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Evening star., 1927-11-17
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following
william n Cant and Amanda Jones both
OF Benning
George V Bradshaw and Thelma Hood.
both nf Victoria. Va
Irvin Price of perryvile Va. and Jane
H Ctaner OF ths city
william j. Fretogup of This titv and len
nin T. Mct1ee OF Chicago
Lee w Powell and Irene +. Smackum
Samuel F.. I.atinier and Mary K. Reese
Theodore Wright of Forest tilen and Edith
Y. Garter OF Chevy Chase. Md
John n Kelly of Detroit and Mildred II.
Dulin of this city
De Kruif of this city
Oswald Bush and Lorena Washington
James Watson of Joplin va. and Georgia
l.. Jones of Manassas. Va.
Marion G. Gathright and Lille F Dowdy
both OF Richmond
Fed L.. Hooker and Juniata Pr,litt. both
of Clarendon
Earl W. Green OF this rity and Alice l.
Harley of J.Orton
Georse F. Caiel and Martha Zange.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
60 CENTS LIKELY
AS TURKEY PRICE
Holiday Birds and Fixings to
Be High This Year. Fore
cast Shows.

With Thanksgiving a week distant.
Indications at Center Market today
were that the birds would he selling
at so cents a pound and that some of
the trimmings that go 10 make up the
feast of next Thursday will be COM
paratively high in price.
A rainy spell during the time when
the young birds were beginning to fol-
low their mothers around killed them
by the droves in Maryland and Viz
ginia. hut many fowls will! come in
from the West during the ensuing
week
(ranberries Scarce.
Stands that should be red with that
most necessary of all turkey trim
mings'' - cranberries are peculiarly
bare Of them. The few boxes that
are to be found are selling for 20 tn
- cents a quart. with it very likely
that the price will rise.
Pumpkins. however. are cheape
and more plentiful than in many
years Whole barrels of big round
ones that seem ready to cha ange them
selves into pies are selling at $l.5o
and single pumpkins are to he had
from IS cents TO - cents apiece. Zig
red sweet potatoes with which to
garnsh the turkey platter are in evi-
denCe everywhere.
Vegetables Plentiful.
Hubbard squash and the strange
looking potato pumpkins with their
long hoor-lke ha ndles re also chea n.
Turnips. beets and carrots are plenti
full and show no change in price.
White chrysa santhemun,s. sweet peas,
carnations and roses. grown in hot.
houses, also are present in profusion.
Chickens. guineas and other fowls
seem to go lower as the prices Of
turkeys mount. Chickens are being
sold at 40 cents pound and guineas
at $1.25 apiece.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Swimming Burglar Caught.

While directing his fiashlight casu-
ally over the canal at Leeds. England.
a policeman was anna aZed TO sec a nude
man climbing a stackpipe on a build
ing The man threw himself into the
canal and attempted to escape by
swimming but when he landed near
the spot where he had left his clothes
he found the policeman awaiting him.
He said he had decided to become a
burglar to aid sick wife.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
SNOW AND COLD WAVE Machine-Lke Construction Is Avoided
FOLLOW LAKE STORM In Erection Mount St. Aban Cathedral

The cost OF applying such refine
mnnts to a modern steel framed or
reinforced concrete building. where the
utmost duplication is needed for
rea sons of economy. would be prohibi
tive. In Gothic structure, however,
whore cut stone is used. these varia
tions enhance it's beauty without
diminishing it's stability and add but
slightly TO the construction costs.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Soviet Gasoline Ban Urged.

That members quit riding in cars
using Soviet gasoline was urged by
Councillor J. r. Thomas at recent
meeting of the Llantrisant and Liant
witfarde Council. near Potypridd
Wales. recently. He said that during
the year the council had bought 5000
"a allons of the gasoline, which had been
plundered, and he moved that no more
be ordered. The matter is being con-
sidered by the council.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Bootleg Prices Eclipsed.

Some brandy was sold recently in
London for $50 a bottle, and in the
view Of experts it was a bargain a,
that price and was really worth IS a
glass. 1t dated from 1889, the open.
ing year of the French Revolution
Some of the finest vintages- of that
era went to the Palace of the Legion
of Honor from families who had son
elected.
Evening star., 1927-11-17

Many OF our foremost scientists
recommend the use of Nujol as a
harmless corrective and preven-
tive. For Nujol does both things
for you because it has the pecu-
liar quality of not being absorbed
by the system at all. But Nujol
does absorb body poisons. Car
ries them away right out Of the
system. Corrects internal diff
culties. II taken faithfully Nujol
makes impossible delayed elm
inaticn and the absorption Of
Evening star., 1927-11-17
These Teeth Worth $1,000.

The market price of teeth Is said to
be Acknowledgements human. but ele-
phant teeth. Some of them now bring
$1,000 each. The only true ivory
comes from the teeth or tusks of ele-
plants. The dentine is used for max
ing billiard balls, piano keys, napkin
rings, chessmen and all kinds of
toilet articles.
Evening star., 1927-11-17

Of the Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey.
Nuiol contains no drugs or medi-
cine. is different from anything
else. Absolutely pure and safe to
take under any conditions.
You can get Nujol at any drug
gist. The genuine product comes
in the famous Nujol bottle with
the label on the back that you can
read right through the bottle.
Don't delay-get bottle at once.
Evening star., 1927-11-17
Life actually
prolonged!
By keeping the system
cleonsed Of poisons

poisons into the
blood. Thus it acts
asaprercntire. Your
whole system will
benefit il you learn
to use Nujol when
ever you feel the
need of it. Nuiol is
so safe that babies,
old people. and sick
people can take it
too. Ask your doc
tor about it. He'll
tell you it can't
hurt you. It's not
habit-forming. con-
tains no drugs or
medicine. Perfected
by the Chemical
Products Division
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
GASOLINE III CIE STIONS

New fnclanders were surprised 10 learn the other day that q sur wy had shown that there are DOT aons Of the country where motor isis lay as much for gasoline as they .o. anI though New England is 'rinr# removed from the oil dnlas, a few spots closer to the pools actually pay more than New England,
 Tho American Automobile Asso- rauon figures show clearly that proximity to an oil field is q nog'i- unln factor in determining the riIco t which gasoline is sold. While New l.UglandcrS paid from l5 cents To 22 cents a gallon. Peoria. H., was paying from 10 to 13 cents; and the latter r,ly is more than 1000 miles closer IG Inc nearest oil fields than most points in New England.
 If distance has nothing to do with thu price of gasoline, what deter mines lt, anyway? Is 1t compotition? Or IS it arbitrary control over the territories served by the oil moEuIs?
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
SANTA CIAIS MUSINGS

The tiny tot just beginning to ] grasp the meaning of pictures is thrilled by a contemplation of the many drawings depicting Santa Claus scen in the public prints. Per i haps the child mind thinks after a fashion and must conclude that mo- body would print pictures of Santa unless he actually existed for the benefit of boys and girls.
 All goes well. The kiddies begin to see Santa in the flesh here and | there at parties, on street corners, even. Thrills go through the little nervous systems as they see one Santa after another. each being re- garded as the genuine article.
 Around the age of five some dis ,,Crimination is exercised by parents. The story as generally told about that time is that there is one big, warm-hearted Santa living in the snow and ice belt. and all the others seen round about town are only helpers. The stores are merely places where santa displays what he is go- ing 10 bring,
 But when the age of six is reach ed something is bound to happen. . The observing youngster notices at q party that the supposed Santa help CT is merely a man dressed up for the part. It takes -witted par onts to parry the questions, but it is fortunate that the average child is too much excited over the prospect of a real visit to get too particular-- before Christmas.
 When the holiday is past some more questions may be asked. They would indicate Johnny and Mary are getting wise to a few things. There are those who claim a knowl- edge of the little fraud about Santa comes by instinct. Others claim it results from the development of a capacity to think.
 The pious little fraud does no harm. One of the wisenheimers on the staff has computed that there will he 1,2G7 children in New Britain who this year will realize for the drst time that Santa isn't in reality. but exists only in spirit.
 Which will do them for the re- ranGer of their lives provided they can keep the spirit of Christmas in tact each year.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
N t\lI\G \ SLEEK

Somebody with q warped idea of a hat constitutes joke evidently played one on the Kensington girl who faces the possibility, as the re- suit of the publicity incident 10 the mayor receiving q letter, of meeting with more shciks than one would have thought existed in this vicinity.
 Sheiks. or Nould-b sheiks, seem to be quite common once an at tempt is made to lure them out of the dark places. The main difference between a sheik and an ordinary love -smitten young man seems to be that the sheik distributes his love indiscrminately in favor of all who would have it; while the non-sheik makes a valiant attempt to concen- trate.
 Now why should girls prefer sheiks?
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
MRS. LINDBERGHS FLIGHT
As son. so mother.

AS son, so mother
 Mrs, Evangeline L. Lindbergh's trip to Mexico City. where she will visit Der distinguished son over Christmas, will arouse even more in tcrcst ill Mexico than ir her own country.
 Among the first things Colonel 1indbcrgh did on arriving in Mex iro City was 10 telephone to his mother in Detroit. It is tribute to the sons high character that he wishes his mother to, share in te high honors that have come to him. Thus t came natural, finding life in Mexico City quite i1oalstic for Christmas that he should desire his mother to enjoy the warm, sunny days with Lia.
 With Mrs, Lindbcrgh in Mexico City the number Of good will envoys will be doubled. The MeNicans will have a chance to do their parading and high inks all over again.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
Observations On He Weather

Washington, Dec. 19.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair, continued cold tonight and Tuesday. Fresh to strong west and northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy, probably snow fur ries in north portion tonight and Tuesday; continued cold. Fresh to strong west and northwest winds.
 Conditions: 4 disturbance of marked intensity prevails over the north Atlantic ocean, cast of Nova Scotia. Pressure is high in the in- terior and western portions of the country and is increasing in the north Atlantic states. Tempera- lures below zero prevail in the northern plains states, as low as z above zero as far south as New Mexico and northern Oklahoma and about 6 above zero in the Ohio val ley. Unsettled weather prevails over the lake region, attended by light, local snows.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair and continued cold.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19

| The foregoing paragraph landed i in an iuconspicuous portion Of this 1 newspaper the other day. It is short, 1 crisp and complete. Yet in these few lines lay the culmination of tragedy in a life Of . man who once was ! highly honored as one Of the most striking geniuscs Of our time.
 The Red Cross posters during the war biinked at us from almost every street corner. almost everyone, when in mood for admiring artis- lie and yet vivid splashes Of art dur ing those stirring days. admired the ideas and their execution. The Liberty loan and Victory posters were Of the same type.
 One would think that man with sufficient brains to paint the beau fifuI Red Cross posters would have brains enough 10 live an upright life. Yet here wc find one of the artists who stirred humanity during the war going to prison for 30 years.
 The question naturally arises, what makes good men go wrong? Perhaps the question has been asked from the time of the ancients, and perhaps no satisfactory answer has ever been given. IL is not enough to say that some individuals are not properly built 10 stand prosperity; it is not enough to say that some cant withstand the temptations that honor, fame and wealth can bring. Fr one that falls for these reasons a hundred remain steadfast, and were it not so society would integrate with speed and dispatch.
 Some years ago a philosopher not q famed one. but he appeared 10 have more sense than some of the others--said that humanity can al ways expect q certain percentage of it's numbers to go wrong.' Civiiza- ton has progress, but the percent age of wrong -doers has not dec:cas- cd. he claimed.
 Yet this does not answer the aucs- ton that has been asked. Granted that a slight percentage of mankind will always turn to evil ways, why is it that among the number must be included men who once were highly honored for their deeds, distinguish cd for their accomplishments famed for their genius?
 If the same mysterious force of nature which occasionally creates a genius could at the same time avoid creating q fool the problem might be answered as well as solved.
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19

ways acts like q kid when Christ mas approaches. and that every night he can be seen loaded with bundles and that's a sure sign to the neighbors that tEe Yule is ap- proaching.'
 Mrs. Burroughs: Well. what is there about that to make her angry?"
 Mrs. Foster: "The paper, instead Of printing its sure sign to the neighbors that the Yule is approach ing printed it its sure sign to the ncighbors that the Mule is appr oach- ing'!"
 Albert II. Wilkie Copyright, 1927, Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
25 Fears Ago Today

The Mattabessett Canning fac tory located on the Middletown rail- road branch in Beckley Quarter
 was sold at auction this afternoon 10 Frank l.. Wilcox. senator elect, for $1o,0n0. His was the only bid made. The factory was built six years ago. but the tomato farmers did not do the right thing by the company and after two poor seasons the business
 was discontinued. MT. Wilcox may sell again at q private sale.
 The charter committee is still de- batting the matter of ward division ! here. Two plans for retaining six
 wards have been proposed. while another scheme is for the increase Of the number to seven.
 There will be a handicap shoot at the Y. M. C. \. this evening. The committee in charge consists of Eugene J. Parmalee, C. II. Ncttleton, and Bert l.oomis.
 The nicl;cl-in-thc-slot machines have been ordered out Of Plainvillc by the authorities. No complaints had been made and the owners must 1 have made money out of, them, but a cloud has fallen over their use and tho whirl of the wheel is heard no moro.
 The merchants report that Christ mas trade was never better than 1t is at present. The stores here are thronged. and many are going to
 Hartford 10 do their shopping. The conditions are exceptionally favor able, as all the factories are running
 full time and. workmen have plenty
 of money.
 II Is stated that at the incoming session Of the legislature a petition will be filed for the grant of charter for a safety deposit and trust company in New Britain. II may not be known to the promoters that a charter for the establishment of such an institution is now held in New Britain. It was granted to w. l.. Hatch and others two sessions past, and this may balk the present scheme
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
THE BATTLE OVER TAXES

It begins 10 look like a battle without quarter over tax reduction in Washington, with the President and Secretary Mellon on tho one side and Congress and the T.. s. Chamber Of Commerce on the other.
 The President Eain!y advises Con- gross to slash no more than the so25 50oo,ooO suggested by Mir Mcl- lon; Congress. an astonishing uum- Der Of Republican and Democratic members combinins have been ,pn- sistently adding 10 the slash Not even the re3oubtaDic Mr. Td~ou. floor leader, seems able To stem the tide: and with fehemeuce he de- claims that a veto Is iu sight if Congress continues to act tull Nay.
 The Coolidge Mellon plan of 4 s225, 5,00O,o00 tax slash would yield another opportunity to reduce tho national debt. The congr5 ssioua! method of slashing $i0o,coo,ooo Of the list would reduce the chances Of reducing the debt. The debt is ap- proximately IS billions of dollars, and eats up nearly $Soo.0uo,00o d year in interest. The congressional plan is 10 lof our children. grand children. and great-grand children vrestle with the debt; the Coolidge Mellon plan Is to make it as light as possible for posterity by getting the
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue. Washing on, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- 1 tended research be undertaken. All ether questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- ! tidential.- Editor.
 .. Is Thanksgiving Day observed in the Dominion of Canada?
 A. When proclaimed in Canada, Thanksgiving is observed on Armis- tice Day.
 Q. What inscription is on the Congressional monument at Valley Forge?
 A. On the front it reads Erect cd by authority of the Act of Con- gross. June 25, 1910," On the back of the arch is George Washington tribute 10 his soldiers at Valley Forge. Naked and starving as they are We cannot enough admire the fidelity of the soldiery."
 @. Has the United States gov crnment issued one-cent pieces every year since 1793?
 A. Yes, except in 1915 and 1923.
 Q. Was not your answer stating that Balto. the sledge dog leader of the team that took diphtheria anti toxin to Nome Alaska, in 1925, died of frozen lungs, an error?
 A. Yes; this dog was at first re- ported as having died in Alaska. but the report was wrong and the dog with his six companions was later brought 10 the L. $. by his owner Gunnar kasscn under film con- tract. Following q disagreement with the film company. kassen sold the animals, and they started round of vaudeville,- circus and side show exhibitions. under various own tI S. l jIt tIttlil " iS liildliy pouSiit from the last owner, Sam Houston. in Los Angeles by the Cleveland (Ohio) Balto Committee and in stalled in the Cleveland Zoo in March. 1927. There is n monument erected in Central Park. N. Y. to these dogs.
 Q. Who played the part of Ar mand Duval in the motion picture Camille in which Norma Talmadge was the star?
 A. Gilbert Roland.
 c. Where are the Wallace Nut ting Studios?
 A. Birmingham Center. Massa- chusetts.
 Q. Where was the moving pie ture Metropolis" produced?
 A. Chiefly in the neighborhood of Neu Babelsburg. between Berlin and Potsdam, Germany. The cast was composed of German players.
 Q. What is mistletoe?
 A. 4 parasitic plant that derives nourishment from the trees on which it grows.
 Q. What is Rin Tin Tins latest picture?
 A. Dog Of the Regiment"
 Q. What does the name Hagey mean"
 A. Haze or Hagcy is Of Scotch orisin and means resembling a scar, or marked by a scar (hag).
 Q. Who wrote "Outwi,ting the
New Britain herald., 1927-12-19
HIGH PRICE OF BEEF

Economic law. and the Siamcsc twins Of Supply and Demand have had quite an effect upon the current price of western meat. as every housewife has learned by this time. Choice cuts seem particularly choice in price, and in Boston the hotel mems association has posted cards on dining room tables advising cus- tomerSto avoid eating meat as much as much as possible until the price is down 10 normalcy."
 When news Of this reached the cattle dealers association in the west some pointed statements were issued; and those who have read both the pros and cons cannot help agreeing that the cattlemen have something the better of the argu- ment.
 For seven years, it has been off cially declared, cattle raising has been one of the least productive of occupations. Cattlemen who have not broken even have gone broke, largo ly because the price of steers in Chicago was below the cost of pro- duction. Perhaps consumers did not notice this low price of production so much, but that is another story.
 The cattle raising industry having been badly bent for seven years the inevitable result has been fewer steers going to market, and consc- quently higher prices. The cattlcmen have notified the Boston hotel keep CTS that their idea of normalcy seems to be that beef should be consumed at q price low enough to force producers to the wall. The present year, they declared. is the first in seven during which cattle faisers are getting a square deal.
 Nobody wishes to see producers of cattle suffer hardships so that peo- pie in the cities can obtain chcap meat, No business has been more centralized than the meat industry and practically all of it We eat is shipped from Chicago. Tine price Of meat hasn't been astonishingly low for seven years. either. leading to the assumption that the cost must be high in order to make i, possible for the producers to earn q profit. As for the meat packers. nobody seems to know exactly what they make. everything but the squeal being utilized.
 Consumption of meat per capita has been consistently less for many years. Everybody has not become d vegetarian, but more people are eating vegetables. fruit. and such iiNings than ever before. Scientists have forecast for a long time that the time is approaching when meat eating will be q luxury possible only for the WeIi-to-do and rich. As the cattle ranges grow less in extent and fewer cattle are bred for market, and the price crccpe up during each decade, the eating of meat naturally lessons, In some European nations the eating of meat once day is by no means general. Tn this country th" time when almost everyone ate meat three times q day is still a memory, but today few do so.
 The trend seems to be just as has