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New Britain herald., 1927-08-20
FLASHES OF LIFE: LONG DISTANCE
SWIMMER HOLDS RECORD FOR ROWING

, New York Folks of 40 years
and over are being organized for a
protest against exclusion from Jobs
because of age The organizer. who
Identifies himself solely as "Mr.
Action" says he is successful in
business himself.
West Haven - James ]. Mccoy Of
| Waterbury named to head state fire.
men at annual meeting here.
Willimantic Leonard Cline,
novelist, elects trial by jury for STAY
ing of Wilfred Irwin.
Plainville - Miss Laura Webb of
Danbury is elected president Of old
er girls conference.
Norwalk John Stills Of Weth-
ersfield is defeated on Shore Haven
links by George Smart, his fellow
townsman in second day Of three
day tournament.
Danbury - State members Of "4e
land s" adopt resolution urging sep
arate air service with representa-
ton in presidents cabinet at Legion
session here.
Bristol - Ray Taylor Of Terryville
knocked out by Red knight of New
Haven two weeks ago, suffers same
fate at hands of same opponent on
amateur card.
New Haven - Donald Wrisley.
proficient organist and expert
marksman. suffers loss Of right hand
fingers and thumb in paper cutter.
Bridgeport-Fifty leading marks
men of state will compete on East
Haven rifle range Sunday according
to rifle association president.
Hartford - Station VITO is as
signed new wave length to eliminate
interference from WEAF and WIZ.
Bridgeport - Yelled prophets, O.
500 strong, attend convention.
Milford Steve Smith Of Bridge
port earns decision over Larry
Gould of New York in six round
bout.
Hartford Boy reports having
seen airplane fall in New Hartford
forest land.
Waterbury Leo Larriviere de-
feats Al Law of Waterbury in his
last bout in the Simon Pure ranks.
He will turn professional Friday
next.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-20

loose waists are easy. There il ne
reason why American manufactur-
ers assisted by French artists should
not supply the world with the most
beautiful and approved OF women,
apparel.
Let Independent America now
become a world leader for norma,
health, efficiency. and propriety.
Let employers employ only wom-
en- properly dressed. Let schools and
colleges, women's clubs, the press,
individual leaders. become the allies
AUX Armes Citoyens!
Fashion is a tyrant but America
is not a good place for tyrants."
New Britain herald., 1927-08-20
BLAMES FLAPPERS
FOR MORAL DECLINE
Washington Social Reformer
Pins 0pprobrium on Girls

Washington, Aug. 2o.-R-The
flapper OF 1927, her older sister who
held the stage few years ago, and
the younger sister who will be the
flapper of 1928. are threatening
world morality. bringing opprobrium
upon the name of American women
In foreign lands.
This, in brief. is the belief Of Mrs.
John B. Henderson. noted leader Of
social reform in the national CAPT.
tal
I'm the name OF poor kind Of
freedom" says Mrs. Henderson. 1.-The
American flapper, in indecent ap-
parel. threatens not only America,
but the world itself.
IN certain foreign countries
American women are considered I'M
New Britain herald., 1927-08-20

Litchfield County gets only scat
tering of the tourist traffic and half
the population of the state does not
know of the attractions to be found
there-which 10 probably the reason
it has not been spoiled by the rush
OF civilization into its midst.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-20
BASSETTES HIKE
over long trail
Spend Vacation Afoot in Green
Mountain State


Mountain State
Fascinating sights and impressive
experiences marked the vacation trip
of Mr.. land Mrs. Buel b. Bassette
of Emmons Place, who have return
ed after week on THE Long Trail
THE Long Trail is blazed and
connected mountain pathway over
the principal peaks of the Green
Mountain range. 1t starts from Jay
Peak in Vermont, almost at the
Canadian border, and extends to the
Massachusetts, line, 2G0 miles in
length. Marked with white blaZes
and a Long Trail guide book. a
guide is not needed, as is often the
case in the Adirondacks Mr.. Bias
settle declared.
According to Mr.. Bassette there
is no path in America quite like it,
for in all this distance huts or
camps are provided where the hik-
er may find refuge from bad weather
and rest for the night.
During their stay, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bassette enjoyed week Of splendid
weather even though they did get
caught in two thunder storms be-
tween camps. There is no danger to
health. however, since every camp is
provided with a stove and dry wood
which one may use freely and
quickly for relief. In addition to
the huts, the trail leads at various
intervals, especially at points where
it crosses state highways, to well
equipped hostelry' such as THE
Long Trail Lodge" at Sherhurn
Pass or Barnes Camp" at Stowe.
But between these obstetrics there
are long stretches OF trail which, TO
negotiate, one must be self con-
tanned unit with all the necessary
food. clothing and beddings to last
several days at least.
Mr.. and Mrs Bassette made the
hike from Johnson, a town on the
St Johnsbury and Lake Champlain
r. r., to Barnes Camp at Stowe
They covered the peaks OF White
f.ca Madam, Ster,in and Mansfield
mountains, and were for four days
at one stretch in the depth of the
forest primeval, beyond the help of
civilization, except the huts-those
"haavenly-rests" as A couple of
yonng ladies' called them in note
left after reaching the Whiteface
but in a drenchinc thunder storm.
# is omen on one side so that there
is no way 70 keep the porcupines out.
Mr. Rassette said he found every
olaf in the beds cnawed and teeth
marks on every table ton and leg,
tho result of the porcupines' activity
A porcupipe was with the Bassettes
all night at that camp. AS often as
they drove it away. back he would
come until the early dawn when it
departed.
The season was a very wet one
in Vermont But the days are all the
clearer in between the storms, and
such was the day on Mt Mansfield.
the highest peak in Vermont (t,393
fceD. On such a day, according to
Mr.. Bassette one can see Mt. Royal
in Montreal, Canada Mt. Washing
ton in New Hampshire and Mt.
March in New York State. Mt
Mansfield is the most popular
mountain section of the Long Trail
and there is good reason for there
ar, cnocioIIy laid ont side trails TO
New Britain herald., 1927-08-20

The land at the southern tip OF
Manhattan is known as The Bat.
terry" after the Whiteside Battery
consisting Of % cannopl It was
erected during the closing years OF
the 18th century.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-20

Lake George n. Y. Mrs. Lot
tie Moore Schoemmel originator of
the grease swimming suit, has a new
special, long distance rowing. She
propelled a boat the length Of the
lake, 80 miles-in eight hours. as
part OF her training for marathon
swim at Toronto.
New York - Harry Atha Segger-
man does not know it yet, but it cost
him $1,000 to be a boy. Frederick
x. Seggerman, who died few
weeks ago, left will STIMULATING that
his prospective grandchild should
have a legacy OF $4,000 if girl
and half that amount If boy.
Harry has just arrived.
Concord, N. H. - Mere man has
wrested one virile championship
from the swimming sex. Walter
stickney moved "ne 40th of an
acre with scythe in six minutes,
three seconds. Helen Barnaby, who
won the contest last year, finished
fifth this year.
New York Wanda Mara Nimo-
cos, Russian princess refugee. be-
lieves that marriage and family
make woman a greater artist. Two
years ago in Paris she met David
Oliver, shoemaker, portrait painter
then a student too. Now they are
10 be married.
Santanler, Spain - Official Amer
lean documents vouch for the good
character of Gene Primo de Rivera
He's an honorary sailor in the Amer
lean navy now. Before he could be-
come such he had to have references.
Ambassadors Hamond and Padilla
obliged and put their John Han
cocks on piece of paper aboard
the L. s. S. Detroit.
New York A great business
career is predicted for Tony Flu
mente of Long Island city. Business
was dull in his parlor. He con-
ceived the idea of mailing prospects
and offering to match coins. If he
lost the prospect would get a shine
free; if Tony won he got the regu-
lar price of five cents. Il come out
way ahead said Tony. You see
a shine cost me only about half a
cent
Dublin - Mayor Jimmy Walker
of New York who has quite gift
of Barney himself, seems to have
met his match. The Irish channel
was like a mill pond when he
crossed. Good seamanship," said
the mayor to the captain. "Trib
ute to your Homecoming said the
captain to the mayor.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-20

suspicion that some day, at the
rate we've grown in Il years,
we might need an extra floor
of working quarters for our
Everything told us not to
hedge, but to put up a real
building.
So, ladies and gentlemen Of
New Britain, allow us to intro
duce you to a bank and office
building that expresses our at
titude toward our own future
prospects, and testihes to our
faith in the future of New
Britain as we'll.
And don't forget you've
an invitation coming when we
open it with a Housewarming
Celebration to be held on the
occasion of our 18th birthday.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-20
Why It's Both
A Bank
And An
Office Building

When the patronage of
$4,000 customers forced us to
build a bigger home, we didn't
have to tack four floors of
modern Offices on top Of our
three banking floors.
Certainly not. We could
have taken the same money
and put up a monumental,
all~bank building, letting the
office floors 60.
But wait a minute" I'VE said
to ourselves. New Britain's a
big, rich city. 1t needs more
good office space. The foun~
dations for our bank will sup
port several additional stories.
A bank that's really in step
with a live city shouldn't over
look a chance to boostit along"
And then we just had a
New Britain herald., 1927-08-20
NOW YOU
ASK ONE
BIBLE QUIZ


What leader of the Isra elites
vas the son of Nun?
Did :hc Israelites shout every
day that they marched about the
walls of Jericho?
Bly, what ruse did Joshua cap
ture the city Of Al?
Allow long was Christ in the
wilderness, following his baptism?
Who were the twelve apostles?
(Which of the two apostles
We're surnamed Boanerges, the sons
of Thunder?
ITO whom did Nehemiah give
charge of Jerusalem?
Slow many people came out
Of captivity in Babylon to .Jerusa-
lem, according to the roster of
Nehemiah?
(Which book of the Old
Testament begins with the verse,
blessed is the man thai walketh
not in the counsel of the I'M
cody?
Tho giant oaks of Muir, near LOU
dcac, Brittany. which Corot never
tired OF sketching and painting must
tall beneath the Woodmfns axe as
the logs have been sold to timber
merchant.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-08
ADRIAN AND ARTIST

Lieut.. Champion, the navy flier who recently
waged spectacular battle for life high above Wash
ngton, and finally brought his plane down to earth
in spite of disntegraed and flaming engine has told
his story the public There phrases in that story
that worth special consideration
Terrific vibrations had Jared his engine loose,
slip FOLLOWED by dive to blow out the fire. That
worked temporarily but the fire renewed itself again
and again with increasing dimensions The dive, how
ever, almost tore the engine from its mountings 1t
began to sag and sway the aviator
with the engine gone, the plans would have been
badly balanced it would have spun down tail first"
So this young hero tried tactics that would keep
the engine much possible in place, keep the
flames from the rest of the plane, and still pre-
vent crash
This series of n2aneuvers resulted in extreme
~ rapid loss of altitude"
To most of us Notifying mortals that would prob
ably be called falling. To the trained flier it
Extremely rapid loss of altitude''
When he finally got to the ground without
crash, he records:
Seven cylinder heads were completely missing
as were the pisons and connecting rods from the cyl
nders, and two remaining cylinder heads badly
cracked ana the plSt0ns and rods missing.
THE rear end CT the engine and such parts
manned around it were badly damaged, showing that
the parts which were lost had left with great violence
This Aviator is artist at narration we'll as
at flying. Anybody who does not get thrill and a
chuckle out of that left with great violence is
tainy lacking in imagination and appreciation
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-08
Trusty Takes
French Leave

Frank Kellett, %. Of Calexieo,
Who was sentenced to spend six
months in the county Jail by judge
Emerson of Calexico on June 10
upon being convicted Of being a
vagrant and habitpal user Of mar
cctics, broke jail Sunday night.
Kellett was promoted TO trustee
slip at the county jail on July %,
taking up duties in the Jail kitchen
ind about week later was added
to the garage force when il was
learned that ne had mechanical ex-
perience Sunday night Kellett took
occasion TO step outside of the Jail
for a minute and as trustee the
privilege was granted. lie failed TO
return.
Kellett was described as being
about ) feet, l. inches tail; weight
about 1856 pounds. He has brown
eyes and dark hair and a scar Oh
the right side Of his forehead.
Attaches at the sheriff office
began . search of the country this
morning in an effort to locate the
nan.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-08
THEATERS

\ fashion show which for lavish,
Less and color outshines anything
over staged in Paris is one of the
scores of unusual and interesting
highlights in Esther Ralston's first
starring vehicle ''Fashions For
Women the Paramount photoplay
which comes to the Airdome tomor.
row night.
More than thirty exclusive ere
ations, from aviation costumes for
women to formal afternoon tea
gowns, are worn by Miss Ralston
and fifteen beautiful mannequins.
They were especially designed by
Travis Banton, noted fashion ere
ator, following a search through the
style centers of the world for the
latest information upon the forth
coming season S trend in wearing
apparel.
"Fashions For Women was
made for the screen by Dorothy
Arzner, one of the first women ever
promoted to the position of director
in the history of films. Supporting
Miss Ralston are Einar Hanson and
Raymond Hatton.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-08
COLORED YOUTH
ADMITS BURGLARY
OF LOCAL HOUSE

Police believe that the solution
to number OF tneits and petty
robberies has been found IN the APP
prehension over the weekend of
Rubey Hill, aged 10, II colored boy.
a report was received by the
police Saturday to the effect that
some one had entered the home of
A. Castro at $40 South Third street
during the night. The report said
that the thief had entered the room
where Castro was sleeping and es
capped with Sl9 in cash from the
pockets of his tronsers.
The authorities began ali investi-
cation. 1.are" 70. tracks were found
about the house aud the trail finally
led to Hill. He is said TO lave con
fessed the theft TO Deputy Sheriff
Harold Gillctt, leading the officer
to his home where he returned SlS
OF the money which he had cached.
He. admitted pulling away the screen
at the side OF the house to gain en-.
try.
nm huN ptCh III tioupi' Win liA'
authorities before, facing the court
on charges of breaking INTO "A groc-
cry store.
rhe youngster will be turned over
to the probation officer and an eff
fort will be made to have him sent
to correctional school.
1t is believed that Hill will tell
of several other jobs of similas
nature when he is grilled by the
authorities.
The city police after picking W
the youngster also unprecedented Il,
". Never, who lives next door to
ILL., kever is believed to have
known that the youngster had Cas-
tro's money and the authorities will
make an investigation to determine
what connection, If any, he had with
the theft.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-08
SCHOLARSHIP AND SCRIPTURE

What literate person, among Engshspeaking
people Is rot familiar with those majestic words
which begin the King James Bible
I'm the beginning God created the heaven and the
earth. And the eartn without form and void: and
darkness upon the face of the deep. And the spir-
OF God moved upon the face of the waters And God
sald Let there be light and there was light. And
God saw the light that it was good"
Now comes Chicago group of transators Civ
ing US the same passage thus:
when God begin to create the heavens and the
earth the earth being desolate mass with darkness
covering the ABYSS ard the spirit of God lowering over
the waters, then God said: Let there be Light and
God saw that the light was good"
The version from which this is taken is represent
ed as more accurate and scholarly" than the old one.
1t may be- But what Bible readers want along with
reasonable degree Of fidelity the original text is
language suited to the theme showing forth the power
and glory of God.
Why NEEDLE much with the grand old King
James Bible? In it, the flesh and blood of the great
English language at its best have been mingled with
the religious emotions and aspirations of the race for
more than three centuries.
The translators who left their imprint on that
version were poets and preachers of the Word, as we'll
as scholars They made great book of literature
along with their atOn-greater, some author-
ties declare than the original Bible.
They knew that they were dealing not with mere
dictionaries and grammarS, but with work of power
They understood human nature, and the potency of
words and phrases and deeprooted idoms to waken in
human hearts the emotions expressed by inspired writ
ers. They knew that there more important things
in literature, religion and life than mere accuracy
and scholarship
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-08
Pair Held Here
AS Elopers

A boy and girl giving the names
of Bill Palmer and Billie Palmer
with their address as Chicago, Ill,
were locked up at the county jail
Saturday. According to information
at the sheriff IS office the two are
believed to be Bill Palmer, Is, and
Nadine Farwell, Il, of Los Angeles,
being sought by the father OF the
girl as clippers.
The arrest was effected by Patrol
man Millikan of the city police
lust short time after a telegram
had been received by the searching
father in which it was said that
the two had left Los Angeles Friday
and were headed into the valley.
The father was informed of the
capture and wire WAS received
short time later saying he would ar
rive Sunday to take the girl back
home with him. A second wire,
however, said that he had met with
ear trouble on the way and would
not arrive until Tuesday. Whether
or not a charge will be pressed
against the boy if the couple prove
to be the ones sought, was not made
known.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-08

tered the Wolf. 81 will go get tn"
Eushv Bear. He can rear up on his
hind legs, claw the grapevine rope
into shredS and then the hammock
will fall. When it does the Bear and
l will eat Uncle Wiggily.''
The Wolf lost no time in hurrying
to the den of the Bear and soon tie
two bad chaps were at the place
where Uncle Wiggily was sleeping
in his hammock slung between two
trees.
. Now You claw one of the ropes
into shreds so the hammock will
fall,' whispered the Wolf. "Then
when Uncle Wiggilv is all kerflum-
moxed from the bump he gets, we II
catch him.
Very good!' growled the Bear
the rabbit gentleman. He continued
To twinkle his pink nose in his sleep
and dream of an adventure with a
June Bug.
Up rose the Bear on his hind legs,
making himself 50 tall he could
easily reach the place where the
grapevine rope was wound about the
tree, holding up the honeysuckle
vine hammock with the rabbit gen
tleman fast asleep in it. Then the
Bear, with his strong claws, began
to paw and scrabble and scratch al
the strands of rope to tear them
apart.
Now about this time Uncle Bat
| ter, the goat gentleman, was roam
ing across the fields near the edge
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-08

other children will remain away un'
Word has been received from ).
w. Austin at Jacumoa tha' NO IN
not as well as he was.
r. w. Sears, for many years res
ident of McCabe, but now living IN
Arcadia, is making tour OF Europe.
The party left Port Los Angeles
July sth. They will reach lew
York on the return trip on August
Is and sail for San Diego by way
of Panama arriving about sept ist'
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Moffatt, MI,
and Mrs. Mcwillpms and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert -Puckett made up
party for over Sunday at Jacumoa,
Mrs. w. O. Miller and three smau
children left Sunday for Jacumpa'
The infant son of the Millers Is not
improving in health, so they are GO
ing to try change of climate for
him.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-08-08

of the woods gathering cotton stuff
for his wife 70 make a feather bed
for him to sleep snugly and warm
on when winter came. Uncle Butter
got his cotton from the pods Of the
milkweed plants, many of which
were going to seed now in the fields.
AS he broke open the pods and took
cut the soft, fluffy, cotton stuff
tie goat gentleman packed il into
Il bag which he carried over his
Lack.
When tho Gag was full Uncle
Butter started toward the woods and
as soon as he reached there he saw
Uncle Wiggly asleep in the ham
mock. The goat also saw the Wolf
hiding in the bushes waiting for
the Bear to claw down the ham
mock. and the goat also saw the
Bear tearing away at the strands
Of grapevine rope.
At last the rope was nearly cut
through by the Bear 5 claws. The
hammock began to sag down slowly,
getting ready to fall With a rush.
''How are you coming on
whispered the Wolf.
finct" growled the Bear.
"Uncle Wiggily will get a hard
bump in a minute. II Will shake his
liver pin out Ha! Hal
Good growled the Wolf.
Uncle Butter could hardly be-
lieve his eyes. But, rs the Goat
watched the hammock, with the
sleeping rabbit in, began to drop.
And then, all of d sudden, Uncle
Butter threw his bag of soft cotton
stuff for his next winter 5 bed un-
der the hammock, so the fulfil
wuff came between Uncle Wiggi'F
and the ground. And when the rab-
bit fell with the falling hammock
he landed gently on the bag of cot
ton.
Dear me! Is it morning al
ready?'' asked Uncle Wlggiiy,
slowly waking up. II had such a
queer dream. l dreamed Bear and
Wolf
"That was no drcam!' bleated
Uncle Butter. "The Bear and Wolf
ale real! But III fix them! | II
horn thcm' and moment later
with his sharp horns the goat ran
at the Wolf and Bear, VINO were
very much surprised at what hap
pened.
Fooled again!' growled the
Pear as lie and the Fox saw the
soft bag of milkwced cotton OIL
which the rabbit had fallen. " Fool
ed again."
Then they ran to get away from
the goat 5 horns and the rabbit was
saved and he thanked Uncle Butter
very much.
And if the coffee pot win give
the milk pitcher a cup Of tea when
the front door comes to the back
DOORS party, II tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily swing,