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Evening star., 1928-12-23
America Most Expensive Christmas

man said, and could we'll afford to give
his friends planes. The Christmas plane
was delivered in the South. 1t was a
de luxe model, with place for two oper-
ators and six passengers.
Scores of makers of comparatively
cheap planes, mainly in the West, were
doing land-office business turning out
plane after plane, and behind in orders.
sales agency in. Albany, N. Y, for q
ship costing about $3,000 had reported
30 sales, considerable number for pre-
Christmas delivery. A center of the
business was curiously enough Wichita,
kans., seemingly because the long dis
tanceS of the West, the open country
and the normally clearer weather made
planes more desirable there than the
more urban East. Six low-price compa-
nieS put out ships in Wichita Arrange
mentS had been perfected whereby you
could buy planes on credit, much as you
buy automobiles. Most certainly. many
young WeSternerS would find planes at
the end of their stockings Christmas
morning.
Surprising And were there any in
teresting stories about the trade? Well,
there was the tale of the man who
bought plane for his son. He was an
old man. He had bought the boy a
bicycle when bicycles came out. When
automobiles became popular he bought
the boy car. And now he was going
to give him an airship. True, he sup
posed only his grandson would fly 1t, but
he wanted to keep up the record. Mr..
Havens brought the tale from wichita.
y 4 X X
WHERE there's luxury and money,
there are always automobiles, so ]
delved in the motor industry. A genial
secretary at the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. sitting behind a
shelf of statistical matter, supposed
prosperous America would give more
loW-priced cars for Christmas this year
than ever before. Why more low-priced
vehicles as opposed to the wheeled lux
| uries costing around $4,000, he couldn't
say for sure. You could take your choice
| Of reasons. Perhaps it was the perfec-
ton reached in the low-price field, the
tendency in general toward that type
| or because you could put one beside the
| Christmas tree without much incon-
| venience.
! The secretary was right. The youns
man with whom talked at the home
of the British made symbol of wheeled
| magnifcence, the famous Rolls Royce
rather regretfully saw no increase ir
| Christmas business over previous years
Yes, some rich worshipers of a show
girl might rush in Christmas eve and
| want Rolls delivered next morning: Il
had happened before, and the young
| man was hopeful, but that was all. The
same was true at all the other high
priced establishments, Spanish, French
Italian and American.
On the other hand, salesman for q
low-priced car told me this interesting
tale: Some weeks ago a dapper, opulent
looking man about town dropped in al
the show room and wanted five small
cars, all different in color and detail
Each must be boxed just as bonbons are
done up, only on big scale, with rib
bons of red holly and all. On Christ
I, mas morning they must be taken BY
truck to the homes of his five cousins
| and left on the doorstep.
And there you are-Santa Claus
Model 1928.
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gorge is wonderful site for the Sum-
mer White House. Only few years
ago Rock Greek Park was considered a
sort of dream, but look at it now with
its beautiful driveways and bride paths,
its rocky creek, picnic and recreation
grounds, and, last but not least, the
Zoo. 1t is one of the big attractions of
the city today.
Similarly In another section of the
city, consider the cherry trees. whose
blossoms in the Spring attract so many
visitors. They come to see this charm
ing natural spectacle and incidentally
they enrich the Golfers of the city by
thousands of dollars We women think
that the Great Falls of the Potomac. or
a portion of it, could be made valuable
asset to the city by attracting visitors
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who would come here and bring more
dollars. We regard this park as pre-
cious possession and We do not want to
see 1t bartered away for a mess of pot
tage. To this end the Women's City
Club has indorsed by resolutions the
bill providing for the purchase of the
Great Falls of the Potomac and the
gorge, to be permanent national
park"
Ivan c. Weld, president of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, said:
National representation in Congress
is the gift which I would most like
to place in Washington's Christmas
stocking. National representation is the
gift which Washington most richly de-
serves and the one which it seems to
be most clearly entitled to receive.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

branches the remaining limbs turn
abruptly upward and often reach a
height of six feet in less than two years.
In European forests the removal OF
Christmas trees is made to serve the
welfare of the forests when at the holi-
day season the cutting of the small trees
is in the nature of an improvement.
thinning. and at the same time source
of revenue.
The United States Forest Service now
permits Christmas tree cutting in some
national forests and these trees bear red
tags reading: This tree was cut under
the supervision Of the United States
Forest Service for the betterment OF the
forest stand"
The production Of Christmas tree or
naments and toys has grown enor-
mously in recent years. Prior to the
year 1875 more than 80 per cent Of the
toys sold In the United States were
made abroad. Up to that time there
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FiveMillionC Christmas TreesandMore

hair. a bronze woman doll bearing pot
on her head, earthenware doll carrying
and nursing a child, many toy animals
and a porcelain elephant with rider.
There are balls made of leather and
stuffed with hair and jointed dolls
moved by strings.
Dolls were known in ancient Egypt
and Asia Minor and were common in
Greece and Rome. Persius declared
that girls vowed their dolls to Venus
when they we're married. Dolls found
in the catacombS are preserved in the
Vatican and the Museum Carpegna
Dolls were in use among the Arabs
at the time of Mahomet and the
prophet wife Ayesha is said
to have induced him to join her in
play with them. Dolls were common in
Africa, they have been found in Alaska
among the EskimoS, most red Indian
tribes had them and dolls have been
dug up from prehistoric Peruvian
graves.
The commercial toy industry origi-
mated in Germany. the manufacture OF
toys being taken up by French Protest
many to escape religious persecution.
Before the days of the railway, ship
ments of toys from Nuremburg passed
through Sonneberg on their way to
italian and other southern markets and
this stimulated toy making in Some
berg. which is now the leading industry
of the district.
The doll industry of Walthershausen
originated over 100 years ago and now
there are more than 20 firms there
which employ factory and home workers
in making dolls; The town produces
more than 100, 900 gross of jointed dolls
a year. The first dolls made in this
center had cloth bodies and limbs of
papier-mache: this type led to the
manufacture Of plush and other textile
covered stuffed animals. The German
version Of the Teddy Bear was first
made in WalthershauSen.
production was made possible by a
die-forming and stamping process that
required the use of long-fiber card
board. Further improvements included
hair eyelasheS, articulated teeth, ad-
Unstable joints. with removable rubber
tendons, and the paint-dipping method
in place of brush painting.
Since the war German business with
the United States has declined in dolls,
notably in the jointed variety. Ameri-
Grubman voices and the 'cuddleSone"
feature, are said to be more durable
than the imported article. The Ger
man manufacturers were forced TO turn
to the "unbreakable" type. Leaders Of
the German doll industry declare that
jointed dolls will return to favor be.
cause they can be made simmer. shapes
lier and. If of the walking type. need not
be so bulky as the stuffed type A re-
cent development is movable head
which bows when hand is taken up
for handshake.
X
A MEXICAN dolls of the mbreakable
type now are made with heavy
papier-mache heads. the face being COW
cred over with fine gauze for more ef-
fective tinting or coloring for char
acter expression. Celluloid heads are
used principally on character and kid
dolls. Bisque heads were formerly In
demand. but these have been replaced
gradually by the unbreakable type.
Decided progress has been made by
American manufacturers since the
World War in the productieN re dolls,
wooden joiutcd figures metal tcys, con-
struction toys building blocks. plastic
molding materials. printed toys and pic
ture books.
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All citizens of the United States, ex-
cepting those in Washington, partici-
pate in the election of those who make
all laws governing them and levy and
collect all taxes paid by them. If peace
on earth and good will among men
were seriously upset when our ancestors
went to war to secure for themselves
and their descendants the right of rep
resentation in their tax-making bodies,
then it must be clearly evident that
peace on earth and good will among
men will be promoted if all the people
of the United States instead of only a
part of the people of the United States
are permitted to enjoy the fruits of
their victory. Taxation without repre-
sentation is imposed only on those who
dwell in Washington and relief from
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such an intolerable and un-American
system has been too long delayed!"
X X X
w w. EVERETT, president of the
Washington Board of Trade, stat
ed that the District of Columbia, the
orphan child of the Federal Govern
ment, is looking eagerly toward the Ma
tional Legislature, which has within its
power the golden opportunity to be a
very ideal Santa Claus to Washington
and through this city to the Nation.
LAS we look about us and see the
Christmas stockings of other great
municipalities filled with the needs of
those Cities" he said, I'VE quite naturally
have longing to have the same things.
From Congress we should be delighted
to find that our Christmas present has
been an adequate airport for the Ma
tional Capital which would be the pride
of all American air enthusiasts. Some
definite plan to bring about equitable
fiscal relations would be happy pack
age to find. From the Roosevelt Me-
mortal Foundation we should greatly
like to find their decision to erect in
Washington the Roosevelt Memorial
Stadium or Coliseum, for which the
Washington Board of Trade is putting
Evening star., 1928-12-23

was not a doll factory in the United
States. Now 1t is estimated that less
than 5 per cent of the toys sold here
are made in foreign countries and ex-
ports of toys from the United States
are increasing
X r
SCIENTISTS assert that the custom
of playing with dolls is as old as civ
ilization. Archeologists delving among
tombs OF ancient Greece and Egypt have
discovered that children played with
dolls more than 5000 years ago. They
have unearthed other playthings from
these ruins. including dolls furniture,
cooking utensils and miniature articles
used by priests in making sacrifices.
Children used these articles in playing
at religious exercises"
In the British Museum collection
there is fiat, painted wooden doll
with strings Of mud beads representing
Evening star., 1928-12-23
Too Realistic.

"Dauber does very realistic work,
doesn't hep" said one artist to another.
so much So" replied the other,
that those apples he painted six weeks
ago are now said by the critics to be
rotten"
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anything citizens chose to put in it,
she said:
mot far from our city we have vast
area of 5000 acres of great scenic
beauty and historic interest, with for
ested bluffs, islands and rapids of the
Potomac, bird and plant sanctuaries,
which we women would like to see pur-
chased by Congress as a permanent
national park. And on the bluffs of the
New Britain herald., 1928-10-12

Albert B. Carlson. Stella E. Carl- son. Sarah 4H Chaioner. Emma Gull yer. Howard Culver. Mary Dolicki. Mary Dornfried, Louis Dutkiewicz, Arthur l.. Durity. Max Edelson. Fred Ellison. John Ellison.
 Gertrude Fuller. Della Graziano. Steve Godziek, Clara Gollnot. Clifford NJ. Hamilton, Gladys Han- non. Cora K. Hart. Joseph F .Ha- good. Francis R. Heaid. William Heald. George c. Heckler. Irwin Hiltpold. Elizabeth Hiltpold. John Herbal.
 Alta Judd. Ella N. kenney. Mary L. Kenney. Mary J. Kingsley, Rowland klatt. Doris F. Knowles. H. P. Knowles. Walenty Kockonowax, Mrs. w. Kockonowaz. Maude l.. Martin, Charles Me- Guire. Walter F.. Meagley. Angeline Mirante. Thomas Mirante, Catherine Molumphy. Anna Muller.
 Allan J. Nelson. Christy s. Niel- son. Hattie Nott
 August Paris, Fritz Pauloz. Jo- seph A. Peck. Mrs. Bessie Peck. Edith Pepkin, Adam Pepkin. John A. Peterson. Emma Peterson. Mer- win o. Peterson. Edith Prentice. Victor Rochette, Julia Rochette, Mike Rambis. Clarence E. Rund.
 Joseph sanada. Rose sanada. Ernest Schoneld, Ethel Shelly. Jack Shaw, Angeline Shaw, Helen Skin- ner, Edith H. stoddard. Kenneth Suprenant.
 Constance Taylor, Tragner Tomp- kins, Ethel Tompkins, Mildred Troup.
 Bertha c. Volz.
 George Welz. Margaret Welz.
 Bula Yopp. Clara C. Young, Fred H. Young.
 District Two
 Elmer Alderman, Ida Alderman, Florence Adkins. Loburn Adkins. Vera Anderson. Thomas Arnott. Leonard Arute. Thomas Axelby, Peter Angelina. Anthony Arzolitus.
 George J. Baker. Arabella c. Bailey. Harry E. Bailey. Pasquale Basile. George Ralog. Owen l.. Barnard. Harry Barrows, Mary Bar rows. Olive M. Bauer, Anthony Bakanas, A. J. Bakanas. Anna Beatrice. John Beatrice, Howard Reecher. Annie Bengston. Marjorie Bengston. Lotta Bengston. Dorothy F. Belts. Mrs. Francis E. Belts, Charles Beh, ST.. Charles Beh, Jr., Arthur Beh. Ruby Beannotta. Rocco Belmont. Anna Belmont. John Bo- zak. Mary Biginatti. Esther Brown, Anna Burke.
 Harry J. Clark. Sr.. Edward Carl son. Nellie Cooley, Bertha Carson, John Collela, Nick Collela, Constan- tine Chaviarer. William Cashman, Minnie I. Cornwell, Dominic Cooney, Mae Cooney, John Cooney.
 Anna De Vivo. Harold Deming, Mrs. Harold Deming, Joseph Dorn-
 fCOntin,ed m pauo qcN
New Britain herald., 1928-10-12
NOTICE

The assassors of the Town of Ber- lin will meet at the following places to receive the tax lists from the property owners of the Town of Btr- lin: Oct. 23 and 24 at Legion Hall, kensington from 10 a. m. to 5 D. m. Oct. 27. East Berlin at the resi- denoe of F. G. Kramer. from 12 m. to p. m. Blue Hills at the resi- dence of J. M. Taylor. from 10 a. m. to p. m. Oct. 31. Berlin at the Town Hall from 10 a. m. to D. m. and Nov. 1 from 10 a. m. to s D. m.
 J. NJ. TAYLOR,
 P. c. KRAMER.
 C. c. MUELLER.
 Assessors.
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-12

The Businessmen got off in the
 lead as the second season of the In-
 dnstrial bowling league opened at
 the Recreation alleys last night
 Leonard. Murphy. Jr.. and Warner led the way to three-time win over the East Ends. The best any other team could do was to win two games
 out of three. E. Brooks. J. Sallizo.
 Baker. Cavalier, Chapin. Datoli and
 Chester were the high men of the night aside from those on the Busj- nessmen. The scores.
New Britain herald., 1928-10-12
REPORT 0F PLANE CRASH UNfOUNDED Aviation Officials Fal to Locate
 Any Plane in Distress LEGION AUXILIARY ELECTS

Bible Class Holds It's F1rst Atoetlna
 - Large Crowd Attends Tabs
 Whist Party-Colun,bus Day Ob- servcti-Visiling Nurse Meeting,
 Excitment reigned in Remington last evening for a short time follow ing two reports to the Meriden po- lice department that 8 plane had been seen early in the evening flying over the town, apparently in . help- less condition. and later was seen to plunge into the wooded section east of kensington. Both reports were made to the Meriden police by tele- phone.
 The police notified Captain Clar- ence NJ. Knox. state aviation com- missioner. and Chief Aviation tn- spector George Pranaitis, but they failed to locate any plane in dis tress or any that made 8 forced landing in this section. Captain Knox said that he did not think that there was any ground for the re- port Evidently a plane flew low over the woods and when it disap. peared from ths. sight of the two persons who called the police. they became excited and took it for granted that the plane had crashed to the ground.
 Auxiliary Elects Officers
 Mrs Lillian Hall was elected presi- dent of the Ladies' auxiliary of the Bolton Kasica post. American Le- zion. at a special meeting held last evening.
 She will be assisted by the follow ing officers: First vice president, Mrs. Catherine Ronketty; second vice president. Miss Helen Schultz; secretary, Mrs. Henry Suprenant: i: treasurer, Mrs. Ruby Gianotta; chaplain. Mrs. Paul Baker: sergeant at-arms, Mrs. Myron Goodrich, and historian. Mrs. Paul Stange.
 The newly elected officers will be installed into office on November 2. The installation exercises will be followed by a social,
 Large CruwI At Party
 Over 50 guests attended the open- ing whist and bridge party of the season held last evening under the auspices of the St. Paul T. A. B. so- ciety ot kensington at the Tabs hall People were present from all the surrounding towns.
 The prizes awarded in the games were won by the following: Bridge. Mrs. J. o. Pagan and Miss Minnie Orsie. consolation. Mrs. Joseph
New Britain herald., 1928-10-12
Totals .45& 47s 4s7-1424

The Humason Mfg. Co. bowling league made It's real opening last night at Hart's alleys. four teams rolling at 2 o'clock and the others at g o'clock. The Flat Department took the lead by winning all four points from the Grinders. E. An derson. Miller, and Selman made the best marks. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1928-10-12

Grange Notes
 degree team from Litchfield Grange will work the third and fourth degrees at the regular meet ing of Plainville Grange in it's hall
 (Continued on Page 36)
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-10
Parent Teachers Assn. of
District No. 19 Meets

The Parent Teachers Association of
School District No. 10 met last week,
President Larsen presiding, and
very interesting program was given
as follows:
Reading, "The Clumbie" by Miss
Bayles.
Paper on Chemistry by Mr.. Black
more.
Song by Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Gray
son.
At this time discussion was taken
up in regard to having music and
singing in school, and getting new
play ground equipment for our school
and have the old equipment repaired.
The question also came up of hav-
ing some remodeling done on the in
side of the school building and a COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Black
more, Alexander and Romstad was
named to meet with the school board
and go over the matter and report at
the next meetinng which will be on
March End. The meeting was adj
journed at 1920 and a very appetiz-
ing lunch was served to over fifty. It
is hoped there will be even a larger
turn out at tn emeeting March 2.
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CONTINUED from page One)
of the drought years and in many cas-
es banks have been partially liqui-
dated. Some of the banks will never
be and have not been able to liquidate
in full.
The supreme court, the communica-
ton recites, has held that the various
counties are responsible to all trust
and agency funds for losses in closed
banks and it appears that sufficient
time has elapsed to determine the ap-
proximate amount of liquidation of
the banks. Consequently, it is felt
that the courts mandate should be
put into effect.
Mr.. Hawkins suggests that the
counties either float bond issues or
gradually increase the general FUND
levy until the obligation of the coun-
ties to the trust and agency funds
has been extinguished.
Cascade county, according to Treas
urer W. S. Jeffries, has in effect elm.
mated its obligation at a S1.697 loss
IN the American Bank and Trust com.
pany has been charged off bv issuance
OF warrant and all trust and agency
funds have been paid in full. The
same IS true as to the State bank Of
belt, now IN process of liquidation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-10
FrOid Band Begins
Practice Under Bruce

Froid-The first regular practice of
the newly organized band under the
leadership of Robert Bruce of Scobey
was held Tuesday night. The new in
struments purchased by the school
have arrived and were assigned to the
members Of the band. The organiza-
ton is now functioning in good shape
and bids fair to become a live num-
Der within a short time. Mr.. Bruce
is considered one of the best band in
structors in the country and will put
forth every effort to make the Froid
band second to none in this part OF
the country. There are now about %
members.
Within short time the matter Of
providing suits for the players will
be taken up and considered.
Officers of the organization are
Richard Ramps, business manager
Geo. Luebke, ecretary-treasurer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-02-10
Famous Lecturer and Min
erologist to Speak In North
eastern Montana Towns

o. B. Nelson, fiscal agent for the
PlentywOod-Redstone Holding Compa-
ny, of which Jack White, Joe A. Ka-
Won, o. A. Aspelund, w. E. Pierce
and John Nesbet are directors, arrived
in Plentywood Friday of last week
and will remain for some time at the
Plentywood Hotel directing the finan-
cial campaign of the company.
Mr.. Nelson informs the Producers
News that he has secured the COOP
Grafton of DIR. David Eugene Olson,
whom he states is an eminent
geologist and scientist of note, who
will investigate the holdings of the
company in northeastern Montana.
He will speak at the following towns
Flaxville, Wednesday night, Feb. IS;
Outlook Thursday afternoon, Feb. &c
at O'Clock; Thursday night he will
be at the Plentywood Hotel; Friday
afternoon, Feb. II, Reserve; Friday
night, Feb. II, Medicine Lake; Satur-