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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01
RASKOB FOR TREASURER !?
Rurnos as to How Prohibition En-
forcement Offices Will Be
Manned With Notifications
lists if Ar Wins

In its weekly New York news letter on
national politics, issued by the Country
Editor and World Press NeaDS, attention is
called to story recently published in
Washington to the effect that Democratic
campaign manager "Raskob is slated for
the Office CT Secretary Of the Treasury in
the Smith administration, and will, there
fore, have charge of the enforcement of
prohibition" if Al Smith is elected.
This news letter further states: ut IS
well understood that Colonel Stayton, the
head of the Association Against the Pro-
hibition Amendment is relying on the
wealth of the DuPonts to restore the legal
lied traffic in liquor, and John Raskob as
well as Pierre S. DUPONT sits on the mil
Ionaire board which Stayton has as
Sembled as window dressers in his drive
against prohibition. To have bitter
enemy of the Eighteenth Amendment like
Raskob at the head of the Treasury De-
partment exercising supervision over the
prohibition bureau would set the scene
adequately for the notification of the law
to which Al Smith, by virtue of his politi-'
Cal record, has been committed
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01
TAMMANY TO LAY LOW"

Tammany mas received orders to Keep
out Of the national campaign and strictly
devote itself to carrying for Smith by at
least 100000 plurality the five metro
politan districts. Manhattan, Queens,
Bronx. Kings and Richmond. Tammany
is aiming to do its assigned task by at
least COO 900 plurality. It has set its goal
at these figures in order to meet the ef-
fort of the Republican committee to come
to the Bronx with plurality OF 100000
for Secretary Hoover.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01
MOTOR CAR MAGNATE WANTS LIQUOR PROBLEM SOLUTION
Duran Offers $4,000 Prize for the Most Practical Solution En-
Problem; Believes People Want Law Retained;
Rich Violator

and position are the chief support of the
master criminal class. the bootlegger.
"It is my belief that the majority of
our people do not want the Eighteenth
Amendment abandoned. People want it
enforced and obeyed.
TN order to give expression to the
soundest thought in the country on the
subject, offer prize of $4,000 for the
best and most practicable plan to make
the Eighteenth Amendment effective"
The statement said the prize would be
awarded by a committee of prominent
ment and women now being selected.
Competitive offers must be submitted
prior to December of this year.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01
July BUILDING TOTAL HIGH

New Chicago Office buildings for which
permits amounting to $8047 900 were is
sued, brings the July total for building in
Illinois cities to higher total than for
June, Sidney w. Wilcox, chief of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, reports August
Il, in the Chicago Daily NeDS.
This is the first July i'll seven years Mr..
Wilcox says, showing larger building
figures than June of the same year.
The national high record of $685. 00,-
coo in new construction made in 1927, will
be beaten this year, according to Thomas
J. vernia, president of the Indiana
Limestone Company. July building per-
mits in leading cities included in our ma
tional survey bring the total for the first
seven months of 1923 up to more than 81
$50 600 ,000," said Mr. Vernia. "The figures
for the same cities for the same seven
months of 1927 were only $4,103,000 000."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01

The Smith followers say that prohibi-
ton cannot be enforced But Smith
promises to enforce it if elected Under
taking to enforce the unenforceable
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01

The Committee of Fourteen in New York
City has n.iserably poor memory when
it undertakes to compare vice and laWless
conditions now with those under the old
Raines law
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01

When Theodore Burton and his follow
ers get through with Graham Hunt, that
wet leader will be only a memory
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01

The best way to save the Democratic
party is to defeat Al Smith in Noven-
Der
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01
REPEAL OF PROHIBITION BROUGHT DISASTER
Again Moving Towards Prohibition; Drunkenness Acho
Consumption Increased Alarming Degree Soviet Government
Aims Prohibition Imposes Drastic Restrictions

jumped from 100000 gallons to $685.
900 gallons. The figures are contained in
report by F. V. Coleman, American min
lister at LatVia, TO the u. S. State Depart
ment.
Coleman gives as his authority the pub
LEGATION BolSheuik, official organ of the
Communist party in Russia. Vodka is the
high-powered intoxicating drink popular
with all classes in Russia. It contains 40
per cent of alcohol, and is distilled from
rye. sometimes from barley and potatoes.
Not long after Russia Joined in the world
war under the czarist regime an imperial
ukase forbade the consumption, manufac-
tue and sale of vodka. Supposedly to
gain much needed popular favor the So
Wet government decided to abolish prohi-
bition. and it was in the last dry year,
1923-24 that the vodka consumption total
ed 2,16o, 900 gallons
WORKERS CHIEF VICTIMS
Although there are no official data
available concerning consumers of vodka,
the BolSheUik is quoted as saying.
"Ninety-five per cent of those addicted to
the use of vodka are workmen and men,
bers of their families" The increase in
the consumption of beer is shown not to
be SO marked. rising from 46,440 600 gal
Ions in 1924, to sc, 100000 gallons in
1862.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-09-01
WORKERS CHIEF VICTIMS
OF PROHIBITION
BROUGHT DISASTER.

The report cites figures showing the eff
feet which the abandonment of orohibi-
ton has had upon the efficiency of labor.
Coleman's report quotes Economic Life
as stating that vodka is responsible in
large degree for absences from factories,
and that absences from factories in the
Ukraine have increased SO per cent since
the return of vodka. Likewise the amount
of money which the work1nen spend on
liquor has greatly increased. For example,
in 1928 the average Moscow workman
spent only 8 per cent of his total ex-
penditures for intoxicating beverages but
by 1925 this had been increased to AZ per
cent.
DRUNKENNESS INCREASED
The number of alcoholic patients at
psychatric clinics and hospitals is also
said to have increased considerably since
vodka came back. In 1923 only "a per
cent of the patients in these institutions
we're alcoholic addicts, whereas in 1925
the proportion had increased to 10 per
cent. In Moscow the increase has been
much more striking in 1926 reaching IS
per cent. Only 2088 people are reported
to have been arrested for drunkenness on
the streets of Petrograd, now Leningrad,
in 1928 In 1926 the number had in
creased TO $4,000.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

New Britain, forced down 10 sec- cnd last place in the American Feller Hockey league through re- cent defeats, will have to step on it tomorrow night when the Waterbury Shamrocks come here for d regu- larly scheduled game, If q victory is 10 be scored to break the 1lono- tony of consecutive losses. Standing with their backs to the wall, the lo- cal players should come through to q win over the second place Brass City outfit
 The Hardware City quintet has made a great race Of it i'll the sec ond half but due 10 illness on the squad. the team has not been at it's best in it's last few games and other teams have ridden over 1t rough shod. The league season ends next Sunday afternoon and New Britain will have to keep going st 2 terrific pace if II IS to break into the play off which is scheduled to start next Monday.
 Tonight in Waterbury, New Brit ain and the Shamrocks will clash with a return game being played here tomorrow night. In all of the games between these two thls sea-
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
BOTH TEAMS IN CAMP
Chicago Major League Baseball Clubs Scheduled to Begin Spring Training Right Away.

Chicago, Feb, 29 Np-Eotll ma ior league entries of Chicago were in the training cline today. The SoX were scheduled to begin their spring tolj q few hours after arriving iD Shreveport All but. six of the ros- ter of 4o were to be gathered in the
 Louisiana town before niEhtfall. Tho missing six will join the squad next week.
 The Cubs cut short practice both yesterday and today a' Catalina Ial3nd, Cal. as Owner Wrigley was their host at the izcudun Godfrey boxing match al Los Angeles. All but ono of the Cub squad accepted his invitatjon Guy Bush was the absentee He said Jle would rather lag T few Catalina Island mountain goats than watch the tisticuffs.
 Two teams of the Cubs went through q. full batting practice be- fore some June pitching vest erday prior 10 going to Los Angeles. "kiki' Cuyler showed the greatest yarIage of any of the siuEEers
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
TRACK STARS IN
 HARTFORD GAMES
IIotablS to Be Seen at State
 Armory on March t7

Hartford, Feb .9-The greatest array of track stars ever to compete in a meet in Connecticut will be seen in action at the Hartford State Ar mory Saturday evening, March IT. when the Massasoit A.SC. will hold it's first annual indoor meet.
 Among the notables who will run 1t this meet are Tait Elkjns of Ne Ional jeca fhion cnamnion; Jackson schoitz, holder or the worlds record 't 200 meters and an Olympic Win aer: Harold Cuthili, the Flying Par on" V ho is again eligible for A. A. U. competitions; and nearly a score of others equally well known in the world of track.
 There will be many angles to this meet: first, the competition between these uatjonaIly-known runners: sec ond. the staging of state A. 4. |. championships ln Go-yard. 800 yard. ihno-yard i and two-mile events; third. the holding of college. prep school. high school, industrial and insurance relay races.
 Fordham, Yale. Wesleyan. Holy Cross. Connecticut Aggies, Spring field College. Tri,,ty College are among tue colleges which will he seen in competition. kingswood, Suf- field and Loorts are competing in ihe prep school events and Hartford High. and half dozen other leod- ing high school, of southern New EnglsnJ are on the lists. This is the program of events,
 State X 4. |. champlonslllps Go yards, 300 yards. ,h00 yards, two mile: medley sprints 5h GO, 70 yards: GO yard dash. handicap: goo yard run. open to high and prep schools; 44oyard run open. haudI- cap; 500 yard. open: 9S"-yard run open. handicap. one-nlle run open. handicap; one nile high school re- lay; one-rnile industrial relay: one
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

New York, Feb. 20 Rl-Football needs it's heavyweights and basket ball favors the tall boys. but base ball takes them all sizes so long aa they can play the game.
 Ranging all tho way from the six feet six inch altitude of Slim Harriss of tthe Rcd SoN to the five feet four of Pittsburghs newly ac- quired second hascman "Sparky' Adams, and from the :35 pounds of Erooklyn's Jumbo" Elliott 10 De- troit's 14--pound shortstop, Jack Tavener. the 1928 big leaguers run the gamut of shapes and types,
 They vary almost os widely in age, for there is a ,place for the fiery youngster as well as the canny veteran. The dean of them all s old Jack Quinn of the Athletics with his 4c years, while the rockies include several youngsters still in their teens.
 On the, firing line there seems to be 3 premium on height and weight as the pitchers in general conc heavy and tall. Elliott. o35, and six feet six, the tallest of the pres ent crop. both arc moundsmen as are Garland Buckeye of Cleveland, 2c5 and six feet one. and Eppa Rixey. Cincinnati. cl" aud six foct five, their respective runners-up.
 James Wright, young semi pro pitcher from California who gets q trial with tue Browns ranks among the heaviest witt, his c2o pounds on 3 six feet two inch frame.
 Others who run to generous di- mensions are Stahlmau, .10 and six feet one. g husky young catcher who goes up to Cleveland this season from Wilkes Barre of the New York -Fennsyivania league: Walter Brown. Cleveland pitcher. 2lo and six feet two and Floyd Herman. Brooklyn intielder, who weighs so and is six feet four inches tall: an other of the giants s the we'll known George Herman Ruth who packs 2l5 pounds and stands six feet two in bis socks
 ln the lnlleIQ tue premium ShlnS 10 be on agility and spocd rather than size and it is there the smallest men Ill the game are found, Adams s only five feet. four and half and weighs l51 while Taysncr weighs nine pounds less and is half an inch taller They look 3 whole 1ot bigger than they are. to 2 hatsman trying to drive one through thelr positions.
 One of the shortest yet one of th" heaviest is the redcubtahle ''IIack' Wilson, the Cubs heavy hitting out fielder. Built close to tho ground Wilson weighs (. but is only five feet five inches in height
 somewhat surprising feature is that the two oldest players in th" majors are pitchers. Despite the steady strair of year5 of mound " ork, gulnn and Grover Alexander, of the Carda. who IS 1ust turning 4t, still are whipping them over the rlete
 Al the othe rend of the aEe seal" are such young players as Mel Hsr- der, l8-year Cleveland recruit pitcher: kellar of the White Sox: Mccoy and Hill of tho I;rouns; Lopes of Brooklyn ott of inc Giants and Wheat Of the Fhlllies, all of whom are but 1H
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Attracts Attention
 By Gingery FOOtwork

S,t. Louis, Feb. % F-A young red headed thlrd haseman, Oliver Sax. has attracted attention sf the Gt Lous Browns camp a' West Falm Beach, Fla. with his gInGary foot work, He stole 61 bases for Scran- ton last year in fh" Now ork k- FennsylyanIa league and re said 10 be going good enough 10 warrant q seasons job with Coach Itan How ley's revanped Browns.
 While the arrival of Walter "Rnb- bitt' Maranyille and John Pepper Martin at the Cardinal Avon Park, Fla. camp has no big news, yet the hustle and enthusiasm they put into their first workout caused them to draw the attention Of every one and they were the big feature Of yestcr- day. Martin. an outfleldnr up with the Cardinals for the thlrd tim" IS trying to prove that he bs-ery' 2 ma TOT league berth.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
:, WATERBURY COMING HERE
 TO BATTLE NEW BRITAIN
Hardware City Quintet Drops Down to Second Last Place in Standing-Players in Desperate Frame of Mind-Clash Between Two Teams is Always Spec tacular One-Bad Feeling Exists Between Clubs Pontiacs and Chrysers to Meet in Preliminary.

son, there has been q bitter fight to Britain has had d good share of it's wins over Waterbury and every game has been characterized by the exceptional play seen.
 Waterbury will have it's crack rush line of Davies and Harkins in action with Red" Donnelly at cen ter. The chances of Barney Doher- ty playing at halfhack are slim after the accident he suffered last Sat urday night. Dyson may replace with New Britain while Lovegreen will be at the goal,
 New Britains lineup will he the same in the two games as it has been with Alexander and Boucher on the rush line. Brown at center. Nulrhcad al halfback and Blount in the goal.
 Preliminary Game
 \ roal battle is scheduled foI the Automobile league in. the prellmin- ''N ''ib'i'oN hiSh' "hc'' 'iiS o'i" tlaC and thrysler teams clash. The Chryslers appeared on the floor with Jimmy Clinton and Frank Hoole at rush and the center position re- spectlvely and these two gave the team unexpected strength. II Is eX- pected that they will be in uniform again tomorrow night. The first game will start promptly al S o'clock with the main feature talk Ing place at 2 o'clock,
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
BOXERS ARE READY
 FOR CRUCIAL TEST
Taylor and LarriYir Both Conf.
 dent of Winning Bout Friday

Billy Taylor and Leo Larrivier are both hard at work preparing for what both boys consider the crucial test of their careers, their bout in the amateur tournament to be staged by the Mohawk A. C. at the Tabs hall Friday night. The winner will surely be recognized as the amateur welterweight champion of the state and will most probably represent Connecticut in the nation- al title tournament in Boston in April
 The two stand today as the leading welterweights in the state. Neither has lost fight at the; 147 pound weight. Larrivier has been fighting more frequently and most consist cntly than Taylor but, despite this. the bout is considered to be one of the most even matches ever to be staged here. Larrivier. member of the famous Franco club of Waterbury which already boasts one champion in Bill Kelly. middle weight. is the favorite with New
 
 impressive victories in New Britain rings Taylor on the other hand. is considered by Hartford fans as un- beatable.
 CInch's stand against the Capital City scrapper last week has sent Larrivier's stock soaring. Many thought that Taylor. rugged and strong, would be too much for the New Britain hoy hut Clinch was barely beaten in four round tussle. Since then it has been discovered that Clinch was ill the night of the tournament and this had a great deal to do with his tired appear ance in the last round.
 An early sell out of all the seats at the Tabs hall is indicated by re- ports coming in today. More than 300 reservations have been made in Hartford alone while all the local ticket headquarters are kept busy answering calls for seats almost every hour of the day.
 An excellent supporting card has been arranged for the feature bout. Lou Carmel of Holyoke and Lu- cien Larrivicr are entered in the TO pound class. Carmell is considered n shade better than the Waterbury boy. Joe Truex of Holyoke is card cd to meet Weaver Squires of Wa terhury in the l6o pound class. Another match which should prove to be a feature will be the clash between Gerald Emard of Holyoke and Joe Dignal of Watcr- bury at l35 pounds. Both are fast boxers and clever al defending thcm- selves. Dinal's style has proven to he pleasing 10 local fans and there will be plenty of packers for the Waterbury boy in the meeting. Other applications received for entries are from Erny LangeIjer of lIolyoke and Ray DoIin of Water- bury at l45 pounds: Phil Desavitch of Hartford and Joe Adams of Wa terbury at 13S pounds: Jackie Har- mon of Waterbury and Del Foulet of New Britain at IA pounds and Dominick Frisco and Ray Taylor of Terryviilc.
 ; The first bout Friday night will be started at 9 o'clock because Of church services and the others will | follow closely after.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
FINAL PRACTICE
New Britain High School Team Ap- pears in Good shape for Game With Hillholsc Today.

A final practice before the New Haven game was held last evening by the New Britain High basketball team at the Boys club in 8. game with the Stanley Works team of the Industrial league. The quintet ap- pedrs to he in good shape for to- days game judging from their play last evening, The Stanley Works proved easy victims for the High school team. the final score being 35 to 20, The center forward combin- alton of Saunders Zalcski and kras- zewski worked to perfection anU had the Workers baffled by their rapid fire passing and shooting. It was the school's sixth straight victory over an Industrial league team.
 Todays game with the New Ha- ven High five is expected 10 draw one of the largest crowds of the sea son. The HiIlhouse team has one Of the fastest high school auintets in the state and only recently held RoNshury Prep, the unbeaten prep
 
 point victory The locals found the going tough in the first game with the f1lllhouse five and were unable 70 score 2 basket Tn the first half of the game. They came back strong in the second period and outsCore1 their opponents. The locals are given an even chance th,s afternoon because of tho fact that they are playing on their home floor
 The lreups for the game today are; New Britain. Zaleskl and krss- zewski, folrGris: Saunders. center: Landlno and SoWka. guards. New Haven, Fitch and Aroslly. forwards. Glldca, center. Click and he Angelis. guards ''Dick" Dillon will be tn" extra man on the floor.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

fights aIl have been on tle same level of consistency and he would as soon fight forty round matches as ten rounJers.
 "Delaney won't come to me so I'll 20 to him. he says. I'm going to fight him rlosa and to the body. Maybe he'll hit me on the chin and knock me down and maybe he won't We'll sec
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Strangler Lewis Will
 Carry Match to Finish

kansas City, Feb. :9 Pl-Ed (S'rangler) Lewis will carry his worlds heavyweight wrestling cro~n into q finish match here tonight with Joe MalceNicz, Of Utica N. '.
 In their last meeting at Tulsa. Okla, two years ago, the Utica Panther lost tot Lewis on 2 foul when he threw 'he strangIer out of tho ring. Two falls out of three will de eide tho match.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

mile relay clubs. Y. N. C. A., Ma t'onal Guard. etc, ope-mlle inter- collegiate relay. pairings.
 Entries will close March l0 with Ed Hurley. 5 Frederick street, Hartford.
 The arnory, one. of the largest structures in the cast, is an eight lap track
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Mems League Standing

Standing several feet past the middle of the floor after one minute of an over time period had elapsed. Merwin Schaefer, a substitute who had been sent into the. game a few minutes previous. dropped a perfect field goal for two points giving the Stanley Rule & Level basketball team enough to win it's first victory of the season. Its opponent. Land CTS. saw the game slip from it's grasp in the last second of the regulation period when Darby" Corazzo made the tying point on technical foul. The final score was 29 tn 2s, both winning field goals being scored by Schaefcr.
 This was the first of two overtime games played in the Industrial League at the Stanley arena last night. The other by Gerry" Gierochowski. The score was 16 to Is. A foul was called on Gierochow- ski for a mix-up he had with O'Toole of Corbin Cabinet Lock. Not being satisfied with the penalty tackled on his rival. O'Toole hit Gerry" with the ball when they came out of scrimmage and a double foul was called. O'Toole missed his chance.
 Nellie sartinsky's points saved the day for Landers girls who were pushed hard throughout the game to gain 12 to 10 verdict over the New Britain Machine girls.
 Surprising Showing
 Landers girls who are staying at the top of the girls league through eight consecutive victories were sur prlsed by the tail-end Machine team in the first game Of the night and during the first half it looked as if the biggest upset in the girls league was due to occur.
 The Newmatic girls led 5 to at the end of the first quarter. Nappi scored two successive field goals and foul goal while Sartinsky was SCOT ing two points.
 It was in the second quarter that Fecano's scoring machine got under way. A Afthr Jewell Sinkiewicz had in- creased her teams lead 10 seven points. Kay" Terwilliger. Nellie Sar- finsky and Charlotte Jacobs scored in succession to put the Universals in an s to z lead after three minutes and 3. half. Sartipsky continued her sensational work by sinking two sue ccsslve foul goals and Landers led 1n to T. Sinkiewicz made it 10 to s at theend of the first half.
 Stella kendzior of the Newmatice scored foul goal, but Terwilliger 1 made 8 similar score. Isnders was holding on to it's two point margin. Nappi made a foul goal that brought her team within point of a tie. Fra nces kendzior had two oppor- tnnities 10 tic the score within two minutes of the end. She had another opportunity in the last minute and she missed again. Just a second be- fore the finaI whistle. Nellie made 8 foul goal and the final score was i ? to 1o Newmatics made four foul goals ont of fl chances. Landers made six out of tS Llndcrs
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

Score at half time 10 to s, Land- CTS. Referee. Dillon; timer. Sikora: scorer. Butler
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

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