day! HI. c. Bilkey
 Depended
 Phyllis: "Oh, MT. Willis, will you come to our rummage sale?"
 Willis (absently): Maybe. What's the age of the rum?" -0lra Drnopao n
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A he man, probably, is one who wonders why anybody thinks a marshmallow sundae a decent lunch.
 One trouble with Americas for eign policy is that it has been kick
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The one crop in Europe that is harvested green is the tourist crop.
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Copyright 1927, Publishers Syndicate
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ROUND ROBIN

ROUND ROBIN
 (By Harold Benn JudelD Out in the bare and leafless trees The wintry gale is sobbin', I think I'll take my pen and write
 A round robin. Saying, With winters Ice and snow We're tire of hob-nobbin', We hope that soon again you'll come
 Around, robin. we hope you'll bring the trees their leaves
 And set our pulses throbbin'. And bring the joys that winter goes
 Around robbin'!"
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What the chemists want is a hooch formula that will upset the stomach before it upsets the man.
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xntsesd st the Post once at New Britain
 a escsnd Class Mall Matter.
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Depended

Phyllis: "Oh, Mir. Willis, will you come to our rummage sale?" Willis (absently): Maybe. Whats the age of the rum?"
 Olga Droogan.
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EMIGRATION RATDs

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we hope you'll bring the trees their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
u. S. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
NOW is CLASSIC OF LINKS
Many British Pros to Seek Laurels i'm TOurnamen
Here This Year--StrOng Squad Will Oppose
Invaders in Ryder Cup Matches

The six or seven American profess
SIGNALS almost certain to be designated
with Hagen, Watrous and Mehlhorn
are Johnny Farrell, Joe Turnesa,
Gene Sarazen, Macdonald Smith.
Bobby Cruikshank, Leo Diegel and
Harry Cooper. 1t is a toss-up between
Cooper and Armour for the tenth
place.
The English pros who are likely to
make the trip here are Abe Mitchell,
Archie Compston, Ted Ray, E. r.
Whitcomb, Arthur Havers, George
Duncan. Aubrey Boomer, H. c. Jally,
George Gadd and +. Robson
There is good authority for stating
that the Ryder Cup matches will be
played in New York, possibly over a.
WeStchester course. 1t was originally
planned to hold this competition at
Oakmont a week before the United
States open. but the plan is not feast
BILE, as few golf followers in the Pitts
burgh district will pay to see the Eng
lishmen in these matches and then
watch them also In the open champion
ship q week later. The dates prob
ably will be June and 8. The United
States open begins June IA.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
PRO BASKET BALL SHOWS
GAIN, MARSHALL ASSERTS

~ GORGE MARSHALL. owner
OF the Washington team and
I member of the executive
committee of the American
Professional Basket Ball
I league has issued a statement in
which he declares that the first half
of the season just concluded repre-
sented on the whole a remarkable i'm.
movement over the last campaign
lie points - that all attendance rec
ords for the court game were broken,
and that the Washington team drew
'.biy' gates both at home and away.
A total of close TO 10000 saw the
syan,es here On two consecutive
nights in Cleveland $4,000 watched the
Capital City boys in action.
The Arcadia Auditorium, described
nv Marshall as one of the finest
eoutpped in the country. plus a league
made ND of stronger teams and the
snlendid help rendered by the press
I'm general, were factors responsible
Cor the success of the first half.
An even keener fight among I'M
proved teams all down the line is pre-
dotted for the second half by Mar
shall, who points to the players who
have been added TO the Philadelphla,
Rochester, Fort Wayne and New York
clubs, and the facts that Johnny Beok-
man will manage Baltimore, Garry
Schmeellk will be at the helm OF Chi
ca@o and Cleveland will have an IN.
ceatiVe IN the shape OF An additiona
S2,I9 e Il w.ILS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
ST. GODDARD AGAIN FIRST
IN CLASSIC DOG CONTEST

driving at the same furious pace that
had marked the first two 40-mile laps
of the race. All of his dogs finished
strong with their tails in the air and
rearin' to co." as a prospector spec
tator put it.
One of the dogs contracted sore
paw on the third day and st. God
dard whipped a mocassin from his
pocket and covered IT, continuing the
race within few seconds.
st. Goddard's speed on the final lap
probably was due to his desire to aid
his brother who battled all the way
with Bridges for second place. Leo
started the third lap IA minutes be-
hind Bridges, and though he failed
to Gust his rival from second place
he cut the margin to minutes. Emil
got his brother placed directly behind
him and acted as pace maker for
the youth.
Bridges finished with six dogs,
carrying one on his sled. He drove
q hard race on the final stretch, with
the knowledge that his lead was being
clipped minute by minute. 1t was
his lead dog that saved him from
losing his position. The dog, pup,
given him by the late Walter Coyne,
famous musher, did the work OF two
In the latter stages of the race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
With4athe BowIers

Statistics QUAINT and Bill Wood. Gard
ner seems confident of his ability to
wallop Evans, King Pin Annex man.
ager, and EberSole, Masonic AsSocia-
ton luminary. He also had declared
that nothing would please him more
than licking Thomas and QUAINT, bowl.
ing writer's who long have scoffed at
his bowling ability, and Wood, King
Pin head, who has been heard to men
ton that as duckpinner Gardner is
a clever alley manager Details of
this match that soon will get under
way are being arranged. It will be
conducted under special rules, for each
of the entrants has bowling eccentri-
cities that cannot be controlled by
the regular code of the game.
Arcadia girls will visit their neigh.
boris, the King Pins. tonight for a
Ladies District League match and the
King Pins are, hoping to treat their
guests ungraciously. On the drives
only, though. Certainly not socially
Lucille Prehles outfit wants to keep
right at the heels of the leading Con-
vention Hall crew and believes the
Arcadias will give it an opportunity
to do SO.
Those ardent rivals. King Pin and
tional Capital League match tonight
at the King Pin establishment In
upper Fourteenth street and much
action is likely. A victory over the
other. affords each of these quints
great satisfaction. In the other big
mems league, the District, the Pet
worth team will be host to the Con-
vention Hall crowd on the Petworth
alleys.
I'm special match, the Nescos took
the measure of the Kaufmans, 1,483
to 1920, and bagged two of the three
games rolled. The Kaufmans scored
a win in the second game in the roll
off of a tie.
DE MOlay Reserves and Young
Friends hooked UP in a special affair
with the Young Friends winning, 1,401
to 1896 The De Molays captured two
of the three games, however, taking
the third with the roll-off of a dead
lock.
After dropping the first game to
Federal, the Pentalpha team came
back for pair of victories in the
Masonic circuit. The PentalphaS
needed their handicap of dozen pins
to register their first win, but they
triumphed easily after that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
BY RAY MCCARTHY.

tn HERE is no gainsaying the
fact that America is taking
the play away from the rest
Il of the universe i'll the matter
of golf. so much SO that the
most important event of the entire
golf realm each year has come to be
the United States open championship.
From 1860 up to about three or four
years ago, the British open was con-
sfdered the outstanding links classic.
Now it has been relegated to second
place. superseded by the American
blue-rlbbon tournament
This year the American open will
again be the most valued prize. and
more SO than usual because of the
decision of the leading British profess
SIGNALS to come over to defend the
Ryder Cup. which they gained by
trouncing Uncle Sans professionals
on the other side last June. This was
the most humiliating defeat suffered
by an American contingent in a long
time in any sport, the score being
1874 to | u. The British stars will re-
main over for the United States open,
of course.
Never i'll the history of the Ameri.
can open have more than two or three
continental stars made the trip In
quest of our chief prize. Now they
are coming over wholesale, and they
will fight valiantly to re-establish the
supremacy that has been yanked from
them by Americans, who have carried
off the British open five times in the
last six years.
Won Twice by BritOns.
The Britons are coming here prinar-
lily to play in defense of the Ryder
Cup, but actually they are coming
with the hope of having one of their
clan life the United States open, which
has not been carried across the seas
since 1920, when Ted Ray gave the
trophy a ride to England. Harry Var
den, back in 1900, was the only other
Britisher making the jaunt specifi-
cally for the United States open title
who achieved his aim. OF course, sew
eral foreign-born golfers have won the
United States open, including Jim
Barnes, Cyril Walker and Will Mac
F'arlane, but at the time these men
were attached to American clubs,
Regardless of the strength Of the
invading forces, the Britons are due
for 81 spanking in the Ryder Cur
matches here. OF the 10 Americans
who competed in the event last year
it is hardly likely that more than four
will he named again. and the other six
to be nominated rate exceedingly
higher in their trade than do the
half dozen who played in England
last Summer.
Walter Hagen, AL Watrous, Bill
Mehlhorn and possibly Tommy Ar
mour will again find places on the
American team. Mehlhorn was the
only American to win his match last
June, overcoming the redoubtablt
Archie Compston by two up. Emmett
French got the other half point by
squaring with r. r. Whitcombe. The
other Americans on the 1926 team
were Jim Barnes, Joe Kirkwood, Joe
Stein, Fred Mcleod and Cyril Walker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
YOUNG. SWIMMING EVENT
HERO, MAY BE DEPORTED
Toronto Youth and His Partner Failed to Comply
With immigration Regulations on Their Trip
From Canada to Pacific Coast.

tive stage engagements and is dicker-
ing for a film contract. Hastings al
ready has entered upon movie career
Young's associates said Hastings
had possession of the papers relating
to their entry into the United States,
but the document shown by Hastings
was permit to import their motor
cycle for a period of four months as
tourists. Until it broke down the
motorcycle was their means of trans
portation over a part Of their trek to
California. Hastings papers will be
inspected further in a search for the
needed permits.
Los Angeles immigration officials
interpreted Hastings statement that
neither he nor Young had paid head
tax or had visited an American consul
before entering the United States to
mean that both boys unwittingly
failed to comply with immigration reg
ulations.
Attorneys for Young have begun a
series of conferences with immigra-
ton officials here in an attempt to I'M
rayel the tangle of technicalities.
Both youths have been summoned to
appear at the immigration offices
Tuesday.