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New Britain herald., 1927-05-21

THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY
 Sports
 Dempsey, says sports writer Is fond of playing the bass drum. Well, that's one thing he can still beat.
 Congressional We'll bet upon the Upper House Whatever dough we pledge Though Representatives are smart The Senate has an Edge!
 Collegiate
 Faculties in eastern colleges try to stop betting"
 Headline That's right, prof. Resist tempta- ton and set a good example to the undergrads:
 Mussolini Italian folks will surely make Stenogs both swift and strong: They ought to know the work.
 They've had
 Dictation for so long.
 
 Real Estate Builders say We need more model homes.
 What we need worse is more f,v,iJiacf
 ''Last Call' The Pullman porter stuck his head in the car.
 "Breakfas'." he announced. Breakfast"
 Breakfast" repeated the profess sor. .absently looking up from his book. what strange name for a town"
 -Florine King When the Subtitle Writer Went To
 Work On the Newsreel Imagined by Hortense w. Klinger As carefree and llghtfooted as some 1.-the jungle beast tiptoeing across some woodland glade under the bright stars with eyes agleam with sparkling lights, so does Presi- dent Coolidge take his morning stroll near the White House. And so, as the mountain breezes sing through the whispering pines and kiss the snow crowned peaks of the Rockies, Fireman J. c. Shultz, of Scranton, leaps wildly from burning building with rescued canary.
 Morning, and the twittering Of birds greeted the golden sun and new day as Congressman Standish shakes hands with the winner of the beauty contest.
 Somewhere hidden deep in the hearts of men is that burning flame that needs only the tender touch of woman's soft. white hand to set into seething passion. and so- Major O'Brien is off on the non- stop flight to Bananaoil Islands.
 
 As an African two-tailed monkey leaps nimbly from branch to branch of softly rustling india-rubber trees in search of cocoanuts to take to his downy nest under the viaduct, furnished on the instalment plan. so do the L. s. Marines land at Shanghai, China.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21

We often entertain suspicion that national honor wouldn't be so easily injured if there was more of it,
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
0UBSCRtPTIoN RATE0 $500 . Year.
 3:0o Thrss Months.
 15c. . Month

Entered at the Post Ofice at New Brit ain as Second Cla.s Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21

TELEPHONE CALLS
 Buslness Off1ce .... 9.5 Editorial Rooms .... S26
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
Hast Call"

The Pullman porter stuck his head in the car. "Breakfas'" he announced. Breakfast"
 Breakfast" repeated the profess sor, absently looking up from his book, what a strange name for a town."
 -Florine King
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21

ThOSe t'1mc LAWS Gordon: Don't you ever go hunt
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY

Mrs. Harry Joachum
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
One Eye Her Oculist
Son Could Not Helm

The oculist had a joke the other
morning. Every now and then he
smiled quietly to himself. "You know"
he said finally to the Woman, "moth-
ers are wonderful people. They always
believe there is nobody quite SO clever
as their own children.
Now, my mother, for instance,
thinks | know everything about eyes.
She doesn't confine her boasting to the
neighbors, either. She is just as like
ly as not to walk up to nearsighted
or crosseyed passenger in the subway
and tell him his eyes need attention
and that her son is the best oculist in
New York. She says that isn't hunt-
ing business for me; it's helping
people who don't know enough to look
after their sight But the joke is on
her.
Yesterday she met a man who is
distinctly and painfully 'wall-eyed.'
You mustn't let your eyes go like
that she told him Immediately the in
Productions were made. My son can
do anything with eyes. Why don't
you so to see him.? I'm afraid he
can't do anything with this eye, mad
am answered the object of her So
licitude; you see, it's a glass one -
New York Sun.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
CARL SKINNER PAYS PENALTY
Negro Hanged in Georgetown Asks
Forgiveness; Bids All Farewell

Carl Skinner, 27-year-old negro,
paid with his life on the gallows at
Georgetown May 27 for his attack on
Mrs Julia A. Bennett, 85-year-old
cripple, Of near Bridgeville, on April
a. Neither Mrs. Bennett nor her son,
Herman Harris, were present at the
execution. Suffering from rheuma-
tism, which had practically paralyzed
his right leg, Skinner was led from
o'clock, and within two minutes had
been assisted up gallows steps by two
guards and the black cap placed over
his head AT 1908 the trap was
sprung, but he was not pronounced
dead until 1921, and within II min
utes after being pronounced dead his
body was cut down. None of the dis
orders that marked the execution of
Harry Butler, negro, there on Febru-
airy 26 Of last year, prevailed at the
hanging Friday. The actual hanging
was witnessed by about so persons,
including members Of the State High
way Police, and although more than
200 persons gathered outside the all
yard, there was no shouting or any
evidence of rowdyism. Included in the
crowd that gathered outside were peo-
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
Geosnetricol Idea

The fourth dimension is a type of
geometry. which corcaives a hyper
space Of IN dimensions. III which
space is conceived not Of points, but
Of lines Under such division, space
has four dimensions. since four deter
minaj nns are necessry to fix a line
II space. Mathematieians agree as to
Tile practical value Of this idea, as it
leads 10 important simplifcattons of
tle mathematical language and gives
greater cIearneSs IL The concepts ~
lea: geometry.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
Mercury's Many Uses

Mercury is an element sometimes
found native, but mostly derived
from cinnabar Normally BY far the
greater part Of the worlds production
of mercury is used in extracting gold
and silver from their ores. In 1914
and 1916, owing to the European war,
it was used mainly in the manufacture
Of illuminate for explosive caps. 1t is
also used In the manufacture of drugs,
apparatus, thermometers, barometers
and for making vermilion. Mercury
Is found in California and Colorado.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
Origin of "Niagara"

The first mention of this name was
in the Jesuit Relation of 1641 in which
it was written Onguiaahra, which is
supposed to be misprint for Ongnia-
ahra. The word is of Iroquois origin
and was applied by that people to a
place where Youngstown, y. Y, now
stands. 1t was probably originally an
Iroquois sentence-word meaning "bi-
sected-bottom-land" There is nothing
TO the notion that Niagara originally
was an Indian word meaning 'thun-
dering water. Pathfinder Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
WINTER RATION
BEATS PASTURE
In FEED TEST

Experts have never agreed as to
the exact value of pasture as a
summer ration for dairy cows. An
unusual test conducted at the Larro
Research Farm. Redford, Mich,
seems to settle conclusively any dis
pute about the relative merits of
grain and grass.
Eight cows were chosen for the
trials-four pure-bred and four
grade Holsteins, all of which had
freshened within a few weeks in
March and April, 1926. These eight
cows We're divided into two groups
of four, as nearly equal in milk ca
pacity and production as possible
Two pure-bredS and two grades
We're placed in each group.
One herd of four was turned out
on very good pasture June 1, 1926
Throughout the summer the pasture
was better than the average.
On September 81, two of these
paSture-fed cows were taken off
grass. The other two came off pas
ture October 8, and all four have
since been fed on the regular win
ter ration.
The four COWS in the other half
Of the test herd received no pasture
at all during the summer months,
but remained on their normal ration
Of grain, hay and silage throughout
the test period
When the cows to be pasture fed
went on grass, June 1. they aver
aged 1.161 lbs in weight. while the
four cows TO be stall-fed averaged
1.1S3 lbs. In the next four months
the four pasture cows lost an aver
age of 6S lbs. in weight, while the
grain-fed cows made an average
gain of 50 lbs.-a difference of $50
lbs. per COW in favor of grain feed
ing. The pasture cows. ON March
1. 1927, weighed 107 lbs. more than
they Gid on the previous June 1.
whereas the stall-fed cows averaged
III more pounds in weight
More striking still is the record
of milk production of the test herd.
During April and May. 1926. the
four stall-fed cows had produced
only 1867 lbs. more milk than the
other four. In tie period from
June l to October 1, these stalI-fed
cows produced 6.4S0.8 lbs. more milk
than their rivals who were on pas
tUre; and from October to January,
produced 4,15S9 lbs. more milk
10,639.7 more lbs of milk from the
stall-fed cows in the eight months
starting June 1.
While the cows which performed
so splendidly through the summer
and fall months had no pasture at
all, it is not to be expected that the
average dairyman will eliminate
pasture from his feeding schedule,
but these results prove beyond dis
pute that it pays to feed grain as
supplement to pasture.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
Miles of Thread Used
in Clothing Humanity

Statistics show that every inch Of
cloth contains about 25 threads run
ming DOWN. ard and the same num-
Der running across it, so that a square
yard is composed of 1880 threads,
each a yard in length.
The average suit or costume needs
four square yards Of cloth, so that
every man or woman wears something
like four miles of wool
Allowing two sets of clothes a year,
we find that each of US uses 400 miles
Of wool in fifty years.
When we come to linen or cotton
goods, with so or 100 threads each
way to the inch. the total length Of
threads becomes appalling. A single
handkerchief may contain 2,400
strands, each 10 inches long, so that
1000 yards of cotton thread are re-
quired to make it.
A shirt represents about three miles
Of thread.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
Registering Emotion

FOur-year-old Jimmie was fond Of
candy. One day, after he had eaten
all he should have, his aunt put the
sack out of his reach. Jimmie, not
liking this, tried to think Of some way
by which he might receive one more
piece.
"Uncle Billy, if cried would auntie
give me another piece Of candy?"
hopefully asked Jimmie
When Uncle Billy replied that she
might, Jimmie studied minute, then
had ar idea.
"Slap me. Uncle Billy, 50 / can
cry"
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
The Objector

At Il recent conference, held on high
Olympus it was decided to organize
thrift campaign among the immortal
gods The vote was overwhelmingly
In favor Of the measure, only one deity
standing out III opposition
The solitary objector, known to
Olympians as Jupiter Pluvius, was
later interviewed by the reporters.
personally" he explained 4 never
could see the sense of putting any
thing aside for rainy Kansas
City Times.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
Why He Feared for Her

William said Mrs. Peckem, stern
Iy, did you ever stop to think that
some one might steal me when you are
away from me?"
well" answered Mr.. Peckem,
thoughtfully, = was rather alarmed
when horse thief was prowling in
the neighborhood last week"
Mrs. Peckem stiffened up haughtily.
"a horse thief, did you say, Will
liam?"
'Yes, my dear. | heard he carried
off two or three nags from this dis
trict"
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08

J-,n,e of contract shall commence
i cO) days after execution of the
i. md be completed as specified.
IN payments will be made for 80 per
! ~ obstruction completed each month.
~ must submit proposals upon forms
"a b the Department.
n TDosal must be accompanied by a
II VI, certified check, or money to the
Ia 1. least ten (l0) per centum Of
Ia mount Of the proposal.
4 sslope containing the proposal must
,vh Proposal for the Construction of
/ s.awsy Contract No.-........"
/ lnraet will he awarded or rejected
7srs (20) days from the date of
i rEposals.
II. is reserved to reject any or all
! plans may be seen and index plans
sEztions may be obtained upon re-
Faxo dollars (s2.00) which amount
1 A refunded.
TATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT,
Dover. Delaware
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08

pie from Maryland and Virginia, as
well as some from many nearby
towns who had gathered hoping that
they might get glimpse of the con-
demned man. The body of Skinner
was buried in Potter's field, about two
miles from Georgetown without cere-
mony. His wife nor none of his rel
atives claimed the body.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
STATE AND PENINSULA NEWS
TOLD IN BRIEF SPICY ITEMS
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES
Brief News Items Of People We Know
In and Around the Larger PENN
sula Towns and Communities

Trustees Of the Kent General Hos
pital, located south of Dover, have
awarded the contract for the operat-
ing equipment, including surgical in
struments and furnishings to Charles
Lentz, Of Philadelphia, the contract
price being $4,000. It i expected to
have the hospital ready for opening
by AUGUST l.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08

Robert Thompson, aged 81, brother
Of George 7. Thompson, residing on
Main Street, Smyrna, who died after
long illness, was buried Saturday
afternoon, May 28th, at Odd Fellows
Cemetery He was a bachelor and
had been afflicted all his life. Be
sides his brother, George Of Smyrna,
he leaves one sister. Mrs. Lizzie Long
of Odessa.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
Contract 72B
raningtOn Bridge Approaches

j N Yds. Excavation
y ~ " yds. Selected Borrow.
a ~ ~ Broken Stone Base Course
=, tSA' Yds. Cement Concrete Pave
H Cement Concrete Sidewalk
y Yds. Class IA" Concrete
y ~ Reinforcement
Y Il, ~ Fl. IS-in. r. C. Pipe
,Iir IN II. 24-in. r. c. Pipe
t;. n. Relaid Pipe
:, - yds Glass IA" Concrete Gutter
T;r Fl Armored Concrete Curb
T7Sousand Fit. b. M. Sheet Piling
\ Ihs. Cast Iron Gratings
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
..TTRTIsEMENT FOR BIDS

,osaIs will be received by the
u pvEV Pea department. at its Office, Do
SgaNs nntil ? O'clock p. M, June
siTlIs', y that place and time publicly
. sll lrontracts involving the following
y y y. ouantities;
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
Omen Sesame

10 word of three syllables,
saHe anal letter "e" is sounded.
s " ~ tales OF the Arabian
l @ o. ~ Baba or the Forty
4onen Sesame" are the
|@ IL which cause the cave
w. w. forty thieves to open by
~ "Sr+ 7. sesame" were the words
" vi \ W shut. Sesame is a
1,- bonee. when Cassim forgot
" cried, "Open wheat! Open
if'ia ! harley but the door
W. sound but open Sesame"
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
FOR SALE:

Groom Dwelling on Delaware street
Groom Dwelling, Main street.
Groom Dwelling on Union street.
7-room Dwelling on Main street.
6-room Dwelling on Mt.Vernon street.
lO-room Dwelling on Delaware Street.
14-acre Farm.
9-acre Farm.
6-acre Farm.
38-acre Farm.
The farms are all on good roads,
near Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08

Thaddeus 7. Windsor, proprietor Of
the New Windsor Hotel, Milford, was
slightly injured in an automobile acci-
dent five miles below Dover Tuesday
night. Mr. Windsor was driving to
his home when a truck came out of
a side road and they collided. The
Windsor car was overturned but Mr.
Windsor crawled out and was on his
feet when assistance reached him.
The car was considerably damaged.
Miss Madeleine Pierce, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Pierce, of Hill
top Farm, near Delaware City, was
graduated Wednesday from Bryn
Mawr College with the degree of
bachelor Of arts. Commencement ex-
ercises were held at the school in Bryn
Mawr Thursday. Miss pierce and her
sister, Miss Marion Pierce who Is a
member Of the graduating class at
Friends School, will spend the sum-
mer il European travel.
Two automobiles, one driven by
David Herman, Of Chesapeake City,
Midland the other by Benjamin Schaf-
fer, Of Elkton, collided Saturday night
along the Elkton-Cecilton road about
a miles south of Chesapeake City.
Both cars We're badly wrecked, and
several of the occupants were severely
injured. Emory Bailey, of Chesa-
peake City, suffered an injury of the
back and was taken to Union Hospital
Elkton, for treatment. David Her
man, of the same town, was badly cut
about the face. Benjamin Schaeffer
and Howard Carter Suffered a number
Of cuts and bruises.
Dover Rotary Club had as guests
at the weekly meeting, Civil War vet
erans. The chief address Of the ev-
ening was made by the Rev. G. Ash
worth Burslem, of Dover Presbyter-
ian Church. The veterans Of the 10
cal G. A. R. post, included, Edwin F.
Wood, Gustavus A. Miller, John Rob
inson, John w. Davis, Jesse Hellings,
James NJ. Cotton. The musical pro-
. AtttAA ~ GIlC 1IIluNlSu NOCdl
selections by Mrs. E. Russell Wilson,
and Miss Myrtle Lloyd, accompanied
BY Mrs. Nelson Formney, at the piano
Music during the dinner hour was
furnished by Miss Nan Bostic, the
recently appointed pianist for the
club. John B. Hutton led the club in
Rotary songs.
A new truck war has developed be-
tween the motor truckmen of Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia on one side
and the state police authorities of
New Jersey on the other. According
to information coming to Secretary
Of State Grantland, truckmen from
the Peninsula, who cross the Della
ware River at New Castle to Penns-
vile, n. J., have been informed that
after they have made seven trips
through New Jersey, and continue to
come through that state, they will
have to take out New Jersey Ii
cense Mr. Grantland announced that |
he had communicated with Commits
sioner of Motor Vehicles Gill at Tren-
ton, All J., and had been informed by |
his Office that it knew nothing what
ever of the threat to compel Delaware |
Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
Contract CS5S
!, Wooden Hawk $40 Miles


Ares Clearing
Acres Grubbing
Gu. Yds. Excavation
Oh Yds. Borrow
1 d. Yds. Gravel
Il. Yds Cement Concrete Pave
ment
u. Yds. Cement Concrete Pave
ment (Slag Aggregate)
4 q. Yds. Glass IA" Concrete
lbs. reinforcement
In. f. l5-in. Corrugated Metal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
new MOTORS MELON
WILL BE DISTRIBUTED
$7s3, 100000 Profit to Go to Stock.
holders in Capital Readjustment
Plan of Directors.
By the Associated Press,


NEW YORK. August ia 1888.
100000 melon" establishing a record
profit for American industry, is to he
distributed among holders of stock in
The General Motors Corporation, the
spectacular bonanza of Wall Street.
Plans for the distribution of the
melon the second to be declared by
the corporation within year. will be
submitted for the approval Of stock
holders at Il meeting September II,
when directors will propose the decla.
ration of a 100 per cent stock dividend,
This i'll effect will be the result of a
capital REIMBURSEMENT by which two
shares of new S25 par stock will be is
sued for each share Of no par common,
doubling the present 100000 shares
of common outstanding.
While no dividend rate on the new
stock was announced. it is said in
wall street that 1t will pay S. per
share, or SO annually, instead of IS
at the present rate.
ON ihIS baSlS the market value of
the now stock may be theoretically es.
labhshed. until issued, at $50 share.
making the melon worth more than
three-quarters Of billion dollars. This
far exceeds the distribution of q 40
per cent stock dividend last wear BY
me lnlte1 states Steel Corpora ton
General Motors nearest rival, which
was valued at $245 900. 900. General
Motors last year declared a so per cent
stock dividend
Plans Of the directors call for an in
Crea Sc Of common stock from 10. 900
GOO no par to 30,0O0, 900 shares of S25
par. and reductions in the amount OF
per cent preferred and debenture
stock outstanding. These changes IL
no way alter the outsta ndinG capita
and surplus accounts, it was stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
EXPANSION PLANNED.
Wall Street Watching Projects of
Several Automobile Makers.

NEW YORK, August II P).-Wall
Street is watching with interest the
development of expansion programs
announced by several motor car man.
ufacturers for the last half of the
year.
The Olds Motor Co., a subsidi-
airy of General Motors, alone will
spend $4,000 900 for expansion, part of
which will be used to produce a line
of larger cars.
Production of the new Dodge cars
steadily is being increased, with sew
eral new models ready for announce
ment, and other manufacturers have
announced new models to be ready
shortly. Interest centers particularly
In Ford plans, with the date when the
promised "supercar" will go on a
quantity production basis the chief
point of speculation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
STOCKS IN TURMOIL
IN TODAY'S SESSION
Precipitate Drops and Sharp
Rallies Feature Trading on
New York Exchange.
by GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, August 12.-Fo,
rapdity and extent of fluctuations, TO
DAYS stock market surpassed any
thing else this year. While no one
single issue cqualed the performance
of Manhattan Electrical Supply
Thursday in dropping some GO points,
several stocks did sustain precipitate
drops Of from Is to 20 points with.
in some instances. almost as abrupt
recoveries.
These wild Gyrations threw the
whole market into a turmoil. For a
time stocks were pressed for sale all
along the line. with prices rapidly de-
Ginning. At the same time STANDARD
Investment issues were we'll supported
AT the concessions, and the market
for these at no time was out of hand.
Early Trading Orderly.
Opening prices have been in most
instances at moderate advances over
the preceding close. The exception
was General Motors, which had
"Split Dpening" down over a point.
For an hour or so trading proceeded
in q fairly orderly fashion. Then the
bear party seeking out spots which
might prove as vulnerable as Manhat-
tan Electrical Supply had shown itself
an the preceding day, found two that
seemed to answer their purpose. one
was Eureka Vacuum Cleaner and the
other was White Sewing Machine.
Eureka Vacuum Cleaner. which had
closed at 1895 Thursday melted away
under a food of offerings until a low
of 81 a loss of over % points, was
recorded White Sewing Machine
broke from IS to a low of 81, a drop
of IA points.
From what followed it was reason
able to assume that a large following
of spectators for the decline was
quickly acquired. With the example
of Manhattan Electrical Supply in
mind. there was a rush to sell these
TWO stocks on the part of in-and-out
traders. The result was that when
attempts were made TO take profits
the market rebounded as fast as it
came down.
Eureka Vacuum recovered practi.
cally all the loss on the day and White
Sewing Machine came back over half
the ground. To add to the confusion.
once this demand on the part of
shorts had been satisfied both stocks
sold off again.
General Effect Adverse.
Meanwhile the effect upon the gen.
eral market was adverse in the eX-
IRENE. 1t was not simply that VIOLA
tile stocks like Houston Oil Slumped
in this instance IA points and then
came back 10. but the whole list was
involved. General Motors held we'll
and so did United States Steel. but
Colorado Fuel & Iron had an acute
sinking spell. The sulphur stocks,
Freeport Texas and Texas Gulf. gave
way. Pittsburgh Coal broke nearly 9
points and other specialties too numer.
Gus to mention in detail came down.
AS in the case of the two stocks on
which the pressure was concentrated
III the start, rallies came in the others
also.
The market for the railway shares
was not so nervous and excited. but
most of the leaders weakened. Fries
were heavily sold for time and so
was Missouri Pacific. Seasoned divi-
dend payers were better supported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
P. & L., E. INCOME UP.

NEW YORK. August IL P).-The
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroads net
income for the second quarter was
S1.67S,197. or S2.33 a share on 1912
shares of par $50 capital stock.
against 81 ,4SS. 666, or S2.07 a share. in
the corresponding quarter of 1926.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-12
INCOME HAS SLUMP.

NEW YORK. August ~ [P).-The
Barnet Leather Co. Inc. had net in
come for the second quarter of S34.-
521, equal to AZ cents a share on
10000 shares of common stock, as
compared with SS3,75O. or S1.65 a
share, for the second quarter of 1926.