davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
David L. Dunn Tells
How Game ID PLAYED

Fine points about q football game
and how 1t Is played were explained
to members Of the Hi-Y club at the
Y. NJ. c. A. today ~ Attorney David
L. Dunn. former Yale and Fordham
football player and former high
school coach. Mr.. Dunn explained
details Of some Of the difficult phases
of the game. showing how it appears
to the spectator and how II seems TO
the player. go =. -
Football u no CRANE for cry
babies" he said. If man cannot
take beating" he has no place In
the game.
Wesley Alvord vas appointed
temporary MANAGE of basketball
team to be organized next week.
George Carlson. newly elected vice
president was In charge.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
G. 0. ?. NOT WORRIED !.
BY NORRIS ANNOUNCEMENT
Declares Change o. Nearaska seaa.
tor Has Come TOO Late to
Harm Party


Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. ~ (UP) -
While democratic leaders today pre-
dicted that Senator George ". Nor
ris' announcement for Governor Al
fred E. Smith would mean . demo-
critic victory In Nebraska, rspabli-
cans claimed the announcement
came too late In the campaign to
win votes for Smith.
1t was the republican contention
that . majority Of voters already
had decided for whom they will and
will not bs, Influenced by spectacular
Developments Ia the close Of the
campaign. -..-.-
Democrats, hcwsYbr. made fore
casts OF victory. lf(ming ~ high ~
100000 votes pluIf Hty to Smith In
Nebraska. A strong progressive
block IL sure toYvote for Smith -
the result Of Norris action. the
democrats contthd.
In 1924. Nebfaska gave moro than
100000 votes to Senator LaFollstte.
and on tho basis Of 1924 returns. II
these votes. or Z large share Of them
are cast for Smith. under Norris
guidance. and all the votes cast in
1924 for the democratic nominee
went to Smith, the democrats would
have slight margin OF about co.
600.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
Geo. LIE Witt, Kopplemann
Will Both Speak Tonight

Tonight at Talmud Torah hall on
Elm street democratic rally will
be held with Herman p koppel-
mann OF Hartford. candidate for
secretary of state. and Abraham
Goldstein of Hartford. well known
Jewish orator as the speakers. At
torney Maurice Rosenberg of this
city, will preside and will speak
briefly.
The rally will be held at S o'clock,
and while it is intended primarily
for the Jewish voters of the city.
II will be open TO the general pub
lie. Attorney Rosenberg announced
today.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
Especial to the. Hsr.ldo

Especial to the Herald)
Plainville. Oct. ~ - Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas e. Conlon Of 81 Pierce
street today are observing the 10th
anniversary Of their marriage. They
were married In eouthinstop on
October ~. 1888, At Ct. Thomas
church, Rev. Father Hunt perform
ing the ceremony. John e. Conlon
and the present Mrs. William Nor
ton Of Bristol were the attendants.
Mr.. Conlon has been Z lifelong resi-
dent OF Plainvilie, but Mrs. Conlon.
who was Miss Anna Brady before
her marriage. vas born in Southins-
ton. The couple came to Plainville
after the wedding and have lived
here since then. Mr.. Conlon IL at
present night watchman at the Lam
ders. Frary 4 Clark factory In New
Britain. He 10 Z member OF Court
General LAYTON, Foresters OF Amer
lea, Of Plainvtlle, and Of the Knights
Of Columbus council In southington.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
De Molay Boys Have
Public Inhalation

A public installation Of officers Of
Nathan Hale chapter, Order, OF De
Molay, was held last evening Ia Ma
sonic hall. Tho installation follow.
ed . dinner. About 10 members, ut.
tended the dinner and an audience
Of about $50 attended the instatli-
ton. Many mothers and fathers
we're present At the ceremony. Mem
bers Of the Order Of Rainbow Girls
we're present also.
The banquet was featured by two
birthday cakes. commemorattng the
fourth anniversary of Nathan Hale
chapter. Master Councillor Oscar
Ericsson cut one cake and Past
Councillor Porter cut the other.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
A, P.'S President
LAUDS U. 5. PRESS
CONTINUED from First Page)

trouble Is that they are 50 partisan
themselves that what they want y
partisa nsfip on their side.
Always Fault Finders
Il have been in this business for
many years and II the time ever
comes when the Associated Press 10
not charged by all parties and most
candidates with adverse partisan
ship, 1 will be very seriously per-
turbed.
"As It Is am serenely conscious
Of the fact that We are doing our
level best. day in and day out. to
keep In the middle OF the road. hav-
ing no partiality for any party. any
church. any economic theory nor
any cause or man whatever and. on
the other hand. no hostility to any
Of them.
True OF Others
II know that this Is true Of the
Associated Press and believe 1t Is
also now true OF the other large
press associations"
Another form Of attack more or
less popular with critics with I'M
developed intellectual honesty" Mr..
Noyes said, lis to make a charge 10
vehemently. so didactically that one
is apt off hand to conclude that II
true. sinister conclusions must be
drawn
IAN example OF this" he con-
tinued. "can be given in the excited
attacks on the Associated Press
when it sent story from Washing
ton stating that our state depart
ment was much disturbed over what
it re garded as an attempt to es-
tablish a bolshevik hegemony over
Central America and that the de-
partmert's attitude toward that sec
tio1 of the world was governed by
that frame of mind in the depart
ment of state,
Became Tool
THE charge was made that In
distributing this story the Associated
Press became the servife tool of the
New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
Became Tool

THE charge was made that In
distributing this story the Associated
Press became the servife tool of the
New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
CLASS ATTACKS
BISHOP CANNON
Dselus Snith M Mt. Rspt
dhte Denocratic Platform

Richmond, Va, Oct. ~ n-After
delivering . prepared address IN
which he rebuked Senator Borah for
his activities on behalf Of Herbert
Hoover. Carter Glass. senior demo-
cratic senator from Virginia, In Wig
oroua language last night attacked
Bishop James Cannon. Jr.. Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. South.
and defended the stand Of Governor
Alfred E. Smith on prohibition.
Win Enfos.e 1t
''Who made prohibition an is-
sue?" he asked. Il wrote the
plank in the democratic platform
and Bishop Cannon approved 1t be-
fore it was adopted. He says Al
Smith repudiated the platform. !
say he didn't do anything Of the
kind He said he would enforce 1t
to the letter"
Senator Glass declared that .
trinity Of Methodist popes are now
trying to turn the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. South. into the Metho-
dist Republican Church. SOUTH
Continuing he mentioned Bishop
Cannon by name and sai0:
Il was using my humble endeav-
ors in the interest OF prohibition
when DR.. Cannon was tho paid
agent for the Anti Saloon league. ]
was for the determination Of the
liquor traffic. when Bishop Cannon
was known from one end 81 this
commonwealth to the other AZ One
Quart Cannon"
This name was given Bishop Cam
mon. the Virginia senator declared.
when Cannon went to Washington.
while a bill was pending before con-
gress to make 1t a crime to ship
whiskey from q wet to . dry state.
and insisted that virginians be al
lowed to receive one quart Of liquor
q month.
Senator Glass said that he had
never tasted liquor and had always
voted in the interest Of prohibition.
He asserted that II was nothing
short OF effrontery" for bishop Of
his church to say that he had be
trayed prohibition"
Attributing to Bishop Cannon a
remark that certain southerners
presented a pathetic picture In the
south asking for dry votes when
Tammany Hall was asking for wet
votes in the north. Glass declared
that he could match this pathetic
picture" Charlie Curtis ana others
are traversing the east pleading
with the vets not to vote for Smith
on the grounds that he couldn't
have any influence on prohibition.
he said, while Bishop Cannon 10
in virginia telling the dry democrats
that Governor Smith can give them
liquor"
Religious Hate
The opponents Of Governor Smith
are seeking refuge In religious hate.
the senator asserted.
There Is no danger from the Ro-
man Pope" he said. But let me
warn you people against . Virginia
pope and the trinity Of Methodist
popes seeking to turn the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South. into the
Methodist Republican Church.
South"
In his prepared address Senator
Glass took Senator Borah to task
for what he charged was an attempt
on tho part OF the Idaho senator to
SHIFT responsibility for war time
wheat prices from Hoover to Prest-
dent Wilson and himself Glass was
secretary Of the treasury In the Will
son cabinet.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-24
SHOOTING CAUSES FURRY

Constantinople. Oct. e. Nl--ThA
shooting Of two Greek ftsherinsa by
Turkish coast guards cauaing, much
excitement In Greece 10 understosd
to have been the subtect af an AZ
change Of notes between. the Turk
ish and Greek governments.
Reports from Smyrna stated that
the Turkish coast guards had sx-
changed shots with the Greek hshes-
men who were discovered fishing In
the territorial waters OF 'Tschechme.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
FINAL MAILING PLEA
IS MADE BY MOONEY
Postmaster Seeks to Lessen Last
Minute Deluge for City
Delivery.

Despite record-breaking Christmas
mail, indicating success of the early
mailing campaign, Postmaster w. M.
Mooney today issued final plea to the
public to mail in time for Christmas de-
livery.
Since there is no delivery on Christ
mas day, except special delivery mail,
Mr.. Mooney called upon the public to
complete mailing for Christmas not
later than Thursday to assure delivery
in the city by Saturday. To take care
of the exceedingly heavy mails, both
outgoing and incoming, Postmaster
Mooney has qualified a small army of
additional clerks and letter carriers. OF
800 extra clerks qualifed for the Christ
mas rush, 400 are working at the main
post Office and branches. In addition to
these, 500 extra letter carriers are on
the call list, $50 of whom now are at
work. From day to day. as the need
arises, their numbers will be increased.
BY Christmas eve or the day before, 1t
is expected. the total 1900 extra en-
ployes will be fully engaged
Notices sent today are intended for
those neglecting to comply with earlier
requests. On Monday the carriers will
be overtaxed with the mail accumulat-
ing over Sunday. Mr.. Mooney there
fore urges every one to mail parcels and
greeting cards in time to assure deliv-
cry by Saturday afternoon.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
FIRST HORSE SHOW
TO OPEN SATURDAY
Riding and Hunt Club to Hold
Initial Event of
Winter.

The first horse show of the Writer
season will be held by the Riding and
Hunt Club Saturday evening at 8
o'clock.
Intensive schoolings are taking place
every day and evening in the ring at
the club. Schooling for non-members
will be permitted after o'clock Thurs
day evening .
Ray Fl. Norton is chairman of the
committee in charge. which includes
Harold L. Rust. ir.: Charles D. Dray-
ton, Miss Elizabeth Jackson, Miss Margo
Couzens, Mrs. Marshall Orme Exnicious
and Miss Eleanor Snyder.
Among the different classes will be
open saddle, pair saddle. ridden by
lady and gentleman; ensemble class,
best hunter, four jumps: open jumpers,
handy hunters, thoroughbred hunters
shown in hand, and Corinthian class,
four jumps and four feet.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
THOUSANDS OF THESPIANS JOIN
WEARY RANKS OF JOB-HUNTERS
81 Out of 1O4 Shows Closed Since Aug.
in Worst Season In New York.
Producer Blames Immoral Plays.

way Interference and The Ivory
Door
so far this season we have only
Front Page Paris, with Irene Bor-
doni; The High Road and Holiday :"
Blames Immoral Play.
Mr.. Golden assigns the trouble to the
prevalence of sex plays and to lack
of cooperation between authors, actors
and producers.
THE trouble" he said, aside from
the fact that authors. actors and pro-
ducers do not get together and fight
the outside factors that are hurting
the business-such as unfair labor laws,
unjust taxation and ticket speculators-
is this:
THE majority OF Americans are more
moral thsn immoral, and right now the
majority of plays are more immoral
than moral.
I'VE Americans are predominantly
decent and clean. Lidn't we invent the
bathtub? The majority of plays right
now are far from being decent or clean.
and with them we are soaring people
away from the theater,"
Evening star., 1928-12-18
TAPESTRY IS GIVEN
CURTIS BY GIRLS
Tatapochon Camp Fire Group
of Takoma Park Makes
Gift at Capitol.

A tapestry fashioned of American
made lace the work of a selected group
of Camp Fire Girls in New York, was
presented to Vice President-elect
Charles H. Curtis this morning on be-
half of the Camp Fire Girls of the
United States by members of the
Tatapochon group of Takoma Park,
Md, the honor group of this section.
The presentation took place in Sena-
tor Curtis Offices on Capitol Hill. the
girls bearing the tapestry, which is
several yards square, between them
while Miss Edith M. Kempthorne, ma
tional field secretary. read greeting
and Interpretation of the work from
q parchment scroll.
Text of Message.
The message was: ITO the Hon
Charles Curtis. Vice President-elect
of the United States of America: The
Camp Fire Girls of the United States
greet you. They wish you well. In
token of their faith in you and in their
appreciation of your long service to your
State and to the Nation, they present
YOU with this wall panel, fashioned of
American made lace. The design, based
on the symbols of the Arapaho Indians.
reads in translation, We have chosen
new chief with new councillors to
aid him. He will bring new light to
his people; they will walk new paths
under his guidance. ,"
This was signed by Lester +. Scott.
national executive.
Camp Fire Girls, Senator Curtis was
told, are keeping alive, through their
ceremonial dress, their use of Indian
symbols Sor decorative purposes and
their study of primitive Indian art, in
terest in the lives and traditions of the
first Americans, and, knowing of his
connection with the. Kaw Tribe. they
desired to tell him through this gift of
their. appreciation or those qualities
which have brought him to such high
place in the Nation.
Senator Expresses Appreciation.
Senator Curtis thanked the group for
the honor bestowed upon him and for
their faith in him. He shook the hand
of each of the girls in greeting and ex-
pressed his appreciation again to the
two guardians accompanying them,
Miss Kempthorne and Mrs. A. M. Bun
ten, the official guardian of the Tata-
pochon group.
This particular group, composed of
ID girls. was selected to make the pres
entation because it holds the record in
the District for scholarship, social work
and attendance at meetings. 1t is COM
posed of Carol Little. Eugenia Pultz, Lois
Judge, Georgiana Lightfoot, Helen Bun
ten, Mary Livingston. Mary Quimby,
Abigail Veerhoff, Ruth Roberta Nc
Crory, Ruth Wellington, Esther yelling
ton, Annie Hill, Olive Mcknight and
Jane Holt.
When Miss Kempthorne presented
Senator Curtis with the scroll greeting,
she also pinned Camp Fire badge on
his lapel making him an honorary
member of the Organization Eugenia
Pultz and Annie Hill then gave him the
official Camp Fire booklets which were
all that were needed to complete his
initiation into the organization.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
HARvARD.STUDENT
HELD AFTER RIOT
Train Starter Severely. Beat
en- as 1000 Battle Follow
ing Hockey Game.
BY the Associated PfHs.

by tlle associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. December ia
A starter for the Boston Elevated Rail-
way was nursing numerous bruises to-
day. and a Harvard student. John II.
Wisner, II. Of New York City, was un-
der arrest as a result of a melee in the
Harvard Square subway station late
last night i'll which nearly 200 persons
were involved. inadvertently or other
wise.
Hugh Macdonald. the starter. boarded
a crowded train bound for this city
from Boston at the Kendall Square.
Cambridge station The car was largeiv
filed with Harvard student returning
from Harvard hockey game in Bos-
ton, and they were venting their dis
pleasure at Harvard's loss to the Uni
versity Club by smashing bulbs and
tearing advertising signs from the walls.
Macdonald found himself powerles5
to interfere effectually, but succeeded in
grasping one youth and held him until
where a second starter attempted to
reach Macdonald and his prisoner.
Friends of the youth wrested him from
the starter, and one of these allegedly
was Wisner Macdonald grabbed Wis
I1er. and despite severe pummeling
succeeded in holding him until police
reserves from the Brattle Square station
arrived and took him into custody.
The elevated company and CAM
bridge police have experienced trouble
with returning students from several
recent hockey games, and Macdonald
had been assigned to board the train
as it entered Cambridge to prevent
trouble.
Numerous windows in the train were
smashed and several girls narrowly es-
capped being pushed into the train pit
by the milling crowd.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
ENDURANCE PLANE
STARTS FOR COAST
Question Mark to Begin An
ticipated To-Day Expert
ment January /.
Ry the Associat tcd Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Question Mark. the Army Air
Corps transport plane, selected to de-
termine the limit of endurance of that
class of aircraft, took off at $40 am.
today for the Pacific Coast accompanied
by refueling plane No. l. The en-
durance plane will begin its tests at
dawn next New Year day in con-
tinuous flight which is expected to last
10 days or longer.
The two planes took the Southern
route westward and expected to spend
tonight either at Atlanta or Montgom-
cry. "wednesday night theW will stop
at Shreveport or Dallas. and Thursday
night at Tucson. 1t was planned to
arrive at San Diego Friday and to go
from there to Los Angeles.
Aboard the Question Mark are Capt.
Ira .Eaker, as pilot, with Mai. Carl
Spatz, Staff Sergt Roy Hooe and Hans
Adamson of Assistant Secretary Davi-
sons office as passengers. Capt. Ross
Hoyt and Lieut.. Elwood r. Quesada are
taking the refueling plane.
Mai. Gen. James E. Fechet, chief of
the Air Corps. said today the two tests
made here had demonstrated to him
the feasibility of the methods adopted
for refueling in the air and gave him
confidence that the long-continued en-
durance flight over Southern California
would be a success.
In the crab-catching season Just
closed two floating Soviet canning fac
tories put up more than $4,000 boxes,
<Nf .INi inI% I@ns I'll
Evening star., 1928-12-18
HEAT PROSTRATION CASE
PUZZLE TO PHYSICIANS
Investigation Shows Colored Hod-
carrier Had Been Employed in
Specially Heated Building.

The prostration by heat yesterday of
Osborne Mcfarland. colored. % years
old. 1914 Dallason place, was explained
today by his employers Mcfarland was
overcome while working as a hodcar-
rier.
Puzzled physicians at Emergency Hos
pital revived him with ice packs and
other treatments ordinarily used in
Midsummer for such cases and then
cast about for reason for the pros
tration. Today they learned that Nc
Farland had been carrying mortar in a
building that was heated to hurry the
drying of fresh plaster.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
S275.OOO on Hand
To Meet $3,5OO,OOO
Education Pay Roll
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 18.-W >
only s275,000 in its Golfers, an(
$500 100 pay roll to meet ThH-s-
day. me Board of Education pc
titA. ed the city council for another
losh to pay school teachers.
Two weeks ago the city purchased
$2,000,000 in school taG anticipa-
ton warrants to meet the teachers
pay rolls then due.
H. Wallace Caldwell, president of
the board, will ask for a loan of
S2,500000, which win be sufficient
since George F. Harding, county
treasurer. will have turned over to
the board 81 $4,000 in tax money
by tomorrow.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
EXAMINATIONS ARRANGED
Army officers Will Be Given
PHYSICAL Tests.

Arrangements have been made for the
next regular annual physical examina-
ton of officers of the Regular Army sta
toned in this city, to be held in Tenn
porary Building No. on B street be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-f1rst
streets, from January until completed.
The detail for the examining board
is Col. Henry G. Fisher. Majs. John W.
Meehan, Charles C. Hillnan and John
H. Sturgeon, and Capts. Paul H. Streit,
Charles r. Lanahan. Robert A. Dickson.
Ralph Duffy, William G.. Porter. James
N. williams. Charles r. Mueller and
Hubert M Nicholson. all OF the Medical
Corps. and Capt. Lawrence K. Ander-
son of the Dental Corps.
Transportation experts of Europe re-
Gently declared that busses will soon
take the place of street cars.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
ROADS PLEA DENIED.
Company Refused Authority
Construct New Ohio Line.

Authority to construct Al miles Of new
railroad, connecting youngstown with
ths Ohio River, was withheld from the
Pittsburgh, Lisbon & Western Railroad
today by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which held that route of the
kind proposed was necessary but avail
able over existing railroad facilities.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
ASK COACH LINE PERMIT.
Greyhound Lines File Application
for Florida Route.

The Greyhound Lines, Inc, today
asked the Public Utilities Commission
for a permit to operate a parlor coach
line from Washington to Jacksonville,
Fla. The route would lead through
Fredericksburg, Ashland and Richmond,
Va; Henderson and Raleigh, N. c.;
Cheraw and Columbia, s.. c., and
Swainsborough and Savannah, Ga.
The proposed route within the Dis
trict is from 1921 Pennsylvania avenue
to the Highway Bridge via Pennsylvania
avenue, Fifteenth, F and Fourteenth
streets.
Evening star., 1928-12-18
$50 CHECK IS GIFT
T0CHR|STMASFUND
Additional Contributions Re-
ported to Aid Families List
ed in ID Opportunities.

A check for $50 from the secretary
OF Greek organization, who wrote
that he was sorry it was not 10 times
as much" was received by the Asso-
ciated Charities this morning to be used
in providing a happier Christmas for
the families represented in its Fourteen
Opportunities. The contributions have
been gratifying to those in charge of
the work it was announced, but the
total received is still considerably short
of the needed $14976.
Every cent donated for the IA fam
lilies on the list goes for the purpose
intended, there being no deduction for
office or administrative work Contri-
buttons may be sent to John b. Larner,
treasurer, Associated Charities. 1922
Eleventh street, or to the cashiers
Office of The Washington Star
The status of the fund today follows:
Opportunity No. l.
When her husband died of pneumonia
five years ago, this widow started to
work to support her two little girls and
frail mother, herself widow. She has
never been very strong and the strain
of overWork and poor food made her
and the two children easy victims for
tuberculosis. All are now under the
care of tuberculosis specialists. Rest,
good food and peace of mind is the
prescription of these doctors. She can
follow it only If her income be assured
Twenty-Five dollars q week or $L300
tcr the next year Is needed.
Evening star., 1928-12-18

The fund collected by The Star stood
at noon today as follows:
Texas" no. u .......... $500
Mrs. A. T. Goldbeck' (any) 49,. 1000
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. l.. mo. 49,. 500
Mr.. and Mrs Charles S. GrMdle
mo. 14) .................. 800
Conidr. r. e. Byrd, young mems
class, United Brethren Sunday
school (No. - ..............< 500
Mrs. r. L. c. (any) ........... 800
Carrie E. Faris Isl each to No. 2,
No. 4, No lD .............. 800
Mrs E. B. S. tany) .......... 500
NJ S. N. mo. 14) .,.,......... ZOO
Fourteen printers in Monotype
hand section, c. o. P. Isl each
to all ..................... 14.oo
I. D. S. $3.50 each to No. /, No. 3,
NO. 4, No. 9, No. 14) ........ 10000
G. C. T. (any) .,....4..4,... 200
Total to date ........... ss5s.oo