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New Britain herald., 1928-02-10

WITHDRAW OfD MONEY.
 Vienna. Feb. 10 M-O.A Hunssr- ian bank notes of J6c.Oo anA ..- 00O, 900 crowns deromtaatiea arc being withdrawn from circulation in Hungary. They will cease to be legal tender h yune e< this yer.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10

every round of bread made in this country. sold at an average cost to the consumer of S.55 cents, fed eral trade commission investiga.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-10

Washington. Feb. 10.-lH-The baker gets more than five cents. the grocer gets ono and one-fourth end the farmer gets one cent from
, 1928-06-07
~CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE
TONIGHT AT SIS O'CLOCK.
eCAMEO KIRBY

Fox Films adaptation of the sage play by Harry leon Wilson and Booth Iarktmg-
ton makes an excellent picture filled With Romance ana Thrills.
John Gilbert play. the role Of Cameo Kirby, the swasbbucking gambler, who uses
his winnings or charitable purposes
Gertrude Omsted, Chat charming young lady We have been longing to see fur
pishes the occasion for the IN &c and the happy ending"
Beautiful photography is one Of the big assets u Tins production. There are any
number of atuacuy4 scenes and the settings, both eXHlos and the colonial mansions,
are pleasing in the extreme
Here sa picture that should appeal to ALE entertainment seekers, and re are asking
10 more than The Usual charge for admission
, 1928-06-07

ST. CRDIX STATION.
Halifax, N S June 4 A. Rolled liz bis
attempt to reacn IrepaSsy, NeWfound-
land and thus complete the first Ieg OF a
transatlantic flight, by the heavy banks
OF thick log which prevailed yesterday
off Nova Scotia coast, Wilmer Slultz,
plotting the giant Fokker tri motored
mon0plane "Friendshlp', which took off
from Boston at daylight, was obliged to
MAKE d forced landing in Halifax har
b0ur yesterday at p M. StuIlz is &C
companied by Lew Gordon, mechanic and
Miss EmeIia Earh8rt, both OF Boston.
Wlih their destination shrouded in mys.
terry, when they hoped off from the Bo5-
ton airport, the tuO had planned to
make a transatlantic flight VIA Irepas-
sey, Newfoundland bur after two unsuC-
cessfuI attempts to fight their way through
the dense fog banks, encountered, hIty
miles southeast Of Halifax, they were
forced to turn back and nWaIt better
weather conditions. Ii the weather con-
ditions permit, the m~onoplane will mop
off this morning tor ~!repassy, New.
fouudIand. I'VE took off from Boston
|inteuGIng 10 fly direct to Irepassey,
newfoundland, 20 t he On d fresh sup
ply Of fuel ana lnen proceed across 10
Ireland, such was the statement OF Stultz
the pilot Of the m~Onupiane. when he
made known last evening Tor The TTSt
time at The exact destination Of tile TRIO.
, 1928-06-07
TO THE AUTOMOBILE TRADE

FHE Firm Of Z. & {. SIANEMANN
begs 10 notify OIa Aut9mou.e Pubic
: thai thty are now operating the JdSO-
line Pump, formerly operated by The
Firm of ALEXANDRA MARQUEE. and
RESPECTFULLY beg TO solicit Tie business IN
Gasoline and Lubrlcat.ug On.
Uutl! further, the Pump will De Oper-
ated al its present stand.
Evening star., 1928-04-04
UNITED STATES
IN WORLD WAR
Tea Years Ago To-day

Disclosed that American forces are
now occupying u sector ON the MeuSe
Heights. south ot Verdun Germans
raid listening post soon after oar troops
arrive, but are driven OFT, More
than 100000 German troops deliver a
terrific attack against the French along
a 9~mie front, from Gr,ve>neS To north
OF the AmienS~ Ioye road, and are met
With storm of fire from French gums
and despite repeated assaults they gain
but small section oE ground Ry
counter attacks the French retain their
hold on Grivesnes. Germans seem bent
ON making headway at amy cost. fTeoCA
report Germans also deliver
heavy blow at British and while haigs
right and center hold fast, his lett Is
pressed back and Germans gain ground
near Hamel aud make progress toward
Naire Wood. While some German
military writer's do not admit 1t, others
see signs ef an allied eounter~oftenStye,
Nine billion dollars Is appFcNi-
mate cost 10 the United States og one
year OF war, Mose than half nj tAtS has
gone Tor loans IL allies. more than a
third has been spent for the Army and
Navy establishment one fitteenth for
Shtphuildlng. inst one sixth raised by
taxation and other ordinary sources cf
revenue, aud Alanee has come tram
sale oE lAoeTtfAhQAdS and certificates
M AnuehLRSsne&8. q
Evening star., 1928-04-04
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC FILLI4M VILE.

and Copeland Of New York. Young
Bob" La Toilette of Wisconsin quail
fies for the fraternity through his
editorship Of La Follette's Weekly.
II Nick" Longworth goes to the
Senate from Ohio as the result of the
1928 special election for the unexpired
Willis term--aS many OF the Speakers
admirers think he villa prime favorite
for his succession on the rostrum OF
the House will be Representative
Robert Luce, Republican, of Massachu-
sets. Luce Is one OF the acknowledged
parliamentary authorities of Congress.
as well as one of its outstanding
scholars. Harvard 81 and former
lieutenant governor OF the Bay State,
he has served In the House for five
terms. Luce has written standard
books dealing with legislative affairs
among them. Legislative Procedure"
Legislative Assemblies" and Con
gress: An Explanation" He is
lawyer by profession and made repu-
tation as chairman on rules and pro-
cedure Of the Massachusetts constitu-
tional convention l9l7-l9l9.
Alfred Pearce Dennis. vice chairman
OF the United States Tariff Commits
sion. Is the victim OF what he calls a
C. reek tragedy-that Is to say, he finds
himself necessarily and inextricably
confused with Alfred l.. Pinneo Dennis
writer and educator. The two Dennises
were at Princeton at the same time. the
similarity in their names giving rise 10
constant mix-ups. Alfred Pearce be-
came professor at Smith College.
Northampton, Mass Soon afterward
Alfred plnneo turned up in Northamp-
ton. 10 court and win local society
belle. Later in life Alfred Pearce was
assigned a place at London In the
American foreign service. 1t wasn't
long before Alfred Pinneo materialixei
as an assistant military attache TO
Great Britain. Then Alfred Pearce
took to writing on international affairs.
Alfred Pinneo followed suit For years
they've been getting each others mai.
It's common for the one to receive in
vitations to deliver public addresses
which develop to have been intended
for the other. For while both the
Dennises lived In Washington. which
further complicated matters. They re-
main friends.
This observer was the ear witness
this week OF snappy bit of political
repartee. One of the famous Demo-
cratic hostesses of the Capital was bar
tering a well known Republican men,
ber of Congress about Coolidge pros
perity." She asked him II millions OF
unemployed" mean prosperity, Well"
Representative ~---- replied. you know.
even when there's only a remote pros
pect OF "A Democratic administration,
times always look bad'
ICupYrtght 1881
Evening star., 1928-04-04
The Original OF "Alice. +"

When an American collector yester
day paid fl5.l00 for the original man
uScript Of Alice in Wonderland" at an
auction sale in London, he set a new
English record for prices for literary
material. The bidding for this precious
script was spirited, Eritons were com
peting against the American. both for
the sake Of obtaining the document snd
10 prevent its loss TO the British treas
ure house Of literature. After he had
been awarded the prize with his hign
bid, Or A. r. w. R0Henbach, who is one
~ the foremost of collectors announced
that he would resell IL 10 the British
nation for exactly what he had paid
for IL.
British chagTin Of the possible loss
NJ this manuscript is somewhat tenn
pered by the fact that owing 10 Dr
hosenbachs persistence In the bidding
The original Alice" owner of the script
VINO WsE compelled 10 part with IL IN
order 10 provide funds for her mainte~
nance. lie assured N comfortable in"
come for the remainder OF her life.
This original of the immortal story IL
Mrs. Alice Fissssncs HsfgTsaves. daugh~
ter of Dr. LiddeiI. once dean Of Christ
Church College. oxford. ehs waa one
of three little girls whom Charles Lit~
widge Dodgson, . young mathematical
lecturer at oxford. one Summer after
noon towed up ths Thames and IN
whom he told q story. That story Was
Inc beginning Of Alice in Wonderland, "
and Mys. HsTUssses was the heroine.
Evening star., 1928-04-04
Revision or Rejection 7

Eenier Foincare's speech at CarcsA~
h9ns Last Sunday may be destined ~
BE- Of paramount importance. He ez-
pressed Frances readiness 10 hasten &
repsrs gaon settlement by marketing
German railway and industrial bonds
now set aside for repsration payments
under the Dawes plan. IN Germany
K. Foincsre's statements baN been
promptly seized upon aa h~sshding the
approach " another International c1n~
terence or fepaTstlons The Germans
desire, which Dorders upon ipsistence.
o. q revision II the Dawes plan is
Nell known
GermEny's maximum payments ~
2 500 900 900 god msrks begin " fall
due in 1923 Many economists have
raised the question ss 70 whether she
Will be able 10 MAKE the necessary
~uansfefs" 70 meet them. II They can
not Do 90. tie solution u the arising
situation Will conjafe up sn acute ques~
ton.
AAt the 1877 meeting ~ the Unpsd
e4s tss Cnantber of Commerce Ia Wa1hv
tn9t0n two distinguished American az
Evening star., 1928-04-04

Mrs Gearshift called her husbands
attention to an item in the paper.
did you see this story" she asked.
about the Tennessee woman who fled
from the measles all her life, only to
die OF them at last?"
j. Henry Gearshift took his pipe out
of his mouth.
Yes. but she was 90 years old when
she died" he replied.
well" Mrs Gearshift hesitated.
1T seems to me that is long enough
for any one to live" continued j. Henry.
Yes, but think how much worry she
caused herself"
Well what of 1t? Every one has to
be afraid of something. You are afraid
of dogs. for instance"
who wouldn't be, after being bit by
one?"
IF you had kicked that bozo in the
face, like l told you to do, he couldn't
have bitten you. But what's that got to
do with the measles?"
We'll, / Just asked you II you had
seen the piece about the old lady"
And said how much longer could
she have expected to live. anyway"
Think of all the worry she went
through-What good did it do her?"
Maybe it kept her from catching
them half century beforeW
X II *
What Mrs Gearshift was driving at"
as J. Henry Gearshift we'll knew, was
his fear of colds"
GearShift has been fleeing from colds
all his life, firm in the conviction that
the best way to catch one is to have
some careless wight SneeZe openly upon
one.
1t seemed to the fearful Gearshift
that every man. woman and child in
the District of Columbia suffered from
colds. which prevalent malady was COM
monty punctuated by large and abun-
DE- & sneezing
This sneezing seemed especially point
ed in the direction Of one j. Henry
Gearshift. 1t became quite joke with
his family, his friends and with him.
self. for Gearshift had as good sense
OF humor as the next one, II not just
a little bit better, and really enjoyed a
joke on himself
Every one has heard Of those who
like to tell jokes on themselves, but
their number Is few and far be-
tween. as the saying Is. For one man
who relished joke ON himself. there
are at least 1000 who find no fun In 1t
at all
Most human beings are so constituted
that they get quite a kick" out OF a
joke on the other fellow. but let the
tables be turned. suddenly all the hilar-
ity vaniShes from their faces. Often
enough they become indignant at the
very thing they found enjoyable just
the moment before
j. Henry Gearshift was one of these
dry humor" sort Of fellows. OF whom
the Government departments are full.
He could tell Joke on himself in the
most solemn. yet comical manner. con-
vulsing his audience. yet himself re-
naming with impassiye visage
Gearshift possessed what some thought
a wonderful gift. the ability to keep
his mental comments To himself. Here.
again. most men and women show in
stantlv In their faces what they think.
but Gearshift contented himself with
non- -committal murmurs. mostly con-
sisting of "uh-huh!" that expressive
combination OF sounds that seems to
be meaningful. yet means nothing at
all or something no one can tell which.
&&%
When J. Henry went down TO the
office the next morning. he was more
than ever determined to shun the con-
tact OF the great American sneezer.
1t struck Gearshift as almost un-
Evening star., 1928-04-04

In the course Of the debate on the
District appropriation bill yesterday in
the Senate attention was called to the
fact that the street widening process in
the downtown and business sections Is
nearing an end with two provisions in
the bill - for the completion of the
widening OF Connecticut avenue and
for the widening OF H street from Sew
enteeuth street to Pennsylvania avenue.
Senator Phipps. in charge OF the bill.
explained that these two items bring
nearly to q close the program OF ex-
pansion Of the trafic spaces at the
expense OF the trees bordering the city's
highways.
II is undoubtedly necessary that Ger
tain OF the downtown thoroughfares
should be made broader for the ac-
commodation OF the traff1c, which has
greatly increased. especially in view OF
the custom OF parking cars at the
curbs. But the cost OF this widening
in terms OF tree destruction is heavy,
and that cost has been borne by the
community grudgingly. 1t is, therefore,
to be hoped that the process Is nearing
an end and that no further material
sacrifices of the trees. which have long
been Washington's browning glory"
will be demanded in the interest Of
traffic accommodation.
The appropriation bill as amended
BY the Senate committee, and as 1t
will undoubtedly be passed by the Sen
ate, carries an increase OF $4,000 for
the care and planting of trees. bringing
the sum up to $125.ooo. which was
the original estimate Of the Commis-
sioners. II should remain at that fig-
ure. Indeed, larger sum Is actually
required for the proper care and re-
placement Of the trees. In no other
respect Is Washington 50 distinctive
among American cities It's tree-lined
streets have always been the object
OF the greatest admiration on the part
OF all visitors The foliage has been
a comfort to residents in Summer. Yet
during recent years there has been in
adequate provision for the maintenance
Of these growths. Modern conditions
Of street paving and underground con-
struction have initiated against the
trees. Many hundreds OF them have
died for Lack of no1Irishment, The
roots OF great numbers have been cut
In the course Of street works OF various
kinds. Diseases have attacked them
which in their weakened state they
have been incapable of resisting.
1t would not be overgenerous II Con-
gress doubled the sum allotted for tree
care and replacement The Washing-
ton OF the future should be a powered
city as in the past. There should be
the most skilled treatment Of the trees,
with adequate nursery provision for
their replacement and for the planting
Of sturdy young growths in newly
opened streets. At the very least, this
item, which merely puts the fgure OF
the appropriation at the point at which
the Commissioners placed 1t In their
estimates, should stand In the bill to
the point of enactment.
Evening star., 1928-04-04

Once more the country is wondering
when Chicago will take itself in hand
and clean out its gang terroriSts and
those responsible for them. The recent
bombing OF the homes of Senator De-
neen and Judge Swanson and the gen.
eral activities OF gangsters in politics are
discussed by the press as a national
disgrace.
"A thorough awakening OF decent pub
lie sentiment appears TO be about the
only thing that will save the lakeside
metropolis from the consequences OF the
buffoonery and rotten politics OF Big Bill
Thompson and his crew" says the Phila-
delphia Record. Quoting the Chicago
term pineapple" as equivalent 10
bomb" the New Orleans Times
Picayune observes: Senator Norris yes
terday suggested that the Marines be
called from Nicaragua and sent to get
the Chicago situation well in hand.
But we suspect that Chicago's proud
citizens will resist that suggestion. Il
is at least conceivable that people
who have tolerated gang warfare SO
long. bearing themselves as SpartanS
while their prominent gunmen and reie-
brated gang leaders were tarted of
Singly or in battalionS 10 the tomb, may
endure stoically and uncomplainingly a
pineapple harvest that garnerS or
threatens 10 garner some Of their poll
ticianS"
Sarcastic Senators and all others,
declares the Chicago Daily News, how
ever. should know that Chicago will re-
Quire no Federal aid in cleaning house
and restoring within its borders true
representative government as we'll as
orderly political and legal processes III
the long run, all electorate gives itself
the sort Of government and adminiStra-
ton II desires Reactions are in
eyitable. The unfit persons who recS-
leSSly abuse their power. cause moral
and civic revolt that cannot be with
stood"
Assassination and bombing" the
Chicago Tribune comedies. ARE being
added definitely TO the technique Of
politics, and the higher-upS are being
included as victims, Chicago politics
is being Caribheaniged. Thompson said
he could handle the crooks, On his
own statement he is responsible II
he had handled them they would not
be shooting candidates for Office and
blowing up the homes Of public ON
cials, MIR, Thompson has chased HIM
self out of town several times after
Evening star., 1928-04-04

Afterward Dodgson wrote 1t out on
ninety-two sheets OF paper In his own
fine script, and illustrated 1t by his
drawings, which became the basis of
the famous illustrations afterward pre-
pared by Sir John Tenniel for the
original edition Of the tale. This was
the script, cherished all these many
years by Mrs Hargreaves. that was sold
Yesterday. The Great War brought her
srievouS misfortune. Two of her sons
were among the victims Of that strug-
gle. Now she lives alone. widowed, poor
and childless. The mansion In which
she has resided for many years is for
rent. Thanks to the eagerness dis
played for this precious bundle OF less
than q hundred leaves of paper, her
cares are ended. but her sorrow at
parting with her souvenir is not as
suaged by this good fortune.
Yet 1t is we'll that this manuscript
has been sold during her lifetime. 1t
must eventually have gone into col
lection. and 1t is right that 1t should go
in circumstances to assure her comfort
in her declining years. Little did Dodg-
son think when he told that story on
the Thames 70 his three young listeners
that he was making literary history.
Little did they think that they we're
listening to a tale that would never die
that would give Joy to millions OF chill
dren in after years. that would remain
forever a classic of wit, would be re-
printed indefinitely, would appeal to
older minds as we'll as younger. would
be indeed despite Its apparent triviality
one of the worlds great productions OF
letters.
It Is to be hoped that the Alice
script will remain in England. 1t be-
longs there. It should be given a shrine
in its own environment. Proud as
Americans are to be able to obtain these
great literary souvenirs. they are not
disposed 10 take such priceless gems out
of their proper setting. and DR.. Rosen"
hach's generous offer to restore it TO
British possession should be accepted
with gratitude for the tender and for
the price that has been paid for 1t.
which gives 1t true valuation and as
sures Alice" fortune.
Evening star., 1928-04-04

thorities discussed the reparations prob
lem-Thomss w. Lamont Of J. p. Nor
gan g. Co. and ]. e. Sterrett. q promi-
nent New York public accountant and
American member of the Dawes plan
transfer committee. Both Messrs. La
mont and Sterrett emphasized that the
Dawes plan has never been regarded as
"a final solution of the reparations
problem" On their own part, German
statesmen and economists have not
concealed their expectation that the
United States will eventually take part
in its definitive settlement. because Of
allied Europe's contention that repa-
rations are linked with the war loans
Europe owes us,
Germans declared. in effect that for
them It is case OF revision or rejec-
ton of the Dawes plan. They call Its
present provisions hurdensome to the
point of impoSsibility. DR.. Bernhard
Dernburs. Of unsarory American men,
orv. calls the situation Germany faces
"grotesoue" Herr Korhler. German
finance minister when ne uttered the
statement, told the Reichstag that Ger
many. with the best of will, saw no
possible way Of raising the sums she
will be called upon to pay, beginning
with next year.
The United States Government has
rcsolutely refused TO permit Europe's
debts to the American treasury to be
tied in with German reparations. 1t
is not within the range of likelihood
that We shall recede from that position.
But IL was Secretary Hughes. in his
famous American Historical Association
address In New Haven at the end of
1923. who categorically foreshadowed
how unoficial American participation
might-as 1t shortly afterward did
prove the Alexandrian influence to cut
the Gordian knot Of the repsrations
tangle.
Perhaps 1t is ordained that to the
detached prestige OF the United States
will again be assigned the role Of con-
fronting q reparations crisis and ap-
plying the solvent.