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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
TEN CENTS AND UP ARE
DONATIONS NOW ASKED
These Contributions Will BE Thank.
fully Received BY Smith
CaInDaigners

New York. July is P1Contribu.
tiohs OF any amount from ten cent.
up Will be received Thankfully" b,
the promoters of the presidential
campaign of Governor Alfred f.
Smith,
ms was announced by Col. Her
bert II. Lehman. finance director of
the national democratic committee.
in making public telegram he had
sent TO democratic national commit
teemen asking them to suggest as
slstant finance directors in their
states TO accept contributions.
He said that the total size of the
fund to be raised had not been de-
clded but that there may be fac
tors which will make it expensive. i"
IN my opinion" he said every
state in the north, east and west
may be considered debatable ground
and that may increase the expense. j"
There has been no solicitation of
funds so far, Col. Lehman said, but
he was delighted and amazed" at
the flood OF contributions. large and
small, that had come in voluntarily
from Smith supporters.
Asked if there would be a limit
on the size Of Individual contribu-
tons he said there would not, that
any amount from 10 cents up"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
ROTARY LEAGUE
Boys Circuit to Stare First Games
At aWlnut Hin Park This After
noon-Official Opening.

The Rotary Boys Baseball league
will open the season this afternoon
at and 2:3O o'clock at Walnut Hin
park. Gerald McCourt has been
named manager of the circuit this
year to succeed Dwight w. Skinner
who has promoted the league for the
past several seasons. A late start
has been made this year but that
was due to the fact that a suitable
manager had not been discovered
In the appointment of Mr.. McCourt,
the league will proceed as efficiently
as it did under the direction of Mr..
Skinner.
The Washington team will meet
the urritt team on Diamond No. l
at O'Clock. The Nathan Hale and
smalley teams will play on Diamond
No. starting at 2;3n O'Clock. Mavor
Angelo'M. Paonessa will toss out the
first balls In each game.
Six teams are entered in the
league this year as follows: WASH
ington, Burritt. Nathan Hale. Small
ley, Willow Brook Park. Vance
school and Paradise Park. Details
for the furtherance of the league
will be announced at later date.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
Farmer Made More in
1927 Than He Did in 1926

Washington, July IL W-Ths
farmer made 1857 more in 1897 thar
he did in 1926. A report issued to.
day by the department Of aEricul.
ture said the figures being taker
from a survey OF 1889 farms IL
all parts Of the country. The aver.
age farm for 1927 showed an aver.
age net return of 1890 as compared
with $1.l33 on 1913 farms In 1886
In 1925 reports from 1880 farm,
showed net return of 1927: IS.
1oS farms in 1924, S1.:0s: ls,lsl
farms s1,021 in 1928 and e.0sI
farms 1917 in 1922.
The average size of the farms re.
porting in 1927 was 275 acres will
an average investment Of 1lg,l<5
Average gross receipts were es,Sok,
consisting Of 1897 from sales Of
crops, 1851 from livestock, Ssyt
from livestock products and s3l
miscellaneous.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
EDDY-GLOVER POST TEAM
WINS DISTRICT PENNANT
Defeats Southington Team BY Is to Score - Meets
Hartford Crew In Series for Championship of the
County-Backers of Local Aggregation Counting
on Another State Title This Season - Hardware
City Team Hits Hard and Timely-Plays FRIDAY.

Another baseball championship
has been captured by the Eddy.
Glover post. American Legion. boys
baseball team. Last night the local
crew COPIED the district flag when
it swamped the Southington entry
by the score of IS to l at Willow
Brook park. Previously the locals
had beaten the Plainville team and
in downing Southington. New Brit
ain made clean sweep of its games
in the league.
Hartford having taken the PEN
nant In Its district league. it re-
mains now for Hartford and New
Britain to settle the championship
of Hartford county. A series of the
best two out of three games will he
played to determine the winner. The
first game will be played Friday
night at Walnut Hill park. The sec
ond will be played Saturday after
noon at Colts park in Hartford. II
third game is necessary, the place
where it will be played will be de-
termined by the toss OF coin.
The winner of this series will then
meet Torrington. champion OF Litch-
field county in one Of the elimina-
ton games for the state champion
ship. The first game between the
Hartford and Litchfield county
champions will take place next We'd
nesday.
Backers OF the local team feel
confident that the local team will
take the measure of Hartford in two
straight games. The locals demon
strated latent power In the game
with Southington yesterday. Her
man Schmarr was the star of the
contest. He occupied the slab for
New Britain and famed 1S batters
allowing only five hits. The locals
hit timely and heavily all through
the game collecting total OF Il
hits for IS runs. Skoniecnny was
the hitting star with four out of six.
one a triple and the other a double.
The summary:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
kENSING70N Will
Play Two GAMES
Meets Manchester Saturday and
Battles 1orrin6ton Sunday

Two hard games confront the All
kensington baseball team next Sat
urday and Sunday. both of them be-
ing scheduled contests in the Con-
necticut State Baseball league. Sat
urday, the kensinstons will meet
the Manchester team at the Percival
avenue grounds in kensington. while
on Sunday the south-end crew will
journey to Torrington TO meet the
Pin City team in return game.
Manchester, at the present time, is
leading the state league and Ken
sington will have a tough assign
ment on its hands to win this game.
West, latest addition to the twirling
staff, will be started in the game
against the Silk Towners. He work.
ed out in practice last Sunday and
demonstrated that he had the goods
He is a former ace of the University
of Pennsylvania pitching staff and is
in Hartford taking a summer course
during the warm months
On Sunday, a repetition of the
hard-fought battle between kensing-
ton and Torrington Will be seen
when the two outfits come together
on Torrington's home grounds.
Last Sunday in kensington, these
two fought bitterly
game. There was no score until the
last of the ninth when Johnny Grip
stalked to the plate and hit for the
circuit. thereby entering the local
baseball hall of fame. Berg will
probably draw the pitching assign
ment on Sunday and this means
plenty of action for the fans.
The kensington A. c. will charter
4 bus for the accomm odation of its
fans Sunday who wish to go to the
game in Torrington. Those wishing
to go should get in touch with mem
bers of the club and thereby make
for transportation.
The bus will leave at noon.
On Saturday and all other days on
which the kensington team will play
at home. from 2 O'Clock on, the Con-
necticut Co. will run a bus between
Ipson's Corner and the baseball
field. These will be on no sched-
ule but will ply between the sta
tons as often as there are people
to ride,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
RANGER TEAM MEETS

Tho Ranger A. c. baseball team
will hold an important meeting
Thursday night at s o'clock in the
club rooms on Church street. The
following men are asked to be pres
ent: Jack Argosy. Joe Argosy, Milo
Argosy. NJ. Schaefer, r. McKnerney,
Art krause, 4. Wendroski. l.. Lind
gren, p. Bloom, NJ. Hayes. H. Casey,
A. Seifels. G.. Bratton, Ed Preisser
and y. Cosgrove.
The Ranger Reserves will prac-
tice Thursday evening at o'clock
at the Pioneer Diamond on Ellis
street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
would be received ..thankfvlly...

| would be received 'thankfslly."
John J. Raskob. chairman q the
national committee. returned to New
York yesterday but did not visjt
smith headquarters. His only psli~
teal conference was with Mrs. Nel-
lie Tayloe Ross. former governor q
wyoming. vice chairman Of the com.
mittee. He spent most Of the
day at his office In the General Me-
tors building cleaning up his affairs
as an official Of that company pre-
paratory to taking active charre of
the Smith campaign,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
Owen D. Young Will Not
Be Candidate in n. Y.

New York, July is P-Owcn j..
Young, chairman OF the board Of
the General Electric company, is not
End will not be candidate for gov
ernor of New York.
This statement was given to the
Associated Press today at the COM
pany's offices here in response to
published statements that Governor
smith had indicated he had favored
Young for the democratic guberna-
lorial nomination. Tho governor
himself, at Albany. later said there
was no truth to tho report adding
hat the nomination was a matter
.or the state convention to decide.
The statement follows:
"0wen p. Young who has been at
association Island Gin tho st. Law
'encc river) attending the annual
meeting Of the executives Of the
'rneral Electric company stated to-
lay that he is not and will not be
: candidate for governor of the
tate Of New York"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
IA HAHBA COMEBACK

Los Angeles, July IS P>-E'idel La
Barha, who retired while flyweight
champion. staged a successful ring
division. taking ten round decision
over Huerta Evans, hard hitting Los
Angeles bantamweight.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
The Standing


Games To-Day
Now Haven at Hartford. >.
Bridgeport at Springfield.
Providence at Albany.
rittsh"ld at Waterbury.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
The Standing

Games Today
Chicago at New York.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Boston.
(Other clubs not scheduled
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
st. Louis I. Brooklyn l.
Cincinnati ), New York 4.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 8.
Pittsburgh I, Boston 6.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
The Standing

Games To-day
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
(Other clubs not scheduled.)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
Mellin Is Brief in His
Interview in France

Cherbourg, France. July is P(--
Secretary Mellon spoke only two
words to correspondents when he
landed from the liner Majestic to-
day.
Rest" Mr.. Mellon replied when
he was asked what the purpose of
his trip was as he boarded an au-
tomobile for Dinard.
To the query What will You do
at Dinard?" he again answered
Rest"
J. Pierpont Morgan who was also
aboard the vessel continued on to
Southampton.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

Waterbury at Pittstield.
Providence at Albany.
Bridgeport at Springfield,
New Haven at Hartford.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

The saying about apples and few
says Nature magazine. and a small
piece of sweet apple once a week
is good addition to the diet.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
The Standing


Jersey city at Buffalo.
Newark at Rochester.
Baltimore at Toronto.
Reading at Montreal
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Rochester !. Jersey City s.
Newark 7. Buffalo 3.
Toronto H.. Reading 81.
Montreal G, Baltimore 5.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
EASTERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
New Haven 6. Hartford 5.
pittstield 8. Waterbury /.
Albany 5. Providence 3
Springfield 5. Bridgeport >.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Result,

Yesterdays Results
New York 1. Cleveland ..
Philadelphia s. Detroit ?.
Boston .. Chicago s.
st. Louis 5, Washington 0.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

N-Rated for Connally in Sth.
Chicago col 600 o30-6
Boston 6l0 Dol 01x-o
Two base hits-McCurdy. McFFayden.
Taitt, Williams. SacrIfices-Fla gstead,
TAFT. Todt. Bases on balls-Off Adkins I,
Connolly 4. Cox ]. MacFayden 2 Morris I.
Umpres-Guthrie and Iliidebrand. Time
of game-202.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

Lead Is largely used in glazing
lottery and porcelain.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
Games Tomorrow

Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
Boston at Cincinnati.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

SEMINAR, ....... 2 2 0
Totals IS Is is 81 Q
Southngton 0lO 900 600 1
New Britain ,lo O2o 03x-15
Two base hit-skoneczny. Three base
hit-Skonieczny. Sacrifice hits-Zaleski
Flood. Bases on balls Off Schmarr g.
tirandy 3. lmpires-Noonan. Naughton and
Begley.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

dense thronSS Who apparently We're
following a foursome around the
course but, though it was no game
upon which a title hinged, it was a
golf match that was to determine
the links supremacy Of one profess
sion of the other.
1t was the medicos against the
jurists.- Judges Morris SAKE and Will
liam Mangan paired up against Doc
tors William Morrissey and George
Dunn. What a match!
Coming around on the first nine
holes, the teams We're even on the
holes and strokes Then the thor
oughbreds chowed their true colors.
oughbreds showed their true colors.
is a serious offense and the two doc
tors must have felt the apple where
Adam almost cholled in the early
days because the judges came
through to win four up in the last
nine. This is a terrific beating for
any pair to suffer especially after
playing all even on the first nine.
Weight of professional duties, it
is claimed upset the medical expo
nents while unrufled and calm as
ever, the judges adopted the very
best legally-trained minds to figure
out the curves and slants of the
course. Without O. doubt, another
match will be played within short
time between the same teams and
the outcome is just as uncertain as
the marathon between Al Smith and
Herb Hoover.
Speaking of golf matches it ap-
pears that Louis Chiapetta, pro at
Sequin and Alan Sweetser set a sea-
sons record when the engaged in a
private match all their own. CHA
petta made the course in par II
while Sweetser hung up a mark OF
-. This certainly is a mark for the
lest of the players to shoot at.
kensington is happy over the fact
that George Fields, classy infielder
is back in town and rarin' to play
ball again. George has been in Quin-
cy, Mass, in the shipyards and he
has been keeping in trim by playing
in the twilight league in the Massa-
chusetts city. He will be with the
liensington team next Saturday and
Sunday.
Fields is one of the best baseball
players and one OF the most colorful
actors on the diamond New Britain
has ever had and he Will be well
coined with open arms by legion
of enthusiastic base bah fans in Now
Britain and kensington.
Some one at Walnut Hill park last
night appropriated baseball sweat
err belonging to Captain Jimmy
Greene of the Stanley Works team.
Greene had the sweater when he
went to the park but he had none
when he came home. Whoever has
the garment at the present time is
asked to return it to the Stanley
Works team before police action is
taken on it. The culprit is known.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

The gross area Of the United
States is 3,ec6.7s9 miles,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

Fields is one of the best baseball
players and one OF the most colorful
has ever had and he Will be well
coined with open arms by a legion
Of enthusiastic baseball fans in Now
Britain and kensngton.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18
Speaking
of Sports

Autoists passing by the Sequin
Golf club yesterday afternoon
thought that championship match
must have been on because of the
dense throngs Who apparently were
course but, though it was no game
upon which a title hinged, it was
golf match that was to determine
the links supremacy Of one profess
sion of the other.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-07-18

1t was the medicos against the
iurists. Judges Morris SAKE and Will
liam Mangan paired up against Doc
tors William Morrissey and George
Dunn. What a match.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
No School TOmOrrOW--and
Great Boys Values at Saks!
Small Boys Overcoats-
Including Chinchillas
SO.95

Chinchillas. are the star attraction of
the lineup, but there are other fine
WOODEN coats of genuine quality. New,
smart mixtures included. There is coat
for every little lad in this unusual show
ing. Sizes 3 to 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

will reach a decision about January /.
Kansas will inaugurate q new governor
soon after the first of the year. The
Senator is very friendly to the present
Governor Of Kansas and the governor
would name his successor in the Senate.
If Curtis should resign his seat then
it appears likely that a Republican
conference would be called to name his
successor as party leader at this ses-
sion. But If he merely gives up the
leadership, Senator Watson would sue.
coed him.
There seem to be several names still
under consideration for a successor to
Mr. Curtis. Senator Jones of Washing
ton, the whip, is the only one who out
ranks Senator Watson in seniority,
however. He has not returned to the
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

to general order issued by the super
intendent of police yesterday. Two 9TH
er reserve units. one at No. 3 and the
other at No. 9 station, already are IN
service.
It was deemed necessary to establish
a third unit for the reason that long
runs required to be made by the two
units proved inadequate to police crowds
at fires properly and for instances in
which emergency work becomes neces-
Sary.
The reserve units, usually composed
of driver and men, automatically re-
spond to all alarms of fires, responses
to other instances of emergencies being
made by direction of the commanding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
SERVICES IN ARLINGTON.
Churches Unite for Thanksgiving
Throughout County.
III IN Tia Ctnr

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, November 29.--
Union Thanksgiving services were held
in some of the larger communities OF
Arlington County. At Ballston union
services were held in the Mount Oil
vet Methodist Church, with Ballston
Presbyterian and Central Methodist
participating. The sermon was preach
ed by Rev. E. S. Sheppe, pastor of the
Central Methodist.
The Methodist and Baptist congre-
cations held union services, Rev.
Perry l.. Mitchell, pastor of the latter.
preaching. Methodists and Baptists of
Cherrydale and Arlington united. Rev.
E. Puryear, pastor of the Arlington Bap-
fist Church, preached the sermon at
the Arlington Methodist service. and
Rev. Elmer Lucas, pastor of the Cherry
dale Baptist. preached at Cherrydale
NJ. P. Church. All services began at
10 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

friends that this would give him dis
tinct advantage when the Republicans
of the next Congress meet to select a
successor to Senator Curtis. There are
some who believe that Senator Curtis.
weary from the strain of the vice presi-
Dental. campaign, may relinquish, in
part, the leadership duties during this
session to Senator Watson.
But the Kansas Senator has not in
Dictated whether or not he will actually
resign his scat. He has intimated he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

officer on duty in the police stations at
the times such work is required. I.
No. unit responds from the third
precinct to all calls received from the
first, second, third, fourth and seventh
precincts. No. unit, stationed at the
ninth precinct, responds to calls for fires
and other casualties in the fifth, sixth,
ninth and eleventh precincts, the latest
organized unit to respond to emergen-
cies in the tenth, twelfth, thirteenth and
fourteenth precincts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

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the boy they are the ideal play garments Heavy
and warm. Suede and lealherette trimmed
Sizes to Is. r.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

process of success
sion.
As assistant lead
err, IL as ex-
planned that the
Indiana S e n a tor
would become lead
er in the event
Senator Curtis Of
Kansas, the pres
ent party pilot and
the Vice President
elect, relinquiShed
his lie a d e r S h i p
duties any time
during this con-
GLIDING session of
the old Congress.
1t also is be-
heved by some of
SaY1af0r Watc0r'c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
THIRD POLICE RESERVE
UNIT TO BEGIN SERVICE
Will Be Maintained at Tenth Pre-
cinct Station Starting
Monday.

Reserve unit No. 3 of the Police De-
partment, ordered by Maj. Hesse to be
maintained at the tenth precinct sta
ton, Park road near Georgia avenue,
will be inaugurated Monday, according
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
WATSON GROOMED
! SSENATELEADER
Listed as Successor to Cur.
It's When Latter RetireS
as Party Pilot.

BY the Associated Press.
The possibility appears that Sena-
tor Watson of Indiana might be-
come Republican leader of the Senate
at this session through the natural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

Thirty-eight thousand members of
parent-teacher associations of Chicago
will be asked to appeal directly to their
State Senators and Representatives to
enact an automobile drivers examina-
ton and license law at the next session
of the legislature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29

Rhode Island auto owners want date
of BIRTH telephone number and poker
full house" for auto numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
Famous ''Karlton Jr."
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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1928-02-01

ed to make almost equally revolutionary
changes in its machinery for relieving dis
tress. We scrapped our 10 and Is cent
lodgings some time ago because there
were no longer men TO sleep in them. 1t is
class that is not being recruited. We be-
leve that our industrial homes are pro-
viding work for another kind of American
than the type which was formerly shell
tered in them. Because we do not have to
devote SO much costly effort to the task
of Strengthening out the hayward par
ents, we have much more time to devote
to the helpless children. With all empha-
sis, | declare there is less misery in the
homes of the poor in America today be-
cause OF the disappearance of the saloon.
Il know that tens of thousands of
drunkards have been reclaimed, tens of
thousands of homes reestablshed because
through prohibition, some Americans
have stopped drinking. Surely we of the
Salvation Army ought to know whether
the poor have been hindered or helped by
prohibition"