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Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-28
TUMoRRoW's TIDE
AUTO RACER KILLED.
 GAR sK|DDED CURVE

BAKERSFIELD, Sept. 28. (P- Sheldon Smith, driving in the 50 mile dirt track race, the closing day feature of the Kern County Fair, was killed yesterday when his car skidded on the west turn of the track and after roll ing over three times, crashed against a heavy wire fence.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-28
METAL HEEL GUARD

PARIS, Sept. 2S. P)-To protect the heels of the dainty shoes he is manufacturing one shoe designer sug- gests to the woman who drives her own car small heel protector which she clasps over the heel of her shoe.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-28
SPAIN FIGHTS NARCOTICS

VALENCIA, Spain, Sept. 2S. (P- Narcotics have been making such inroads into Spain, notably thru Val encia, Barcelona and Bilbao, that jolice have started a campaign to pun ish dealers. Seamen are charged with smuggling in the narcotics to unscrup- ulous vendors.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-28
COACH IS CARPENTER

BELoIT, Wis, Sept 28. P)-Coach Roy Bohler, of Beloit College felt that the insetitution must have a field house. But there was no money to build it. So he turned carpenter this summer and erected it himself.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-28
BREAD s4 CENTURIES OLD

CHICAGO, Sept. 2S. [P-A loaf of bread 3,4Oo years old is on display at the Haskell Museum of the University of Chicago. It was baked in Egypt and is of the unleavened variety, re- sembling the Jewish "matzos."
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-28

New, sanitary and modern refrige- ration of all meat, poultry, butter, eggs and cheese at the FRYE BRUHN market.
Evening star., 1927-11-27

THE most probable route which the
Pan.American Highway will take
is that following the western coast
line. The greatest difficulty here will
he met in Ecuador. where few roads
exist, and those that do for the most
part are in poor condition. Close Il
the southern border of this country
there is no road at present, and this
same condition exists in northern
Peru.
From Paita southwark along the
coast to Lima. construction and i'm
provement will have to be undertaken
before the Pan-American Highway is
established. although automobiles
have made the trip. With the advance
of the governments program. how
ever. this road. as well as those roads
south of Lima to the Chilean border
and Lake Titicaca. will be improved.
AS the route crosses the Chilean bor
der, the motorist will find himself in
the midst of the disputed territory OF
Tacna- africa taken over by Chile fol
lowing the War of the Pacific. in
which this country defeated both Bo
livia and Peru. This section OF the
country Ia well adapted to road build
Ing. Rainfall Is exceedingly light and
the land is almost level. The most
important nitrate deposits In the
world are found here and not so very
far away are rich copper mines.
From Tacna-Arica, the route leads
southwark through Iquique. along the
coast, finally arriving at Santiago.
The trip from this city as far north as
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other activities in the extraction OF
the mineral wealth of Latin-America
Alexandra Cesar. minister of Mica
ragua at Washington, has the follow
ing to say with regard to the Pan
American Highway:
II think that an automobile road
extending to the Tip of the South
American mainland, besides being a
noteworthy material advancement.
will create the greatest Of friendship
and understanding between the ma
tions of this continent. Increase of
communications is one of the best
means of esta blishing and maintain
ing good relations between countries
"The distance from New York TO
Nicaragua Is the same as from New
York to California and people who see
Nicaragua with it's beautiful lakes
dotted with it's 5000 islets. among
the most colorful in the world. and
the volcano, Monotombo. Of which
Victor Hugo has sung in his "Leyenda
de los Siglos," and many other beauti.
full places and scenes of interest, will
find Nicaragua an ideal spot for tour
lists from all America.
nicaragua will contribute her share
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to this great project. which appears TO
be practicable and the earnest hope
of all is that the undertaking will
soon be started"
A LTHoUGH a Pan-American high
way remains yet to be completed
it is not, as some persons might sup
pose, an idle dream Of the future.
Already considerable stretches Of road
way are in existence in South Amer
lea, and much of the distance over
which the route probably would lead,
already has been Travelled by automo-
bile. Roads of kind do exist, but
before many of them could be used
for the type of traffic that would pass
along the Pan-American Highway,
much Improvement will have to be
effected
At present, any travelling between
two countries, with the exception of
Argentina Chile and one or two
other republics where rail travel eX-
lists. must be negotiated by water
The traveller often is forced to pro
ceed from his home to the coast and
there take n boat to the country he
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Smith always remembered the little
red schoolhouse where he first went
to school. though he could never be
certain where it was. He recalled,
too. how the patriotic little fellows
used to hoist the flag in front of the
school on the great days of the year.
Only he was never quite sure about
what flag it was. because for d while
his father had worked up in Orange
Vile. Province of Quebec or Mani
toba, and 1t may have been there.
They used to have patriotic speeches
and patriotic readings directed either
for or against the United States, Smith
never could remember which, on
Washington's birthday or Queen Vic
toria's.
AS Il matter Of fact. II seems that
Mutation Smiths father took out pa
pers when he got his job In Canada
that made him British, but when he
lost his job he took back his papers
and got new old ones again: and then
II looked as n he would get Job in
Mexico. and he took ant Mexican ones.
So young Smith grew up patriotic. II
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nothing else. lie always said that he
was all for his country. Just let him
take one look at his papers, he said
to see which it was and he was all
for it,
SO much was he inclined that way
that at college and at his lodge meet
ings, later on. he used to be able to
recite Scots Whae Haze wi Wallace
Rled"' with tears in his eyes; and
also The Watch on the Rhine" and
''Gunga Din." and Rise. Japan.
and Lie Down. China"-all, | say
with tears in his eyes
But l am anticipating. Smiths IA
ther's work in Canada and In Mexico
enabled him 10 get an American edu-
c.tion. He went to Cornell Unfver-
sity. which became for him for the
rest of his life his dear old alma
mater He felt. as most of the Cor.
nell men feet that his college days
there marked an epoch In his life. He
seemed. as Il were, to go in boy, and
to come out a man. And yet he was
not there very long; 10 days, in fact.
There was something wrong with his
Evening star., 1927-11-27
BY STEPHEN LEACOCK.

VoHN MUTATION SMITH was
cne of the Smiths of Mutation,
Mass. His family had come
~ over there about 300 years ago
from England His grandfather
had married Abigail Price of Prices
Corners, and so had his great-gfand
fathers: in fact, most of the Mutation
Smiths had been marrying the Abigali
Prices for 800 years.
All of which is immaterial TO the
present discussion and is only men
toned by accident. The real polnt
is that John Mutation Smith himself
differs from those who preceded him.
like any other typical citizen OF our
own time, and this is the account In
brief OF his life.
John Smith was born in Boston and
in Philadelphia. He was never quite
certain on the point. because ne was
horn at about the time when his father
and his, second wife the was her first
husband: she had as yet never mar.
ried when she married him) moved
from an apartment in Boston to the
same apartment In Philadelphla.
Young Smiths memories often clung
fondlv to his house where he was
born-or rather. would have done so
except that they had torn II down
a little later to put up garage.
Rut at any rate Smiths parents
didn't remain long in this dear old
home. They lived for a while In
Blnghamton. n. T.. and in Oneonta
and in Akron. Ohio. Smith often used
to look back with longing as he grew
older to the dear old homestead in
Oneonta, where six months of recOl-
lections twined themselves around his
heart.
The little playmates of those days
endeared themselves to him forAve,
except for the fact that he ceased
to remember which were in OneOnta
and which in Binghamton and which
in Akron. And he forgot their names
Also their faces. But their memory
he never lost AS a matter of fact.
he met one of them years after sell
ing real estate out in Fargo. n. OAK
at least. It mus have been one of
his childhood's playmates because the
man In question had lived in Oneonta
teither Oneonta or Onondaiga) at the
very time when Mutation Smith was
either in Oneonta or Akron. Things
like that forge q link between grown
men not easily broken. Except that
Smith never saw this man again, he
cause ne was on his way 10 Van
ceuISs. British Columbia.
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intends to visit, even though it be
near neighbor. This mode of travel
ing. aside from consuming much time.
is expensive, the cost of the trip
often being as much as ten times
what it would be if direct means of
communication existed.
There is no question regarding the
North American end Of the undertak
ing Canada and the United States
are we'll supplied with good roads,
any one of which might be designated
to form part of the Pan-American
Highway. In general, the route. as
propounded by advocates Of the high
way. would touch the capitals of as
many States on the mainland Of
North. Central and South America as
possible. Those capitals Of States
lying off the direct route of the high
way will be connected with the Pan
American route by lateral roads,
forming a part Of the Pan-American
system.
AS at present outlined, the northern
terminus of the route would be OF
iowa, capital Of the Dominion of
Canada. Thence, the road would lead
Evening star., 1927-11-27
When the King Dimes.

X ING GEORGES French chef ar.
rives at the palace at which his
master is resident at about IL o'clock
and forthwith receives from the mas.
ter of tn, household the menus that
have been selected for the day. There.
upon the chef gives the necessary
orders for the provisions and remains
in his kitchen until luncheon has been
served He is then at liberty to de.
part for a short period, returning at q
o'clock, when he undertakes the prepa.
ration of the royal dinner. When this
has been accomplished he presents a
bill for the days expenses and receives
a check for the amount from the treas.
urer. That completes the chefs work
for the day.
But while he has been at work in
the kitchens he has done much. A
really wonderful process of prepara.
tion has been carried out. When the
King and Queen. together with others
who may at the time be with them,
are ready for dinner. the scene in the
kitchen is one of perfect order and dis
cipline. Everything is in its proper
place, and while the cold dishes which
were prepared during the morning
stand waiting to he served such other
items of the menu that are to be
served hot are ready to the second.
The royal chef walks around and
superintends. but his assistants are 50
well3drilled in their respective duties
that he seldom needs to give an order,
though here and there he offers sug'
gestion for the perfection of some
dainty.
Outside of the door of the dining
room there is an apartment where the
final touches are given to the delicate
and costly preparations. AT Bucking.
ham Palace it contains a table upon
which the dishes rest in readiness for
their distribution to the table attend.
ants. The man who wields authority
is clad in immaculate evening dress
and wears white gloves. and in
voice that is barely raised above
whisper he gives the minutest direc.
tions as to what is TO be done with
each particular item of the menu
from the moment when it leaves the
anteroom and passes finally from his
care.
Relays Of men and women bearers
convey all the dishes from the kitchen
to the anteroom. The passages from
the kitchen are long. with some awk.
ward corners here and there, and in
order to prevent collisions in the hurry
of the work an ingenious arrangement
of mirrors has been effected at these
corners so that the bearers may sec
whether the road is clear for them.
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Natures Economy.
INVENTIONS during the next

INVENTIONS during the next two
or three centuries will. in the opin.
ion of many experts, probably be in
the direction of limitations of the won.
derful economy and the simple. direct
methods of Nature. Take the electric
eel as an example. Its electric organ
is in no sense a storage battery. but a
contrivance by which electric energy 10
liberated at the moment when il is re.
quired. At rest. the organ shows 81
small an electromotive force that
good galvanometer is required to us.
tect it. but a sudden nervous impulse
from the cells spinal cord raises a 90.
tential of many volts. with very iittla
heat, and SO small an expenditure or
matter as to defy the most expert
chemist to weigh II. Firefiies. glow.
worms and many deep sea fishes pro
duce light without heat. at q Coz
which would make the price Of o war
candle an extravagant outlay.
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John Mutation Smiths Career

credit i'm certain subjects that was not
sufficient and the dean had to remove
him. But when they put him out he
was a man. The college had done
that to him, whether it liked it or not.
Smith always looked back fondly to
dear old Cornell. He used to say that
there was something in its wonderful
situation. overlooking the waters of
the Potomac, that appealed to every
fiber In him.
After Cornell Smith was at the
University of Chicago for a term.
This too, he said, made another man
of MIN. After that. he was for two
terms at the University of Virginia
a place whose influence and whose
beautiful natural site and buildings.
laid out. as Smith himself loved TO re-
call. by Stonewall jefferson himself,
made him for the rest of his life d diff
ferent man; in other words, he came
out different from what he would have
been if he had stayed the same as he
would have been if he had not got dit
ferent
Smiths credits in various subjects
being insufficient at Virginia. as they
had been at Cornell and Chicago, the
dean removed him. This led to his
brief stay at Dartmouth. without
which, so at least he himself thought
his development would not nave
been what it was.
Smith went from Dartmouth to the
Massachusetts Tech at Boston, as he
wanted to get a glimpse of practical
,nee han nicai science. lie got it and
moved to Johns Hopkins to get an
inklinS of the latest work in astro
physics. He got it and left in TWO
weeks. taking 1t with him.
Mutation Smith thus became typl'
cal college man of today. All through
his maturer life he used to love to
talk, often through tears, of his alma
maters-or rather of his almas mater,
which is the proper plural. He SAID
a college man should stick up Tor his
alma matters. and whenever there was
any call for funds for endowment or
e-endowment Of any OF his colleges
Smith often subscribed AS much as 81
at time.
Meantime Mutation Smith. now ma
ture, rendered a different man Ave
times from what he had been. passed
from college into life itself. And now
for the first time women came into
his life That 10 to say, up TIL now
women had never come into It. They
had merely moved through ii like fish
through the meshes of net.
f(Copyright. 1927,
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through Montreal down the beautiful
Hudson River Valley to New York
and on to Washington. From Wash
ington there are several routes that
might be followed, the National Old
Trails Highway to st. Louis. and
thence southwark through Fort Worth
and San Antonio to Laredo, Tex, or
else via the Lee Highway to Fort
Worth and then on to the Mexican
border.
At Laredo the highway will connect
with the road which at present is be-
ing built by Mexico to connect Nuevo
Laredo with Mexico City. From
Nuevo Laredo. just across the Rio
Grande from Laredo. Tex, this road
leads through Monterey southwards
through Pachuca into the chief city of
the Aztecs. A good portion of this
road has been completed and within
the next year or two it is expected to
be ready for automotive traffic
throughout it's entire length.
From Mexico City in a southeast
erly direction, the road will cross the
Isthmus Of Tehuantepec, skirting the
shores of the gulf of the same name
and thence into Guatemala. Much or
Evening star., 1927-11-27

YOHN MUTATION SMITH was
cne of the Smiths of Mutation,
Mass. His family had come
y over there about 800 years ago
Evening star., 1927-11-27

THE realization that the automobile
is solution 70 the question of
how 10 assure greater and speedier
proeress not only has been brought
about by the automobile itself but
also by the newspapers. Led by emf
nent journalists, public sentiment has
been aroused throughout Latin-Amer.
ica. with the result that the initial
step. the construction and planning of
scientific systems of national high
wavs has been begun.
Only recently President Coolidge ex-
messed the hope that some day. in
the not too distant future, a Pan
American highway will have been
established thereby binding the people
AZ the Western Hemisphere in a
aIoser.knit union OF economic policy
ana brotherly love. These sentiments
siso have been expressed by President
Gales Of Mexico and virtually all other
sxecutiyes of the Latin American Re-
publics. o am ,
Aer cars crossing the line into Mexico,
president Gales wrote In letter
: sarly this year to Senator Ralph Il.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-01
Bakery Attached in
 Civil Action for S1,5O0

Suit for $500 damages has been instituted by Nathan Chester against Stella Syzmauowski and B. Syzman- owski, proprietors of the Warsaw Bakery, and the business has been attached by Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz. The writ is returna ble in the city court the third Monday of February. E, H. Milkowitz is coun- sel for the plaintiff.
 Suit for S25 damages has been brought by Raymond Beatman against Francis keough, for the all legged non-payment of a bill. At torney Monroe s. Gordon is counsel for the plaintiff. The writ is return- able in the city court the third Mon day of February and Constable John Recor served the papers.
 Suit for s1.S00 damages has been brought against Mrs. J. Angellilo of Wallingford by Dominick Alphonse of this city, through Judge B. F. Gaffney. The writ is returnable in the city court the first Monday Of February.
 Suit for sS50 damages has been brought against Stanislaw Murzyn, through Stanley J. Traceski. Deputy Sheriff Martin H. Horwitz served the papers and atttaohed store of the defendant, on Beaver street. The writ is returnable in the city court the first Monday of February.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-01
BALDWIN FUNERAL
 SERVICES TODAY
Men of Distinction Attend to
 Pay Final Respects

New Haven, Feb. 1 CP- The funeral of former Governor and Chief Justice Simeon E. Baldwin, took place this afternoon from the church of which he had been a life long member, the North, or United, church on New Haven Green, the church Of the faith of his forefath- CTS and of himself
 The church was filled to over flowing with men of distinction in the city, state and nation among whom the dead jurist had ranked as one of their number. notable in the realm of jurisprudence, letters and government.
 The service was that of the Con- gregational belief and the pastor, Rev. Richard H. Clapp. read the Scripture passages. The responses were by the church quartet and the hymns included Lead Kindly Light and "All Thy Saints.'
 A short eulogy was given by MT. Clapp.
 The committee named by the president of the American Bar asso- citation to attend the funeral Of Judge Baldwin follows, although few were able to actually attend. The committee were the former presidents of the association of which Judge Baldwin was the sen- ior; living members of the executive committee and three other mem- bers- -at-large.
 The personnel was:
 Moorfield Storey. Boston; Francis Rawle. Phila.; Henry St. George Tucker, Virginia; J. NJ. Dickinson, Chicago; Frederick W. Lehman, St, Louis; Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg; Chief Justice w. H. Taft; General Peter w. Meldrlm, Georgia Elihu Root; Justice George Sutherland; Judge George T. Page, Illinois: Hampton L. Carson. Phlla- delphia: John D. Davis, New fork; Robert l.. l.. Saner. Texas; CharleS F. Hughes; Chester I. Long, Kansas: Charles A. Whitman, New York; Ed ward Kaestner. Albany; William F. Hacaachen, Jr.; Judge Edward A. Armstrong, Newark; Major Edgar B. Tolman, Chicago: Judge Jesse l.. Miller, Des Moines; Judge w.. M. Largest, Harrisburg; Amasa C. Idul Minneapolis; William c. hinkhead' Cheyenne: Henry Upson Sims, Blr- mingham; Judge James F. Allshle' Occur d'Alane; J. Weston Allen, Boston; Frank Pace, Little ROCK; Thomas C. Lee, Providence; Nll- liam Brosmith, Hartford; George h. Beers. New Haven.
 New Haven, Feb. 1 P-City hall and all the courts here closed at noon today out of respect for the late Judge Simeon F. Baldwin, whose funeral took place during the afternoon from United Church on inc Green. All official flags of the citv were flown at half staff.
 Waterbury, Feb. 1 P-Courts adjourned here today out of respect for the ex-governor and former Chief Justice Simeon F. Baldwin. Eulogizing him from the bench Iuaga Nickerson in superior court recalled days when he practlced with and against Judge Baldwin. He considered him a human en- cvc,oDedia- one of the most schol- arly men he ever met in his life.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-01
Laurie-Sani Nuptials
 At St. Johns RectOry

Miss Edith Sani, daughter or MT and Mrs. S. Sani of 62 Jubilee street. and Raymond Laurie son of Mir. and Mrs. H. Laurie Of East Main street were married last eve ming at 7:30 o'clock in the recto's of the Church of St. John the Evan gelst. Rev. Thomas J. Laden oL'- cated.
 Mrs. R. Stedman acted as matron of honor and MT. II. Stedman was best man. Following the wedding q raception was held at the home or the brides parents following which the couple left for wedding trlp to New York. Upon their return they will take up residence in this city.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-01
PLAN DETENTION HOME

Bridgeport, Feb. l tOP)-flahs for Q detention home and juvenile court. to be separated from police headouarters, are being completed here.
 Deputy Judge William J. BUCK low to become city court judge July 1, has been assured that pro- visions will be made for the de- tention home by the administra- ton and board of apportonment.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-01
City Items

Rev. William A. Harty branch. A. o. H., will hold meeting in Judas hall this evening at 7:3O o'clock.
 The social which was to be given by Court Columba 27, Catholic Daughters of America, in Judd's Hall on Thursday evening of this week has been postponed until la ter in the month because of the death of Mrs. Mary Erwin.
 The banquet committee of the Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H., will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock in Judd's hall.
 The St. Patrick S night entertain ment committee of St. Joseph's Parish society will meet Wednesday evening at 5 o'clock at the parish hall.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-01
ExuIRITION GAME

New Haven, Feb. I 7F5 - IHe New Haven Eastern league team will play an exhibition game with tba Roston Braves at Norfolk, Va, April 5, President George Welss has announced. It will be the first time in the history of New Haven ball clubs that a local team will play a major leagu club in the south.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-01

New Haven, Feb. 1 Pt-City hall and all the courts here closed at noon today out of respect for the late Judge Simeon F. Baldwin whose funeral took place during the afternoon from United Church on inc Green. All official flags of the city were flown at half stah.