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New Britain herald., 1928-12-20

Williams Flag1 was owner of fur niturs store and undertaking estab- lishment on Main street which was the predecessor of B. c. Porter Sons.
 In 1889 Abejah Flagg. an expert cabinet maker. came to New Britain from Berlin and with his son. open ed a small furniture store where the Leonard building is now located. The elder Flagg died and his son. Henry. took up the business which he con- ducted for many years. later selling it to . man named Thompson. The latter held it until 1869 when Bryan c. Pcrtsr bought the business.
 I1lird Death
 This is the third death to occur in the F1agg family in . few weeks. Mr. Flagg was . son-in-law of the late Dr. Charles R. Witte. municipal meat inspector. He was also a nephew of the late Charles w. Flagg who installed the first telephone in ths home of Elihu Burritt in 1879.
 One of the remarkable things about MT. FlagE was his love for his family. He was pal to his children and idolized them. The family is prostrated with grief be- cause of his untimely death.
 Surviving Relatives
 Mir. Flagg is survived by his wife, Mrs. Augusta Daisy (Witte) Flagg. whom he married on October 2S. 1895: four daughters. Miss Henrietta Flasg. teacher in the Smith school; Mrs. Kenneth Griffing of Woodridge. N. J., Miss Cornelia Flagg and Miss Ruth Flagg. both of this city; brother. Charles Flagg of Rockford lll.; a sister, Harriet of this city; and . grandson, William Grihing.
 He was a member of the First Congregational church and was ac- tive in the Bible class of the church. His only fraternal connection was with the Junior O. U. A. M.
 Funeral Saturday
 Funeral services will be held Sat- urday afternoon at o'clock at the home on Monroe street. Rev. Theodore A. Greene. pastor of the First Congregational church. will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20

of the younger set and has been identified with many social activi- ties. Police said that Mugler and his fiancee had lately ben guests at a number of social affairs given in honor Of their coming marriage.
 The wedding was to have been solemnized tonight in St. Johns Many prominent persons of this city had been invited.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
Believe Santa Claus
 Lived in Stone Age

Stockholm. Dec. 2O-Rp-Wheth CT or not there was Santa Claus in the stone age. primitive people pro- vided toys for the amusement Of their little ones.
 1var Schnell, archaeologist, of the state historical museum, has found
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20

1 Square Garden when the ryiaeesen freshmen and St Psui's seaoo nee in their annual gsms. Two otbeP prep teams. Norristown and xaoA
 met at the garden saturday aftsf-
 noon. and Yale opposes Ac0in ta
 the evening.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
PLUMBERS TAKE TO ALLEYS

Members of the New Britain Master Plumbers association who are to be members of the bowling team entered in the state league will practice tonight at Rogers al- leys on Church street. The team will play in several cities and will entertain the quintets of other towns here during the winter monthA A banquet will conclude the season.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
SANDERS ELECTED CAPrAn

Dallas, Dec. 20 M - Henry ,. "Choc" Sanders, ail-southwsst eea. ference guard. was elected eoptain of the 1929 Southern AstheAiet uni- versity football eleven last uight. Sanders. . full-bioodsd Chec1sv In- dian. who has two moro yeosS of college football. was given favorable mention in all-AmeFica team oelec- tions this year.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
MOTOR VEHICLE REPORT

The police were notified today Of the suspension of the operators n- censes of Herbert E. Morans oi 7% Hamilton street. James Eantucci Of 115 Chapman street, Joseph Poe Of license of Steve Prawdik Of I1U Gold street.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20

WILL TRY NIGHT FOOTBALL
 Officials at Oklahoma A. and M. are spending $3.000 equipping their football field in order to practice and play football in the evening next fall
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
HOCKEY SEASON STARTS

New York. Dec. 20 tEP)-The season opened today at Madison
Nogales international., 1928-12-25
anthropy of withered Intelligence?

anthfopy of withered Intelligence?
1t is, perhaps, pity We ever grow up. Or do we?
What IS tbs miracle by which recapture the fine
imagination Cf belief other than the Towering
of chldhoods simple faith It IS the radiance Of in
Eocence which covers the earth and turns mems
eyes, in Alaska in India IN the distant outposts and
at the home heats to that group of shepherds plod
ding their way through the night to worship the birth
OF revelation There is nothing engraved more indeHb
y on the heart OF mankind than the infinite of
that Star which is hope, and of that angelic chorus
pouring down from the bursting heavens with the
sublime proclamation: GLORY to God in the highest
and on earth peace good will toward men,"
1t needs something than smart sneer to
rob the world Of that majestic moment be it allegory
or circumstance; it needs something more profound
than the piteous arrogance of intellectual selfdecep
ton to blot from the consolation of humanity the
grand symposium of its transcending 1t
is sufficient if man finds himself borne, the wings
of Christmas from the ends Of the world straight to
the hearth of his better self if the Star leads him,
membering, to tn, cradle Of his good intentions.
"But Mary kept all these things, and pondered
them in her heart" And may
Nogales international., 1928-12-25
NOGALES PAUSES

Today the world awakes to see the sun rise on
another Christmas day The same sun casts its ro-
seate glow over many lands where is falling and
where tropical winds whispering through stately
palms. The Chr stmas spirit spreads itself over
the civilized world whether it is in the land of
or our land of warm sunshine here in southern Ari-
zona Christmas is the one universally observed holi-
day.
Christmas and New Years are fundamentally
days of Thanksgiving. Christmas because it marks the
day that the world was given the most insprational
thought known to man. New Years, because It marks
the end of given period of either accomplishments
or falures-twelve months enrolled as the baby mem
Der of the ages.
Nogales, her rich trading area, the state of Ari-
zona the United States and the world at large pause
today to bask the beauty of jobs well done; to
der unto the power above spirit of true
This progressive border city joins with the nation
today in fitting observance of the occasion. Citizens
will catch the spirit of the kddes at the city Christ
tree this afternoon and those who dug deeply in
their pockets to provide happiness for those less for
tunate on this day have caught the true meaning Of
Christmas.
If all things come to him who waits why not be
and-y a irS+paH of rO-pettpr2
Nogales international., 1928-12-25
CHRISTMAS
Unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Tc oolo w oorth cti

Unto you is born this day in the city OF DAVID
a Saviour which is Christ the Lord.
If there be no miracle in Heaven or earth still
is this the mCs potent benedction dropped into
the wstful heart of mankind The centuries measure
their course 1ife's revolve and write their
changing fortunes upon in lines of experience, war
follows peace ind peace war; and the manger OF hu-
mil;ty remains the shrine of only hope.
It may be true that this ever Fastening age has
enveloped Christmas with the flavor Of self-ndul-
gence that we exact too wofsh all that is purely ma
teral profit that we exhaust ourselves in mad dis
play of artificial generosity that translate SIM
pie and beautiful story into orgy Of the market
place. this may may not be true, and each can an
swer for himself But it is still true that in very in
slant of time, every may find undestroyed, the
shrine of recollection hidden in his heart.
That seed of humanity, placed within Us as the
gift of sacrifice at birth, dies hard-f at ALL 1t is,
after ALL something real and filled with meaning; it
belongs to the Imperishabe which, all matter of
faith apart must believe that right is better than
wrong kindness better than cruelty sentiment better
than cyncism. For there is something which is Eter
nal something which re-creates, teammates, resur
rects even though the understanding Of It
We know that beneath the dead and frozen surface
of the earth life breathes and waits its time What,
in the balance with this profound mystery is the mis-
Nogales international., 1928-12-25
MEMBER CLASS OF '26 VISITS
n. II. S.

Leonard Enciso, member of
the class of '26 of Nogales High
School, was in town for a few
days and visited the school.
Leonard came from Los Angeles,
California, where he has been
working for the last year or two.
Tucson $1,0OO,0oO eleven-story
note! Will be constructed at Penn
ington and Stone streets.
Fhoenlx - Construction work
Progressing : ;, on new city-countv
81 100000 building here.
Nogales international., 1928-12-25

There seems to be place for everything in the
world except your knees and feet in breakfast room.
An epigram has chance If it isn't true, it soon
des if it is true, it becomes plattude.
Another good way to the sleeping disease
is to monkey with the stock market
Nogales international., 1928-12-25

If all things come to him who waits, why not be
a set-and waiter instead Of go-getter?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
The World and All

BY Charles z. Driseoli

It is difficult for US to estimate foreigners justly.
The farther We go from home, the more inexcusable
seem the departures Of foreigners from our own stan
dards and ways of living. We have an egocentric
vision. and we demand that other people live as W
live.
Hence. travel books and other books about alien
peoples generally should be taken with occasional
pinches Of the salt Of common sense. Katherine Mayo
wrote a book about India that gave the western world
a glorious thrill. In considering the lamentable bar
barism Of the Hindus, we stood, like the Pharisee Of
old, and loudly thanked God that We are not as other
people. but quite superior.
I like much better a book called Understanding
India" by Gertrude Marvin Williams, a former New
York Sun reporter. She went to India after years OF
study and much valuable research. and the picture she
brings back is much less shocking than Katherine
Mayo's picture. ! hardly think II will sell as well a.
ries ago. and that We Americans tortured witches 70
Mother India" for. We must admit. people like 70 be
shocked.
But Mrs. Williams has adopted an intelligently OBJ
serving attitude toward the people she has seen in a
far country. She has not expected them to be just like
Neutrality-suspicious., New Workers or Omahans. She re-
members that We we're not always as civilized as we
are now. She reflects that city sanitation is barely
a hundred years old. even in the United States. That
Englishmen ate with knives or forks only a few centu-
death so lately that we don't like to talk about il. And
in almost every American city the police still torture
prisoners who have been convicted of no wrong doing
whatever.
Mrs. Williams has brought back a better picture of
life in India than ! have read elsewhere. I think the
superiority Of her book is due to the open-mindedness
Of the writer. She went about alone in India, slept
with doors and windows open, and never put her per
sonal belongings under guard or under lock. She was
never molested. and she lost nothing by theft. She
found that even in India people are people, different
from Americans, to he sure, but not TO he too severely
condemned for that.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
Timely Views
VIEWS OF WORLD PEACE EXPRESSED

By NEWTON u. BAKER, Former Secretary Of War.
Newton u. Baker was born nj Martinsburg, ".
Va in 1871. He was graduated from Johns Hop
kins university and studied law at Washington and
Lee university. Baker served as private secretary
10 Postmaster General Wilson, from 1896 to 1897
and then began 10 practice law ut Martinsburg,
". Va, that same year. He held the post Of city
solicitor Of Cleveland. Ohio. from 1902 to 1912, and
mayor Of Cleveland for two terms. from 1912 TO
1916. Baker was appointed secretary Of war by
President Wilson in 1870.
The world is closer today 10 realizing the ideal of
universal peace than it has been at any time in history
| am an enthusiastic believer in the League of Ma
lions and in World Court.
We cannot keep the peace of the world by good i'm
tentions or by emergency devices when the war spirit
gets started.
There must be a place where the intelligence and
conscience of the best men of the various nations can
be creating sympathies and understandings and remov-
ing irritations before they have become the sources of
war.
The League Of Nations seems to me TO be such a
place.
The World Court is just a formal and dignified way
Of deciding legal questions between nations.
The fact that the United States has not joined either
Of these bodies has been a great source Of disappoint-
ment to me.
But we are cooperating with both increasingly. We
now take part in practically every activity of the
League Of Nations and the election Of Charles L.
Hughes as a Judge Of the World Court to succeed John
Bassett Moore shows how the world regards US as es-
sential in the operation Of any plan 20 keep the peace.
Meanwhile the Locarno treaties and the new anti
war pact Of BRAND and Kellogg are great steps for
ward, and I have confidence that the ten years since
the close Of the war have seen more progress toward
organizing the world for peace than was made in any
previous century.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
Highway Maps

Always the question uppermost In the motorists
mind before starting on an automobile trip Is: What
kind Of roads will | find" He may now know what
kind he will find on the United States system Of high
ways. The bureau of public roads las prepared maps
that will show him. He may now know just where he
will have to travel over gravel roads. sand-clay, BIZ
luminous macadam, concrete, asphalt or other types.
The first series Of uniform scale maps ever made
showing the status Of improvement Of the federal-aiI
system Of highways il completed, with the exception
Of California and Texas. and is ready for distribution.
Maps Of the remaining two states arc now in the course
Of preparation. the bureau reports. and will be ready
in a short time. These maps show the status Of i'm
provement Of the federal-aid system IN each state re-
yardless OF whether the construction has been done
with the aid OF the federal government By the states.
counties or other municipalities.
ne Of the principal objects OF these maps j. to out
lire the necessity for interstate cooperation N work
ing out a system Of national highways. There are
many gaps on highways which should carry an immense
volume Of interstate t~raffice, and efforts are now be-
inv made to interest states and counties IN closing
these gaps. Bureau Of roads officials state that lack
of cooperation among the states has seriously affected
the efficiency Of the national highway systems. and i
i essential that this condition be remedied without
delay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
1T CANT Be Done s s5 &
RELEASED BY CENTRAL PRESS ASSN. 0opYRIe4D

Hardy took some typewriter
sheets from his desk.
Total expenditures to date, four
hundred and thirty-six thousand,
plus twenty-seven deposited on the
house-four sixty-three in all. The
deposit. of course, will come back
through the box office"
1T will all come back, Ben. Two
or three times over-mayhe more. I
ran the film off last night for the
benefit Of my staff-cameramen, car-
penters. electricians, artists, the
whole works. A hard-boiled lot Of
eggs. believe me. Their verdict was
unanimous-a knockout. You can't
fool those babies, don't worry"
"I'm not worrying" Hardy said.
with n laugh. James personality is
enough for me. And your ability. III
7 hadn't believed IN you both from
the start ] wouldn't have put Up the
money"
You're all right. Ben Tony said.
laying his hand on the younger
mans shoulder. "A good sport. And
you're going 70 win out"
IF YOU mean that I'm going 70
make a lot Of money" Hardy said.
noticing the significance with which
he spoke. "why-so arc you.
Not just money. Something more.
| don't know whether it's too soon 10
congratulate you or not. but the man
who gets Jane will deserve to be
congratulated"
That's true" Hardy glanced at his
companion narrowly. But what's
the matter with you? Like her
pretty we'll yourself. don't you?"
"Oh-I'm too old for a girl like
Jane. She's just a kid. I'm Owe
thirty. and haven't a nickel. to
speak Of"
"You will have. If this picture goes
over. And as for your being old
tell il to Sweeney. I'm twenty-six
myself. you know-nearly.'
You'll be boasting of grey hairs
next" Tony laughed. "Well. she de-
serves the best. whoever gets her"
He thrust out his hand. sand in any
case. and whatever happens. Ben,
we're friends-don't forget that
ever"
Il won't. old fellow. No matter
what happens. Well. got TO toddle
down TO the bank now, and then over
to the theater. LenGel's been very
decent-given me q lot Of help.
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COPYRIGHT

guess he'll be glad enough to see US
in there. His last show was a ter
rible flivver. The house has been
wark for a week. BY the way. the
Van Alstens are coming, with a
bunch Of friends. I've given them a
box. Quite a social event. Ill see
that the papers play il up"
You're getting TO be some pub
licity man. Ben. And that reminds
me I've got 70 have a talk with Har-
rison. OF the Star. Personal friend
Of mine-goinE 10 give Us a big
write-up. Whole story of the pro-
duction-the human side-for tomor-
rows paper. How's that chap Fulton
doing? You've seen him. Of course"
"Sure. Had him in here for two
hours. last night. Gave him all the
don. There don't he any trouble
about the publicity end. Take my
advice and 20 lie down after you get
through with Harrison. Have a good
sleep. You need it," He gazed anx-
iously into Tony's ashen face. Right
now you look ten years older than
God"
Probably. But what's the use az
trying 10 sleep with this thing on
my mind? I'm all tuned up like a
radio. He walked about with short.
jerky steps. | guess Ill just keep
on going till the agony's yer tomor-
row night, and then flop Ike a busted
balloon" He placed mis- hand on the
satchel containing the c7ns of film.
Better put these prints in the safe,
Ben. II dear little Irene got the
chance. wouldn't she like TO touch a
match to them? I'll say she would.
And if anything happened to them
we'd be sunk"
He Int a cigarette and vent out,
leaving Hardy staring moodlly at his
cigar. Why had Tony given as a
reason for not proposing TO Jane the
fact that he was too old, il he had a
wife already? II was not like him
to lie. even by implication. Ben gave
the matter up, convinced. however.
that something, he could not say
what. was keeping these two apart
some barrier which. If removed,
would seriously impair his own
chances Of success, SO far as Jane
was concerned. In spite of his en-
thusiasm over the new production,
he left the office feeling very much
depressed.
(TO BE CoNTINUED)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-30
New York Letter

NEW YORK. Oct. 3o.-The talk Of
the town is Will Rogers. humorist
extraordinary. Usually persons 20
into plays 10 get money. Will Rogers
goes into m st a sacrifice-and the
press agent plays il down. II is one
II is n of the most unique situa-
tions the show world ever has
known.
Here is a man, known throughout
the world. who gets a small fortune
every time he appears on a lecture
platform. People demand to see
him.
But he doesn't go. All for friend
SUPPLEMENTARY for Fred Stone,
comedian. injured last summer i'm sn
airplane accident, and unable to act
until about Jan. /. Friendship for
Fred Stones daughter. Dorothy. Of
course Will gets a salary. but-lct all
the small and sundry take notice
Dorothy Stone is billed as the star,
and Will is noted as appearing with
her.
The opening drew the swcllcst
first-night audience Of the season.
And it wasn't long till Will stopped
the show to talk politics. tReally,
Broadway yearns for a relief from
mere shows, even when they are rs
elaborate as this one. A tousled-
haired hurorist holds them az moth
ing else seemingly could.)
Will not only acts, but keeps on
writing. az those who read news
papers know. He has to do a nightly
stint on the news before the curtain
rises. He is as regular as n clock.
Walter Winchell, columnist. de-
clares the most startling thing about
the play. which somebody named
Three Cheers" Is hat Will i a
tenor. And adds, "But 20 IS Jack
Dempsey"
Speaking or a humorist az politics
reminds me that politicians at poll
tics aren't humorists. Reminds me
Is right. For I am kept awake at
night tin my Times Square ROOM
by a movietone broadcasting demo-
cratic speeches.
In Longacrc Square is a large can-
vas on which are thrown figures of
speakers, and all night, until mid
night, those huge figures boom forth
their reasons for a democratic vic
tory.
I've been on fine trains all ver
America. I've seen a number finer
than the Twentieth Century. New
York to Chicago. which seems to get
all the publicity going.
But now the Twentieth Century is
TO get newly designed cars. Some
are TO have suites with private ward
robes. medicine closets, shaving
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lights, reading lamps with mica
shades. divided vestibule doors, So
that the upper part can be thrown
open for ventilation, and softly
tinted lights suspended from the side
instead Of glazing dome lights.
So that this shall not seem adver-
Using. I'll say I've favored the
pennsylvania's limited train equip
ment, but like the New York Cen
trails easy riding and speeding ahead
of time.
The trains I admire most, though.
are from Chicago west, particularly
the Northwestern Limited, the Olym-
plan, the Denver Limited, and others,
mentioning none Of the roads anne
The Twentieth Century, however.
does the business. lis said that
tickets for the first section some
times are bought by industrious per-
sons and sold at a premium-the
first section. il Is supposed, being the
vehicle Of the elect.
Now look for the Pennsylvania b
make an announcement regarding its
Broadway Limited, New York 20
Chicago.
Railroads and steamship lines actu-
ally are competing for business these
days.
lis New York rs bad mr. painted? II
n correspondent asks. III you're
broke. it's worse.
Glow can I yet n musical comedy
nroduccd-" another correspondent
demands 70 know. Find an angel, m
lad.
Amelia Earhart, OF transatlantic
flight fame. IN in town, and not much
il being made over il, although she
II doing N great deal. She has conf
pleted the first solo round-trip flight
across the continent Eve made by n
woman. she has become associate
editor of Hearst's Cosmopolitan mag
azine, in charge of aviation, and she's
doing settlement work.
She could make n fortune telling
other women how she does il all.
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Other Papers
. NEW WRINKLE IN CAMPAIGNING
tst. Louis Globe Democracy !.

tSt. Louis IIobe-DemuCIatJ'
The radio has brought about many changes IN poll
,;.s hut Senator Howell Of Nebraska is believed to DC
the only candidate who carries his own broadcasting
station. News photos show the senator standing on
the roadside, facing no visible audience, and earnestly
addressing his portable brosdcaster. when ne decides
% make an address," we are told, "he stops his car and
tears into a political speech. just any place"
II il the very latest wrinkle in radio campaigning.
II bvrone years any candidate, before he would make
. speech, waited for a large crowd to gather to hear
him. This antiquated practice is still observed in che
current presidential campaign, though the radio i also
utilized. The speaker does not need a crowd, or %
senator Howell seems TO think. With his portable
broadcasting station. he reaches out Tor invisible au-
-. He pays no high tribute to the vested inter
ests in broadeasting.
Perhaps the manufacturers Of this new radio equip
-, win not do a very big business in the present