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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
Convention Sidelights

By STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
HOUSTON. June 25.-The unprece-
der1ted spectacle at national conyen-
ton of strenuous efforts by 1.-THE Presi-
dent makers" 10 prevent their candidate
being nominated on the first ballot.
deliberately almost desperately trying TO
hold eager delegations back. so that
favorite sons could get complimentary
votes. is amazing veteran convention
observers.
II is the outstanding feature Of the
iyre-conyention activities. The next
amazing situation Is the quiet and
decoruFl. the lack of hustle and cam
paigning about the Smith headquarters.
Street Number Smith. 700"
some one seems to have In quite per-
raanent form recorded his conviction
as to the number of votes that Smith
will receive on the first ballot. Set in
blue tile on the curbstone near Con-
yeation Hail. where II Is attracting the
attention Of the many thousands who
are inspecting the structure put UP in
so days which Is considered the most
convenient coliseum ever provided Tor
any national convention, is Smith 100.
But the truth Of the matter is that 1t
is the name Of the street and TOO
designateS the number Of the street.
Oklahoma who is blind. and who Is
scheduied to second the nomination Of
senator Reed. contributed bon mot
q, the lobby gossip. Asked for his 'iews
an the coming election, the blind sage
aafd IT looks as though Hoover will
get all the votes Of the women who
have poodle dogs. and Of the men who
wear high hats anc spats. and 80 per
cent Of those VINO wear monacles; but
they know 50 little about how 20 eX-
ereise their right Of suffrage that they
will probably 50 mutilate the ballots
that they will never be counted
Gen. Lord Careless With Economy.
Evidence that Gen. Lord. the budget
director. Is 10csening up has found Its
way 10 the convention gathering. Some
one borrowed nice long yellow pencil
from Luther C. Steward president Of
fne National Federation Of Federal EN-
moves. who Is here lobbying In the in
ferests of the Government workers Mr..
steward promptly warned the borrower
to be careful Of the pencil for it was a
souvenir. II had been sent TO him by
Miss Gertrude McNally, secretary OF the
federation She had received IT al a
conference with Cen Lord. Usually
she budget director passes out only
short stubs Of pencils not more IMAM
two inches long, 90 miss Mchally. was
ggro1d of the fact that she had m"
weighed q brand-new pencil out OF the
Governments watch dog on ezpend-
lures
Planks mostly cumbersome and un-
~ieldly are being carried around by
practically every delegate, seeking Co
operation Of other delegates To put IT
ross.
Offers Three, word Plank.
e Yenajned for q Washington Cat.
Sesrsate 10 offer the gboTtest plank oi
al James William Bryan, who has
est put through the stupendo1S prof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
SMITHS SON GRADUATED.

ALBANY. N. Y. June IS Op).-Gov.
Smith allowed politics and the Houston
Democratic convention to slip into the
shadows of his interest today while he
turned his attention to the graduation
of his youngest son, Walter, from high
school.
The governor maintained official ST.
lence on matters political and adjusted
his work TO allow his attendance at the
graduation exercises this afternoon.
Walter, II years old. was to be given
his diploma at the high school of the
Cathedral Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
1893 DRY LAW ARRESTS.
112 Are Charged With Intoxica-
ton Over Week End.

Eighty-tl1ree charges of sale, posses
sion and transporting intoxicants were
preferred against persons arrested for
alleged violations of the dry enforce
ment law during the AZ hours ended at
8 o'clock this morning. There we're liz
persons arrested for drunkenness and
8 for drinking in public during the
two-day period.
Seizures reported by the police in
cluded $50 quarts of whisky. $50 bottles
of beer, gallons of wine, so gallons of
mash and automobiles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
DELEGATES REACHING
HOUSTON INCREASE
SUPPORT FOR SMITH

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
SMITH STRENGTH
TO BE DETERMINED
BY CAUCUS TODAY

Continued from First Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25
Offers Three word Plank.

4 Yenlajned for q Washington Clty
6esfsate 10 offer the gi3oTtest plank OF
al James William Bryan, who mas
k1st put through the stupendous prof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-25

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Evening star., 1928-03-30
Bunnyland's Open!

tomorrow, the 9th Floor Tower Auditorium be-
comes Bunny land. A joyful Easter zoo for the
children, with ma ke-believe and real bunnes,
chicks ducks, birds and gay dyed eggs Every
body s welcome!
Evening star., 1928-03-30
Easter Greeting Cards

( ---of appropriats design and sentiment are
priced ifona Sc to Soc each, Boxed assort-
nients of one dozen cards, Soc, We have
/ never had as complete selection as this
year ~ .
al Floor)
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-08
SEATTLE: DOATNA|l BEL|EMS HAs P|IU
 ID HARNESS TIDES

Comes now one George E. Me- Milan, former West Seattle boat
 house operator, with a new and
 novel plan for harnessing the tioes
 of the ocean to generate electric power and motivate the machin-
 cry of the world, according to Mo
 Williams idea. He has applied fer
 patent rights.
 The plan contcmplates a. per
 mantly anchored mast or tower. metal covered and fastened by a concrete base in an ocean current or tidal stream. The tower will rise perpendicularly thru a machinery scoW which in turn will rise and and fall with the tide on it's moor Ing mast. The mast will pierce the scoW one third of the distance from the bow inthe after part of the IscOW so that the current will keep the bow headed into stream at all tunes
 Propeller shaft in battery along the bow of the vessel will carry re- Versed ships propellers or paddle wheels arranged to catch the full force of the current and geared with machinery aboard which w.l "step up" the rotation to high vel ocity. By means of cog or friction wheels the power thus captured w1Ii 1 communicable to a dynamo aboard may be transferred to the shore o1 where ever needed from the top of the mOoring mast.
 Such sCoWs, McMillan pointed put and their auxiliary equip ment, might be made a tiny size or strength desirable, depending on 'he amount of electric energy need- ad.
 MtMillan's plan, which he nopes 0 pu&'1 to fruition immedatly pat 9nts are obtained, is the result of eVeral years study and experiment ation, he said, while he was runn- ng boat house in West Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-08
Gangmara Indicted
 On 7wo Charges

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. g. R,- The Grand Jury returned two in- olctments against Wm. Reidman. former Chicago boxer and alleged Lieut.. of Max "Boo Boo" Hoff, so- called king of bootleggers.
 one indictment charged assault ana the other with attempting to obstruct justice.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-08
REGISTERED ILLEGALLY

NEWARK N. J. Nov. ?, (P)- Forty thousand registrants in the election districts of Hudson and Essex counties, democratic strong holds, faced the prospect having their names stricken from the poll books on the grounds that they were registered illegally.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-08
RUSSIA PLANS SOLAR STUD,

AhNlNGRAD, Nov. 8, P)-Rus- sia hopes to send a group of scien- 'iSts to the Philippine Islands 10 study the solar eclipse in May. 1923. me question Of finding funds for the trlp has been taken up by the Geophysical Observatory and As tronomic Institute.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-08
STEAL $10,OOO

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8, (P)- Four robbers with sawed off shot guns held up the office of the Gulf Re1inlng Co.,, and escaped with the payroll of $1O,OOO.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-08

If you haven't trieo Frye. .Bruhn's Baby Beef you have missed some thing, friendsI
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-08

TRY A PURE WHITE ROCK ICE CREAM SODA. SchalIerer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-11-08

Al meat ana nothing else In tho Frye. .eruhn Meat Market.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
ECONOMY AND SODA LIMIT,

Budget Director Lord the other night addressed the sonri annual meeting of the Business orgsnlza tion of the Government. and he enunclated 3. long list of savings in the Goyernmen esryIce. of drlhlets economized here and hits sa1 ed there: even the boys in the navy, r-e gathered. were using loss soap and were keeping just as clean. smaller money order blanks in he post office saved neat sum every year, and. 7e suppose. 2 cheaper quality of ruri1age on stamps likewise of fects a saving.
 How proud we shou1 bc that the government departments now buy their material at wholesale rather than retail, and that the sharp-eyed executives do a bit of shopping for the best quality at the lowest price.
 And then we are reminded Of the testimony of Lieutenant Command CT G. H. Mankin, Q naval doctor. be- fore the court of inquiry inyestigat- ing the S-4 disaster. He had said that 1Ho pounds of soda lime in the | torpedo room of tho submarine would h1Hc kept the men alive 23 hours longer. oxygen without the soda lime was Of no avail, science showed, because the air was not purified. and in effect, only tho air pressure was increased. The records of inc disaster show air vas intro- duccd into the torpedo room on the night Of December q, or within the
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
THE BUILDING BOOM

Here it is the dead of winter and the building boom, which was thought to have died after short and lively existence, continues live ly. What is one to think of the facts as recorded in the record in city hall? Yesterday saw total of s1oS,ooO in building permits taken out in one hour.
 The list includes "extensive alter ations" to existing buildings. mean- ing they will be modernized. the bet ter to fit in with the picture created by numerous up-to-date structures that have been erected, or arc still under erection. Thus the cycle of progress moves along it's happy road a new building not only contrib utes its handsome features to the general view, but stimulates others to go and do likewise.
 The building boom may have slackened throughout the country as a whole. but 1t is not doing so bad ly in New Britain. This city con- tinues to signify its progress and growth in a most substantial man- ner. There is no reason 10 think that the city is "over-built." The new structures being erected, those that have been erected, and those that have been rnmodclnd--all these arc to meet tho requirements Of ihe city for Nars 'o como. This work is not done 10 meet the requirements of this year or next year, but will stand for the future and take care of it's needs.
 Tho man N ho puts money into building doesrt need to make a speech ahou' hc future; he is shar. ing if.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

4. Considerably over one-half ol the total catch of iisheries in Scot land is herring. the next most i'm portant varieties being haddock ant cod.
 Q. What is the present popula. ton of the United States?
 A. The estimate of the United States census bureau for July l 1927 Is 1lS.62S,O0o.
 Q. Is "Mignon" . name?
 A. It is a French word meaning tiny. dainty. delicate and is used a, . name.
 Q. If an American citizen goes abroad to marry how should he have his passport fixed in order to bring his wife back with him?
 A. According to a recent ruling of the United States department of state, American citizens who are going abroad to marry must have their passports amended to include the wife. This can be done at an American consulate abroad after the marriage takes place.
 c. Are there more women than men in the world?
 A. There are no authentic fig ures. Estimates have been made that they are about equally divided. based on data from census returns In countries where these are taken.
 O. On what date did Easter fall in 1912?
 A. April z.
 Q. Where can one purchase 
 A. From Alex Cameron. 67 West Ohio street, Chicago, Illinois.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
STICKING TO THE FLEET

Senators Mclean and Bingham again were on the losing side in the 1 Senate voting on the Jones bill, <, which by winning a3 to 31 approved continuance of the policy of gov crnment ownership and operation Of the United States merchant fleet.
 It is not question of government ownership per SC. Perhaps, If the United States did not happen 10 possess a single merchant vessel and the suggestion were made that the government go into the shipping business, the vote would be decisive against il. The cruX of the argument is that the government already owns large shipping fleet, that it is be- ginning to pay it's way, that it will pay for itself and yield profit with in a few years, and that this is no time to hand the ships over to pr'- ynte interests at rdiculousIy low prices.
 The plan of competing shippers and would-bo shippers to get hold of the government vessels is little less than an attempted raid on the treasury. or the requirement of government subsidy indirectly. The fleet was paid for by the taxpayers: it is their property; Congress will do well not to hand it over at knock down price.
 Nobody would bhy the vessels at their real value. The Presidents scheme to get out of the shipping business is not one that would yield the taxpayers a square deal; it is one to sell the ships to private in- terests at whatever price they choose to pay. The Senate has seen through the plan, and without the help of the Connecticut senators has firmly stood for the public interest as against private interests.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
CONSIDERING THE NATEE
 SITUATION

Chairman W. L. Hatch of the water commissioners Ia thinking of the city water supply in terms of corporation management This is not saving a city owned water supply should not be operated in terms of service charges or the sale of water below cost to some consumers. II need only be pointed out that com m unity ownership. or government ownership, usually operates differ ently.
 Chairman Hatch wants to go the whole distance and operate the en- tire department on business prin- ciples. Thus he includes not only a suggestion that rates be increased but includes d service charge, which he says is charge for the privilege of having a water service. He must know. however, that there by nc means is . unanimity of sentiment regarding the justice Of service charges. The utility concerns make such charges-that is. some of them debut the unpopularity Of such
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

necticut by IS and we have an idea of the situation throughout the United States. The super-power mag mates are alike everywhere-they don't only manufacture power. but they seek political power for busi- ness purposes. They have been fighting the possibility of the gov ernment utilizing the vast potential ities of Muscle Shoals. Boulder Dam. or the St. Lawrence rapids for pow. CT purposes seeing in that menace to all private ownership of power.
 Once, when the railroads ran leg islatures and blatantly promulgated a public be damned" policy the worm turned and the railroad suf- fered. Today the super-power inter- ests are following in the footsteps of the railroads. It is gratifying indeed that there are senators and repre- sentatives in Washington who will not be swerved from fulfilling their manifest public duty.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

charges among consumers is wide- l spread.
 It is the consensus generally that if service charges actually were no higher than to pay for overhead ex- | penses not actually a part of the cost producing the product delivered, then they would be much lower than is usually allowed. The tendency is to utilize the service charge as a medium to obtain q fat rate through indirection.
 If the average service charge merely represents overhead" then, in the estimation of many observers, it is pretty high. And even if the service charge is all that Mir. Hatch claims for it, its use in connection with a municipal water plant would be the apex of unropularity. The chairman of the water board
 
 knows more about the water sltua- ton than anyone else in the city: he has convictions and the courage to state them.
 The dispute as to an increase m rates, being Waged between Chair man Hatch and Chairman Hall of the finance board. thus far goes in , favor of the former by a shade. Chairman Hatch says several thou sand consumers actually pay less than they did 20 years ago, before meters were installed and when the rate was based on the fixtures and number of persons in the house." If Chairman Hall can provide req sonable come back to that statement he is genius.
 The question naturally arises. what was the object of putting in the meters ~ NCdl , Il SO II tIlN Aool7 NN'N to be less?
 This may be a bad year for rais- ing rates; such things are accom- plished to better advantage during flush times. But if Chairman Hatch will not go further in emphasizing the ''rate raise" feature and diplo- matically refer to his plan as one to "equalize the rates, he may be able 10 convince folk to whom a straight forward rate raise is like q strong stimulant. Though an all-around rate increase at this time may be un- popular, equalization" at least would be a step meeting with less opposition.
 If the Public Utilities Commission were to set the rates for the water department we probably would have capitalized rates and the service charge. The P. l.. C. as a first aid to utilities functions perfectly.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
Observations On The Weather

Washington. Feb. 2.-t'orecast for
 Southern New Englaud: Partly
 cloudy and continued cold tonight
 Friday increasing cloudiness: fresh. possibly strong west and northwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy tonight. colder in
 north and eastern portions. Friday increasing clcudiness. fresh westerly ! winds.
 Conditions; The dlstur bsnce that
 was over the lake region yesterday
 morning moved rapidly eastward to the Gulf of st. Lawrence. It pro-
 duced light snor-s in portions Of the lake districts and northern New | England. The area of high pres sure covers practically all portions ! of the country with center of 80. 50 l inches at Louisville. Ky. Tempera- 1 lures are lower this morning in the Ohio valley and lake districts and
 much lower temperatures have ap- l reared over upper ontario. White ] River reported 46 degrees below zero.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity i fair weather and not much change i in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
All Rikyed Up!

All Rileyed Up!
 How well do I remember
 Those days of Auld Lang Syne When ] walked in loves enchant- ment
 With that old sweetheart of mine. To night I'm at the clubrooms, An old man, grey of dome, A-sitting and a-dreading The hour of going home.
 She'll shower ne with china, She'll warp my creaking spine, She'll bust me wide and handsome
 That old sweetheart of mine! Mark o. Honan
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

At tho state ceIebration oS the
 HarugaH in this city on March 3 addresses will be made by Mayor
 Bassett and City Clerk Thompson.
 Musical numbers will be presented
 by the Teutonia Mannerchor and the New Britain Quartet club. Superintendent Lyman s. Johnson made his annual report of the activ. ities of the City Mission last night. He says that wagon meetings were attempted with indifferent success. The lodging house for the homeless and stranded is as much . demand today as in the past. Not more than three-mourths of New Britain resi- dents go to church regularly. Mir. Johnson said. and even among these there is destituti0n. B. B. Bassette was placed on the executive com- mittee. this being the only change in the officering of the mission.
 When the fire alarm sounded at , o'clock this morning few of tine persons affected realized that ono of the most vital spots in the center of the city was ablaze. The scens was the hotel Russwin, a dangerous spot for a disastrous fire, since it contains the post office, national bank, the Russwin Lyceum buildings The flames broke out in the rooms of the New Britain club. The loss of 5000 would have been much heavier had not most of the furni- ture been removed in preparation for the annual reception tonight. Officer Hellberg was one of tho first 10 spot the fire and aided in carrying to safety woman ill with tonsilitis. Chief Sullivan and Chief Rawlings directed the fire fighters. who kept the flames from reaching the parlor, where they would have destroyed thousand dollars worth of palms and ferns belonging to A J. Sloper. N. P. Cooley, W. L.. Hatch. and other members visited the rooms today and said that no change would be made in the plans for the annual reception.
 Private William Boyle of the 76tk infantry has returned to New Bri- tain after service in the Philippines and China. He was taken prisoner in the Pekin campaign and branded with a hot needle. He still bears the mark on his hand.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

estimated s hours Of safety that the presence of soda lime would have provided.
 Last year Lieutenant Commander Roy K. Jones, who commanded the S-4, put in an order for soda lime. The answer he got was it might be supplied him ''in the fiscal year 1ao9."
 Director Lord did not state how much the government had saved by failing to- provide the soda lime.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
25 Kears Ago Today
 (From Paper of That Date)

At the annual meeting of the di- rectors of the Stanley Rule & Level Co. this afternoon the following of- ficers were elected: President, c. E.. Mitchell: vice-president and secre- tary. A. w. Stanley; treasurer. C.. B. Stanley;: superintendent H. S. Walter.
 The designs of the valentines of- ferred by the dealers show that New Britain is improving in artistic taste.
 Pearl Smith, bookkeeper in Wood ford's coal yard, has been with his father in Meriden for several days.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

Something else to chuckle over: In the old days the proof readers on the morning papers were mostly pretty girls, and 1t was some mere males duty to take them home at 3 |, m, We wonder whether that still happens on well-regulated morning newspapeN.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
ONLY A HUSBANDl GA Fun Shop Drama)
 In Three Acts

IA run SnOp DramaJ In Three Acts By Chester Fromer Act OIH
 (Mrs. Hinklc and Mrs. Todd arc talking in Mrs. Hinkle's living room.)
 Mrs. Todd: Is it true. dear. that your husband never forgets your wedding anniversary"
 Mrs. Hinkle: "He never docs"
 Mrs. Todd: Don't you ever re- mind him? ?" Mrs. Hinkle: Well, he fell down and broke his arm the day before we were married, and so on the da-' before the anniversary I always say. broke your arm.' And he never for gets"
 .... Act Two
 Mr. Hinkle is in a department store. He addresses the salcsgirl at the lingerie counter.)
 Hinkio: "Ah--er - um - har- rumph-ah-er!"
 Salesgirl: For your stenogra- rher or for your wife?"
 Hinkle: "Whlt! For my wife, Of course:''
 Salesgirl: "kitchcn utensils on the fourth floor"
 Act Three
 (Mr. Hinklc comes home that evening. He hands Mrs. Hinkle a package.)
 Hinklc: "Never again. never again. There's a gift but I'll never go into a department store again."
 Mrs. IIinkle: Why, what's wrong?"
 Hinkle: 'I saw a number of very well-dressed women walking along. So I said to myself. 'I'l just follow them. Anything such nicely dressed women would buy would please my wife, I wondered why they were walking so slow and why everybody was looking at mo. Then I just found out I was following the fash ion model parade."
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02

The tabloid mind gets 3 kick out Of contemplating the yasaries of the se'o. But no picnic or social party vas complete without kissing games in those days, and that information might interest flarpers more than the long skirts worn.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-02
Sea,J all cosnmuujcetionS 10 Fun Shop Edtt0s. ceFe Of the New Britain Hcrah. apl your letter utu bo forwarded to New Yosk.
Bobs, Thea and Nows

Once, in February. bobs were in
 their prime. Now We have 'em with us all the
 blessed time, Once they went on runners but even we'll concede Though now they so on flappers.
 they're keeping up their speed.