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New Britain herald., 1928-07-12


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Goes to Texas
When Du Point moved to Dallas,
Tex, to take over the street rail-
ways he took his secretary with him.
A short time later he and the other
Duponts bought the powder COM
pany at Wilmington, Del. and Ras-
kob was made assistant treasurer.
At the age of "a he was made
treasurer when Mr.. Du Pont step
ped up to the presidency Of the firm.
In 1918 he induced the Duponts
to go in with him and buy 5000
shares of VIII c. Durant's General
Motors corporation. The stock was
evenly divided between Two warning
factions and they discovered they
held the balance of power. Raskob
called the two warning factions to-
gether and arranged peace terms.
Dupont was made chairman OF the
board OF directors and his one-time
secretary a director. The value of
their holdings in General Motors
have market value Of s1oo,ooo,o0o
at the present time.
tie married Helena Springer
Green OF Wilmington in 1906 and
they had IL children ranging in age
from to Fl years. The second son.
William +. Raskob, Jr., was killed
in an automobile accident last week.
Governor Smith dropped all cam
paign plans to go to the funeral.
Although listed as a republican
Mr.. Raskob said he had never been
Identified with either political party
and had voted both ways, twice for
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12
French Youth Works on
Plane Without Wings

Paris Pt-The son of NJ. Jean
de Chappedelaine French legisla
tor, is an inventor. He Ia working
on new flying machine which has
neither wings nor propellers.
AS yet only the model has demon
strated its ability to remain in the
air. The winRless ship 10 to have
a 40 horsepower motor and It's in
yentor says it will remain motion
less in the air and will fly at all
angles. A speed OF 800 miles an
hour is promised for it.
1t will be necessary to contra Ct
special motors of maximum light.
ress. In case the motor chokes and
fails to function the plane will fall
a certain distance. but the air cur
rents will set up counter motion
in the turbines and will cause then,
to break the fall by funct:oning rs
parachutes.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12
DENIES PROTECTION
IN new ORLEANS
Police TO Investigate Charges
Regarding Law Yiolators

New Orleans, La, July IL R-
Charges OF the association OF COM
merce that gambling houses and
bookmakers flourished in New Or
leans and adjoining parishes under
protection OF constituted authori-
ties today brought all announce
ment from Thomas A. Healy. sup
erintendent of police, that a thor
ough investigation would be made
Immediately.
Police Deny
While Mr.. Healey denied that po-
lice protection existed, he stated that
evidence Of brides was found in con-
nection with any member Of the po-
lice force. the officer would be pros
ecuted Ito the full extent OF the
law"
Members OF the association of
commerce. in conference with the
commission council, charged in ef-
feet that wide open gambling was
eating at the vitals OF business in
New Orleans with the police bound
to have knowledge of it"
Charles H. Hamilton. president of
the trade body. urged the council
to issue orders with teeth to COM
pei the police to act to rid the city
OF gambling. Although charges made
by the association leaders were
largely general, several members
stated that lat Canal and st. Charles
street one Of the biggest gambling
houses in the country has operated
for many years.
CleaM Up Gambling
The investigation of Superintend-
ent Healy. who already has issued
orders to precinct commanders to
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12
Keep Your Face
Young Looking

When the pores are sluggish and the
sl;ln dry and rarched. the face becomes
worn and haggard To remove the dis
eolored skin and cleanse the pores, use
daily IL little pure mercoized wax. The
wax absorbs the aged hlotchy, soiled
skin little at time, until freckles,
tan and blackheads disappear and the
under skin blossoms forth clear. fresh
and yelN ety. Mercolized wax brings out
the hidden beauty. To quickly remove
wrinkles and restore facial contour. use
as an astringent ! ounce powdered saxo-
lite and | half pint witch hazel At all
drug and dept. NoreA
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12

scientist 10 rather ILL.,"
A bladder operation has been
deemed advisable. it was stated a,
the Presbyterian hospital where the
man who succeeded in measuring
the speed of light has been under
observation since Tuesday.
Last month Prof. Nicholson, who
is IS years old, suffered an attack
OF what was described as a slight
digestive disorder. He was per-
suaded to enter a hospital SO that
his diet might be regulated. it was
explained, although he continued
to carry on his work Ten days ago
he left the hospital presume bly,
fully recovered, and made plans for
a trip to California to renew his
studies in the speed OF light. He
said he was going to repeat his
measurements flor the fun of it,"
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12

With the recurrence of the all.
ment, Prof. Nicholson was advised
to enter a hospital for an operation
before attempting the western trip.
The scientist underwent an opera
tlon to correct a similar ailment
three years ago.
Despite his age, Prof. NICHOLSON
has been tennis fan. playing with
a speed and skill that defeated
many younger adyersar1es, and
some of his associates have .sug-
eested that this may have con-
tributed to his illness,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12
RASK0B'S RISE IS
DRAMATIC STORY
In 1900 He Was Getting Five
Dollars a Week

New York, July IL PAIn 1900
John J. Raskob. new chairman of
the democratic national committee,
was IS week clerk. In March,
1925. few optimistic words spoken
about the automobile industry by the
same man brought about the first
5000 geo share market the New
York Stock Exchange had ever
seen.
Father of II Children
He is 40 years old Of Alsatian and
Irish descent, the father of II chill
iren, an outspoken opponent of pro
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12
CHICAGO SCIENTIST
| IS RATHER SICK
Bladder Operation Is Deemed
Necessary on Prof. Nicholson

Chicago. July ~ R,-Varying re-
ports during the past two weeks
concerning the health OF Prof. AL
bert A. Nicholson were met today
by the statement OF his physician,
DR.. Herman l.. kretschmer, that
the famous University of Chicago
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12

Digging common briars from
hedgeroWs. wrappings the roots "
straw, and hawking them from
door to door as rose trees" is one
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12

to the latter picture with smile.
money"
He Is said by newspapers to be
several times q millionaire.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-12

Ground freezes 100 feet deep In
Siberia.
Evening star., 1928-12-19
KEEPING MENTALLY FIT
BY JOSEPH JASTROW.

the days of the Greek philosophers; It
Is a special case of the general prin-
ciple that responsibility or authority or
privilege Is such because with the pow
er it confers goes the possibility Of its
abuse. That's precisely what respon-
sibility means; and sense Of respon-
sibility is the very core Of mental and
moral fitness. Year by year as the
boy or girl natures privileges and re-
sponsibilities are added. You must be
Is years old to drive an auto, not be-
cause a younger person cannot manage
the machine, but because Of the re-
Sponsibilities Of the road.
To learn to use and not abuse is
wise guiding motto for good deal
else, from running car to taking a
share in running nation. If people
generally were up to this ideal, it
wouldn't be necessary to consider rad
ical measures, even such as we cannot
adopt. Radicals arise and propose to
upset the whole social order because
they don't trust human nature to use
and not to abuse privileges. So there
is range of lessons in mental fitness
which the man in the street can learn
from the toot of the autoist's horn as
soon as he RECEIVERS from the shock
of his escape. If the tone Of It could
be modified from note of threat to
friendly warning it would help mat
ters.
(Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1928-12-19
Radical Measures.

A French observer well acquainted
with American ways proposes two SIM
pie reforms-tlle first to make walking
safe for pedestrians by taking away the
motorists horn. Deprived of that for
midable bugle, he would have to- slow
down. The second is to do away with
the bombastic megaphone eloquence OF
Congress and Parliament and all sucn
assemblies by the equally simple meas
ure of making everybody speak sitting
down. Less noise and greater comfort
and safety in both cases.
No politician or advocate can get up
an artificial oratorical temperature
while seated in a chair. The "cnan
is generally calmer than the speaker,
because he remains seated. The ora
tors voice carries but alarms, ike tne
autoist's horn. It's the same pSycno-
logical solution for both evils.
There's more than one piece Of keen
psychology in the proposal, but, ike
many proposals that would solve prob
lens, it's too simple to be adopteo.
That's what makes 1t radical-1t goes
to the root of things. At bottom, we
don't want to stop speeding or clap
trap; we just want to reduce them TO
safe and sane proportions without dis
turbing the usual tenor of our ways.
The next bit of psychology is this:
The same device that serves useful
purpose and makes for safety carries
with it the possibility Of becoming a
nuisance and a menace. The motorSt
must have his horn to warn you OF
danger; but, having 1t. he goes at the
limit of speed and doesn't give you
time to get out of his way. The orator
must have the freedom Of his voice
and emphasis to put over his message,
but, having it, he makes a noise like
an important message when he hasn't
much to say. Both abuse their privi-
lege, and that temptation reveals a
deep streak in human nature-Some-
thing like wanting to eat your cake
and have it, too. That's also why you
hesitate to give small boy sharp
knife; what cuts wood will also cut
fingers.
When you go on stage deeper you
reach the principle that a good thing
Is a mean between extremes. An auto
without horn, or at night without
light, would be a danger all around
You couldn't tell when the juggernaut
Is upon you However, the price We
pay for the speed of traffic is its bed
lam; and the glare that lets the auto
ist see the road blinds your eyes.
It is more than the golden mean of
temperance In all things. which is as
sound advice for mental fitness and
moral safety as it was when stated in
Evening star., 1928-12-19
The Fowler $ Snare

We delve the soil, we hew and toll.
with ardor unremitting, and forward
gaze to happy days when twill be time
for quitting. Some day our pile" we
say, and smile, will measure six by
twenty; then work will cease. and we
in peace shall live, and exc in plenty.
Some day we'll have the sort of saIye
that makes old age a blessing; we'll
sit in state before the crate, our gilt
edged bonds careSsing." While thus we
strain in grief and pain, in WEAKNESS
and lather, we are content to save a
cent, another dime to gather. We do
not wish to fondly fish in pools of spec
ulation; the gamblers games, the takers
aims, don't get our admiration Old
plans endure and slow but sure we save
the groats and shillings; no get-rich
schemes infest our dreams, we crave no
market killings. The day arrives when,
with our wives. we find we're independ-
ent; we settle down in some chaste
town, in comfort quite resplendent.
We've cut our ice, we have the price.
we're fortunate wayfarers; we saved
the dimes in bygone times, and old age
has no terrors. But idle days impart
haze to faculties once brighter, and
now we dream and plan and scheme
on how to bite the bitter. Why be con-
tent with five per cent when we are
always reading of voters brisk who take
risk and are to wealth proceeding?
The takers wait beside the gate, the
takers and the schemers, they set their
snares, their gins in pairs. for just such
idle dreamers. And every day some
poor old jay gives up his lifelong saw
ings, he rants and rears, we see his
tears, and hear his futile rawlings
WALT MASON.
(Copyright, 1929
Evening star., 1928-12-19

may be definite, as in many Italian
papers, in which classic figures dis
port themselves. Or patterns may be
Elusive and depend upon the color har-
monies for their beauty. Some OF these
are bizarre and moderniStic, pro-
nouneed rather than vague.
Ribbons may be of silk or paper, the
latter being on the order of printed
ribbons. These are most effective when
plain gay paper is used. and the ribbon
of whatever type lends pleasing con-
trast. If used with fancy paper, plain
colored ribbons are more desirable, as
confusion of pattern is bewildering to
the eye and not satisfying.
Some persons rely upon Christmas
seals to secure their package wrappings,
while others use them to cover corners
where the tying medium crosses at one
spot or more.
The addition of some sprig of natural
or artificial Christmas green provides
a smart touch. A single spray of holly,
pine or any evergreen will be sufficient
for dozen or more parcels, if the
sprigs are carefully separated. When
gifts are wrapped early these can be
tucked in at the last minute under
ribbons or tied on separately, If seals
are used. In this way the Christmas
green's are at their best when the gifts
are presented.
The woman who must economic on
wrappings if she would put into her
gifts all the money she has at her
command, often finds fancy wrappings
the proverbial last straw" for her
funds. Let me suggest ways and
means" Use what was once called
brown wrapping paper, if that can be
had cheap. 1t should be very dark
or sienna brown and unglaZed. With
it use seals and paper ribbon with
Christmas greens. Fancy envelope lin
ings can be cut into six-pointed stars
as large as the paper permits and be
pasted to the top of the package and
in the center of the top, add
ing brilliance. The plain wrapping
paper will frame the fancy. Various
arrangements of lining or fancy paper
can be used, thus or in other arrange
ments reducing the amount Of the more
expensive paper to be bought.
A single roll of wall paper of a good
grade that will not tear easily can do
duty instead of wrapping paper, and
If a Japanese pictorial pattern Is
chosen or something of this sort, the
results will be excellent, at small cost.
(Copyright, 1920
Evening star., 1928-12-19
The Sidewalks of Washington
BY THORNTON FISHER.

was the first intimation he had Of his
approach.
"'Bah' said Scrooge. 'Humbug.'
He had so heated himself with
rapid walking in the fog and frost
this nephew of Scrooge's, that he was
all in glow: his face was ruddy and
handsome; his eyes sparkled, and his
breath smoked again.
Christmas a humbug, uncle sale
Scrooge's nephew. You don't mean
that, am sure
"'I do said Scrooge. Merry Christ
mas! What right have you to be
merry? You're poor enough
"'Come, then, returned the nephew
gayly. What right have you to be dis
NAL? What reason have you to be
morose? You're rich enough Scrooge
having no better answer ready on the
spur of the moment, said, Bah again
and followed it up with 'Humbug.
Don't be cross, uncle said tht
nephew.
What else can be- returned tn,
uncle, when I live in such world O
fools as this? Merry Christmas! Gu
upon Merry Christmas! What's Christ
mas time to you but time for payins
bills without money; a time for f1ndinl
yourself a year older, but not an hou1
richer; a time for balancing your book
and having every item in 'em through
round dozen Of months presented deaf
against you? If I could work my will.
said Scrooge Indignantly, every lido
who goes about with merry Christina,
on his lips should be boiled with hi.
own pudding and buried with a stak,
OF holly through his heart. He should !
Let me alone, then,' said Scrooge
Much good may it do you! Much gooc
1t has ever done you'll
There are many things from which
l might have derived good, by which
have not proflted, dare saw re.
turned the nephew. Christmas amons
the rest. But am sure 1 have alway;
thought of Christmas time, when i
has come around, apart from the ven.
GRAFTON due to its sacred name ant
origin, If anything belonging to it car
be apart from that, as a good time: 8
kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant
time; the only time know of. in the
long calendar of the year, when mer
and women seem by one consent tC
open their shut-up hearts freely, anc
to- think Of people below them as 4
they really were fellow passengers tx
the grave, and not another race o.
creatures bound on other journeys. Anc
therefore, uncle, though it has neve]
put. a scrap of gold or silver In my
pocket, I believe that 1t has done mi
good, and will do me good; and I say
God bless it!'"
Evening star., 1928-12-19
WORLD FAMOUS STORIES
THE RISING WATERS
BY JOHN GAIT.

and comforted my terrified boys. The
rain also began to abate Instead of
those dreaded sheets of waves which
fell upon us as if some vast ocean be-
hind the forest were I1eaving over its
spray, a thick continued small rain
came on; and about an hour after sun
set, streakS and breaks in the clouds
gave some token that the worst was
overt was not, however, so, for about
the same time a stream appeared in the
hollow between the rising ground to
which the axmen had retired, and the
little knoll on which out sllanty stood:
at the same time the waters in the river
be gan to swell again. There was on
this occasion no abrupt and bursting
noise; but the night was fast closing
upon us, and a hoarse muttering and
angry sound of many waters grew loud
er and louder on all sides.
The darkness and increasing rage of
the river, which there was just twilight
enough to show was rising above the
brim OF the bank, smote me with inex-
preSSible horror. I Snatched my chill
dren by the hand, and rushed for
ward to join the axmen: but the torrent
between us rolled so violently that to
pass was impossible, and the waters
still continued to rise.
I called aloud to the axmen for as
sistance; and, when they heard my
desperate cries, they came out Of the
shed, some with burning brands and
others with their axes glittering in the
flames; but they could render no help
At last, one man, fearless backwoods-
man, happened to observe, by the fire.
light, tree on the bank of the torrent
which it in some degree overhung, and
he called for others to join him In
making a bridge. In the course of a
few minutes the tree was laid across
the stream, and we scrambled over
Just as the river extinguiShed our fire
and swept our shanty away.
This rescue was in itself so wonder
| full, and the scene had been so terrible
| that it was some time after we were
safe before could cause myself to be.
lieve was not in the fangs of the
nightmare. My poor boys clung to me
as If still not assured of their security
and wept upon their necks in ths
ecstasy of an unspeakable passion o.
anguish and Joy.
About this time the rain began tt
fall softer; the dawn of morn appeared
through the upper branches of the for.
est, and here Ind there the stars looked
out from their windows in the clouds
The storm was gone, and the delug'
assuaged; the floods around us gradu
ally ebbed away, and the insolent ane
| unknown waters which had SO swellet
the river Shrunk within their banks
and long before the morning had re
tired from the scene.
Need say that anthems of deliver
ance were heard in our camp tina
night? Oh, surely no! The woods an
swered to our psalms, and waved thei
mighty arms; the green leaves clappet
their hands: and the blessed moon, lift
ing the veil from her forehead, ant
looking down upon us through tn
boughs, gladdened our solemn rejoicing
Evening star., 1928-12-19
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Thursday, December 20.

Astrologers read in tomorrows horo-
scope certain adverse signs that cause
them to counsel caution.
y Mercury's opposition to Mars Is cause
for avoiding important decisions or
undertakings that have In them any
strong element of risk.
Changes under this direction OF the
stars may be attended by unusual
hazards. 1t Is we'll to delay rather
than to take any serious chances.
There is a fairly good aspect for
routine matters, especially those con-
nected with the retail trade, which
should be extraordinarily good.
The seers point out that extremes Of
prosperity and lack of it will be in
creasingly evident in the new year when
many economic questions are to come
into public discussion.
Women are warned that while this
conf1guration prevails men may appear
much more chivalrous and charming
than they really are. 1t Is not an
auspicious rule under which to make
new acquaintances.
The young are supposed to be eSpe-
cially fortunate while this conf1guration
prevails. They should be deferential
to older persons who will be especially
appreciative of attention.
Gossip may be prevalent tomorrow,
when an aspect supposed to incline
to unkindliness of Judgment is strong.
In the new year the general reac-
tionary spirit will cause scandal to be
more perilous to social standing than
it has lIeen In recent years.
The charm that is believed to belong
to gay divorces is to vanish, the seers
forecast, and again the modest, digni-
fed type of girl will flourish.
Again unusual storms are indicated
and earthquakes may be expected In
places where they are seldom ex-
perienced.
Persons whose birth date 1t Is may
expect a year of changes. Some sort
of fraud in which they may be easily
victimized Is indicated.
Children born on that day are likely
to be endowed with great energy. Both
boys and girls may be exceedingly
progressive and even radical in their
ideas. They will enjoy excitement
probably for they are on the cusp which
brings them Capricorn influences.
(Copyright, i028.l
Evening star., 1928-12-19
The Step That Wasn't Taken.
Habit is O master who
Has o hand in all We do.
Old Mother Nature.

Buster Bear knew that he ought to
keep away from that little houselike
trap which had been set for him. He
didn't know that it had been set for
him, but he suspected that 1t might
have been. SO the wise thing to do was
to keep away from there altogether. And
this Buster would have done but for his
curiosity. He had to go back there and
find out whether that door that he had
sprung had been opened again.
st won't 90 real near It," said Bus
ter. "It can't hurt me If I don't go
into It, 1t certainly can't hurt me If
stay distance from it. But do want to
know if that door has been opened
again."
So Buster finally gave way to curiosity
and shufled along through the woods
until he was over near the queer little
house, which really was a trap. He ap-
preached it from the rear, so Of course
he couldn't tell If the door was open.
That meant that he had to circle around
and this he started to do.
Now, bears are just like us, In that
they are more or less creatures Of habit.
They are very likely to walk in the
same path in places they visit fire.
quently. That Is what the trapper had
Ok1 III x9uo0CA % OS&oCs ~ ADOhAOA
as if the trapper was right. Buster cir
cled wide and so swung around to come
in front of the log trap. He had been
there many times before and so without
thinking anything about 1t he followed
his old tracks.
Now you will remember that the trap
per has buried great steel trap-a
wicked steel trap-right in Busters
trail. He had set it with the greatest
care and very carefully, covered 1t with
leaves and dust. To look at the ground
where that was hidden, you never would
have suspected that there was a trap
there. No sir, you never would have
suspected it. Buster didn't suspect it.
In the first place, he wasn't looking for
it. He had never had any expert
ence with traps set for him. The
wonder was that he hadn't. been caught
in that log trap, or "pen trap" as the
trapper called it. He probably would
have been had not Bobcat gotten into
it first. That had been enough to make
Buster suspicious. Then when the trap
had been reset, he had climbed up on
the room and had sprung the door so
that it had dropped, giving him great
scare. AL this was enough to make Bus