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New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
H. 5. TEAM RAISES
$50 FOR EMBLEMS
VIII Have Dance to Get Funds
for Gold Footballs

According to the report of Edward
sowka. fullback on the New Britain
High school football team and one
Of the players in charge Of tho New
Britain High school Independents
Alumni football game on Thanksgiv-
ing Day, the team realized approx
mately $50 for its share OF the re-
ceipts. This money 10 to be used in
= fund for gold football emblems in
token OF the teams success in win
ming the triangular championship.
According to agreement. the high
schools half OF the receipts was to
be used in the fund. The next step to
raise funds will be to have a gold
football dance at Odd Fellows hall.
on Friday. December Is.
Coach George NJ. Cassidy, team
managers, and the entire squad will
be the guests OF the Boys club of
Hartford Public High school Friday
evening OF this week at the clubs
annual banquet.
The barber. the tailor. and the
owner of the shoe shine parlor where
the members OF the New Britain
High school championship football
squad had the best Of service free as
a reward for winning the annual
football game with Hartford on Mo-
vember ~. are now recovering from
the work thrust upon them when the
victorious team returned from
Hartford.
The result summed up Is IL free
hair cuts. shaves, and shampoos. 20
hats cleaned and several suits press
ed. and more than Is shoes shined
Two girls. cheer leaders, made the
most OF the offer OF James Bordiere.
BARRIERS, by having their hair cut and
when he opens Bordiere's Beauty
Saloon at 1879 Main street during the
latter part OF next week these two
girls will be the first customers
each getting free hair cut. sham
poo, and marcel.The tailor is the
Ideal Pressing and Cleaning Co. on
Church street and the shoe shine
parlor is owned by Raymond Clam
flone on Main street.
The cheer leaders are Rose Frey
Of 60 Monroe street and Edna Kief-
fer Of 259 Arch street.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
Walking EXTINCT;
\ everybody RIDES
Dr.. Arnold Says World Is For. I
getting to Exercise

"The world II getting too comfort
able to live in because Of the many
of the modern age"
said DR.. E. H. Arnold Of New Haven
school of Hygiene. speaking before
the members of the Exchange cub
at the Burritt hotel last evening.
DR.. Arnold told his listeners that
all sorts Of inventions are being
made to add to the comfort Of poo
pie and the modern age 10 being
made too smooth and easy. Automo-
biles. trains etc, are built along
comfortable lines 10 AZ to assure
their passengers of every possible
convenience. When tho automobile
first came out, riders experienced
jars and bumps but modern inven-
tons have overcome these annoy
ances and now cars glide along With
out any perceptible jars except when
on an exceptional bumpy road.
Continuing. the speaker stated
that the majority of tho people 60
to their places OF business or labor
in cars and do practically no walking
at all. People travel hundreds Of
miles In trains and spend hours IN
making the trip but actually walking
no more than . few hundred feet.
In many cases travellers get into .
taxi after leaving the train and mo.
tor to their homek
All this. said the speaker, IL lead.
ing folks away from one Of the "a.
sential things 81 life. that Of exer.
else, Walking, which Is one Of the
best forms Of exercises. Is practically
becoming extinct and people are
neglecting their physical makeups
because living conditions are being
made too smooth and easy for them.
DR.. Arnold's speech proved very
interesting and he was giving 4 ris-
irg vote of thanks by the club. End
ing his talk. the speaker urged his
listeners to get out daily and do
more walking and participate in
some kind of sports so as to indulge
in exercise needed for their digestive
systems.
DR.. Arnold predicted that within
five years there will be a reduction
Of working time and that the aver
age working week will consist Of five
days week. six or seven hour day.
Plans for the Christmas party TO
lie held on Tuesday. December Is.
Au, h. - 10,
ment committee.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
HEADLESS BODY Is
MYSTERY 10 POLICE
Found Floating In Delaware River
In Barrel Near Westyille,
n. Y.-Is Woman

Westville. N. J.. Dec. (UP)-
The mystery Of the headless body
Of a woman which was found feat
ing in a barrel In the Delaware riv-
er near here confronted county po-
lice today.
The officers communicated with
Camden and Philadelphia police in
an attempt to identify tho woman.
Two boys. Arthur Fox. IL. and
Edward BIGGER. II, both Of West
Vile. told police they had seen the
barrel floating In the river since
Sunday. They wanted to see what
was In 1t. they said. They pulled
the barrel ashore last night. Tearing
away the burlap top. they found the
headless body Of q woman.
New wood that had not been wa
ter-soaked led the police to believe
the murder was Of recent origin. Of
ficers admitted the barrel might
have been thrown of = boat but said
they believed 1t was 4 land murder
Chloride Of lime. 1t was said, was
found on tho body.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
AYIAToRS SMUGGLING
LIQUOR, BILLIARD SAYS
Coast Guard Head Declares Planes
Are Constant Source OF Worry
to HIS Fleet.

Washington. Dec. 5 ~ - Liquor
smuggling by airplane from the Ba-
hamas into Florida has added to the
worries of the coast guard.
Rear Admiral F. c. Billiard. COM
mandant of the coast guard. testify
ing before the house treasury appro-
priations subcommittee. said that
three planes of the service had been
operated in Florida during the past
winter ''as a deterrent at least on
such operations"
The officer estimated that liquor
smuggling into the United States had
been reduced to one-eighth OF its
former proportions within the last
two or three years, and asserted that
the rum ships that formerly piled
along the north Atlantic coast had
disappeared.
Most of the liquor vessels that fall
into the clutches of the coast guards
men along the north Atlantic shores
now come from the French island Of
st. Pierre, Admiral Billiard said. This
island he characterized as the source
of supply for most Of the smuggled
liquor that reaches New York.
Virginia and North Carolina ara
little troubled by smugglers, he add
ed. attributing this largely to the
fact that the smugglers desires to
land their cargoes In the vicinity of
large cities. Florida was an excep-
ton, he explained because of the
proximity Of the coast to the Ba-
hama Islands.
While the coast guard has 25 des-
troyers assigned to duty along the
Atlantic coast, the admiral said 1t had
no vessels of this type on the Pact-
fic coast and that there IL some
smuggling out there"
1.-The only craft we have out there
now" he said. ARE three first class
cutters, some tugs, and some patrol
boats at San Francisco. on the
sound and in southern California.
Two new vessels will be assigned
to duty. however. he added.
Admiral Billiard said that some Of
the liquor that was smuggled into
California came from European
ports by way of the Panama Canal.
The commandant expressed belief
that, given sufficient equipment. the
coast guard could entirely plug up
the holes through which foreign
liquors comes into the United States
over the coast lines. He declined,
however. to make any estimate OF
the size Of the feet that would be
required,
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
POTATO Eating
HAS fallen OFF
Women Seeking Slim Figures
Reports Indicate

Chicago. Dec. s (UP) - Repre-
from all the great potato
states met in a Loop hotel today in
an attempt to elevate the lowly
spud in the estimation OF the house.
wife.
Statistics given out at the ma
tional conference OF potato growers
by Gov. H. c. Baldridge Of Idaho.
sho wthat since women started In
search Of. slender figures potato
consumption has fallen at an alarm
ing rate.
Where a few years ago each per-
son in the United States ate three
and three-quarters bushels Of pota-
toes d year. the average now 10
three bushels. the governor said.
and 1t is the women who are to
blame. The figures show that wom-
en- have reduced their potato con.
sumption one and one-half bushels
year.
Wr0ng Idea
The potato growers say the wom-
en- have mistaken idea. Potatoes,
it is claimed, do not round out the
figure. One bulletin issued at the
conference declared that except
for fats" one could live entirely ON
potatoes.
Russell Shepard, Of Jerome.
Idaho, president of the Twin Falls
North Side Land and Water COM
pany. said that last year there was
a surplus of SO.0o0.0OO bushels of
potatoes and that this year the sur.
plus will be even greater.
1t is 10 meet this problem OF
surplus that the growers have as.
sembled here. There are $50 pres.
ent. representing SO states.
Rad situation
John g. WEIGH, commissioner of
the Idaho state department of agri-
culture. told the United Press that
the growers arc faced with q criti-
cal situation. He said prices for the
crop hardly are sufficient to make
a return to the farmers. The cost
OF marketing the crop is by far the
major expense item.
WEIGH offers as a solution the
proper grading OF potatoes so that
a better return will be available. He
pointed out that II potatoes are uni
form in shape. size and quality they
will command q higher price, both
to the farmer and the retailer.
Small potatoes mixed in with
large ones are bound to lessen the
! value of the large ones" WEIGH
| said. Naturally the housewife
would prefer potatoes Of uniform
size and shape. just az she prefers
uniformity in everything"
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
Six Reported Hurt
In Train Smashun

Wilmington. Mass. Dec. 5 (UP)-
Six persons were injured when a
milk train collided with a passenger
train about 100 yards outside the
station here last night.
The engine of the milk train hit
the baggage car OF the passenger
train. which was about to go on the
main track from spur. The bag
gage car was overturned and the
three members Of the trains crew
and three passengers were injured
Traffic was rerouted through the
Wilmington yard tracks while a
wrecking train removed the over
turned car.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
ART FAKES FOOL
SEVERAL CRITICS
Authorities in Boston and
Cleveland Taken in

New York. Dec. 6.-R-One OF
the sculptural fakes of Alceo Dos
sena fooled not only the authorities
OF the Boston and Cleveland
museums and the Frick collection
here but even penetrated the bar
riers Of the famous Metropolitan
museum Of art.
In the basement of the metropoli-
tan today stands a smiling little
statue in Archaic Greek style. a
maiden Of the type known as Kore.
The figure Is about three feet high
draped in a Himation and has the
rigidity characteristic OF archaic
work OF about SO B. c. Both arms
are missing and the statue has been
broken above the knees and reset so
that the break is obvious.
Author OF Work
The statue. bought for the museum
by the late John Marshall one OF the
worlds most eminent archaeologists
and largely responsible for the fine
classical collection of the Metropoli-
ton turns out to be another of the
works OF Dossena, reported in re-
cent cables from Italy as having ad-
mitted the authorship of numerous
Renaissance and antique art fakes
| that duped American museums Of
well over 100000. After the pur-
chase Mr.. Marshall became sus-
pictous OF his find and the museum
never placed the work on exhibition
or announced its acquisition, and if
Mr.. Marshall was fooled. he was in
the most eminent company.
| Fool All
The DOssena sculptures deceived
not only the most painstaking and
scholarly archaeologists, but geolo-
gists as well. 1t has been learned
that biologists declared the appar-
ent erosion OF the fraudulent sculp-
ture was the result Of natural pro-
cesses working over "a centuries.
Experts are still puzzled as to how
Dossena developed the remarkable
technique that gives his works the
effect of age" Sand blasting hai
been suggested as the means Of get
ting the effect of erosion. and 1t il
believed that some Use of fire wal
made to give crackle to the marble
Both European and American geoio.
gists have declared that the sup.
posedly Greek Athena purchased By
the Cleveland museum was damaged
by time.
Are Soaked
The earth-stained appearance Of
the sculpture is thought to have
been obtained by soaking the
marbles In a penetrating chemical
since chipping the stone with 8
hammer shows that the stain wa.
we'll below the surface and water
does not remove it.
Dossena himself is said to be abou
% years old. a native OF Cremona
tall, stoop-shouldered. with the quicl
nervousness popularity believed to b.
Joined with the artistic temperament
Experts here believe he must be no
only an able sculptor, but a com
petent archaeologist. architect an,
; chemist as we'll.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
YORK DOCTORS TO
COMBAT WITCHCRAFT
Beliefs OF Rural District Population
Thought Responsible for One
Recent Murder

York, Pa, Dec. S (UP)-The York
County Medical society today start
ed plans to kill the belief In witch
craft prevalent in this section-a
belief which Is blamed for at least
one recent murder.
A series of mass meetings will be
held to educate the residents. men,
bers of the society said.
DIR. P. A. Kohl, secretary of the
York County Medical society. told
the United Press Of the plans today
and said he would present a resolu-
ton before the medical board to-
night asking for the mass meetings.
The local board will cooperate with
the Pennsylvania department of
public instruction in the movement.
These actions were taken in view
of the recent murder of Nelson b.
Rehmeyer. a farmer. who allegedly
was killed because he would not vol
UNFAIRLY give a lock of his hair 10
Offset q hex" One pow-wow doc
tor and two youths are held for the
murder and the youths are said to
have confessed they beat the farmer
and then burned his body.
Those held are John Blymire, the
alleged witch doctor: Wilbur Hess.
whose father suffered from the hex,
and John Curry.
The medical society also will ask
the cooperation Of all welfare and
civic organizations in York county.
DR.. Noll told the United Press
that the DIR. Charles G. Coch Of the
educational board would obtain
speakers for the mass meetings. The
state officials also will aid the York
County Medical society in gathering
evidence against the witch and pow
wow doctors. DIR. Noll and other
physicians have pointed out that al
most the only way Of hating the
spread OF the witchcraft cult with
its "hexes" and 'spells'' and weird
formulas for the curing Of disease
is education.
They say that prosecution of the
witch doctors under the state Law
against practicing medicine or heal.
ing arts is extremely difficult. The,
point out that the men and women
who patronize the witch doctor;
generally refuse to testify asains,
the practitioners.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
GERMAN SUBMARINE HERO

HEREFORD. Germany. Dec. 5 Up
A bronze monument 10 Captain Otto
Weddigen. Germany's subma rine
hero. is to be erected on an island
i the river Vera near this town.
II will take the form of bow of
a submarine 26 feet long and 10
feet high. on which stands in natural
size the statue Of Weddigen
dressed in oil skins.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
Virginia Students Say
They Drink But Little

Charlo'tesvlI1e, Va. Dec. Rl-
Resentment over charges by Rev.
David Hepburn. superintendent of
the Virginia Anti Saloon League, Of
excessive drinking among univer-
sity students was voiced here yes
terday by the honor committee of
the university.
In formal statement the stu
dents declared a belief that there is
less drinking at the university at
present than ever before in its more
than century of existence.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
HAITIAN COFFEE CROP

Fort au Prince. Haiti, Dec. 5 P-
King Coffee scored heavily in the
final balance sheet of Haiti's fiscal
wear. which ended September go,
With IN average crop of $4,000 600
rolnfs Of the aromatic berry for
? he preceding period # ten years.
This years crop reached the maxi
mum in all of Haitian history with
tho bumper crop of 100000
pounds.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
URGES full USE
Of WATERWAYS
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Addressed by Secretary Davis

Washington, Dec. R1The OPEN
ing session of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress was told by
Secretary Davis Of the war depart
ment today that the nations needs
require coordinated use of every
form of transportation and that the
waterways should be used to their
fullest possibilities.
1.-THE water-borne commerce in
1927 was over 500, 000.OOO TONS" he
said. THE increase has been steady
with resulting benefits to the coun-
try in reducing its freight bill. On
domestic commerce alone the saw
ings have been estimated at $780,
100000 annually. We have seen
great developments in our water
way program. We have become q
great nation. Railroads are reaching
a high state of efficiency. We have
thousands Of miles of improved
highways. We are developing air
transportation.
Are Inadequate
But these transport agencies OPP
Grating alone will soon become mad
equate to handle economically our
commerce. We must plan, not for
next year alone, but for the next
decade, the next half century. Our
improved harbors provide adequate
| facilities for q much larger foreign
and coastwise trade than at present.
Hundreds OF miles Of improved in
land waterways have been added to
the net work and other promising
water ways are being completed.
THE country needs every form OF
transportation facility. However,
their use must be coordinated. in
terconnection is also of great ma
tional need. The movement OF
freight by water results in large saw
ings, which are reflected in reduced
cost of living and in great CONNER
cial benefits. We do not want te
limit these savings to stream Dor.
ders and seashores. The whole coun.
try Is entitled to the cheapest and
best methods of transportation.
Air, roads. railways. waterways
should. jointly and separately. each
carry the part of the load for which
it is economically best fitted. Onl,
by the cooperation. coordination ane
interconnection of all means o
transportation can the people ge
the full benefits to which they arr
entitled and which they must have
for their future progress and pros
perity."
Davis Opposed
! Separation of the corps of en-
gineers Of the army from its impor
tant peace-time duties of develop
ing and improving the country
rivers and harbors was opposed b,
Mr.. Davis. Such separation he op
posed not only as a direct blow
against military preparedness blu
because Of the possible introduction
of pork barrel and log-rollin
methods" He declared it to the in
terest of the users of the waterway
to the nation at large. and to tn
proper performance by congress Q
its duties that the country continu
: 10 avail itself in its waterway
problems OF the non partisan. non
, political. Efficient and nationall
minded service of the corps of en-
EineerS
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
MAYOR ELECTED

New Bedford. Dec. S, R-"They
won't be as hard q two years as
you think" mayor-elect Charles
Sumner Ashley assured his dau9h-
ter whose pleasure at his reelection
for a two-ycar term yesterday was
tinsed by some concern for the con-
tinued good health OF her 7O-year-
old father. Being mayor comes cas-
lily to Ashley. Yesterday was his
cath victory in a mayoralty contest.
He looks forward to rounding out
the record time of IS years in the
mayors office on January l.. 1890.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05

The smallest needles are made
from wire .0os5 inch in diameter
and 1000 of them weigh less than .
quarter OF an ounce.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-05
ENrERTAINS O. r. s. MEMBERS

Mrs. f. j. Burdick of SIS Stanley
street. entertained 16 members of
the supper committee OF Martha
Chapter. No. n. o. E. 8. at her home
last evening. Cards were played ana
prizes awarded TO the winners A
luncheon was served.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
Sig Haugdahl's Dirt
Track Records Fall

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 6.-(AP)-
Two worlds dirt track auto race rec.
ords, Is recognized by the Inter.
national Motor Contest association.
were shattered at the Minnesota
state fair Wednesday by Lou Schnei.
der Of Minneapolis.
In race against time on q one.
mile track Schneider made the dis
lance in AZ seconds, beating the mark
Of So LIS seconds held by Sig Haug-
dahl, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Schneider's second record was
established in ,free-for-all five-mile
race. His time was 3 minutes SO 1/5
seconds, or one and four-fifths Sec
onds better than the record held by
HauRdahl.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
BREWERS GAIN
IN ASSOCIATION

Chicago, Sept. 6.-(AP)-A win
ming streak Of nine straight games,
weight Of which have been chalked
up in foreign fields, Jack Lelivelt's
Milwaukee Brewers have cast dark
cloud over the American Association
pennant hopes of Minneapolis.
While the Millers and Indians won
their games yesterday against Kan
sas City and Louisville, the Brewers
picked up a half game on them by
trimming st. Paul in both ends Of q
doubleheader, to / and 5 to 4.
Today the Lels were but two
games from the top and virtually
tied with Indianapolis for second
place. The Indians were one per-
centage point ahead of the Brewers
but in games won and lost they were
equally two games from the top.
In the first game yesterday, Ed
dleman Of the Brewers pitched one
of the best games in the circuit this
season, holding the Saints to three
hits in the second, they won when
Merchant committed an error en-.
abling Pick to advance to third from
where he scored on an infield put
out.
The Minneapolis Kansas City game
was Suggest with the Millers get.
ting more hits and runs and win
ming, 10 to 6. The defeat just about
ruined Kansas City pennant pros
poets.
Leverett limited Louisville to -four
scattered hits as Indianapolis copped
10 to /. The Indians bagged sever
runs in the sixth inning when they
collected eight Of their ID hits.
Columbus and Toledo had an of
schedule date.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
HORSES RACING
HERE ARE BEST
AT LARGE FAIR

That horses entered in the first
Bismarck fair races in June were Of
the 'sfirst water" is indicated by the
fact that two horses finishing second
or worse here won events at the
Minnesota State Fair held recently,
according to Mrs. G. K. Bryan, man.
ager Of the local race track.
Robert Emmett, black colt whish
won the third heat Of the Conner
cial club purse race here, placed Sec
ond in his race 1t the Minnesota ex-
position races, pacing q mile in 2
minutes Z seconds.
Orphan Ann, bay mare which wor
second in the 2:25 trot here, won
first place and $1,000 at the Min.
nesota state fair, trotting the raile
in 2 minutes IL IA seconds.
King Direct, horse which placed
third in q race here, won an event
1t the Minneapolis fair in 2 min
utes 8 IL seconds.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-06
French Baker Would Not
Leave Water Until He Heard
That He. Would Get the
Wrigley Prize for Outlasting
German. Covers IL Ia Miles
in II Hours IL Minutes

Toronto, Sept. g. (AP) - Just
what sort Of money prize would be
paid to Georges Michel Of France for
his effort ii the Wrigley marathon
Of Is miles was the question upper
most in the minds Of swimming de-
voices and officials here today. The
Partisan baker, conquerer Of the
English channel and second-place
man in the second annual 21-mile
marathon here last year, was in ex-
cellent condition and spirits after
having been forced out Of the race
by tho chill Of Lake Ontario late
last evening.
Michel, when hauled from the wa.
ter, was the sole survivor among the
1919 starters, and had covered II Ia
miles in the rather laborious time
Of II hours and IL minutes. The ro-
found French baker-man apparently
strove to remain longer in the race
than Ernest Vierkoetter, German
channel victor and champion Of the
Wrigley marathon here last year.
Vierkoetter covered some IL miles
when taken from the water semi
conscious. Shortly prior to this
Roland H. Tegtmeir Of Seattle had