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New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
SPEEDING TRAIN
 QUICKLY STOPPED
Automatic Signal Halts 85 Mile
 an Hour Express

| Winslow Junction, N. J., Jan. 2 (P-Rushing over the rails at S5 miles an hour while red signal | hared against it, Rading passen- ger train yesterday came to full stop without the engineman turning hand to halt it.
 Thus did the company give its first public demonstration of its new automatic train control system, by which it is hoped further to in crease the safety of railway service. The Reading has been experimenting with the automatic system for a year and half on the Atlantic City division, but the interstate com- merce commission only recently ap- proved it's operation.
 The system is as follows: Devices on the locomotive are operated by an electrical current flowing through the rails from Camden to Atlantic City. Contact is made by "receiv- ers," or coils located on the pilot or "cowcatcher" of the engine, which act upon the brakes and the throttle. Nleu lHo U dlii oiilSiS st block with a danger signal set against it, it automatically comes to a stop. Should the engineer and fireman become incapacitated. off, cials said, the system would elimin- ate the possibility of a wreck.
 The automatic control enforces obedience to signals and compliance with speed regulations, for when 50 miles an hour is exceeded the con- trol is on and unless the engine man Acknowledges" and checks his speed, it halts the train. It applies the brakes If the engineer exceeds 40 miles an hour with caution sig nals against him, and does the same thing when he exceeds 20 miles an hour when danger signals are dis played.
 In the case of open switches or broken rails, if any of the equip ment fails or a train stops ahead and leaves no signal, the automatic control stops the train.
 The Pennsylv mia railroad also is installing an automatic control sys- tenn on it's Atlantic City division. This Is expected to be in operation early in the spring.
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New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
|B0RAH DEMANDS CLEAN POLITICS
Private Financing of Campaigns
 Marked as Great Evil

Washington, Jan. RIThe Am erican political campaign system is due for a thorough cleaning, in the opinion of Senator Borah, repub- lican, Idaho. The senator made known his views in an address last night before the citizens committee of one thousand for law observance land enforcement. He uttered sweeping denunciation of what he said was the present practice of having campaigns financed by those interested in legislation and govern ment policies, and called for a show down on the question by the politi- cal parties in 1928.
 Declaring the existing system inc vitably "must bend the government to the benefit of the few and to the injury and Encouragement of the many" the Idaho senator said it would Infinitely be better for the people of this country to have poli- tical parties treated as quasi-gov- ernmental institutions, to the extent at least of the government taking care of the actual legitimate cost of la campaign rather than to encoun- ter the evils of private financing" He said he did not regard the business interests as more to blame than the political parties and assert ed that the "period of unparalleled corruption' through which the coun- try is now passing lis the legiti- mate fruit of the practice of the last 80 years-the inevitable harvest of our own deliberate and persistent planting"
 Although he mentioned no names, Senator Borah asserted "a gentle- man in Chicago interested in cer- tain lines of business contributed heavily tu a friends campaign who is in a public position to serve his interests.
 This" he added, lis fundament- ally the basis of all these large cam- paign contributions. It was and is no different. bad as it is and inde- fensible as 1t is, from accepting con- tributions of those vitally concerned with tariff duties, the reduction of income taxes. the enforcement of trust laws, and like matters, as we are constantly doing in every cam- paign."
 Contemplating the future with Its stupendous business organizations and the natural dominancy of wealth." Mir. Borah said it seemed utterly ruinous to consider that our political parties are to continue to be the recipients of the gifts and donations of great business inter- ests.'
 He demanded to know what the political parties planned to present to the people on the question next year, declaring he favored the test ing of the judgment of the American people in this. the first principle Of democracy,"
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
NEW JERSEY HAS
 NEW RUM SCANDAL
Former Administrator Arrested for Taking Cars and Booze

Newark, Jan. 2 R-A federal grand jury investigation loomed to- day over New Jerseys latest prohi- bition scandal. Colonel Ira l.. Reeves, administrator, charges a fund of s160,00O has been raised by bootleggers to oust him, and Colonel Earl McManus, former chief en- forcement agent, is charged with purloining government alcohol.
 A warrant for the arrest of Nc Manus, former friend and business associate of Reeves, has been issued. It charges McManus with "unlaw- fully and feloniously purloining one Clydesdale auto truck, one White truck, 29 drums of alcohol and "A barrels of denatured alcohol, all the property of the United States gov ernment, on Nov. 30, 1926"
 McManus was out of town when the warrant was issued and United bail at s5,O00. The warrant was is- sued on alleged evidence obtained by Frank J. Hale, a government in vestigator, who said the whole af- fair would be investigated by the federal grand jury which meets in renton, July IS.
 The deposed agent was dropped by Colonel Reeves flor the good of the service" on Tuesday, the day aft CT McManus' daughter, Mrs. Limo Mayardi, of New York city, was ar rested in west New York, New Jer- sey, and held before Commissioner Stanton at Hoboken on charges of attempted extortion from a saloon- keeper. On Dec. 15, McManus had been denoted from chief agent to a position in the rank and file of the Newark dry office.
 Charges and counter-charges fol- lowed the dismissal. McManus an- nounced he would reveal startling" facts. He declared that the Anti Saloon league had interfered with the affairs of the Newark office and that Reeves was trying to make a goat" out of him.
 Government agents have been in- vestigating a charge made by Reeves that bootlegging interests had rais- ed a fund of s160,000 to discredit him and oust him from office. He also charged that two attempts were made 10 bribe him within the last month.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07

tional tone will carry faithfully for GOO feet. The thinnest note of a high pitched violin will penetrate into the canyons innermost reces- es. A cliff acts as natural sound ing-board Opposite it a talus slope will afford graduated elevations for spectators seats.
 The Echo Canyon Bowl associa- tion, sponsor of the project, plans to provide seating facilities for 5000 persons and eventually. for 25,00O,
 The canyon Is about eight miles from Phoenix.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
LincOln's Maid Dies
 In Her S7th Year

Jacksonville, H.. Jan. P)-Mrs Mary E. Andrews, who was just plain Mary" to Abraham Lincoln and his household while they were in Springfield, died at her home here yesterday. She was S6 years old
 Mrs. Andrews came to Illinois from the Island of Madeira when a young girl and entered the employ of Lincoln when 16 years old. She made many of Mrs. Lincoln's dresses. informed her when a new family moved into Springfield and took her to the home for a social call.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
Arizona's Echo-Canyon
 Site of Open Theater

Echo Canyon, Ariz., Dec. IT P>- High above the cacti-studded desert, with towering cliff as a back ground, an open-air theater will be built In this rock-ribbed canyon, which is itself natural amphithea- ter.
 Echo canyons acoustics are so perfect that an ordinary converse
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
PLAYS FIRST GAME
Y. W. c. \. Basketball Team Starts Season Against Hartford Quintet Catnr1ov

Saturday.
 The New Britain Y. w. c. A. basketball teSNl will make it's debut on the basketb,N court, Saturday evening January ', when it meets the Hartford Y. w. c. A. team at the Hartford Y. w. gymnasium. The game is called for 8 o'clock. The team has been putting in practice work, and all the members are in the best of condition.
 The schedule of the local team. insofar as it has been made out to date. includes two games with Hartford. two with Bridgeport and two with Holyoke, Mass.
 This opening game is being watch ed with keen interest by local peo- pie, inasmuch as this is its first year, and an altogether new thing for the Y. M. c. A.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07
Clearance of Suits
at Prices That Compel Quick

Every suit in this group is & new model that will be in style months frcm now. A real chance for men to get a suit for work or business at 8 big saving.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07

Single or double breasted models both correct as to style and tailoring. Size to fit regulars and irregulars." Suits for every man in this group selling at
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07

There isn't a man in town who needs to be without a new Overcoat. Look at this low price, then look at the Coats at this price. They're world beaters.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07

If we had room in our dis play windows 70 show all the real Overcoat values in this group, we would start a young riot. Now is your chance for 8 real Oyercoat selling at
New Britain herald., 1927-01-07

Genuine Silver Stripe Suits to be sold during this sale at this low price. Everyone knows the high standard and reputation these Suits carry. Each Suit fully guaranteed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26
RAREES TEAT BELONG

Three Smith babies born IN the same hos
ptal at about the time, and mother is dis
traught because she thinks she cot another mothers
baby. Such is the interest in the situation that mil
lions Of people wonder what will be done about it.
what difference does it make?" somebody asks.
"That grieving mother would never know the differ
ence if she could only the suspicion of her mind
Babies babies, and nearly all of them good
stuff, pretty much the same, and capable of being
nodded into the family likeness in any family with
genuine family life and ideals. You often adopted
children fit into the family. Why all the bother?
Not many mothers however, would feel that way
about it. Every woman who has given birth to
child is convinced that that child is essentially diff
ferent from any other baby ever born, and other
can take its place.
And speaking in general, the mothers not
right? Whoever has watched child unfold month by
month and year by year. knows something Of the mir
aculous way in which children do fit into the families
where they belong and otter will fit nowhere else be-
cause of all the resembances and attachments
strangely bred in them.
Nothing is fascinating to parent, more
ssat.-fying than to the physical and mental like
nesses to parents and other relatives appearing
after another they develop. There thousand
little tricks of and speech and action and end
less play sympathy and tendency and likes and dis
likes that weave the little pilgrim into the family
and show his absolute right to belong there.
Most of these could never be proved in any court
OF law but the law of nature has taken of them
and the parents know and appreciate the little folk all
the more for the valid evidence of their ''beongng,'
strengthening as they grow up
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26
4 HERO THWARTED

Sergt. York, Americas greatest personal hero of
the World War, who singe-handed killed and captured
an incredible number of Germans is now engaged in an
equally incredible fight with group of Tennessee
bankers and business men, And this time he to
be losing.
The story comes out in connection with damage
suit filed by York against the Bank Of Jamestown and
ten individual citizens, in behalf of all school chill
dren of Fentress County Tenn and the Alvin c. York
Industrial Institute He charges that the named,
organized body, have opposed and rendered fu-
tile all his efforts since the in raising funds to
educate the mountain children. By false and unwar
ranted statements he charges they have tied up S1O
900 he raised in personal campaigns and kept him
from the Of $4,000 appropriated by the state and
a like voted by the county
There may be some misunderstanding there 1t
doesn't seem possible that so distinguished hero
Sergt. York should be thwarted by other Americans
in any pursuit in which he chose engage, especially
in whose purpose is unselfish and admirable
the education of the neglected children of his back
woods section.
If business men are really hndering educational
work among the mountaneers they certainly
standing against their own interests well as
hitting crime against the children. Nothing
tributes much to the development and prosperity OF
community and the of its legitimate business
interests the educational improvement of its people
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD z. GARIS
Copyright, 1927. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILyS SUGAR
Jumps

Uncle Wiggily WAS getting ready
tu hop away from his bungalow te
O. adventurine one day when ne
heard Jingle, who WIS one ot the
forty leven bUrnv children, ask her
mother:
"rlease may I have lump of
sugar."
ION. yes, I suppose so, Hand me
the bowl, answered Mrs. Longears.
And then Unlce Wiggily could hear
Jingle murmuring Yum yum,
which meant that the sugar was
very good.
But little later along came Jan
gle, who was jingle sister, and she
askcd:
please, mother, may 1 have a
lamp OF sugar.
ooh, yes, I suppose so; hand ne
the sugar bowl. replied the lady
rabbit. But instead Of saying " Yum
yum, " to show how much she liked
the sweet stuff, Jangle cried;
.'Oh, that isn't fairi You gave
Jingle larger lump than you gave
me! Oh, boo hoo! I want i big lump
OF sugar! and she began to cry.
stop it, you silly rabbit! : eH-
claimed Mrs. Longears. ~ cant
ielp it because the sugar Jumps are
Of different size. Run along now,
beth Of you!
Put instead Of doing that Jingle
and Jangle became much excited,
and then in rushed Timble and Tum-
tie, wanting Jumps OF sugar, and
because Timblc's lump was a few
grains larger than his brother $, VIII,
Tumble made Il fuss and fell down
@od there WAS all manner Of trouble.
Look here, you children!' shout
ID Uncle Wiggilv, hopping into the
room where his wife was trying to
satisfy all the bunnies with Jumps
# sugar, ''th;s is uo way to be
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26
First of Citrus
Meeting Series
Is Held Today

Citrus fertilization meetings that
are beg.aning toCav ana will he held
in different parts of the county dur
ing the next few days, are being
sponsored ov the agricultural EX.
tension Service. The information
given out will be based on surveys
made by the University of Calitor-
mia, which show hat highly fcrtiliz-
ed citrus orchards arc more profit
able than those not receiving such
treatment.
Assistant Farm Advisor Frank
Beyschlag will speak. l.. G.. Goar,
foreman of the Mcloland Eypcri-
mert Station, will also talk. taking
as his subject the closely allied mat
er Of cover crops.
The first meeting Of the series is
being held today. Others are sched
uled as follows:
Tuesday, Sept. -, $50 a. MI.
f. Kelso ranch, one mile west Of
CaleXico on the highway.
Wednesday, Sept. 2S, $3.50 n. M
NJ. w. Bates ranch, two miles north
Of Calexico at junction of Jasper
road and Imperial Avenue.
At p. m-Universitv Of Califor-
MIA experiment station at Meloland.
Thursday, Sept. 20, 9:30 n. Ms.
r.. Bashaw at Whiting Crossing,
two miles south and one mile east Of
FL Centro At > p. MI. f. Stein
turf's at Bonds corner.
Friday, Sept. 80, 9:30 a. m--A. L,
Coc s, one mile south and "a mile
east of Holtvillc.
Tuesday, Oct. II, $50 =. m.-Cud-
ahy Farms Operating Co., , Il miles
east Of Imperial.
At , p. m.-IIarry Stewart, four
miles north and one mile west Of
Brawley, near junction Of Calipat-
ria and Old l.. y. highways.
Wednesday, Oct. T., 9:3o a. M
j. W. Hall, l2 miles west and d
mile north Of Calipatra.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26
Riverside Fair
Opens Tomorrow

RIVERSIDE, Sept, 26,-Workmen
today are completing the bridge
through which Roman Warren, COW
boy.aviat,y, win attempt to fly each
afternoon during the Southern Calf
cynia fair ut Riverside. The fair
opens next Tuesday and viii close
Sunday night.
Climbing to II height of 2000 feet,
Warren 2ooms down and puts his
plane through an opening only l6
feet high and 50 feet wide. \ quick
pull up to clear Il row of trees at
the other side of the bridge forces
Linn to fly at n speed of l25 miles
per hour. Airmen declare this to be
one of the most hazardous feats ever
attempted.
As soon as the bridge, which is
hcirg constructed in the center OF
the fair grounds in front Of the
grand stand, is completed, Warren
will attempt the feat for the bcnc-
tjt of ncwspapermen and ncwsre2l
camcramcn.
The last week before the fair opens
will he a period Of feverish activity.
The three big tents are in place and
the exhibitors are busy arranging
their booths for the last minute
placing ef pcrishable products.
W. II. Rice, who is supervising
PERSONALITY the production OF his
mammoth watcr curcus, which will
he the main attraction at night, Is
ON the ground installing the huge
tank in front of the grand stand i'll
which thc high diving takes place.
Mrs. c. G.. Craycns, secretary, has
returned from Ventura where She
attended the fair, and announces
that she hns lined up additional eN-
libitors which viii make the fair
the greatest ever held i'll Riverside,
Practically every commodity of
the Southland will be on exhibition.
Exeelling, perhaps, will be the date
ard cotton shows.
In the latter the Colorado River
( Land Company has entered carload
of cotton raised on its ranch IN
Lower California. The avocado eX,
hjbit promises to be exceptionally
! fiNc.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26
LTNGTTSHFC PARIS

Can you speak French? No? Well. neither
the taxi-men in Paris They speak English, after
fashion, German which is sometimes still worse, Rus
sian notwithstanding, say anxious Par
isians except French
at is shameful" says city councillor of that
ors who come to city should be piloted about
by chauffeurs who know nothing about it. Very often
they demand in halting French larger pourboire.
This gives tourists something to talk about when they
get back home"
Perhaps if the Paris newspapers and council get
sufficiently excited about it they may insist upon
classes in French and city geography with little
French history thrown in. They may make tip regu-
lations and various other improvements All of these
would doubtless delight the tourist. And yet-what
tourist is so delighted as the who has the most
grievances to air for years after he gets back to his
home town?
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26

playing checkers. Why. | can even
win from Uncle Butter the goat.
"All the same I'd like to play
v,u a CAMEL went on the pig. If
we had some checkers l d play you
right here and now.
"Wcu. have here some square
Jumps of sugar we could use for
checkers, said Uncle Wiggily. " But
what about a board
Look at my coat" grunted the
pig. And when Uncle Wiggily looked
he saw that the pig wore a black
aud white checked coat just like a
chec board. MIR. Twistytail took
off his coat and spread it, with the
black up. ON smooth stump. Uncle
Wiggilv took some of the square
lamps Of sigar out OF the bag.
They ought to be of different
colors-white and red or black and
ed, so we could tell your checkers
from mine,' said the pig.
That i easily done, : said Uncle
Wiggily. With the juice of some
leaves he colorcd half the sugar
checkers green. The others were LETT
white. and, then, sitting down beside
the stump with the coat checker
board, the two friends began the
game.
Every time Uncle Wiggily JUMP
ed one Of Mr.. Twistytail's sugar
checkers and captured it, why Uncle
Wiggily ate that sugar checker. An
Mr.. Twistytail did the same thing
whenever he jumped any of Uncle
Wiggily's 5 checkers. Until, 10 and
behold, After a while there WASH I
a single square lump of white or
.een sugar left. The two checker
players had eaten it all up.
"'But it was a fine gamc!'' grunt-
ed Mr.. Twistytail,
Indeed, it was! agreed Uncle
Wiggilv. And they were both happy,
for neither Of them had won or lost.
Zach had eaten lot of sugar
though. And when Uncle Wiggily
lopped home his wife asked him
where were the Jumps to give the
little Dummies.
son, forgot all about them and
played checkers with the sugar,
rhuckled Mr.. LongcarS. But | i
run right back to the store and get
more Which he did, and after that
each bunny ; sugar lump was the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26
: CNbotIE
CALIFORNIA al
: EKyIN E.NIEEo .
IApY1IRDs IN CALIFORNIA

LADY9IRDS IN CALIFORNIA
The humble but dainty little lady
bird Oadybug) is California S eff
frctive weapon against its greatest
pcst--the mcaly bug. This pest is
particularly dangerous in the decid-
uouG fruit belts, causing heavy loss
cs, But it is the Australian (known
hiologically as cryptolaemus mon
trouzierD, rather than the Calf
orria ladybird which has proved ,
valuable to the farmers. So valuable
il, fact that they sell for "A cent
epicce. $4,000 has been spent in .
California on insectarics for the pro
pagatior of ladybirds since 1900
TEcy are maintained by federal,
state and county authorities, also
fruit growing associations.
Which county has the least min
cral production
Sultcr county ranks lowest. It's
production in 1925 was valued ut
$39i, but for several years it had no
commercial mineral output at all.
Is the jacaranda tree a native of
California; \
~, II - II HtNtlNN VI anu
is Il tail tree with feathcrv foliage
aud beautiful blue flowers. In Cal
ifornia i IS f.uad principally i
the southern part.
When was the first effort made
20 exclude Orientals3
The rapid influx of Chinese in
the fifties brought strenuous OBJ
icctions, particularly from the min
crs. On April 4th, 1882, Gov. Bigler
proposed II law to the legislature pro-
hihiting further immigration. After
several weeks of argument the pro.
IoSal was dropped.
QUESTIONS FOR TOMORROW
How was CalaNcras County named?
How many Californians have Ger.
ed in the cabinets of L. S. Presi-
cents.
Who named Imperial Nalley2
What is used as the basis OF de-
c.sions in California courts'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26
TWENTY YEARS AGO
September 26, 1912

FL Centro's grammer school now
has an enrolment of $40. 1t is doubt
i'll if any town in California has
ever made such high percentage
ii gain II one year as has the local
school. y year ago the enrolment
was 215. The 80 percent increase
would be hard to beat. The enroll
u.ent in the high school has increased
in an even higher percentage, 80
being enrolled last year and 90 this
wear. Both schools are badly over
crowded, and the condition in the
glades is so congested that half day
sessions are being held for different
sets OF pupils.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26

to the store to get The square Jumps
OF sugar and Mrs. Longears felt hap
pier, fer she knew this would end
all the talk of some Jumps being
larger than others.
Uncle Wiggily bought a big bag
of loaf sugar and he WAS on his way
home, hopping through the woods
with the sweet lumps when he met
Mr. Twis tytail, the pig gentleman.
ooh, hello, Uncle Wiggily!
pruntcd Efr. Twistytail. - feel Just
like playing game of checkers with
vou. | IN sure could win,'
''Hq Hal laughed Mr. Long
ears. You never could beat me
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-26
Companion OF
Slain Bandit
Being ght
nv United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO. Sept. 96.-
T'olice today searched for the colu-
panion of {, young bandit who last
night shot uuder.>bcriff Pierre
arrecou Of san Matco t1 death
after being fatally wounded in an
attcmPt holdGp ef Menlo Park
!, ~taurant.
Larrecou and two other officers
were eating at the restaurant last
night when the twa masked men en-
tered tie place with drawn guns.
Larr,cou opened firc and one Of
he handi'S, riddled with bullets.
fell to the floor I,r.ag "a shot - he
tell that &illcd l.1rrcypu.
The other bandit fled from the
restaurant an dcscapad pursuit.
Tie dad bandit wa, il'atitied h.
rol;cc - B. q. Miller. IUr,cuu had
h.cn i.ar.i.1 four months.