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New Britain herald., 1928-10-31

WILLIAM HAYNES AT STRAND
 Tonight is the last showing of Buddy Rogers at tho strand in "Varsity." and also an excellent vaudeville program finishes it's en- gagement Those who liked the old comedy of the slapsticks-the crushable hats. plaster bats, Key stone cops. breakaway furniture and the other accessories-willh have an opportunity to zee them again.
 The old props were dragged cut Of the dustbin and refurbished for the Marion Davis and William Haines co-starring picture. Show People. which comes to the Strand theater Thursday for three days.
 The vaudeville program will be featured by five select acts offering the Katherine Rose Revue. q de luxe offering with q cast of seven ntmble entertainers, Bordner and Boyer offer . comedy casting act that af- lords thrills as we'll as comedy sit- uations: zelaya presents music. wit and philosophy in an offering that is unique: Andrews and Swain. . very funny pair. present "All In Fun" and Jos. B. Stanley and his company offer . skit "Chiu-Con- Carni."
 Beginning Sunday for four days. John Gilbert will be featured In "The Masks of the Devil" with Theodore Roberts and Alma Ru- bens.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-31

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New Britain herald., 1928-10-31

going around now telling you that he is 8 wonderful man. When did they find this out? The chairman of the republican state committee and na- tional committeeman from Connecti- cut. J. Henry Roraback. was on that delegation and SO was Governor Trumbull. If they didn't want Hoover then. when did they find out that they did want him! They wanted anybody but Hoover at the convention and now they are trying to tell you that Hoover will be your saviour.
 If they thought 70 much of him. why did they chase him away from Connecticut? If they think 70 much of your votes, why did Hoover sud denly change his plans to como to Connecticut? And if he did come to this state would he have appeared before the people? No. He would have spoken to the band-wagon men. the party workers and given them his ideas of how they could corral your votes. Smith though enough of Connecticut to visit the state. He paraded in Hartford and stopped right here in New Britain. He speaks to the people and 1t ii his straight forward arguments and his honesty in his debates that has gotten in under the republicans skin
 "On November G." he concluded. go to the polls and insure your prosperity and your happiness by voting for the greatest candidate the democratic party ever had. Governor Alfred E. Smith,"
 Conway Speaks for Republicans
 "Vote for Herbert Hoover and vote for yourselves" urged Attor- ney Patrick B. Conway of Philadel- phia at g rally sponsored by the republican party and held this noon at the Myrtle street gate of the Stanley Works. ''The people of this state have more at interest than those of any other state" the speak CT declared in pleading for support of the protective tariff. If the dem- ocratic party is placed in power. he asserted, "the floodgates of Europe will open" and . stream of goods made under cheap labor conditions abroad will pour into tho United States and decrease the business oi American concerns. causing shorter hours. smaller pay and unemploy. ment.
 "If you don't want work" Mr Conway said, If you want these goods to come in here and brice lower wages and part-time employ : ment for you. then vote the demo cratic ticket" He exhorted them however. to "vote for their own sel. fish interests" by elect!ng Hoover and securing . continuation of the protective tariff and busy working conditions which cause prosperity. From his own observation, MT Conway said. he was confident thai Hoover would win the election.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-31
''DRY MARTINI" AT CAPITOL

DRY MARTINI" AT CAPITOL
 Tonight is tho last showing at the Capitol of Me. Gangster." as the entire program changes Thursday and will present . double feature program.
 Sightseeing through Paris with occasional visits to the Ritz and particularly tho bar at tho cocktail hour is the treat to be afforded the patrons of the Capitol theater when they zee Dry Martini" Fox Film which comes for an engagement of three days starting Thursday.
 Dry Martini" is . bit unusual in that all the action takes place in Paris There is no sequence involv- ing any other country. not even America.
 Tho co-feature will offer Tim Mc- Coy in Beyond the Sierras." an ac- ton melodrama- A new episode of ''Ths Collegians" will also be offer ed.
 Beginning Sunday for four days, Annapolis" will be the big attrac- ton with John Mack Brown featur- ed.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-31
Find Woman Killed
 By Pers0n Unlnown

Bridgeport Oct 31 N-A finding of death through the criminal aa of persons unknown was rsturned by Coroner !ohn J. Phelan today in the case Of May Parsons. l5. Of Stamford. The woman was killed on October 10 when In . driving rainstorm she attempted to cross East Main street, Stamford.
 It is presumed by the coroner that she was struck and knocked to the pavement by an unidentified driver Of an automobile who sent the first person to happen upon the scene for aid and then disappeared. and that an unidentified driver of . truck travelling at a fast rate of speed. passed over the woman's head.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-31
RATS ARE NERVOUS
 IN NOISY CITIES
Colgate University Is Studying
 These Pests

Hamilton, N. T.. Oct. 31 N- "City" rats and country" rats arc being raised at Colgate university. and the 'city" rats are developing nervousness.
 The effects of noise on health and activity is what Dr. Donald Laird, head of the psychology de- partment of the university. Wants to discover. All the rats are free from molcstation by cats and the consequent nervous strain.
 By exposing the rats to varying conditions of sound. or lack Of sound, Dr. Laird hopes to determine definitely the effect of noise on human beings. .....
 Rats are used in the experiments because, Dr. Laird explains. they live 30 times as fast as mon and in one year their growth parallels the growth and development of . human being in 30 years The rats in this experiment are white.
 The "country cousins are kept in . sound proof room while the "ctty" rats are housed in a room containing . tuning fork operated by electricity. The tuning fork Is said to produce sounds approxtmat- ing the noise of busy city.
 Food containers and food are the same for both groups 90 that diff ferences in feeding may not ac- count for any differences which develop in the nature Of the two groups. The health of the rats is carefully guarded. Both groups are given an ultraviolet ray bath once . week to prevent rickets.
 The rats have been under ob- servation for eight months and Dr. Laird reports that the ''city" rats. exposed to noise. have Ahown signs of nervousness and loss of appetite.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-31

who arc out for Smith would be supporting him If they thought that he would in any way injure business. He named John ). Raskob who in 1906 was working for &s dollars a week: Owen D. Young of the Gen. eral Electric Co.,. Woodin. president of tho American Car & Foundry O., William s. Todd. noted ship builder and many others who are leaders in business. who are wholeheartedly behind Governor Smith for the presidency.
 Prohibitjoa Discussed
 He then turned his guns on prohi- bition. Explaining that he hasn't touched liquor for many years. he said that he has repeatedly seen men and women disgracefully drunk. He described some of the conditions un- der the present prohibition laws calling attention to the bootleggers the racketeer. the gunman and other criminals and stated that the prohibition law has caused disre- spect for every other law. Why" he said. T have even seen . bottle half filled with liquor. in the cradle with an infant baby. Will you let this condition continue? Or will you answer 1t at the polls with . yes or mo-"
 He derided the claims of repubi- can speakers who said that the law couldn't be changed. He declared that the American people could change any law they saw fit through their power at the polls on election day. He urged all to vote for Smith for president as the greatest hu- manitarian in the country.
 Mangan Replies to Han
 He was followed by Judge Man. gan who took up the statement of Senator Edward F. Hall that if Smith is elected. despite his tariff claims. he would be powerless in the clutches of the southern members of congress who supported a low tariff.
 'Now. Senator Hall" Judge Man. gan declared, knows better than that. He knows that the presidents power of veto would protect the peo- pie of this country and he knows also that the pledge of every con. gressional candidate on the demo- cratic ticket given to Governor Smith wipes away this argument. Senator Hall has had enough legislative ex- perience to know this but he Is a regular party man and is spreading the bunk like all the other republi- can speakers"
 He said that whilee republican speakers in Connecticut and other places in the north were deridins the southern democrats in every con. ceivable offensive term. the ace oi speakers of the republican party was down south telling the democrat. there that they are wonderful if they will only become republicans.
 You hear" the judge declared, the republican speakers telling you what a wonderful man Herbert Hoover is. When did they find this cut? When the republican national convention was held in Kansas City, the Connecticut delegation was ready to vote for anybody but Hoover. They were the real die hards of the convention and they never even got on the band wagon. Yet they are
New Britain herald., 1928-10-31
Ziza Boosters Complete
 Their Carnival Plans

Final arrangements for the carni- val and frolic of the Ziza Boosters have been completed at . special meeting held this noon at the Grotto hall on West Main street. and the af- fair will get under way tonight with the marathon dance as the main at- traction for the opening night. To- morrow night will be Blue Lodge night: Friday, State Grotto night and the closing day will be K. of c. night. There will be entertainment each night and dancing. and on Sat urday evening there will be a pa rade before the carnival starts.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-31
Scouts Don Costumes
 For Halloween Party

Boy Scout Troop e1 held a Hai- lowe'en party in the Nathan Hale Junior High school gymnasium last evening. The scouts were in fancy dress. Howard Wry won first prize with a Chinese costume. with Pat rick Olsyowy getting second for his pirates rig, and third going to Stan
New Britain herald., 1928-10-31

ley Osmian. who was Arsaoe1 an.e girl. The judges were Ftank 0oeEos man. Aiss Anne Pemeroy sad M Mary Scollon.
 The group sang scout soaeA bees bed for apples. and did sems taney marching with John Wottke cd 1D@ dolph Mealmoner leading. Ne9ses makers and masks were turnishe1e Refreshments, consisting Of 3o6 cream and cake. were served. Trey Committeeman and Mrs. Frank WTx being in charge.
 The general committee on are engagements consisted of John Wott- ko. chairman: Paul Kobela, Freat Zurawski. Stanley Chryanowski. an4 Scoutmaster Robert 8. Quimby. The gym was attractively decorated by Scouts Howard Wry. Burdetts Huck. Stanley Osmian and Alfred Lonene.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-31

Tokio. Japan. has one stose for every eS inhabitants.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
|MOORE'S NAME
CONFIRMED

President Coolidge's appointment
of Alexander P. Moore, of Pitts
burgh, to be United States ambas-
sador to Peru has ben confirmd by
the Senate. Ambassador Moore
will leave for his new post at an
early date, it was stated at the
State Department today.
The selection received universal
endorsement, due to Mr.. Moore's
outstanding knowledge of Latin
american affairs and Of Spanish
speaking peoples.
He was formerly ambassador to
Spain and his accomplishments in
that post commended his appoint
mert by the President to succeed
Ambassador Miles Poindexter at
Peru.
MIR. Moore has for many years
been a newspaper publisher. Re-
Gently he acquired two Of the
w. r. Hearst tabloid newspapers,
the Boston Daily Advertiser and
the New York Mirror. He was the
husband Of the late Lillian Russell,
actress, who died In 1921.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
Mexicans Pursue Rebels
Who Lost 126 In Fight

MEXICO CITY, March 3O.-Feo'
eral troops today pursued the rem
nants of a band of three or -FOUR
thousand rebels into the mountains
Of Guanajuato state, following an
all-day battle in which 126 rebels
were killed.
Two priests We're among the VIC
Tins of the engagement which was
the most violent fought since the
Liberator (religious) rebels began
their campaign against the govern
ment.
The rebels, led by Domingo
Anaya, put up stiff resistance from
a hacienda near San Francisco
Rincon where they had barricaded
themselves. Anaya was killed.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
SENATE PASSES
HOWARD BILL

The Reed bill 1egalizing approprl-
atoms for Howard University went
To the Senate today. having passed
the House yesterday by ron Can
vote. Of 226 to "a.
Appropriations for Howard have
been made for nearly SO years WITH
out substantive law authorizing
them. AS a result they have always
been struck out on points OF oraec
In the House and restored in inc
Senate. The Reed bill WI co-Eec'
this Sit1ation.
The bill passed the House yester.
day only after bitter oppoSIr,Ilo!.
from Southern Democrats. 4ney
attempted to block It's consideration
at ali and failing in this fought
tooth and nail to prevent its pass
age.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
Hearst Plane Held Up
Awaiting Engine Parts

DALLAS, Tex. March 30.-Flight
or the big Stinson-Detroiter coast.to-
coast monoplane is being held up
here pending the arrival of several
essential engine parts by air mail
from the factory in Patterson, N. J.
The five members of the New York
american flight are awaiting the re.
pairs anxiously.
With their arrival, it is likely the
ships motor can be reassembled in
time to permit a take-off tomorrow
Paso.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
Educator Will Talk
On Church Literature

Miss Ethel L. Smither, educatol'
win speak on new graded literature
for church schools at Mt. vernon M
E. Church South, tonlgnt az
o'clock, under auspices OF the Hie
mentary Union. =,
An closely graded literature IN
church schools is to be changed Oc-
tober /, and Miss Smithers talk -
intended to assist supervisors anu
teachers.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
First Work Started On
California Drug HOsDitaI

SACRAMENTO, March 30.-Pre-
liminary work in preparing Pacific
Lodge, Los Angeles county. as the
site for CALIFORNIA; hospital for
narcotic drug addicts, is to begin
at once and the first patients will
be taken into the institutions July /,
it was announced today by Earl e.
Jensen, State director Of institu-
tons.
Plans for the State humanitarian
work in behalf of dope" victims
were discussed at the monthly meet
ing of Gov. c. G. Young's cabinet,
Of which Jensen is member.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30
Cherry Blossoms BY.
Tuesday. Saws Grant

terfere, the japanese cherry bios.
SONS around the Tidal Basin are ex.
pected to begin blooming by Tues.
day, according to Col. U. S. Grant,
and park.
The trees along the Speedway, of
a. different variety from those
around the Basin. will bloom from
10 days to two weeks later.
The Washington times., 1928-03-30

Look for the firms with The
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about them and win 81 600.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-06-01
Pendergraft Boy Killed
Struck by Car in Which Were Two
University Students

Mack Pendergraft, l2-year-
old son of Mrs. C. S. Pendergraft
and brother of Ralph, Herbert,
and Frank Pendergraft, was
killed by an automobile early
Wednesday evening near his
homie on the he FPffttttsboro= r iine1urst
highway, on the southern out
skirts of Chapel Hill. In the car
were Thomas C.. Bowie, Jr., the
owner, and Steve Furches, both
students in the University. The
police said afterward that
Furches was driving and that
both the students were under the
influence of liquor.
The car was not brought to a
stop after striking the boy but
was driven on into Chapel Hill.
Later Bowie's car was seen on
the street with damaged fender
and headlight, and was identi-
fled as the one which had been
in the accident.
Mack was found on the road
by passing motorist and was
taken to Watts Hospital in Dur
ham. He died soon after his ar
rival there.
The two young men were ar
rested and were held in custody
by Chief of Police Featherstone
during the night. Yesterday
they were put under bond for ape
pearance in court.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-06-01
Chapel Hill Chaft


My nephew and other children
in the neighborhood come in on
Sunday and ask for the comic
supplements, but / will never let
these grotesque things go un-
til / have read them myself.
When | passed along the street
after breakfast Sunday morning
/ saw Mrs. Daggett and Miss
Bitsy on the front porch-the
mother reading a brilliant red
sheet and the daughter absorbed
in one of the soberer sections of
the paper. All the critics of the
modern newspaper seem to agree
that the "funnies" represent a
low level of art and humor, and
persons who enjoy them are put
down as having immature
minds. No doubt they have, for
the time being. But what of it ?
Everybody is entitled to- at
least a few minutes of immatur-
ity in the course of the day.
Since / am told by learned Uni
versity professors, many of them
authors of profound books, and
by able lawyers, doctors, and
business men, that they read the
comics regularly and get much
pleasure from them, | feel that
/ am in pretty good company
and hence do not suffer great
humiliation at having my taste
despised by the critics.
When Don Seiwell came to
the curb and stood by my car
door l observed that his face was
bronzed. | asked if he could
have been at the seashore SO
early in the season. He explain
ed that he had been taking an
application of ultraviolet rays in
the physics laboratory. Pain
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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-06-01
School Commencement
II Begins Sunday with Baccalaureate
Sermon by MIR. Rozzelie

The baccalaureate sermon, to
be delivered tomorrow morning
in the Methodist church by Rev.
G. Excel Rozzelle, will begin the
commencement program Of the
Chapel Hill school.
A flagpole, a gift Of the senior
class, will be dedicated on the
school lawn at $3.50 Monday af-
ternoon. The class day ceIebra
tion will take place Tuesday eve
ming. The class play will be pre-
sented Wednesday evening.
And the commencement eyer
cises come Thursday evening.
All the evening events begin at
8 o'clock.
Robert B. House, executive
secretary Of the University will
make the commencement ad-
dress.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-06-01
The Kirkland Snake

A blacksnake about 5 feet
long lay in the path of the Ford
coupe of Garland Kirkland, mail
carrier on rural route No. 4, Just
after he turned out of the Pitts
boro-Pinehurst highway into the
Fearrington's Mill road on his
round last Friday morning. Mr..
Kirkland drove on over it, and
then came to stop, got out, and
walked back to see if there had
been a fatality.
But the snake had escaped the
wheels. Now, uneasy under the
mail carriers gaze, it glided to
the shadow of the car and, by
way of the spokes of the right
front wheel and the underworks.
ascended into the engine space
under the hood. The owner of
the coupe, curious and not a lit
tie distressed at this invasion.
pulled up the side of the hood
and saw the snake curled in a
corner near the fan.
Mr.. Kirkland looked about for
a stick; but none was handy, and
so he took up small stones from
the road and tossed them at his
newest Ford accessory. The
blacksnake, annoyed by this OPP
Grafton, left the engine room and
slid off along the substructure
toward the rear of the car. Mr..
Kirkland bent down and peered
UNDER but could see only what
he usually saw underneath his
vehicle: transmission rods and
so on. Il wonder if it could have
got up under the seat 2" he asked
himself, and raised the cushion
to find out. But the snake was
not there.
Time was passing, and the
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-06-01
ATNTTON NREVTATC
AUOAWV MDVUfALy
SLUMP In VALUE
OF REAL ESTATE
Property Bought for 100000
Three Years Ago Brings
Only $4,000 Now
RECEIVERS DISAPPOINTED

Everybody knows that there
has been a decrease in the mar
ket value of real estate in Chapel
Hill in the last year or so, but
last weeks auction sale of the
Strowd farm property revealed
a degree of depression which sur
prised both sellers and buyers.
This sale was held by the re-
ceivers of the Chapel Hill In
surance and Realty Company,
who are seeking to liquidate the
conlpany's assets and hasten
final settlement with creditors.
When the bids were checked up
it was found that the highest
bids that went under the ham,
mer reached a total of about
$4,000, or less than $50 an. acre.
On the basis of the price paid
by the company, when it ae-
quired the tract from r. L..
Strowd, these 900 acres would be
valued at around 100000.
A considerable part of the
land is within the corporate
limits of Chapel Hill. There is
a total frontage on the Chapel
Hill-Durham paved highway (in-
cluding the plots for sale on both
sides} of feHf, OF five thousand
feet.
1t is unlikely that any of the
property will be conveyed to
last weeks bidders, for the re-
eeivers, considering the bids far
below true value, will not recon-
mend their confirmation by the
court. Under the terms of the
receivership order. no sale can
be carried through to a conclu-
sion without the courts approx
al.
For a 9-aere plot below Carl
Dprham's home, with a frontage
of TOO feet on the highway. on
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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-06-01
Ford Heeds Plea from Nj. c. S. Noble
And Wires Order to Deliver Car at Once

M. c. S, Noble, goin' on IA
ears old, wrote letter to Henry
Ford of Dearborn. MICHIGAN.
and this, in substance is what
he said:
II have been a user of the
Ford car for many years. |
have ordered a new Model A.
but I've been waiting for it a
long time and it is not here yet.
! am in my 18th, 18th year, and I
want to get my new car before
the time comes when | won't be
able to run it." These were not
the exact words, but the mes
sage was to that effect.
Bruce Strowd, the dealer here
in Chapel Hill, got a letter Mon
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-06-01
Chambers Mans a Tower
Now One Of the Editorial Correspond
ents Of New York Times

Lenoir Chambers, ahumnus of
the University and former chief
of it's news bureau, has been
added to the Watch-Tower staff
of the New York Times. His
despatch in last Sundays issue
was entitled North Carolina
Has Political Revival" This oc-
casional writing for the metro
politan journal does not change
Mr.. Chambers status as an edi-
tor Of the Greensboro Ne1ps.
Two or three years ago the
Times engaged group Of we'll
known newspaper writer's, scat
tered through the country. to
contribute articles about affairs
in their several regions. These
articles, being mingled news and
comment, are called editorial cor
respondence and are grouped in
the Sunday issue under the
heading, Observations from
Times Watch Towers"
Among the Watch Tower men
are Richard v. OuIahan Wash
ington), F.. Lauriston Bullard
(Boston), Chaplin Hall Clos An
geles), George Douglas (San
Francisco), and Julian Harris
columbus. Ga.