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New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETIES
 TO HAVE RALLY MARCH g
Effort Win Re Made to Have Dean Brown Of Yale as Principal
 Speaker

Representatives of the young peo- ple's societies of the local Protestant churches met last evening in the First Congregational church chapel and made plans for young peo- ple's rally to be Fsld on Friday evening, March 9. It is hoped to have Dean Charles H. Brown of Yale university as the principal speaker. but the final details of pro- gram and place have not yet been set1led. Committee chairmen were appointed as follows: Promotion. J. E. Kiesewetter: ushering, H. Hol- land; program, Rev. Alfred D. Hein- inger; publicity. K. F.. Parker.
 Two years ago a similar rally was held in Trinity NJ. F. church and several hundred young people from the churches were present. The committees in charge of the coming affair are planning to outdo the previous gathering and will an-
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
TWO HOLES IN TEAM

William Wrieicy Would Pay Almost
 Any Money to secure Two Good
 Players.
 Chicago. Jan. o6 tCP>-William Wrigley has found that money alone will not make a baseball club. His Chicago Cubs had the makjngs Of what might be the best team in the National league. Stephenson. Will son, Cuyler. Webb and Heathcoie form a good outtield combination. There are few. if any, superiors to the Cubs pitching staff The catching too is good. But there are two holes on the team that are real holes. One is third base, the other is second base.
 Wrigley admitted that he would pay almost any price to obtain two competent men to fill these holes. With that idea in mind he went out to sec what he could do and wound up with Johnny Butler for third base and Freddy Mcguire for second Butler is q fair fielder but in his tcrm with Brooklyn his bat ting average was not high,
 The Cubs owner paid s30.ooo for Mcguire and for s30.00o he got . rookie, who has yet to win his big league spurs.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
PLAY IN MERlDEN
New Britain High school Basketball Quintet to Meet Laurel Business College Five.

An attempt to get back into Wln- ming form after 9 series of two sue cessiye reverscs will be made by the New Britain High school basketball team in its game tomorrow nlght with Laurel Business college of Mrr- iden at Community Hall. Meriden'
 The Red and Gold team is more than hitting the bumps this season. In three games played it has scored one victory. It won over st. 1hom- as Seminary and lost to Coifegiate Preparatory school and Hartford Public High school. Laurel las played seven games and has emerged victoriously in six of them.
 New Britain's lineup will be as follows: Captain Fred Saunders, cen ter: Zaleski and kraszewsk 'for- wards: Sowka and Landino, guards. Substitutes will be Reckcrt Reld. Ber>OWitZ and Was.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
FLYWElGHT CHAMPIONS
Boxers, All of Whom Have Some
 Claim on Worlds Championship, to Appear in Ring.

Boston, Jan. oG R@The Argonn, A. A. ring will be clogged with fly. weight champions in varying stages of recognition here tonight when Corporal lazy Schwartz. the New York state boxing commissions nominee for top honors in the d. vision. meets Harry Goldstein or Boston, New England title holder, i'll a 1o-round main bout.
 Ruby Dark Cloud" Bradley ot Holyoke, worlds hyweight cham pion in the eyes of Connecticut E boxing solons, is billed for 10- round semi-final against Harry Soc Of Seattle, whose real name, accord ing to Matchmaker Eddie Mack is Harry Soo Qunog Ah Bill Hello Mortimer.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
CORNELL DEFEATED
lthacanS Meet Decisive Reverse at Hands Of PrincetMl-NOw Tied with Dartmouth.

with Dartmouth.
 New York. Jan. 26 R - Cornell shares leadership of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball league to- day as result of the Ithacans' first defeat of the league season.
 Holding undisputed possession of first place with two victories in as many starts. Cornell met with q de- cisive reverse at Princeton last night, 30 to IS. Miles and Dikovich accounted for 21 of the Tigers points. Schlosbach tossed in four field goals and two fouls to lead the Cornell offensive.
 The lthacans' defeat not only showed Dartmouth into a tie with Cofnell for the lead with two vic tories and one defeat, but brought the Tigers into a deadlock for rum ner-up position. Each has two vic tories in four starts. Penn has won one and lost one while Columbia brings up the rear with a single. victory ill four games.
 Mid-year examinations will halt league hostilities until February II when Penn clashes with Cornell,
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
ENDORSE LOWDEN

Bismarck. N. D., Jan. 26 L7>-
 Frank o. Lowden. of Illinois. last
 night was unanimously endorsed for
 presidential nomination by the inde.
 pendent republican faction in con vention here, making him the
 choice of both major factions ot that party in the state. The non-partlsan faction Of the
 republican party endorsed Mir. Low den & week ago.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
Mother and ] Burned
 To Death in York Fire

York, Pa. Jan. 26 R-A mother and three of her five children were burned to death last night when the mother was using to fill q light eN- ploded firing the home of A. E. c. Williams, near York Springs, Adams county.
 The dead are Mrs. Williams two sons, one If and the other nine months old. and a daughter s.
 Two children escaped. The father vas not at home at the time of the fro
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
JOIN JOCKEY CLUB

John Hay Whitney and A. C. c
 Sage to Be Members Of Racing
 Governing Boly.
 New York. Jan. :6 R-John Hay Whitney. son of the late Payne Whitney. and A. c. c. Sage of AL bany. N. Y.. have been proposed for membership in the Jockey club which controls thoroughbred racing in New York state.
 The nominations. made by Joseph E. Widener. widely-known sports man and president of the Westches- ter Racing association will be vot- ed upon at the next meeting of the club. February g.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
NEWLYWEDs SURPRISED

Mir. and Mrs. Charles Mooney of 46o Church street were pleasantly surprised last evening by a numbcI of friends. They were the recipients of numerous beautiful gifts. Mir. and Mrs. Mooney were married in Hartford last week, Mrs. Mooney be- fore her marriage, being Miss Har- riet Cook of this city.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

Holyokc and New Britain both de- featcd the team on its first tour of New England and the visitors are very anxious to take the measure of both clubs in the games this week. New Britain will be ready for the speedy attack and with the players believing that they can win again, another hectic battle is fin store for tho fans of this city and the sur rounding towns.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

New York-Gene Tunney, heavy weight boxing champion. now vaca- tioning in Florida. turned down an invitation to participate in the Shakesperean festival at the Metropolitan Opera House, Jan. 29.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

Boston-Re construction of the Harvard Stadium to a capacity of so, 1000 was to he recommended 10 the Harvard corporation. The cost at S9oo,0O0.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
TO IMPROVE FIELD
George Little, Director of Athletics, Announces Proposed Changes to Re Made.

Madison. Wis, Jan. 2G PS-A s14o,o0e project for the improve ment of Camp Randall, the Univer- sity of Wisconsin's athletic field. has been announced by George Little, director of athletics.
 Concrete stands to replace the wooden benches are included in the building program. Funds will come from football receipts. with $65.0oo now available from last season.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
SPORT TABI.OIDS

By the Inited Press Berkeley, CaIif.--Santa Clara lni-
 -Nersity defeated the University Of California 23 to IS in a basketball game.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

Annapolis, Md.-The United States Naval Academy defeated the tniver- sity of Delaware 31 to 23 in q bas- ketball game.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
TENNIS INSTRUCTOR
NOrval Craig, College Star, Takes Position as Assistant at Los An- geles Club.

Los Angeles, Jan. c6 Pe-Noryal Craig. stellar intercollegiate tennis luminary, has signed as assistant in- structor at the Los Angeles Tennis club. Hollywood, thus passing into the realm of professionalism.
 Craig has frequently been men, toned as possible future member of d Davis cup team. With Ben Gorchakoff as a partner he was run ner-up in the intercollegiate meet last year.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

West Point. N. Y.-The United
 States Military Academy basketball team defeated the Manhattan Col lege team 25 to 19.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

Greeley, Colo.-Colorado Uniyer- sity defeated the Colorado Teachers c1 to 25 in a basketball game.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

Montreal--George NJ. Lott, IT,, of Chicago, defeated A. c. Morganer of Montreal, GO, GO in the first
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

New Haven. Conn.-Yale defeated Brown University fl to 21 ill swimming meet.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
round of tho Canadian covered courts tennis matches.

Palo Alto, Calif.-Stanford Uni versity defeated St. lgnatius 30 to c4 in a basketball game.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
Speaking of Sports

Louis (Kid) Kaplan. Meridcn's contender for lightweight boxing honors, will return to the ring soon after layo4 of 10 weeks due to de- tective teeth. kaplan has had the ;.iling members extracted and he has fully recovered from ill effects ot poison in his system from the in- lected molars and he has started ilyhl training at his quarters in the Saver City.
 It is thought that he will be ne,4dy for action in about three ,3eeks and he will probably take: on ,.ao minor bouts for a warm up in l,,,s state preparatory to staging an intensive campaign for crack at sammy Mandell and his title.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

The New York team Is due to play in Pittsfield Thursday night. It meets the Holyoke Mohawks in Hol- yoke Friday night md then comes here on Saturday night.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

Princeton, N. J.-Princeton Uni. versity defeated Cornell Universit. 80 to IS in a basketball game.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

The New Britain basketball team will meet the Renaissance Five of New York at the Stanley Arena Sat urday night. That will be the third game of the week in this section for the colored champions of the world.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD THURSDAY JANUARY 2 1928.

nounce further details in the near future.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-26

l,,s state preparatory to staging an intensive campaign for crack at sammy Mandell and his title.
 Among the boxers on kaplan's waiting list are the present candi- dates for the National Boxing asso- citation lightweight championship. They include Billy Wallace, Sid Ter ris, Bruce Flowers and Billy Pe- trole. He also wants to meet the winner of the ,FloWers-Tenorio bout at Madison Square Garden next Fri day night. He wants to meet all the leading lightweights including Me- Larnin. McGraw and Loayza.
 Promoter Jim Mullen of Chicago who has first call on Mandelrs serv- ices in defense of his crown, has notified Billy Gibson. manager Of Kaplan that Louis is his first choice to light Mandell for the champion ship. Gibson stands ready to offer Mandell a return bout in 90 days if Kaplan beats him.
 Kaplan's efforts to get both Billy Wallace and Jimmy McLarntn back into the ring have proved fruitless. Both of these boxers kayoed Rap Ian but they have turned down al turing offers and want nothing Of the Meriden battler.
 Larry Saunders, former Walling- ford halfback who was injured in a roller hockey game at Waterbury, Thanksgiving eve. has ben notified by specialists that the sight of his left eye Is gone permanently. Saun- ders ha1 lived i'll hopes that he would be able to return to t. game some day.
 The New Britain basketball team will meet the Renaissance Five of New York at the Stanley Arena Sat urday night, That will be the third game of the week in this section for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29

yourself on a starvation diet to keep
from being fat-nor permit your chill
dren TO grow up actually undernour-
ished in your effort TO keep them from
stuffing. One of the first results of
even slight undernourishment Is q dis
position to take cold. Many women
who for the sake OF q girlish figure
have reduced too rapidly. have fallen
prey TO severe colds Just when they
tipped the scales at a satisfyingly low
figure.
Several hospitals and foundations for
improving the general health have re-
Gently come TO the conclusion that the
common cold is worthy greater atten-
ton .han 1t has ever before received.
So they have set aside big sums OF
money TO pay for research into the
cause and cure OF colds.
All power to these organizations! Per-
hapS the day I come and not In a
distance too far for most of US 10 see.
when we won't shruggingly say. "Oh,
It's Just a coldl" Instead we'll say.
Isn't II awful? So-and-so has been
careless enough 70 catch a cold"
Some schools even now send children
home when the first signs OF cold APP
pear And insist on their staying
home until all signs OF the cold have
disappeared. They are really doing a
public good deed. For the chiid's cold
Is isolated and kept from spreading
at least in the school. They say these
schools, that time lost In this way Is
much less than would be lost by later
illness from severe colds II the child
were allowed TO come TO school as long
as he could
A little while ago statistics were pre-
pared at Columbia University which
showed that colds are the biggest
health problem there. DR.. McCastline
at Columbia said that the best insur-
ance against colds would seem TO be u
we'll balanced combination Of work.
recreation and sleep. A well rested
body Is the one. all things being equal.
that has a high resistance 70 disease.
Just remember that When there lis
an influenza epidemic try 10 keep up
your general health. don't get too tired
and eat carefully. as we have already
suggested,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29

! than the bottle baby. but when the
| bottle baby becomes adjusted to his
| new food he may catch up ana pass
| the nursing baby. The bottle baby,
! especially during the last part OF the
| first year. between seven ana nine
| months. has an advantage over the
1 usual nursing baby. whose mothers
| milk Is leSSening in quantity ana quail
| ity But We are talking about weight
and not particularly about food. even
If they are inextricably bound together.
The last six months the baby should
gain from three to Ave ounces weekly,
or about a pound a month or little
better. II he gains less than four
ounces per week the first six months.
and less than three the last. his food
is not sufficient for his needs and
should be corrected TO improve the gain.
A more than seven or eight ounce gain
indicates overlooking and needs cor
rection as surely as any other deviation
from normal
The tall child will weigh more than
the short child OF the same age for
obvious reasons. The childS height is
q matter OF inheritance. his feeding is
under the influance of environment.
I'm already lodging the bricks which
these two terms usually send flying.
Mothers say. Johnny is thin. like his
father" When grown Johnny may in
herit q tendency to be slim but as
q baby think Johnny. IL properly fed,
will grow just In about the same pro-
portions as do most babies Persons
comfort themselves too easily with such
PHILOSOPHERS. and 1t were better TO feel
some degree of worry If Johnny doesn't
gain as he should than To lay too much
stress on family inheritance.
Here are some simple rules TO use as
a guide OF the baby's progress. The
gain viii be about one and one-half
pounds n month the first six months
and about one pound the second six.
This win result In doubling the babys
birth weight at i've months and treb-
ling 1t at one year. Weigh each week on
same day and hour and with same
clothes or lack Of them. Then hurrah
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
BIZ BETSY CALLISTER.

You may not be able to drive away
| q cold by even the most drastic regula-
ton Of diet But 1t has now been con-
clusively proved that colds. grippe and
other cold-weather ailments may TO a
very great extent be warded OF
through certain dietary precautions.
And even II you are one OF those
contrary persons who do not like fresh
fruit and salads and vegetables and
other things that are best for you
| you will have 10 admit that II is easier
| to eat spinach-before you have got
| q cold-than aspirin or quinine after
| ward.
Here briefly is the anti-cold diet:
Meat no more than once a day. whole
| wheat bread. fresh fruit and vegetables,
| salad once a day II possible. large por-
tons OF IL, and a really moderate use
OF sweets. Add TO this II you are not
| especially robust a daily dose OF cod
| liver oil-which should not be re-
garded so much as a medicine as a
food-and you stand very good
chance indeed OF going through the
| Winter with no severe colds.
tween the old-fashioned idea OF pre-
venting colds and the new. The really
old-fashioned grandmother sits by and
protests when the younger folk go out
with thin stockings and low shoes. She
| follows the nurse or young mother
about trying to keep the new baby
from getting In a draught-shielding
protesting against every little current
| Of air. Yet when the youngsters want
| to eat candy or rich cake. and baby
holds out his little hand for a sugar
plum. Il Ii usually the grandmother
who Is most willing TO give in. That
| - - Dc 10 I'll q hi TINS
sort OF grandmother.
The up-to-date idea seems TO be that
it Is perfectly possible and normal for
normally healthy folk 70 adapt them
selves TO certain variations OF climate
and to certain sorts of exposure--pro-
vided the vigor OF the body Is unim-
paired through a faulty diet.
Really wonderful results have been
gained In Denmark through regulation
| Of diet In combating influenza cpl
denies Not only do those whose diet
has been thus regulated stand much
better chance than others OF not con-
tracing influenza and similar Winter
disorders, but once having caught them
they are reasonably certain 10 have a
very light attack
| I think IL would be an excellent idea
IL housewives on their round OF food
buying always went 10 the fruit and
vegetable store first-and bought first
the fresh things for the table-and
then bought meats and groceries aft
erward. Fresh celery. cabbage. spin
| ach, lettuce. oranges and raw apples
and bananas and grapefruit are no
| longer considered Injuries " be In
dulged In only by the well-to-do. but
as real essentials In the maintenance
| Of good health In cold weather.
We hear 80 much nowadays about
the dangers and ills Of overeating that
the tendency often is 10 go u the
other extreme You don't have IN put
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
Eccentric Tastes Should Be Ignored
In Planning Meals for the Family

disconnected when he finds himself in
a hotel or the guest in house where
the windows are not provided with
lightproof curtains.
Bobby never would eat cereal in the
morning unless 1t was covered with
nolasses or maple syrup-and now the
boys at college are making fun OF him
because he has TO be provided with a
special jar Of syrup as part Of his regu-
butter. perhaps because the butter
wasn't very good--and she was en-
couraged in the notion that she
couldn't eat 1t. And now when Susan
goes on picnics the hostess always has
to 60 to the trouble 70 provide some
unbuttered sandwiches for Susan. And
sometimes Susan isn't asked TO 90 to
picnics at all It's such q nuisance TO
bother with the special sandwiches.
Once there was more excuse when
families drifted into eccentric food
habits. Food supplies were limited
certain usual foods were unobtainable
In certais places. But now that we
have such q varied food supply almost
everywhere, and now that so much 10
written on the subject of meal PLAN
ming in books. magazines and news
papers, every housewife has the oppor-
tunity OF knowing what sort OF meals
other people eat and how they are
served
In planning this weeks meals / have
purpoSely presuppoSed that the family
for which they were planned had one
or two fussy members-people who
didn't eat eyerything-people who took
their own food preferences rather
seriously. So you will find a wide va
riety Of vegetables meats and desserts
chicken, veal. fish. pork and beef
cabbage. tomatoes. squash. beets. corn,
pArEnips. asparagus. beans, spinach
and onions-fruit Bavarian cream, a
salad dessert. a cornstarch dessert,
tapioca and a bread pudding.
And that think. is the important
thing TO do IN trying 70 moIIify these
folk With strong food prejudices. Pro-
vide them with a wide variety OF food,
and prepare II with as much skill as
possible-offer II 10 them, and then
say nothing. II they don't like 1t make
no apologifs-if In spite OF previous
prejudice they do taste IT and decide TO
eat II don't embaraxs them by COM
menting on their change Of heart.
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Excellent Rolls.

Take one quart Of sweet milk, one
cupiu OF lard, one cupful OF sugar
Bring 70 the boiling point. then re-
move from the fire. When iukewarn,
dissolve In IL one yeast cake. Sift In
enough -four U make Of the consistency
u CAKE batter. or about heaping quart
Put in warm place for two hours,
then SIT In one Tablespoonful Of salt,
one rounded teaspOonfui ~ baking soda
and one hsspiDg teaGpoOnfUl Of baking
powder Work In about one quart of
hour. or untIl you can handle the dough
Shape or roll, and cut as many rolls AZ
you With for that meal BET IN a warm
place " rise two hours before baking
Put the remainder Of the dough In the
Refrigerator or sonle cool place, and II
viii Keep for a week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-29
TIE BUDGET
ny BARBARA BROWN.
A Problem in Long Division.

custom OF our lives. Some women try
| the dual role OF lady and COOK. but II
| doesn't work A man who returns
| home every evening 10 an exhausted
| wife. and the added uncongenial task
of helping 70 put the children TO bed.
Is getting more than his share OF hard
| luck
| THE children: There IS a lot of talk
| on the subject OF small families. but
| whether you agree or disagree the ma
| tority OF Ills are not going 10 have
| large families. We can't provide for
| the needs or give the proper advan-
| tagcs TO more than two or three at the
| most. Certainly 1t Is only is ,lligent
| to want to be able to take good care
| Of our children
| Cut out the automobile? Why. for
family car Is a necessity. We fig
| ure It's expense In our recreation fund
| and II provides us the cheapest means
| Of transportation when we are travel
| ing, as well as making an ideal baby
| carriage. and delivery wagon when
| we shop.
Il guess I've given you the gist of It,
| as I and numbers of others see and
work It out Though 1t was considered
bad form in your day TO talk money.
I'll wager that II I invited you 70 lunch
with a group Of my 'salaried' friends,
| the conversation. after staying on the
| literary. musical or dramatic heights
| for while. would eventually take a
| tumble TO the cost Of living. II Is too
ever-present a problem 70 be ignored,
| and TO learn how a friend has discoy-
cred way to save Is OF paramount
| interest.
1T u a seeming paradox that our
| college training. and our material ad-
vantages We had before We married
and faced living on salary, are our
greatest assets We have some knowl-
| edge of money and its uses. which
| helps US to cut our cloak TO the salary
| pattern When finished. though 1t may
| be a bit skinny IN the seams and
| short In the sleeves. the general effect
| is fairly in the style. AS each family
| has its individual taste as regards but
tons and trimming. We don't look too
| much alike.
But It Il an open secret that We
! are unanimous In our conviction thai
| we are worth more. and earn NOR"
| than We receive"