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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23

Almost 100000 American school children in 14OO0 schools have savings accounts aggre- gating S26 900 900. That is evidence of thrift teaching in the public schools that is encour- aging for Americas future.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23
Says Grandad

The bicycle has one advantage over the auto-no hitch-hiker ever thumbed you for a ride.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23

The proposal to build at San Francisco the two largest ships ever to be constructed in the United States is Pacific Coast development and advertising that will be helpful.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23
spe akIn'a slmiIIes-

As mad as the man who forgot to take in his porch furniture is on the morning after Halloween.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23
A Woman,s Definition

WASHROOM-A place to leave ones ring for some dishonest per son to walk off with.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23
Just Squirrel Food

No tramping through the woods is
 risked
 By Clarence Percy Earl He's such a nut his mamma says He'd be grabbed by a squirrel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23
ALONG LIFE'S
 DETOUR
Believe It Or Not
By SAM HILL.

Very little hard luck comes to Us unless we invite it ourselves.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23

But just wait till Presidential bees begin t, buzz in womens bonnets.-( Bostn Herald)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23

number of redundant fields in the country We raise to much (st Louis Globe
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23

Gales announces that he will never again be President of Mexico. This is according to precedent established by every Mexican Presi- dent since Diaz.--( Houston Post-Dispatch)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23

Milwaukee grain dealers report shortage in the rye crop amounting to 22,000,O0 bushels but this will not worry the bootleggers- Milwaukee Journal)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23

typical American is who will quarrel O defend prohibition when he has a cellar full f choice pre-war lquors.-( Atlanta Constitu- ion.l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23

Women expect to control their own golf affairs, says dispatch. Yes, there seems no good reason why any exception should be made - Indianapolis Star)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-11-23

We pretty certain that Aimee McPher- sons eyangelistic tour of Europe is not com mercial venture, because she has opened meet ngs in Glasgow Kansas City Star)
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
DOUBLE HANGING
 END 0F CHAPTER
This Will Climax Oregon
 Prison Break

Salem. Ore, April 13 Rl-1n a double hanging set for April 13 will be enacted the last chapter of one of the most sensational prison breaks in the history of the northwest.
 Ellsworth Kelley and James Willos, the convicts scheduled to go to the gallows, broke out of the Oregon state penitentiary the night of August 12, 1925. with Bert Ore gon" Jones and Tom Murray. In the gun fight which cnsued John L. Sweeney and J. N. Holman were killed and another guard was wounded.
 Jones. declared to have been the leader in the escape plot was shot down. Rather than be recaptured he killed himself. When he fell Murray took command. He. too. died at last by his own hand, but not until trial. in which he was convicted and sentenced to death.
 Thus with the execution of kel- ley and Willos six in all will have died as result of tho escape.
 The four conricts dropped out of line when the bell rang for the eve ming meal and returned to their cells instead of going to the dining room. Climbing to the top tier in the north wing of the prison. they cut their way with knives through six boards and the tin roof and lowered themselves 10 the ground.
 Invading the turkeys office, they got arms Warden Dalrymple discovered them and gave the alarm. Jones, mortally wounded.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

ferences result in adoption of stand. ards of manufacture which improve efficiency of the industry. In other cases representatives of the indus try agree upon certain codes of trade ethics looking toward elimi- nation of questionable practices within the industry.
 The public utilities inquiry. aim cd at the financial development and practices, conditions affecting con- trol of the industry and alleged propaganda in opposition to public ownership, has progressed part way through the preliminary inves- tigation which precedes the formal inquiry. It is being conducted on a comprehensive scale. with periodic reports to Congress. while the ava lanche of routine business contin- ues 10 pour down upon the com mission day after day.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

-and cut off smoothly all broken or brusied parts.
 7-Press the earth down firmly. embedding all parts of roots and working it in under the crown.
 S-Nith small trees the dirt will settle about the roots if the rlant is moved gently up and down and the earth firmed as the hole is filled. Be careful not to break the rootlets. With large trees use tamping stick.
 9-Pour in water to top of hole after filling threc-quar1ers full with earth. When this settles complete filling-in process. leaving top soil loose. Do not hill up the earth about the base of the tree.
 1o-Trim broken or bruised branches, also small branches and limbs back to the next largest stem.
 .s Trees Guided Straight 4s. 11-Do not cut back the leader or central stem. as forked tree may result.
 l2-Large trees or trees in ex- posed places should be staked. To prevent chafing. protect the tree with old rubber hose or burlap. Until the tree becomes firmly es- tablished see that the earth is
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
)Outhern women
 kefb 1uoh bre% Mn&

1Nthe South, beautiful hands have always l been the sign of charm and breeding.
 "How do you do it? What is your secret, your precious method?" ask women eagerly of those who have had good for- tune in caring for their skin.
 The answer is very simple. The skin of almost every girl is naturally beautiful, soft and exquisite. But household duties, outdoor sports, the careless use of harsh soaps, damage naturally lovely skins.
 To Southern women goes the credit for discovering how to keep hands beautiful. They learned that frequent finsing, all through the day, after each slight soiling, restored the whiteness of their pretty hands. Surface dirt could not inerude and stay and ooarsen the pores by working in.
 4 Especial ,oep for pretty hand,
 Southern women found soap with the special mild, cleansing lather which they wanted. It's called Ouagon Toilet Soap. A pure white soap with faint clean frsgrance.
 Try Ouagon Toilet Soap for ,osr h,nds. Not night and morning only. Not once
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
loosely packed about the trunk.

closely packed about the trunk. l 13-After planting. it is better to leave a cultivated area about the tree than 10 sod close to it. 1 14-Fertilizer or well-rotted manure or compost may be used either thoroughly mixed with the soil in the bottom of the hole or as surface mulch. or both.
 Other Planting Hints ] Now for other things in the April garden.
 An ice pick will prove useful in the spring war on dandelions. By puncturing the center of each plant and pouring few drops of gasoline into the heart of it. you will discourage further groxth.
 In sowing fine seeds, mix them with dry sand to avoid planting too thickly. All hardy perennials do better if sown in the spring than later in the summer. This gives them a longer grow ing season and the young plants will he stronger and better de- Neloped before cold weather sets in.
 Before the rose buds open, spray them with a solution of lime and sulphur to forestall the later appearance of mldew and black spot.
 To help you in your color scheme send two-cent stamp to Nature Magazine at Washington, D. C., for the chart that tells when the flowers will bloom and their colors.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
|UT|lITY QUIZ ALL
 IN A DAYS WORK
Federal Trade Commission Has
 Much to Do

New York. April IS. R-The Federal Trade Commission. to which congress has delegated the task of investigating the country's electric and gas public utilities companies. has taken on that assignment as just part of its days work. Investigation. big and little, have occupied the attention Of the com
 mission since it's formation It has developed from the place of septry and policeman into an agency through which it helps business to help itself"
 The trade practice conference" is the instrument by which the com. mission calls together representa- tives of any industry to discuss that industry's problems and possibili- ties and to eliminate business prac- tices which parties to the confer- ence deem prejudicial 10 the inter- ests of the trade as whole. While this is perhaps one of the commissions most important func- tions. its routine work still is that of the watchdog which protects both maker and consumer of every kind of manufactured product. The cigar maker whose advertisement calls his product a Havana Pesfec- to" when the tobacco of which it. is made never saw Havana soon feels the touch of the Federal Trade Commission upon his shoul- der. The correspondence school which guarantees" jobs to its graduates. and the importer" whose wares never crossed an ocean alike are required to explain their misleading claims to the com- mission.
 A months work sometimes brings as many as 500 such cases for in- vestigation. Some end in agree ments by the offender to ''cease and desist forever" from objectionable practices without names of those concerns being made public. Others are not settled so easily and are taken to court where they some- t'HheS are dppedlcd anu CdTTleu up to the highest tribunal with result ing and sometimes unfavorable pub licity.
 The trade conferences invade as many fields as individual investiga- tions. In recent months such meet ings have been held among such varied industries as the motion picture makers, the manufacturers of mops, sheet glass. golf balls.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

More than a half million dollars worth Of hats were imported into Egypt in the past 12 months.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
BY ARTHUR N. PACK

.Presidens American Nature Asso-..
 ae-t.- citation
 Written Especially for NEA Ser :, g @%ice and The Herald 4 Spring showers brings the May flowers as the poet says, but it may be well to,inserts" a little work right after the word showers.
 Take planting trees for ex- ample. There are fourteen points in the planting of a tree that We should do well 10 consider and fol- low. The accompanying diagram shows them. They are: +
 IA piece of burlap or& canvas should be spread over the grass, so that the dirt from the holes may be thrown upon it. :
 2-Holes must be large enough so that roots may spread out naturally without cramping.
 S-Be sure the holes are well drained, especially when dug into a clay subsoil.
 4-Good. fertile top soil must be used about the roots.
 Roots Need Tender Care
 6--Plant the tree about the same depth it stood at the nurs- cry.
 Clay the roots out naturally
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

Of twice day. To care for homes, to shop and motor, means constant soiling of the hands. Rinse hrequently-eight times | day. As often as you take q drink of water. Every time you take up some new task.
 Few soaps are mild enough to use 8 times day. Use Octagon Toilet Soap so mild and pure its cleansing father that it alone is safe to use 50 many times.
 The special lather lifts of the dirt Then rinse the soap away and behold! Your hands are smooth as silk and lovely white.
 How to tell q real good soep Some soaps form "skin" when you are half way through the cake. Other soaps get soft and mushy. But Ooagon Toilet Soap is the same all the way through. generous in all watefs with its clean. abundant lather, yet firm to the end of the cake.
 And O1,gon Toilet Soap is full meas ure. Big-Ss< ~ 5elM Ja4p. There is an exra week in every cake. Order Otagon Toilet Soap. Try cake today. For nor- nal, pfety hands-this pure white soap.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
BAD SERVICE WAS
 0F USE ID WORLD
Otherwise Phone Links Might
 Not Have Been Made

New York. April 13.-tP-Thirty years ago a business man in Porte Rico made a telephone call and got the wrong number eight consecutive times The records don't show what he said. but history tells what he did
 He was Sosthenes Behn, Napoleon ot the telephone business Because of Porto Rico's maddening service and his dream of a really efficient com lnunications system, the whole world has been made kin-by telephone.
 Behn and his brother, Fernand. gained control of the little island telephone company and made it one in fact as well as in name. So satis- factory was their work that Cuba in- sited them across the bay to solve another telephone puzzle. From the two systems they forged the first link lof, a telephone chain binding the Western Hemisphere through the International Telephone & Tele- grapha Corporation, organized in 1920.
 Some 4n. years before the Porto Rican blsitsess man got that eighth wrong number. another man discov- cred gold in California. He was John w. Mackay. His need of a tele- phone them was small, but his son. Clarence H. Mackay, became dissat- isfied with the available means of Airto subsequently, became head of the Mackay companies. supplementine land telegraph lines with submarine cables and wireless lanes that served continents.
 The world recently learned that the paths Of business had brought Behn and Mackay together to form a communications system reaching around the globe.
 Wall street knew little about Behn. It seems that the telephone magnate. who said nothing about himself before the merger and has said little since, had spurned inter- views and somewhat successfully dodged the camera But tho news came from friends that. he Is the son of Mme. Louis Luchetti.s meahher of distinguished French family He has been a sugar planter banker, president of the San Juan Stock and Prodce Exchange and finally, at 4s, with his equally hard-working and silent brother, telephone magnate.
 He IS tall and slender, with dark hair. beard and eyes. His employees are loyal: his associates pronounce him "a prince" He comes. rightly by the title "colonel," for overseas serv- ice during the world war with the 3o5th Field Signal Battalion won him the American distinguished service medal and & place in the French Legion of Honor. He married Miss Margaret II. Dunlap of Phila- ,'slnh'a-tswport sa, and New York, in
 Clarence Mackay is better known. The financial world has been watch ing him fight hisown battles in the communications field for years. l nion of his interests with those of Colonel Behn was regarded rather as inevitable. The merger. however. marks neither his retirement nor the ietrenchment of his activities, for he will be chairman of the new com- pany.. -r
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Texas Demands Shells
 From Oyster Fisheries

Austin. Tex, April 13.-Fisher-
 men who obtain oysters along the
 Texas coast must return the shells to the state. which sells part of them and drops others in favorable waters to promote culture of new oyster beds.
 Oyster spawn. or "spat," corre- spending to fish eggs, needs a solid substance on which 10 grow. and the rough sides of old shells are ideal for the purpose. The old shells are dropped in waters near over crowded beds.
 Because of their lime content the shells have commercial value. i Those sold are ground for chicken feed and for use in cement maDu- facturing. Although the sales for
 these purposes are comparatively small. because of the need of shells
 in oyster culture, the state realizes
 about S100.0o0 annually from what is known as mud she'll" con- giomeration of marine lines which
 have accumulated for centuries.
 The state has two boats plying
 up and down the coast, protecting and promoting the oyster industry.
 More than a half million dollars worth Of hats were imported into
 Egypt in the past 12 months.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13
Check Dandruf

sign of it, go after it with Listerine, the safe antisep. tic. You simply douse it
 on full strength and mas. sage the scalp vigorously.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

was first to fall. The others com- mandeered a taxicab and for ten days eluded their pursuers.
 The fugitives took possession of house near New Era. Ore. and held a family captive, forcing their prisoners to feed and care for them.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

On resuming flight they separated. Murray was captured at Centraiia. Wash. and Kelley and Willos near Goldendale. Wash. Murray hanged himself in his cell after the death penalty had been inflicted by q jury.
New Britain herald., 1928-04-13

q physician, you will note improvement with. in ten days. Lambert Pharmacal Company, St. Louis, Mo-, U. $. A.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15

GENERAL ELECTRIC refrigeration for
tho home. A gift for the whole family.
The refrigerator of unusual auietness.
needs no oiIing. and Is guaranteed for
two years Sold by Barry 4 Bamforh.
- Main St.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15

TOY AUTOMOBILES: strong. sturdy toys.
Will delight the heart OF the boy. ts.c5
UP. Economy Sport Shop. 10 Main St
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15
EDUCATIONAL
Oa0tinR TcMsyen

EMERSON Studio. l65 Main st.-"Every
type OF dancing taught. Tel 613 or
143s-W. Class or private lessons Open
10 Z. m. to . p. m.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15

AN IDEAL GIFT FOR ALL THE
FAMILY. SEE THE NEW DESIGNS
AND MopELs ALBRo MOTOR SALES
CO., SIS ARCH ST. TEL. $50.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15
Christmas Gift Guide
Gifts For Her-eS-A

TOILET SETS. twenty pieces In all
colorA at . special price Of $3.50.
Value $4,000. I. Resnlck. manufacturing
jeweler. $40 Main St., opposite CONNER
cial St.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15

sLEps. Flexible Flyers In all sizes,
smallest to biggest racer. Economy
Snort Shop, 10 Main Atneek
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15

WEST MAIN ST.-To rent. large store
and two 6 room fats. All heated. Rent
very reasonable. See VIM. Covlishaw.
Hardware City COOPERATIVE Assn. l22
Main ST. Tel. 1913.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15

TOY TRUCKS. Every boy gets great de-
light out OF these toys. $3.50 up. Econ
nmY Snort Shon. 10 Main St
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15
WE CAN FIT YoCn POCKETBoOK
A Christmas Club for Everyone
1879 Clubs Now Opeu-Join Today
THE COMMERCIAL TRUST COMPANY

WRIST WATCHES In plain and fancy
designs. white or natural gold. $3.50
and higher Himberg 4 Horn. ss3 Main
St. and 10 Il. r. Arcade.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-12-15
Business Places For Rent

WILLIAM ST. 27--Fire room tenement.
first floor. All improvements. Steam
heated. Inquire second floor.
The Washington times., 1928-07-18
Retail Food Prices
Show Slight
Decline

Retail food prices deellned
slightly less than / per cent from
Nav Is to June IS, this year. the
Labor Department reported today.
Prices on the latter date were %
ner cent above the pre-war level
OF 1918.
Principal decreases in the
monthly period reported on Were
il vegetables. Meat, eggs, bread,
sugar and ham showed slight
Increases.
The general level was Increased
in eight cities: Salt Lake. per
cent; Columbus and Portland
ore, per cent; Butte, Denver.
Jacksonville. SAN Francisco and
Seattle, less than five-tenths of
l per -cent.
The Washington times., 1928-07-18
FRENCH CIT To
PRESS Gil UB

Al service vase was presented to
the National Press Club by q
delegation of French newspaper.
men now in the United States at
elaborate ceremonies In the auditor
ium of the Press Club today.
Ambassador Claudel, Secretary
Kellogg and other officials were
present ait the presentation Of the
Franaco- press friendship.
The vase is the gift OF President
Doumergue, Of France, @f1d has
been conveyed to this country by
the publicists.
DR.. Marcel Knecht, general sec.
retary Of lie Matin, made the pre-
sentation.
At 1915 o'clock the Frenchmen
placed wreath on the tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier ait Arlington.
The Washington times., 1928-07-18
Mail Clerk on Planes
Being Considered BY r. %.

Postmaster General New has I'M
der consideration. plan by which
air mail postal clerks will be EN-
ployed on planes to distribute the
mail enPoute as clerks now do on
trains, and the Inauguration Of this
scheme ~ expected to take place In
the near future. probably on the
New York to Chicago section OF the
transcontinental route.
Special mail planes having accom-
nodations for distributing clerk
are under construction by one Of
the largest mail-carrying airplane
companies, the plans having been
submitted to and accepted by the
Post Office Department
The first railway postoffice" or
mail car with distributing clerk.
was introduced, according to the
Post Office Department, 66 years
ago this month on the Hannibal and
st. Joseph Railroad from Quincy.
H., to st. Joseph. Mo.
The Washington times., 1928-07-18
ROBBERY Fooled.
BY NIGHT
WATCH

I'm Just moving a few things
around"
Thus Herman Leon Goldberg, ~,
q Philadelphia. responded Is the
hail OF a night Waterman who de-
tected him in the act OF pushing
s0O-pound safe towards the base
nent stairs in Berens Restaurant
N the 500 block 1t u ST. N. WI,
shortly before midnight.
OK responded the Waterman.
but returned short time later with
policeman. Goldberg ii held for
Investigation at the Sixth precinct.
He Is alleged to have told police
that ne went into the restaurant
Yesterday Afternoon tofget something
70 eat. and later hid in the place
until night. .
Inc safe was found on the stairs
leading to the basement and Gold
berg had intended to break into III.
police charge. Policen1tn Z. 81.
Bacon made the arrest ON the infor.
nation OF James 3. Gilbert. the
Waterman. =
The Washington times., 1928-07-18
ADVERTISEMENT
Doctor Says Heat and
Glare Of Sun Weaken
and Injure the Eyes
Tells How to Strengthen the Eyes and Protect Then .

DR.. smith. 4 well-known eye
specialist. says that exposure to heat,
sun-gIare, smoke. dust or wind often
wealens the eyes and causes eye
strain and wrinkles due TO suuinting.
He tells how to avoid this and
strengthen the eyes. Many whose
eyes were failing gratefully say that
they have had their eyes restored by
the simple process he advises One
man says: u was almost blind !;
could nots-see to read at all. Now
can read everything without my
glasses and my eyes do not water
any more At night they would
pain me dreadfully; now they feel
fine all the time. 1t was like III
miracle to me- A lady who used
IT says .aThe atmosphere seemed
hazy with or without glasses. bur
after fifteen days use everything
seemed clear. / can even read fine
print without glasses" Eye troubles
of many kinds may be wonderfully
The Washington times., 1928-07-18
TEA USED
IN BOSTON S
PARTY
BY international News Service

Ify INTERNATIONAL News service
BALTIMORE, July 49, Boston's
famous tea party"--the spark that
touched into flames the spirit Of
the American Revolution was
staged over tea so inferior that
today ii would be barred from
The United States by the pure
food act.
This fact was brought out here
in an address. by w NJ. McCor-
mick, director Of the Tea Club
Of the United States. and recog-
nized authority on the early his.
tory Of the beverage.
So vastly superior is the tea.
brought to the United States to,
day that We look back and won.
der how our ancestors could en-.
thuse, much !. less fight, over the
inferior product of the tea party.
era Y. Mr.. Mccormick said
"Tea. in the Western world, has
seen amazing improvements. As
late as 1850. the orientals be-.
lieyed that to satisfy our oc..
cidental tastes it was necessary
to load our tea down with arti.
fetal coIoring. Prussia blue and
burned gypsum were added with
out stint. Accurate and honest
grading, such as that demanded
today, was then unknoWn1 Tough
leaves from the base Of the tea
stalks were freely mixed with
the tender pekoe leaves.
scientific growing, curing and
packing have at last brought lls
blends so stimulating and refresh
ing that even the rigid government
standard seems inferior. (,