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New Britain herald., 1929-02-27
FORT SlCKYuLE SfANpS
 RECEIVED IN THIS CITY
l lxOth Anniversary oi Surrender Of Post Commeao9ated by
 Federal Government.

First copies of the two-cent stamp issued Monday in commemoration of the l5Oth anniversary of the surren- der of Fort Sackville. at what is now Vincennes, Ind. have been received by local philatelists. The stamp Is an innovation in the regular stamps of the last few years, being printed in two colors. Of the same large size as the air mail stamp. it has a red border and a black centerpiece which bears a reproduction of Fred erick c. Yohn's painting of the sur render. George Rogers Clark" is above the medallion and "Vincen- nes" below. while the conventional expression of value and country of issue are to be found on the stamp. This special issue was placed on sale Monday at Vincennes and was made available at Washington and other post offices yesterdy.
 By an heroic forced march through drowned lands with small force, George Rogers Clark per- formed one of the great but little recognized feats of the revolution ary war, surprising the British force at Fort Sackville and securing their immediate surrender. This event opened the states of Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Michigan. and Wisconsin, the old 'northwest''-to the United States and paved the way for the ex- pansion which later reached to the Pacific coast.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-27
Eight Nati0nalities
 In Concert March 5

Eight nationalities will be repre- scented in song and costume at the concert to be given at Stanley Me morial church Tuesday. March 5, 1t was announced by Walter Falk to- day.
 In Scotch group Milton Magnu- son, tenor. of Hartford will sing duet with Olive Ward. soprano. Lillian Josephson. soprano, will sing a duet with MT. Falk bass. Miss Josephson was the second choice in the first Kate Stanley scholarship contest.
 Others who will take part in the concert are Evelyn Reffelt, Grace Mccullough, Jean Stockwell, Ruth Richards. Ruth Stockwell, Josephine Tommasoni, Arthur Johnson, Will liam Johnson Chester Hamilton and George Ward.
 Muriel Stockwell Gooby. organist and director of the church quartet, has arranged the event.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-27
Pensions for Mrs. Wood
 And Mrs, Wilson Passed

Washington. Feb. 27 P-Bills providing for pensions of $5.000 annually to Mrs. Edith Boiling Will SC |, widow of President Wilson and Mrs. Louise A. Wood, widow of Ma. jor General Leonard Wood. former governor general of the Philippines, were passed at a session of the house last night, as was a measure that would award the congressional medal of honor to Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker. American aviator. who shot down 25 German aircraft during the World War.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-27
''Old Masters" Sold
 At Bargain Prices

New York, Feb. 27 R - Seven paintings attributed to old masters and which the owners in 1910 valued at $13S,700 were sold at sheriff's sale yesterday for S9,550.
 The paintings at one time were owned by Arthur Philip Heinze. cop- per man, who suffered financial re- verses some 20 years ago. The paintings were part of 14 signed over to the Empire Trust company for a loan of s15,000. A portrait of the Countess of Bedford attrib- cted 10 Van Dyke and for which Heinze was reported to have paid sob,o0o was sold for s2,950.
 Others were sold as the works of Gainsborough, Landseer Bouguerean Jules Breton and Denilly.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-27
GIRL SCOUTS ON HIKE
 TO CAMP ON SATURDAY
Navh Originally Scheduled for Washington Birthday Will
 Be Carried Out.

The Girl Scout hike to Camp Sprague which was planned for Washington's birthday but which was pontponed because of the snow storm. will be held this Saturday. The girls will meet at the scout office at 9:l5 prepared to do the work planned and will carry lunch es which they will cook over fires built by the girls who are passing their second class fire building test. The same 30 girls are eligible to go and in addition any girls who wish to work on their Treefnder merit badge test are invited. This will be the first field trip on tree work and will be followed by two more field trips later in March. Scouts working on treefnder will report at the scout office at Saturday morn- ing to receive special instructions for the work that day. They should come prepared with notebooks and pencils and any tree books that they will find useful in identifying trees.
 Leaders Association Meeting
 The meeting of the Leaders' asso- citation which was postponed until this Thursday at 7:30 in the scout office will have for its chief topic of discussion the June field day. Mrs. E. L. Warren will be present and will speak to the leaders about the field day and about the possibility of the scouts entering the national lag contest.
 Troop 9. of the Nathan Hale Jun- for High school met Tuesday after school in the gymnasium of the school. The girls made signalling flags which they will use for prac- ticing for the June meet and whip ped the ends of rope that will be used in the knot-tying race.
 A small group of girls met Tues day evening with the director for their third meeting in the scout office to do some scout work. This IS a new group not yet consisting of enough girls to register 1t as troop. When the girls pass their ;enderfoot tests they will be regis tered as Lone Scouts until the re- quired eight come regularly to meet ings.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-27
'LINDY PLANS TRIP
 BY AIR WITH ANNE
Flying Affords Aviator Only
 Chance to See Piancee Alone

Mexico City. Feb. 27 R,-An air excursion over Mexico City. possibly as far as the nearby twin volcanoes. with hts fiancee, Miss Anne Morrow. is planned by Colonel Charles A.. I.indbergh.
 After two days in the romance laden atmosphere of sleepy old Cuer navaca, the aviator was back today in this capital. within easy reach of Valbuena flying field and his plane.
 Sometime before the termination of his visit here. 1t Is understood. the plane, the four passenger City of Wichita. will be trundled from it's hangar for the trip of the en- gagged pair.
 Flight from Valbuena to Mexico City is a matter of minutes: a short extension of the excursion would carry the two over Popocatepetl. Fire Mountain" and Ixtaccihuati. Sleeping Woman" snow-capped volcanic peaks 50 miles from the capital.
 Aztec legend made of Popoca- tepetl the abode of their war god and the plume of smoke which is sometimes seen over it gives rise even now to Superstitions fear among Mexican Indians.
 Part of the Colonel Lindbergh's courtship of Miss Morrow took place on a former flight of the two in this direction. While opportunity has not afforded frequent flights with her fiance. Miss Morrow is an aviation enthusiast and is expected to fly often with him in the future.
 Return Unexpectedly
 Return of Colonel Lindbergh and Miss Morrow, her sister Elizabeth and Mrs. Morrow to Mexico City was entirely unexpected. A few minutes prior to their arrival by motor car the American embassy had given out the information that the stay at Cuernavaca was indefi- mite and plans of the affianced pair were not known.
 At Cuernavaca the aviator had the undisturbed quiet he has sought so much in the United States. With him was his fiancee and presumably the two exulted in the nearly ideal 
 Nevertheless the colonel apparent ly became restless at the forty miles which separated him from Valbuena field and the opportunity to fly. It was believed the unexpected return here had no other significance.
 Save in flight there will be little opportunity for him and Miss Nor row to be much alone. inasmuch as there are house guests at the Mor- row home and few places outside the home where they can so ant not be the center of an admiring throng.
 There was no intimation of plans for Colonel Lindbergh's return to the United States, or as to the date and place of his marriage.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-27

In the 4s years since its organixa- tion the Bowery Mission. New York. has distributed l72.006 free meals and 5000 articles Of clothing.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-27
Flying Publisher Lands
 With Gas Nearly Gone

Tabora, Tanganyika. East Africa. Feb. 27 LP,-Van Lear Black, Balti- more publisher. was here today after flight yesterday from Mongal- Ia, Eastern Sudan. When he land ei he had only sufficient gasoline for ten minutes further flying.
 At Mongalla 2 murderers-native ronvicts from a local prison, loaded the baggage on the plane prior to ts departure.
New Britain herald., 1929-02-27

It requires more than a century for cedar tree to grow large enough to yield a 30-foot telephone pole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
Says mn Rogers

go home for the Summer and come back when
its cool and take this up. Hoover says, who
is going to adjourn to whose Home TN ~
cooI7"
He just told EN- you stay right here and
either give these Farmers relief, or something
that looks Ike relief TO them. But you are not
going to meet here and Just do lot Of argue
ing and then just because It's hot 60 home.
So now he has EN- there he is going to make
EN- stick tin they do something.
The Die-benture thing looks like its about
washed up. The Gans-vs Longworth case -
about over. The Tariff Bill. settling that a
just like argueing over "who won the war"
Mr. Hoover meaks out every Saturday and
catches enough fish to last through the week.
Mrs. Hoover went UP to Radcliffe College and
Pinch hit for the President and made splen-
did speech. That's about the first time we have
had that, and she Is liable to be In great de-
mand All invitations now win read, Either
you your wife win be acceptable" But
guess to fill all the invitations that he gets he
would have TO have as many wives as Movie
Star.
And say speaking Of the Movies they are
going fun blast out here, aIl Noises" Every
body that cant sing has double that can, and
everybody that cant talk is going right on and
proving It. You meet an Actor or Girl and isa
the old days where they would have jus6
nodded and passed by, now they stop and start
chattering Ike q parrot Weather, Politics,
Bale Ruth, anything Just to practice talkingy
and they are so busy enunciating that they pay
no attention to what they are saying. Every
thing Is "Annunciation." was on the stage -
years and never heard the word or knew what
it was.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

considered fairly smart type of men would
leave their comfortable homes, families, busi-
ness and right I'm the midst of Summer Gang
together on hot trains, loaded In like sheep and
for four and I'VE days cross the Continent Just
to get to wear badges and march IN the heat.
Everywhere they move its a shove, Gang up In
hot hotel Hobbies. Do everything that Is
against all the laws of ease and comfort that
we are supposed to be such martyr to. But
they just eat 1t UP, men that when there is no
convention ON have pretty fair intelligence and
dignity But just let q band start playing and
give one Fec and badge and he is prac-
tically useless for the rest of the season.
But they do have o lot Of fun, and its really
a good thing for EN-, for If it wasent for fool
things like that, they would all get too serious
and business like. They are a great bunch,
about the best ] guess of the noisy organiza-
tons. There is some live punches among them.
It always struck everyone odd that Philadel-
phia should always furnish about the 1ivest
and most up to date Shrine bunch of all. Lulu
Temple to the Shrine Is Just about what Chap
lin is to the Movies My own Shrine, AKDAR
of Tulsa, Oklahoma, q branch of the Clare
more Lodge, they was just about as Live q
bunch as any.
And by the way Claremore would be an ideal
Town for them to meet IN another year or 90.
We are getting fine Hotel there why're they
can rub badges against each other. We are
building the only Indian Hospital in the United
States right there In Claremore. Wen these
Shriners act like Indians when they are ON q
Convention, SO we will take EN- right out there
and sober EN- up.
We made some pretty good real state sales
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
From Fourteenth Page

Of their dusty journey after little silver.
The passing show nowadays, on q Saturday
morning, Is quite different from the customers
that crowded the mlKempt. hy-dominated
market Of yesteryears. The modern procession
which streams through the popular market
place Is melting pot. which includes all strata
OF society from statesmen to ragpickers from
white House ENJOYS and legation chefs to Gov:
SmoOt for example. Is given to visiting Center
Market regularly, In guest Of choice viands for
his table.
Lady Of the Land, Is Mrs. Wilson, the former
Nfs. Gait. who was an excellent housewife;
visited Center Market regularly in search Of
superior food products.
Center Market b the only public market IN
the UHAted States which Is owned and operated
by the United states Government Uncle Sam
does not dictate business policies for the many
hundred dealers, other than 10 prevent th6
charging Of exorbitant prices FOR food supplies
ana similar produces. Representatives Of the
Department Of Agriculture daily inspect the
stands for sanitation, cleanliness and good
health Of the empl0ye. This spacious city mar
ket offers virgin field for practical research.
but 90 yet Uncle Sam has not developed ttAG
experimental feature, because Congress has
been lax about making essential appropriations
for such marketing Investigations.
The future probably win see another modern
Center Market in Q new location, with facilities
for such research. Forthcoming reslRlts may
eventually revolutionise many existent market
ing practices now followed La an large cities
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

flies? Finally 7 suggested that we take the
pole from the wall, repair 1t In our shop, and
then replace It,
When I made this suggestion, Mr.. Doe new
into furious rage. For q few moments he
appeared to be simply wild with passion, and
he cussed me good and plenty. After he had
cooled on q bit, he told me the reason he did
not want the pole removed from its place.
He said his wife had had that pole put there
some years before her death, and, for senti-
mental reasons, as long as he lived and as long
as his millions held out he would have 1t re-
paired exactly where 1t was, no matter what
it cost Even the idea of having stranger
touch the pole seemed almost like dissertation
to him. So finally we took the job.
Mr Doe Immediately became friendly again.
While we waited for our truck to arrive with
drops" weights, "lookoutS," and the rest OF
the gear he treated us to 5O-cent cigars and
told us all about himself from the time he was
born. He said he wasn't really in business any
more, but just kept his Office and couple OF
stenographers so he could have hangout. I
suspect the real reason was so he could keep
that precious "ramrod" patched up.
When the truc.S arrived we left Mr.. Doe TO
talk to his stenographers and went up on the
roof, where we planted two "lookouts." In case
YOU don't know, 'lookoutS' are 2-inch planls
about Is feet long that extend over the edge Of
the roof couple of feet and are held down
with heavy weights. The drop ropes are hooked
into chain wrapped around the projecting
ends.
After we had set our gear and were ready
TO attach the sliding seat, Mr.. Doe popped his
head out of the window and gave me another
bawling-out because had not wrapped cloth
around the hooks. He said they would leave
scratches on the pole. was beginning 10 get
little impatient myself, but kept my temper
as welt as could and tried 70 soothe him.
We replaced the guy lines and were going
LILA E.mHT zwvEa AGm
suddenly announced he would get into the
seat himself and have closeup look ut the
end Of the pole. We tried to discourage him,
but It was no use. The more we protested, the
more insistent he became.
Finally we decided the easiest way was 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

How it got there was a mystery we never
solved unless some upward current Of air car
ried it back to the roof.
About the queerest hagpole job we ever
tackled was one we call ''ramrod" job on the
twentieth floor of an Office building in the
Chicago loop district. Before I begin, may
as well tell you there are three kinds OF nag
poles: Wooden ones, such as you see in parks
and on top of some buildings; steel ones. like
the pole on the Woolworth Building, or other
skyScrapers; and "ramrods"
"Ramrods" are the long, slender poles that
project at an angle from a window-ledge or the
side of building. Wooden poles are risky
enough, because they decay end break; steel
ones sometimes slip their couplings, but ram
rods" are Just plain dangerous and no mistake.
This particular pole jutted out, with sheer
drop of about 800 feet to the sidewalk below.
It was wood, of course, and not more than one
inch In diameter. One day we got hurTy-up
telephone call from gentleman whom am
going to call Mr.. John Doe. He told US TO
come to his Office, room 2015, on the twentieth
floor.
We expected to find that Mr.. Doe was the
superintendent of the building and that the
fiagpole was on the roof, but when we arrived
he turned out to be q tenant, q rather elderly
gentleman, with bushy gray hair and, as we
afterwards discovered q pretty violent temper.
He gave us each hearty hand-shake and
invited us into his private office. Then he
opened q window and pointed to his hagpole.
III swear it was all Of is feet long, and not
thicker than my two fingers. I looked at it
and gasped.
Mr.. Doe then told us he wanted the BAN
gold-leafed, the pole painted, and the guy lines
replaced. hadn't even noticed the guy lines.
Putting my head out of the window, glanced
upward and saw two threads of No. wire
spread V-shaped and fastened to the ledge On
the twenty-first floor. These two strands were
about as much support as two pieces of white
string.
A I stood there thinking 1t over. said 20
myself, Does this old gentleman realize
what 1t is going to cost him for US to do this
job, or does he think because we are human
fies we can walk out on that pole like real
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

load him into the seat and shove him out
there After q few minutes, we thought, he
would be glad enough to get back. We strapped
him in good and tight 90 If he got dizzy ne
wouldn't fall out and then pushed him into
the air.
Instead of begging us to pull him back again,
the old sport actually seemed to enjoy 1t. In
fact, we couldn't make him come back at all.
Every time we demonstrated with him, he
reminded us he was paying the bill. He said
he liked to look at the people in the street
below.
RY this time figured he was little cracked.
- but when asked his stenographer she said
there was nothing the matter with him except
that he had curious ways We knew that Then
Mr. Doe called for the steel wool, banana oil
and gold leaf, and said he was going to do the
Job himselfl
That was the last straw. threw UP my
hands. We couldn't go away and leave him
there, because he had our equipment and We
needed it the following day on brick smoke
stack job. I gave him the tools and Charley
and sat there In his Office for three hours
chewing his 50-cent cigars while he regi1ded
the ball. We could have done the job In less
than an hour.
Seven O'Clock came before he had that ban
finished to suit his taste, and then he began
on the pole. We didn't dare leave him, and he
wouldn't come in, 50 while one Of as watched,
the other went out 10 dinner It was dark nows
except for the street lights and flashing electric
signs, but the old gentleman stuck on the job
It was q labor of love with him.
At last at 10 O'Clock he finished 1t, and We
yanked him In In o hurry, because we wanted
to get our rigging OF the roof and go home.
He was as pleased as Punch and stood IN the
window admiring his work. Before we left,
however, he handed us a check for $500 and
two boxes Of cigars.
Boys" he said, we've done q good days
work"
Every six months after that Mr. Doe had MS
come and hang our rigging; then, while We
stood around and smoked his cigars, he would
repair his own nagpole and give us $500 for
letting him do It.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

noticed the whipping Of the pole In the wind
had caused the bali to rock and teeter.
Look out!" shouted. 1.-THE baIl is loosel"
'T don't think So" he said. TITS just the
sway of the pole"
He kept on climbing until he reached the
top. Then he discovered the ball was loose and
had to be soldered He shouted to me to heat
Soldering-irons and solder and send them up.
While was heating the iron, the wind in
creased until the pole began to rock backward
and forward like clock pendulum. I called
you'd better come down." but Charley only
waved his hand to me as If to say, I'm OK.
Hurry up with the solder and hot irons"
WHILE was trying to make haste, the pole
swayed more and more. until was afraid
it might snap at the top, or that Charley would
lose his balance and topple down into the street.
The wind was blowing so hard that could
not make him hear me, and beckoned him to
come down and wait until the squat was over.
The more / beckoned the more determined he
was to stay up there.
Meantime the ball was lettering more and
more All Of q sudden a gust caught it and
it sailed away into space. It disappeared 80
quickly that neither of us saw where it went.
Charley was more surprised than was.
could not help thinking how funny he looked,
sitting on the disc with his legs wrapped
around the Spindle-ninus the ball.
However, 1t was no time to laugh. The ball
was dropping down into the street and we
realized some passer-by might be struck and
killed by 1t. / raced to the edge of the roof to
try to follow its course. AS I stood there an
other gust came with such force that 1t almost
blew me OF my feet, and was obliged to fan
fiat on my face to keep from being carried OF
the roof.
BY the time I had regained my feet, my
brother, who had slid down the pole, was stand
ing at the base with his arms locked around It.
We decided to 60 below and find ont what
damage had been done.
AS we made our way through the penthouse
door to the stairway that led to the top floor,
Charley spied round object wedged between
two small skylights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

Wv YELL all know is just what read IN
IA the papers. The best thing that was
wv OUT of the papers in years was the
Lindbergh Wedding. The Old Boy
certainly hung one on EN-. Talk about embar-
RAISING moments / can think of none that
must have equaIled all those Camera men and
Reporters that were standing out at the Nor
rows front gate and Indy and Ann drove out
waved at EN- and drove on on. The Gang
dlident even stop shooting craps long enough
to notice EN-. They Just figured ION for an
other ride" Then tree hours later have some
one come out and announce to you, They have
married, Boys, and that was their departure
on their honeymoon that you just witnessed
a short time ago. Too bad you was too busy to
follow them"
The Guys started eating their Cameras, Re-
porters were wondering where their next jobs
were coming from. Well, they bounded EN-
into it. The Press wouldent give the family .
minutes peace since the engagement was an
nounced. Now instead of having pages and
pages of pictures of the bridal couple as they
walk to the altar, why all they can do is dig
up the old ones showing him on his arrival
in France or flying the air mail to st. Louis.
Tunney has the right idea get on an Island in
the middle Of the Mediterranean, even II you
have to be pestered with Bernard Shaw But
at least there is no Tabloids after you.
Nov what else we had? We was pestered
all last week out here in California with
the Shriners. That's funny trait Of Human
Nature, especially American nature. You
wouldn't think a bunch of what is ordinarily