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The Washington times., 1928-02-10

What is happiness, anyhow?
Most people have the fantastic
notion that it is all a matter OF
getting the things you want in
life.
IF only I could afford that
car, own that house, win that
woman, marry that man, have all
that money! should be perfectly
happy"'--this is the sigh that
comes from 1.-The secret places Of
the heart"
Airy dreams! Decisions! Piffle!
Possessions have nothing to do
with happiness.
Happiness consists in just ONE
THING. Creating the thing you
love!
Every human being is a born
CREATOR. In that sense, alone,
is he made in the Image of his
Maker.
The happy man is the one who
is doing the thing he wants to
do, making the thing he wants to
make, becoming the thing he
wants to become.
Mother, artists, inventors, poets,
actors, writers-these are the
people who get the greatest
KICK out of life. These are the
people who never ask. What
is it all about, anyhow" These
are the people who squeeze all
the juice out of the orange.
: Happiness comes up smiling
with every newborn child.
The Washington times., 1928-02-10

out with o u t
your rubbers,'
Helen, you had
better be home
by S o'clock
Helen, I think
you had better
not wear that
color. 1t is a
little too yio-
lent
"At As, Helen
still w an t 8
things decided
for her. Being
unmarried, she
has no husband
to take the re-
8 p o n sib / lily.
II e n c e 8 h e
shirks. Every
new task holds
t erro RS. She
pushes it off:
pro crastinates;
hopes that the
nAur thing will
The Washington times., 1928-02-10
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times

Match correctly
/. MARYLAND
2. Abyssna York Harbor
3. Damascus Egypt
A. Ellis Island Syria
D. Baltimore Africa
Fill the blank in the title of book.
6. "The Little -" by J. M.
Z "Mr. Sees 1t Through" by H. G.
1.-THE Luck of - Camp" by Bret Harte.
g. "The -- Papers" by Charles Dickens
TO- Much Ado About --," by William Shakespeare.
H. "The Pilgrims by Bunyan.
Do you know:
IL Who wrote, "Was this the face that thousand
ships?"
10 What the substance in the blood gives its red
color? = - ~
Il In what famous story is the character Topsy?
IS. What does rising barometer indicate?
16. In what United
States
II. What university is in Ithaca, N. Y?
See Magazine Page for Answers
The Washington times., 1928-02-10

are, so that it is what you
WANT to be; nor what you DO,
so that it happens to be the thing
you LOVE to do--youM be
happy.
And you may take me literally
and say what you wanted to be
was a pirate. Well. how do you
know that a successful and con-
scientious pirate isn't HAPPY?
Nobody ever said that Captain
kidd had-.melancholiai
The Washington times., 1928-02-10

Is there any happiness on earth
half so glamorous as that In the
there is! Worlds Of it! A hundred
varieties Of it! \
There is the tingling of the
painter as he watches the thing
of beauty, the child of his heart
and brain, grow under the touch
Of his magic brushes. There H.
The Washington times., 1928-02-10

the poignant happiness of the
poet as he catches the rhythm
of his song; of the inventor as
he puts salt on the tail of a. new
idea; Of the musician as he brings
harmony out of the keys.
Creators--aIl Of us! From the
sculptor to the cook, from the
pima donna to the laundress,
froha the architect to the car
penteF.
- j.. d6asn4 matter WHAT. Jos1
The Washington times., 1928-02-10
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

O0GGAmg Tne OuAce Out VI Lie
VoU can bluff yourself a long
i way toward happiness.
You can smile. smile, smile"
and be so poppy" that half
your neighbors will think you
have come into money, and the
other half will wish you would
run into a lamp-post and end it
all.
But, there is not much comfort
in repeating, Every day in every
way, am getting better and
better!', when you know in your
heart, that every time you say
it, you are lying harder and
harder.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
HOLY CROSS STAR ! OUTRACES FIELD
]. P. Quinn Arrives Among
 Foremost of Dash Men

New York, Feb. e1 R,-Unherald- ed and unsung. J. F. Quinn. Holy Cross. has sprinted into the fore front with America's dash men.
 Competing against q crack field in the special s0-yard sprint at the New York A. c. games last night, Quinn captured his heat in record -equaling time, won the semi-final and final.
 Arrayed against the Holy Cross star were Al Miller. Boston A. A., Karl Wildermuth. Georgetown, Ro- land Locke. University of Nebraska. Folwell Scull, University of Penn sylvania. Jackson Scholz. and Frank Hussey the New York A. C.. and Quinn's teammate, Jimmy Daley.
 A wild burst of speed gave Quinn the first heat in six and one-f1fth seconds. eQualling the worlds record set five years ago by Loren Murchi- son. Hussey trailed the flying col legian by few feet. Going into.the finals against Miller. Wildermuth and Scull. Quinn again showed his heels to the field but his time was two-fifths of a second back of the record. Wildermuth was second and Miller third.
 Locke, making his bow to eastern track fans, was placed second in his heat but was shut out in the semi finals.
 After clearing 13 feet six inches to win the pole vault. Sabin Carr, Yale, failed in three attempts to clear 13 feet, 10 inches, . fraction above his own worlds indoor rec ord. He cleared the height with his body only to knock of the bar with an elbow as he came down.
 Lloyd Hahn, competing against a mediocre field. won the Baxter mile under wraps in the comparatively slow time of { minutes, 21 4-5 sec- onds.
 Phil Edwards, negro flash of New York university, overcame the handicaps of furry Of elbows and other interference to win the Bref- ney half mile by a foot from Ed Swinburne, New York A. c. Swim burne was jeered.
 Leo Lermond. Boston A. A., as usual, ran a handicapped field into the ground in the two mile to win in the fast time of 9:24.
 Joe Tierney. New York A. C.. gal loped off with the Bwermeyer goo yards with Gerard Swope, Dart mouth, second. The time was 1900 c-5.
 Despite a sensational finish by Eddie Hector, Georgetown's crack team bowed to Holy Cross in a one milo relay.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

disappointing because 1t lacked t1eills Of the usual wrestling exhs- bition. Stecher's famous scissors hold was not employed once to ad- vantage and vas attempted only twice during the contest. Lewis made attempts to clamp on his fa. nous headlocks. and succeeded in punishing Stecher with them.
 It was the second and third falls which gave the crowd its only thrills of the match which did not end untiI nearly 1880 o'clock this morninh- The second fall came after twenss minute rest and the men had hardly started again when 1t was all over. Stecher grabbed Lewis by the left arm with both hands claming on . deadly double wristlock. He carried Lewis to the floor. sprawling all over him. and awkwardiy forcing him to the mat.
 The third fall came unexpectedly and without warning but with Lewis forcing the issue. He vainly tried to clamp on a few headlocks, then switched his attack to the arms ana upset Stecher with a bar arm or . double wristlock. He viciously ap- piled the leverage while Stecher seeking to escape, moved his body to the edge of the ring and tangleu his feet in the ropeA Harry A Sharpe. the referee. was lying flat on his stomach on the canvaa watching for Stecher's shoulders to touch the mat. He did not hear the yells from Toney Stecher. brother of the Nebraska wrestler. calling upon Sharpe to order the men te the center of the ring. When con- vinced that Stecher's shoulder blades were on the canvas. Sharpe ratted Lewis on the shoulders, signifying him as the winner.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
HOPE 0f
 SCORING VICTORY
Lloyd Hahn Figures Wide and Nurmi Big Numbers in 0lympics

New York, Feb. 21 CF-America has mighty little" chance of win ming the 150O metres run in the Am sterdam Olympics from Paavo Nur- mi and Edwin Wide. Scandinavian masters, in the opinion of Lloyd Hahn, who will "carry the load" for the U. 2. A. in that event.
 The man who raced Wide into the boards here last winter in a thrilling mile struggle, American counter part of the 15O0 metre distance. Is not a pessimist. Nor has he any lack of faith in the leg power, en4 durance, and canny racing judgment that carried him to victory over the Swedish schoolmaster in a race that missed the world indoor mark of 4:12 by only one-flfth of a second.
 Training conditions" said Hahn, who last night won the Baxter mile feature event of the New York A. c. games. "are going to be all against us. Olympic arrangements will take the track athletes to Amsterdam on 12 day boat and the loss of 8 day at either end will prolong the voy- age two weeks. That is a serious break in training.
 There will be but ten days left for actual work after we get to Holland. That rules out time for acclimation and they tell me the weather there Is usually muggy be- cause the land is so low.
 ''The best plan. it appears to me, would be to take the fastest possible boat across. Four or even five weeks should be allowed for training in England. where the climate is more like our own. the people speak our language, the customs are the same. and where there wouldn't be the confusion and excitement that is bound to attend the Olympics in Holland. Then we could jump right to Amsterdam before the games without bothering about acclima- ton.
 There doesn't seem to be much chance. either" Hahn continued, that Jack Ryder, who has coached
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
AT AVIATION SCHOOL
Urban Sllockcr Reitcrates His Decis- ion to Quit Baseball, Saying f2 Years are Enough,

Okmulgee, Okla, Feb. 21 R1Ur- ban Shocker, veteran pitcher of the New York Yankees, who recently an- nounced his retirement from base- ball, has arrived here with plans to enter an aviation school.
 He made some short flights yes- terday and discussed aviation with pilots at 8 local field.
 "I'm through" said Shocker. when asked about the possibility that he might report to the Yankee camp in Florida. Twelve years of baseball is enough for anyone"
 He explained that while he hoped to enter g flying school soon, he had not definitely decided on aviation as . business career. He said his plans would remain indefinite until he completed his flying lessons. Shock CT is B years old.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
LEWIS REIGNS AS
 WRESTLING CHAMP
Beats Joe SteCher in ThrttFdl
 Match for Worlds Title

St. Louis, Feb. Fl 4-Ed (Strangler) Lewis of Kansas City, reigns today aS undisputed champion of the wrestling world.
 By defeating Joe Stecher Of Dodge Neb.. claimant of the title, in . three fall match at the Coliseum last night Lewis ended the quarrel that exist ed between them for seven years: since the time the "Strangler" de- feated Stecher in New York in 1920.
 Lewis won the first fall in two hours of dreary wrestling. with . bar arm. half Nelson and scissors hold on the arm, in 2:16:32. He captured the third and deciding fall in IF minutes 50 seconds with a bar arm, or perhaps a double wrist lock. Nobody was clear on the ex- act hold because of the excitement in the dramatically sudden finish.
 Stecher won the second fall in a dizzy maze of quick action. lasting only fifty-six seconds. Lewis. in g moment of carelessness, fell victim to 8 double wrist lock and was pin- ned in such astonishingly quick time that he was dunbfounded. Stecher in winning the second fall. showed his only flash of aggressiveness dur ing the entire contest. He was out gamed, outmaneuvered. outtricked and outwrestled. Lewis. carried the battle to Stecher from the start. He displayed superwrestling ability. trickineas. and courage. He won fairly and decisively. never leaving a doubt as to the outcome after the men had been on their feet for an hour.
 The contest was dull and dreary to all concerned, it also was dreary for Promoter Tom Packs because the gate receipts failed to come up his expectations The attendance was around 5000 with the receipts, according to Packs. around 350,00O perhaps t60,000. The prices of t5 to S25 for a ticket was the barrier to more customers.
 For the spectators the match was
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

me ever since I started running. will make the trip. I can't coach myself very we'll and other coaches with the team won't know as well as Ryder what sort of work and how much l need"
 The crack Nebraskan. who has carried the Boston Athletic associa- ton colors to victory in every race he has entered but one in the past two years, believes his erstwhile rival. Joie Ray. has little chance of gaining Olympic fame this year to celebrate his comeback.
 'Joie is getting old." said Hahn, and he hasn't raced much in the past two years. think he'll make the Olympic team all right, but his chances of winning anything are mighty slim. Of course, I might change my mind after seeing him run another race like the 4:1: he turned in two years ago to tie Nur- mi's indoor record"
 Rays best chance for Olympic success, Hahn believes. is in the B. 900 metres event. while the possi- bility of his edging into the 150O metres scoring are pretty small" |"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

has joined the batterymen at Hot Springs. George Harper and Travis Jackson also have put in appearance and Jackson formally accepted the captaincy of the club offered by Manager McGraw.
 The pitchers worked out between showers yesterday with McGraw on the sidelines.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
CANADIENS THOUGHT TO
 HAVE CRACKED IN RACE
Startling Reversal of Form shown
 by Montreal Team is Sensation

New York. Feb. q ReThe start ling reversal of form shown by the Canadiens of Montreal, who set the hockey world on fire with their sen- sational accumulation of points in the first half of their schedule caus- es hockey enthusiasts to ask:
 Have they cracked under the strain?''
 Unless the flying Frenchmen snap out of their slump 1t looks a. though they will need the 3S points they amassed in their first 22 games to qualify for the playofks of the Cam adian group of the National Hockey league. Seventeen victories. four ties and ono loss comprised their admir- able record until one month ago to- night when their star began to fade. During the past month they have been able to garner only six points by two victories and two ties in ten games. They have lost six games, three by ahutouts.
 <AL VuV tisbC SA0 OAIidVlSuU pVb3CuB- ed lead of seven games. Now they are four games ahead of tho worlds champion Ottawa Senators who are coming along fast The Senators have not tasted defeat since January 21. when the Toronto Maple Leafs took their measure. Since then they have won six games and played three scoreless ties for . total of IS out of IS possible points. This record includes 2 succession of six shutout games for the Senator goal keeper, Alex Cornell.
 The Senators arc the only team that has the Indian sign on the Frenchmen and should they meet in the championship playoffs 1t will be an interesting tussle. Tho Senators have trimmed the Canadiens twice, tied one game. and lost one. Total goals favor the Canadiens. 4-3.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
Good Will Club

Personal fouls-Parparian 2. Zuj- ko 2. Garro }, Marholin iii: Rosenbum ?, Bowers {. Rosenblatt, Jainchil. Rednack 5. Crescent-le. Technical fouls-Parparian, Miller. Free tries-Parparian {, Zembrow- ski 2, Zujko 6, Garro 5--17; Rosen- bum g. Jainchil {, Crescent 2-15. Referee-Aronson.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

training at Hot Gprinss. At the pseo. ent time he is paying his ewn Wag but when his salary is adjusted. ho will receive a rebate from Coleoel Ruppert.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
K0enig Signs Two Year
 Contract With Yankees

New York, Feb. Fl @ = Mark Koenig, shortstop of the New York Yankees. has signed . two year con- tract with the worlds champions.
 Waite Hoyt, pitcher for the Tanks is still a holdout although he is
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Candidates For Positions With Giants Apparently Eager to Get to Work at Camp.

New York, Feb. 21 LP-The base ball fever is breaking out into an epidemic with the Giants. News from the training camp at Hot Springs. Ark. today indicating that players from various sections of the country are reporting for practice ahead of schedule.
 Meel Ott couldn't wait for the Giants to advance on the regular training grounds at Augusta SO he
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

One out of every IS deaths in the United States today is due to an accident.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

The automobile dollar of iolt . worth $l.1s today. The coat-eS- living dollar is worth 60 cents teday.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

In our opinion, Frank Barnikow would have been twice as efficient last Saturday night had he worked the game alone. To us 1t appeared as If Barnikow was doing and did do a good job in his capacity as referee.
 The Bristol Endees play the At- las in New Haven tomorrow night. Should Bristol succeed in knocking off the New Haven team, the pros- poets for New Britain to come through are very bright.
 Jake "Hoggo" Parparian, captain of the Boys Club Reserves, has an unusual for him) experience last night-he admitted having made a personal foul called on him by Abe Aronson. Usually he protests Abe's decisions so violently that technical fouls are called. Last night the offense was too fragrant. but "Hoggo" admitted the foul so vehcmently that ArOnson called a tech" anyway. Coach Ray Anderson pulled Par parian off the floor for his display of smartness, but the discipline went for naught when Marholin was elected on fouls and "Hoggo" had to return to the game.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
ROUGH TERRYVILLE QUINTET DEFEATED
Continued from Preceding Page)

third period, but then the Good VIII club rallied and held the home team even for the rest of the way. Par parian and Zujko led the scoring, but the bounding defensive play of Carl Marholin and three spectacular baskets by the same pint sized guard were the outstanding features. Ros- enblatt starred for the visitors.
 The summary:
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

Although the figures aren't at hand, we are certain that New Brit ain has beaten Waterbury in more games during the season than Waterbury has won from the local club. We feel that New Britain can take the Brass City team in a series the affair pushed through to q finish.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

New York Kid Francis, Italy. won by a technical knockout over Pancho Dencio, Philippines, 5. Luis Vincentini. Chile. defeated George Balduc. 6. Pete sanstol. Norway, technically knocked out Eddie Levy, Brooklyn, 2. Jackie Cohen, Brook lyn, won from George Nickfor, 6.
 Chicago-Del Fontain. Canada, de- feated Red Uhlan, Chicago, 10. Tuffy Griffiths. Sioux City. technical Iy knocked out Joe Miller Chicago. :.
 Philadelphia-Leo Lomski, Aber- deen. Wash. won by technical knockout over Jimmy Francis. :. Benny Schwartz, Baltimore, defeat ed Pirkey May. Savannah, 10. Jess Stringham. Salt Lake City. knocked out Stanley Farren. Philadelphia, 1. Buffalo, \. Y.-Art Weigand, Buff falo, won from Sandy seifert. Pitts burgh. 10. James valpone. Ashta- bula. defeated Billy Kowalik. Buff falo. 6. Willie I.avin, Buffalo. tech rically knocked out Jack Willeta Texas, (.
 Toronto-Red Bragan. Toronto, won . technical knockout over Jack Russell. Cleveland. 5.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
Speaking of Sports

The Waterbury Hockey team man. ager was sorely disappointed last night when his team failed to come through against New Britain and in the dressing room after the game he was declaring himself all over.
 He got so hot under the collar that he shouted out at the top of his lungs that he would put up $1.000 that Waterbury could beat New Britain in a post series of the best four out of seven games.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

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New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

New Britain beat Waterbury last night, there's no question about that. Three goals in an out would have given New Britain a score of to 3 had the ball remained in the cage.
 The High school basketball team will enjoy an inactive week this week. On the schedule, there is an open date and Coach George Cas- sidy didn't make any attempt to schedule game because of the phy- sical handicaps being suffered by Captain Fred Saunders.
 Eddie Hayes. goal tender for the Nash team, fell down on the icy sidewalk Saturday night and broke bone in his elbow. He will be out of the game for the remainder of the season and his loss will be keen ly felt by his team.
 Manager Clarence Lanpher of the New Britain Basketball team has been under a fire of criticism, un- justly, since the game with the Att las Saturday night because of the poorness of the officials assigned to the game. In justice to the local manager it must be said that he has nothing whatsoever to do witt the choice of referees for league games.
 President William Lee of Hartford has the duty of assigning the referees to the various posts about the state and he it was who dele- gated Barnikow and Hollm to New Britain Saturday night. Manager Lanpher has no say as to the referees and no other manager can interfere with the selection of off, Cials.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-21

Toronto-Red Bragan. Toronto won . technical knockout over Jacl Russell, Cleveland. 5.
Evening star., 1928-02-10

ending at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba

ending at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba.
March 81.
OF the scouting fleet. the Arkansas,
flagship of the battleship division: The
Florida, and the hospital ship Mercy
will visit Charleston, s. G. The de-
stroyer Vcstal will go to Pensacola, Fla.
and the Hntarcs will make port at Key
West.
The light cruiser Concord. flagship of
the destroyer squadron. and dcstroyers
Lawrence. Kane. Brooks, Gilmer. Sands
williamson. Reuben James Brainbridge
and Barry: the tender Dobbins and the
squadron leader Hopkins will visit New
Orleans.
The flagship Of the scouting fleet. the
battlcship Wyoming is destined for Ha-
vana The four light cruisers. Trenton
Evening star., 1928-02-10
MONUMENT RITES.

Simple ceremonies will marx the
birthday anniversary Of George Wash
tngton. at the base of the Washington
Monument, according to Lieut.. Col u
S Grant. 3rc. director of the Office OF
Public buildings and public parks OF
the Capital
At O'Clock February % "a fiacs
representing the States Of the Union
VIII be raised on as many poles sur
rounding the monument and inme-
ciately afterward. there will be placed
G.. the base Of the shaft wreath from
the President,
During the morning the custodian
will receive gTeatils and floral pieces
from fraternaI. civic and patriotic or
ranizations The monument will be-
open 20 visitors from noon until 4 pm