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Evening star., 1928-03-04
CHANGES SILVER DOLLAR,
FINDS IT WORTH $1,25O
Theater Cashier Takes in 1904
Coin, of Which Only Four
Were Ever Made.

BY the Associated Press
WAYCROSS. Ga. March 3--Mrs
Frank G.. Adams, ticket seller at local
movie theater and wife Of the pro-
prietor. accepted silver dollar yester-
day from an unidentified patron. gave
him--or her--the proper change and
tossed the coin into the till without
looking at it,
But when she checked UP last night
she noticed that the dollar had been
mintcd in 1904. 1t looked 50 unusual
that she wired Fort Worth, Tex. coin
dealer about II Today sh" received a
telegram Offering her $3.50 for the
coin
Only four Of the 1904 dollars were
coined One Of them was recovered
several wears ago in Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1928-03-04

served on the u S. S. Minneapolis in
the Spanish-American War. He has
been naval attache in Paris. Vienna
and Rome, and was one time comman-
der-in- chief of the Atlantic fleet
He has also held other high posts
In the Navy. among them commander
of naval forces in Europe during the
World War: chief Of naval intelligence.
and chief of the Bureau of Navigation
He was decorated by King Albert of
Belgium and was attached to the lat
ters party during his visit here in 1919
Mrs. Jcng divorced Mr.. Fife here in
June 1924
Evening star., 1928-03-04
PARK POLICE FINES
TOTAL $3.50 IN MONTH

500 Collateral Forfeited in Ar
rests, Which Include Speeding,
Drunkenness. Disorderly Conduct.
The United States park police added
S723 to the public Golfers in February
according to Capt. p ]. Carroll. Fines
totaled $3.50. and collateral forfeitures
reached 500.
The arrests included II for speeding
Is for traffic violations, "a for drunk
eness, for reckless driving. 10 for vio-
lation of park regulations. 4 for dis
orderly conduct. for vagrancy and
other smaller offenscs.
Four cases resulted In jail sentences.
10 In personal bonds being taken. 3
we're placed on probation. cas-, was
nollc pressed. were dismissed.
was turned over to the military au-
thorities and we're pending when the
month ended There were 80 automo-
bile accidents during the month
Evening star., 1928-03-04

Il is particularly pleasing TO kno"
that the most OF it is bought BY
mothers for themselves and the chill
dren, though Syrup Pepsin is just as
valuable for elderly people. All druc
stores have the generous bottles.
We would be glad 20 have you
prove at our expense how much DR.
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin can mean &c
YOU and yours Jus. write Syrup
Pepsin." Monticello. Illinois. and We
will send YOU prepaid 4 FREE
SAMPLE BOTTLE.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
DIVISION OF LOANS
WILL MOVE TOMORROW
To Occupy New Quarters in Lib
erty Loan Building, Fourteenth
and D Southeast.

Movement of the Division Of Loans
and Currency from the Auditors Build
ing, Fourteenth and B streets south
west, to permanent quarters in the two
story addition to the Liberty Loan Build
ing, Fourteenth and D streets southwest
will be started tomorrow morning, under
the direction Of the Public Buildings
Commission. There are $4,000 feet Of
floor space in the new addition for about
300 employees.
The Office Of the register OF the
Treasury vii. move from a private
building at 119 D street northeast, into
the auditors building.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
LINDY'S MOTHER
RESTS AT BUFFALO
Party From Boston Will Take or
for Detroit Today-Winds
Hamper Flight.
BY the Annotated Press.

BY the Assoclated Press.
BUFFALO. March 3.-Mrs. Evange-
line L. Lindbergh. flying from Boston
to Detroit. landed here at 4:20 pm. TO-
day. Lieut.. Albert J. Hegcnberger. one
Of the pilots. said the party would re-
sume the flight tomorrow
Others In the party were Miss Maude
johnson, Detroit school teacher; Lieut.
Harry johnson, second pilot: Mai Ed
ward II. Cooper, Boston, and Mechanic
Beals
Maj. Cooper said the plane bucked
head winds on the four-hour fis1:
from Schenectady, where the pa-tY
stopped at noon.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
Rode 1000 Miles Side.Saddle.

Mile. Dorang. a young FrenchWonan
who rode on her horse, lie Huppe. from
Paris to Berlin and back. used side
saddle and covered the total distance OF
more than 1.000 miles at an average
rate of 25 miles a day.
Evening star., 1928-03-04

In the otter nature n>s given us
an animal In winch adaptation to All
aquatic life has reached hich state
Of perfection SAYS 'l7> Na'ur" Masa-
zine. Fish is its normal food.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
Paris Has Little Church"

In Paris, France. there is Little
Church Around the Corner" similar 10
the one IN EeT York City.
Evening star., 1928-03-04

Chilly Iceland imported $4,000 pounds
Of rubber footwear in the past year.
Evening star., 1928-03-04

American bathing suits may be tn
troduced into Denmark next summer.
Evening star., 1928-03-04

10 try this delightful toilet soap with
out cost, just send us your name and
address BY return mail, you viii re-
ceiVe two full-eize cakes Of LifehuOy
free. Write today 10 LEVER BROS.
co, Dept L-3l. Cambridge. Mass.
Evening star., 1928-03-04
A purifying toilet soap
that removes dirt from
hands-germs, too
DON'T risk family health

Health authorities say hands. big and IinIe,
may pick up germs everywhere. JUS, fond
ling pets. running door knobs. touching
books. money things we can't avoid do
ing nsyIesye germs on hands See above.
the lIst of II germ diseases which, secord-
ing 10 The Life Extension Institute, hands
may carry.
Why take chances when there's such
simple way to lessen thIs dsngef~~s way
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
ANGELES EXPLANATIONS

That was a rather unusual story which came out of New Haven in reference to the explanations given by President Angell of Yale to the Yale Daily News regarding the com, plaint that the president is not mix ing with the undergraduate body.
 It appears that the boys would like to see their university president occasionally. Perhaps some of them do not even know how he looks.
 President Angel says he has no time to teach. much as he would like to do so; that he tried several experiments looking toward a free: mixing with the undergraduates; that he even tried giving a tea, but the attendance was so poor he did not repeat if.
 How would it be if the under graduates hired a hall or theater, or used an assembly hall fer the rur- pose, then arranged q great meet ing and Invited the president 10 be the star speaker? That done. he simply would have 10 find the time to make speech, telling them how pleased he was at being able to address them, etc.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
STRAW BALLOTS

The season for straw ballots hav- ing arrived-the first has already been taken-one is inclined to ques- tion their value except to De suide- posts for the minimizing who as a re- suit of these manifestations of in. stitutional enterprise hurry to jump on the band wagon of the seemingly most popular" candidate.
 Unfortunate as it may seem in a democracy where everyone is sup posed to be intelligent enough to think before he votes, there are hordes who do not think very strenuously about their voting. As soon as they learn that so-and 50 has won in a straw ballot. particu- larly a nationwide effort such as have been inflicted during past presidential years. they call it all over and decide to "be on the ~in- ming side" Such individuals may not number millions, but are abroad in sufficient quantity to swing almost any election to the side which wins the preliminary straw ballots.
 This is an evil of considers ble ma gnltude: such straw ballots can he regarded as lnsocIal interfer- ences with public business. IL is at present perfectly legal 10 carry on these lotteries of stray public opin- ion, but if they begin to make a nuisance Of themselves-and they haven't far 10 go in this direction to become nuisances-it would not be surprising if the irritated Democrats and Progressives in Congress did did something about them.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17

Asla. aAA EureDs tAs "UufasIan eoatinsat" bat ehisAy 1t is applied substantiveay te ths nai1sA racs that has arisen ia Iadie fssm the unien bstween Europeans and nattves.
 Q. How caa cut siass dishes bs polishsd1
 A. Sprinlis with warned saw- dust directly after waning and drying in the. usual way: \ very soft chcamois leather must give the Anal polish an dthis should b. kept free from dust for the ono purpose only.
 c. When was the arst pyramid builtf ~
 4. It is not definitely known when the Arst pyramid was built. Tho Pharaohs Of tho Fourth Dynasty of Egypt were known n the pyra- mid buildsra. The Fourth Dynasty began about 3.70o B. c. Q. What is the population of Canada?
 A. s,7ss.lss.
 Q. How did England gain con- trol of the island of Cyprus?
 A. The government of the island of Cyprus frequently changed hands until 1871. when the Turks con- quered 1t from the Venetians and retained possession until it was ceded to England for administra- tive purposes under . convention concluded with the Sultan, June |, 1873. On the outbreak of hostili- ties with Turkey on Nov. $. 1914. the island was annexed to England.
 Q. Is Lon Chaney married?
 A. He is the husband of Hazel Bennett. . non- professional.
 o. 1s there any constitutional inhibition against the president leaving the country during his term of office?
 A.. Woodrow Wilson, Harding and Coolidge have all been out of the country during their terms as president.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
PAYING, UP

The Connecticut company, which IS just about taking in enough money 10 pay expenses, is faced With another little dilemma, the n"co ssitv of paying tho city Of Hart ford s262 500 due since 1923 when payments were suspended on the contract that two per cent of the gross receipts of the company were 10 he paid the city for the use Of Hartford from uow on ~lil he in the neigh horhcod Of $5,ono 3. month.
 The contract has been running 30
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY r, ls2a

years; the fact that the Connecticut company regarded it n valid is in- dicated from the fact that the money was paid for 25 years. Then it was that smart lawyers told the management that the payments were . tax" and not what it really hap pened to be; and then the litigation started.
 The company was eager enough to make the agreement 30 years ago: there was big money in the street car business in those days.
 It is said that the two per cent gross payments do not apply upon bus lines but only upon electric lines. This may explain the com- pany's anxiety to substitute bus lines for some existing street railway lines in Hartford.
 If the two per cent Is fine thing for Hartford, one is inclined to ask why the use of the streets for electric lines in other cities was not similarly safeguarded. If New Britain obtained two per cent of the company's gross receipts in New Britain the money thus derived would be an important item in helping to foot mounting expendi- lures.
 But If every city in the state ex- acted such payments the fare prob ably would be ten cents for a token.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
DUMPING THE POWER
 RESOLUTION

The electric power boys are en- titled to a raise in salary-doubling the wage of these hard workers would scarcely be enough. It was a big victory. Why shouldn't there be a celebration after a victory: What are they for. anyway?
 The Senate has fallen, and is not in need of a celebration. A dirge on Q tn whistle would be quite sppro- priate. Or perhaps some static and heterodyning. j
 Battling Senator Walsh. who put on ten pound gloves to knock out the power interests. has heard the count of ten. By this time he is try ing to explain to his seconds how he happened to get hit on the jaw just when he was aiming at the solar plexus of the power monopoly. Ex- plantations by walloped EIadiators. however, rarely get much of a hear ing.
 The Senate has handed the duty of investigating the power trust to the Federal Trade Commission. That or ganization once before held a sort of inquiry and made a report, one which was SO important'that scarce ly any of the wide-awake senators had ever heard of it.
 The trade body of late years has been quite docile, too: gone Is its sizzling energy of ita early history. It's members are such as believe in less government in business and are wholeheartedly for letting things ride.
 If the Senate had pigeonholed the power probe altogether. or if 1t had thrown tho thing in the waste basket. tho good done would have been just aS useless. The power boys knew the lay of the land and want ed the trade lookouts to get the Walsh resolution. They know on which side of the toast the butter belongs.
 The trade body. too, is limited to a search for power influence in cleo tions. By the time the board gets busy on the new assignment the election will be over.
 No need to ask where Senators Bingham and Mclean stood on this subject. They were with J. Henry Roraback.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
MORE gHnPS-MORE!

Tho Senate of these United States believes !n m American merchant marine. . policy of moro ships and plenty of them. all flying the Amer iean flag and calling at the ports of all continents
 Such laudabls enterprise is worthy of comment.
 The Senate, eager to show how 1t fssls about 1t and anxious to leave 10 doubt where 1t stands. passed the Jones merchant marine act last week. which provides s25o, 900, 900 for moro ships
 Taking . peek at the shipping sit- uation VI get the following results:
 The government owned 9,5oo ves- sels. Two-thirds of them have been sold. The Shipping Board now has control over less than 800. Of these. 800 are in active operation and the remainder are being sold just as fast as buyers turn up. The only reason they are not being sold faster is be- cause the buyers mostly want 10 buy them for too little money. The board is willing to sell them cheap, but reneges on giving them away.
 On the one hand. then, we find the Shipping Board trying to sell all 1t can of the remaining 300 ships.
 On the other hand, the Jones bill would build s25o,ooo,ooo more of them.
 IT the policy of the Shipping Beard end the administration is to Ost the government out of the ship pf10 business. why spend $c5o,ooo.- o0o fer more ship<?
 IT anyone can answer that one Xvu ask assther.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17

Senator Frank Wtlcox has intre- duced . bill to reduce the number of registrars in the town of Berlin from six to two.
 Councilman Dugald McMillan in- vited a number of friends to his home on Liberty street last evening to meet his sister who is visiting here from Scotland. Miss NcMillan will shortly return to her native land. There was an informal musi- cal program and whist playing was enjoyed. August Burckhardt won first prize.
 A bill which would give New Britain a state senator has been in- troduced into the legislature. Both Senator Sloper and Represents tive w. E. Atwood favor it.
 The common council yesterday authorized the auditor to draw t7o0 in favor of w. l.. Hatch for use tn the construction of tho isolation hospital.
 Senator sloper and others inter ested in the bill to allow New hTltaln 10 tdke WNtcr lTUIn tHS north branch" of tho Pequabuck and turn it into the drinking water supply met last evening in the water commissioners office. The diversion would be made in Bristol and Burlington.
 Heat at the Casino tonight.
 A. J. Sloper was reelected . di- rector of the New Britain Knitting Co. at the annual meeting yesterday. The family of Alfred Benoit of Elm street got q scare this morning about S:15 o'clock. The wall be- hind the stove became ignited and the fire department was called out. The chemical engine was used, and damage amounted to only about e26. It is reported that considerable opposition is developing to F. H. AL lords bill to make tax liens sub ordinate to mortgages unless the mortgage holders are notified of their placing.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
[" JANrToH ESCAPES

Nearly appotpting Aaron Ander- co, jssiter. to the school committee wes sas Of tAcss things that ought to happen oftsner. What tho city needs is moro comic opera If we cannot have 1t in the Lyceum thea tsr. whsrs 1t used to hold forth. let's havs t in the city hall.
 Thar is . marked difference be- tween the names of Aaron Anderson and Aaren Danielson: but the keen wits and eagle ears of the Common Council h convection assembled notioeA no difference at all. The pneaimous vote for Anderson seems to imply that the sntirs crew was asissp. or st least suffering from an urgs of somnolency, or . steer from Morpheus.
 That must come from studying sseeemy. Let . man begin wonder ing how hs is going to make the next payment on his fine nov automobile aad hs is in no fit condition to drive car. Let . councilman or an alder man basin wrestling with figures as lew down as mills-and having frac- tiengDof mills on his mind at the sane tims-and hs naturally will be- eems srogsy.
 of course. Janitor Anderson would nsve1 have become . member of the school committee. We do not know the gentlsman but understand he nsvse had any such ambitions. How svss. if the mayor had signed the paper with his name on 1t the qualify of this comic opera would hsys been improved greatly. What the Common Council needs is a jazz orchestra to keep 1t awake.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
BACKING DOWN

It appears likely that President Coolidge has backed down in his naval building program. Even SO. the program that is left is after is after pruning entails higher cost than during any year with the eX- ception of 1919.
 The administration now is said to be willing to cut the naval building program down to c5 cruisers. which are most needed. This would eliminate g submarines. (not in- cluding the three previously author ized) nine destroyer leaders, and five aircraft carriers. This would cut the cost down to S425,ooo."oo.
 Naval construction In 1919 cost $4e3,5s45so.
 We rather think the administra- tion expected the pruning process. It may have asked for twice as much as 1t expected to get in order to be sure of getting what 1t wanted.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
EDDIE FOY

One cannot note the passing of Eddie Foy without . eulp Tn the throat--thst is. if one ever saw tho venerable comedian and the seven little Toys at . time when they were headliners.
 The seven little Toys are grown now. and they are making their own way in tho business of entertaining tho public. But for years the Foy family was the quintessence Of do- mestic bliss back of the footlishts.
 And 70 the old man died in har- ness. as he hoped to do. The cause of death WAS heart disease. the doc. tors say: but It the ago of 73 . per- son's vital organ is not likely to be as spry as 1t once was. In . less sophisticated age it would have been said he died of natural causes. Any. way. he is no more, and the stage has lost one of its most colorful comedians.
 In ono of those special radio hookups recently Foy was one of the speakers. And . fine speech he made. We suppose he was expected to be funny. and indeed he did crack a few jokes. But one could sense in the accents of his voice that he was wavering. What a fine fare we'll 1t was-he telling his unseen audience how he loved them, and wishing them all the happiness in the world. Put all your troubles in a big black bag. close 1t tight, and then sit on it, he told hts audience pretty much the same thing he had been suggesting by word and action for 8 years.
 Good bye. Eddie. Your clowning was more worth while than a lot of serious stuff.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
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 While Ye May. Old Time is still
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 Bloging! Copyright, 1923. Reproduction For
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You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1929 New York avenue, Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive . per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are cou- ddential.-Editor.
 Q. What are Milton's famous lines on the lark?
 A. The lines from L'Allegro are:
 To hear the lark begin his flight,
 And singing startle the dull night,
 From his watchtower in the skies,
 Till the dappled dawn doth rise:
 Then to come. in spite of sorrow.
 And at my window bid good
 morrow.
 The lines from Paradise Re- gained" are:
 And now the herald lark,
 Left his ground-nest, high tower
 ing to descry
 The morn's approach. and greet
 her with his song"
 Q. Is Rob Roy | real or dcticious character:
 A. He Is real eharactetr and was knowwn as the Robin Hood of Scotland. He plays an important part in Scott's novel named after him. He is also known as Robert the Red.
 Q. Is Lindbersh receiving pay from the United states government for his good will tour in Central America?
 A. No.
 2. Why is Shakespeare regarded as the greatest English writer?
 A. Because of his pure English. versatility of expression and ip- huence ovet all early English writers. On account of his know ledge of human nature and deep in- sight into character and because he covered 50 many phases of human interest, his plays reaching over . great variety of conditions from kings to the humblest of their sub jects from courts to brothele.
 c. What are the five climatic zones:
 A. Central torrid zone. north and south temperate zones. north and south frigid zones.
 c. Whhat are scented teas?
 A. Generally they are tea of poorer quality. that is favored with tho flowers of the fragrant olive, the chulan and sometimes Caps jasmine and other plants. This classificatiion applies more especially to Chinese teas
 Q. What is meant by the Key stone Base" in baseball?
 A. This term is often used in reference to second base.
 Q. Who Is the president of the National Broadcasting company?
 A. Merlin Hall Aylesworth.
 Q. Where can find the story of the forty martyrs?
 A. In the writings of one of the church fathers. St. Basil the Great. They are forty soldiers who met death near sebaste in Lesser Ar menia, in the prosecutions under Licinius. shortly after 316 A. D. An account of this story is contained in the Catholic Encyclopedia
 Q. On what date was Mrs. Sur ratt hanged at Washington. D. C.. for complicity in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
 A. July 1865.
 c. Whhat is . Eurasian?
 A. The term is used sometimes to denote the whole continent of
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
ObsevJalioss On He/Reatker

Washington. Feb. l1.-Torecast for Southern New England: Rain tonight and Saturday. Colder Sat. urday in Connecticut and northern Massachusetts. Fresh to strong northwest winds, shifting to west and northwest on Saturday.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain tonight: colder in axtrsms north portion: Saturday raln. chang ing to mow and much colder with cold wave in central and nojth por- tions: fresh. possibly strong south- west shifting to west and northwest winds.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
NAVAL EXPENDITURES

Constructing. operating and main- taining a navy is like getting an automobile, or acquiring new schools: 1t is not the first cost so much as the upkeep.
 Our figures. which hail from the U. S. budget bureau, show that from 1913 to 1927 the nation spent $l,- s27.s7s,57s on naval construction. But during that time 'ali other naval expenditures" totalled $5,759.- 649.3e3.
 Roughly speaking, it cost three times as much to operate and main- tain the naval establishment as the ships cost.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
Work Inside Sunken Hull
 Of S-4 Is COmpleted

Boston. Feb. IT UP)--All work inside the sunken hull of the sub- marine S-4, preparatory to raising the submersible. apparently has been completed. salvage officials reported to the Cha lestoun navy yard today.
 The report described extensive div ing operations conducted yesterday m the wrecked underseat boat. rest ing under 100 feet of water of ProviucetoNn. There was no indica- tion as to when tho actual raising operations would be started.
 The S-f was ranmed and sunk by the coast guard destroyed PauldinE on December i7 last with a loss Of 70 lives