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New Britain herald., 1929-12-20

may tend to make a criminal of him,
 seek an opportunity to talk with the
 boy in friendly manner, over the dangers of the course he is folow-
 ing. Point out to him that not only is
 1t wrong but that crime is unprotit- able and that he is sure 10 be de- tectcd sooner or later. Show him that his imagination is at fault. Show him some low resort and point out to him the panhandlers and outCasts who frequent such places and who were once considered the leaders in i their particular line of crime. His 1 defense may be that he never had q chance, due to his carly training
 and environment, Call his attention 10 some person who has, possibly, suffered from greater handicap
 than he and who has made d good 1 citizen by following the lines of 1 honesty and decency Encourage him | when he does right, sympathizo with l him, and advise him when he tends ! to do wrong
 pickpockcts
 1 "Pickpockets as rule, try to find out the value of the property they contemplate stealing, as well as the 1 particular part of the clothing in which it is located. When they act
 they must do so quickly, and they do not want to put their hands into
 empty pockets or steal property which is rot worth the risk. They loiter in banks. railroad offices and 1 stations, ferries. and other public places, knowing that patrons wifi take out their pOcketbooks and oX- pose the contents. Having located an individual with a tempting roll they watch him closely until they have seen the money or wallet replaced. 1 They may then follow that person for hours, waiting for an oppor- tunity to iostIe him, until they get !
 him in q crowd. or entering or lcav- ing car They pay particular at 1 tentlon to travellers entering and i leaving the city. reasoning that such . persons intend to spend money and i are very likely to have it with them. l They work in and around large ! crowds gathered to watch a bulletin !. board, window display. street fight. ! or accident. The attention of such ! spectators is generally diverted from the property on their persons, and | they do not notice or resent the , showing or jostling of the stalls"
 "Pickpockets generally work in . gangs of two, three, or four, and ! separate when walking in the | street, entering crowds and boarding | street cars. They have a code of sig l nals by which they warn and advise i one another. They are constantly on i the alert for detectives. and if one is seen the signal is immediately given.
 Tn q crowd the thieves used as
 stalls generally get behind or in front of the victim and squeeze him so that he will not feel the hand of the thief in his pocket. The thief who extracts the property from the pocket of the victim quickly passes
New Britain herald., 1929-12-20

In 190O the national income of the L. s. amounted to about 13 billion dollars; ir 1928 it was csti- mated at over 90 billion dollars, or an increase of 692 per cent.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-20
TheftS from Delivery Bows

heavy clippers to cut wire grating, if necessary.
 TheftS from Delivery Boys
 The thief, as a rule, observes a boy carrying a package in the street or in a car and makes a note of the whom the delivery is to be made. If the address is an apartment house or q hotel, he will manage to meet the boy as he is about to enter and represent himself as the persen who ordered the goods. To throw the boy off his guard. he generally reipukcs him for being late; then, if the pack age has not been sent C. o. D.. he takes it, signs the receipt and gives the boy tip. Or. he may request a messenger to go on some crrand for him and offer to mind the package until he returns, usually sending the boy in a direction opposite to that in which he intends to flee A wom- an is often used as q confederate.
 "AnOther scheme is to telephone an order 10 a busy store in the name of one of their charge customers, adding that a boy will be sent for the goods. If the storekeeper is not suspicious and delivers the stuff, the thief, after making sure that the boy has not been followed by d representative of the store, meets him and takes possession of the spells.
 Dishonest Servants
 There are women who obtain em- ploNment as servants for the sole purpose of stealing all they can get away with. Such a woman obtains employment, preferably where she will be the only servant, either through newspaper advertisements or employment agencies, For the time being she is a jewel" and so ingratiates herself that the house. keeper is assurd that the premises are satc in her care. However, as soon as she is left alone in the house for a sufficient length of time. the dishonest servant ransachs it, carrying away in a grip she has pro- Vided for the purpose, the most valuable art tiplps'
New Britain herald., 1929-12-20

ages or cases from the loaded ve- hicle, using knives to cut ropes. or heavy clippers to cut wire grating, if paaaCsar,-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28
NEW 100000
HIGHWAY TO Be
OPENED IN UTAH
Road Brings Together Five
Scenic Attractions: Route
Shortened.

~ f . - r-f .lft
SALT LAKE CITY. June pa
new automobile highway which in
spectacular qualities Will rank with
any IN the world. is to be opened
for use this summer between Zion
National Park and Mount Carmel
in southern Utah.
The road. only twenty-foJr miles
long. costs S3.0000O0 and includes
the longest nonurban automobile
tunnel in the world. Already five
major attractions of the cOlorful
regions. Grand Canyon, Bryce Can
yon and Zion National Parks, the
Kaibab Forest and Cedar Breaks
are so close together as to form a
unique opportunity for travellers.
The effect Of the new highway IS
70 bring them even closer through
reduction of mileage and re-
duction in driving time out Of pro-
portion to the miles saved.
Zion and Bryce. up TO now 149
miles apart by road. are eighty
eight miles apart and the driving
time is reduced to one-haf. From
Zion 10 Grand Canyon, the dis
lance is reduced from 142 to %
miles and the driving time cut one
third.
But in addition TO shortening the
route. the highway itself becomes
major point of interest to tour
lists.
Its outstanding feature is its tun-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28

mel. little over mile and an
eighth long. The tunnel has five
galleries" cut through the sides OF
the rock where one may stop and
look out from height Of several
hundred feet up a sheer cliff on the
giant colorful formations OF Zion
National park.
In order to build an approach TO
the opening of the tunnel it was
necessary to make six switchbacks,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28
Eight Die in Explosion

BIZ United Press
SANTIAGO, Chile, June 3D.
Eight persons were killed in a
premature explosion in mine near
Tocopilla, Antofagasta province, dis
patches from that district said to-
day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28

three and one-ila1f miles of road
to cover an airline distance Of less
than a mile.
The tunnel involved many new
problems in engineering and credit
for solving them goes TO the state
engineers of Utah and the govern
ment highway engineers who joined
forces to tunnel through the noun
tain OF rock.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-28

Whales have been known to live
for 500 years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06
WASHINGTON
~ IEITEI1.1$ @
%~ @g~

cast for John w. Davis III 1924 as tho
bedrock minimum strength OF the
party, bcrcft Of independent support.
He says analysis shows that at q
5000 900 of those votes were cast
against Al Smith in 1928. reducing
the number OF actual Democrats
amor tho Smith voters to something
like 5000, 900, plus perhaps 2.OOO,OOO
new voters.
The remaining S,0o0,o 900 votes
which Smith received were obviously
cast by independents, independent
Republicans. progrcssives and llDer-
ais" he says. and asks how IN
dependent vote can best be held.
The south is no longer the back
bone Of the party: that backbone has
been broken. Numerical disparity De-
tween southern Democrats and DEM
ocrats elsewhere is too large to var
rant their control OF party policies
and destinics. Smith received 64.OOO
votes moro in Massachusetts, than IN
the entire six southern states he car
ricd. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
louisiana, South Carolina and Mis-
sissippi. The IL states Of the once
solid south. including also Florida.
North Carolina, Texas. Virginia and
Tennessee. cast a total vote Tor
Smith which was $780, 900 below the
vote for Smith In New York. The
total Democratic vote Of the so-called
solid south was 1887, 900 and the total
Democratic vote Of other states was
1862, 497.
The last campaign and election,
Lord says. decentralized the party.
He cites the disparity between It's
numerical voting strength and rom
cressional representation, pointing
out that the south has q Democratic
! senator's and 81 Democratic repre-
sentativcs, whereas the other states.
with eight times as many Democratic
! votes, have only Is Democratic sen
ators and 70 congressman. National
policies must be largely defined and
limited by the action Of the congress
| sional membership. he says, so that
it is likely to be impossible for the
, Democrats to harmonic their Diff
| fcrcnccs nationally.
Not a New Plan
Thus the proposal to keep the party
de~centralized until after the election
without giving the defeatists a chance
to wreck it with their Wrangling be-
fore the campaign begins.
In 1886. when there were only e
states. the Wings tried a plan similar
to Lords suggestion In an attempt II
defeat Martin Van Buren,. the Demo
crat. They nominated Daniel Web
stcr to carry New England, Senator
Hugh White Of Tennessee to carry hi.
own and one or two other southern
states, General William Henry Har.
rison and Judge Mclean to carry
Pennsylvania and a few western
states and vice presidential candi'
dates to carry New York and othel
states. The plan to keep Van Bure1
from an electoral majority almos
worked. A majority was l43 and Val
Buren, polled ITO. A switch of ZOO
votes in Pennsylvania would hav'
beaten him.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06
Nv RODNEY BUTCHER
(NEA Service Writer

tENLSA IJVlSuNN ~
Washington. May Crank B. LORD,
who has worked with the Democratic
National Committee through siS
campaigns and was assistant to the
national chairman in l9l6 and l9IV,
has blossomcd out With q novel II
drastic proposal which he believes VIII
enable the Democrats to elect q pres
ident in 1892.
Lord SAYS the best thing tor Tic
party TO do is to hold no national con-
ycntion before tho election. lie tx
poets that the Republicans VIII re-
nominate Hoover and that Hoover
will be reelected If tho Democratic
opposition follows its old methods and
holds a convention TO nominate a
candidate TO oppsc him.
The Democrats OF the country should
offer a score or moro candidates. 10
says, a different ono IN 20 or more
states. In each case the man NOM
mated for the presidency by the
Democrats Of the state would be the
strongest Democratic ~vOtc-eetter III
in his state or section. Each state
convention would simply nominate
electors favorable TO his candidacy.
Many Strong Candidates
Thus, New York Democrats might
nominate Governor Roosevelt, Massa-
chusetts Senator David l. Walsh,
Maryland Governor Ritchic, Virginia
Governor Byrd, Kentucky Senator
Barley, Texas Governor Moody,
Montana Senator Wheeler or SEN
ator Walsh, South Dakota Governor
BuloW, Colorado Governor Adams.
Washington Senator Dill. Wyoming
Ex-Governor Ross or Senator Ken
drick and SO II.
Lord contends that ~ Democrat
from another state could possibly run
rs strong as such men rs these III
their W states. His theory IS That
hardly any Of the states would turn
down their favoritc office-holders,
and figures out a combination Of
states and statesmen which ought to
net the Democratic candidates a
combined total of at least 275 cleo
toral votes. Then, says he:
Let the successful Democratic
electors hold their own national con-
vcntion, and. between the time Of
their election and the day fixed by
law when they must meet III their
respective capitals to cast their
ballots-a period Of nearly two
months-lct them agree OF a candi-
date for whom all Of them would
vote. An elector may vote in the
electoral college for whomcver he
Wishes"
Lord says this plan presents a
prospect Of success where the old plan
of naming a candidate guarantees
defeat before the campaign opens.
Now that the party has been unable
to win with either an issue or a per-
sonality, let's try strategy
The scheme is more ingenious than
practicable and most certainly will
not be adopted. but there is some
sound theory behind it.
Lord estimates the 8,O0O,O 900 votes
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06

His fortunes being not dissimilar
from most of the big streets boys. he
had exactly 5000 In his pocket when
he landed in the capital Of cinema.
There he found himself awaited by q
crew Of newspaper reporters. all In
tent on hearing from the dignitary
some few nice things shout their Los
Angeles. He decided that It would be
a good time to put on the big city
dog And he piled It on heavy, as
I get the story.
Oh yes. Los Angeles was all right
but. after al, It was . bit hlck .
It was rather small town, and al
that.
Thrusting one hand In his Jeans to
pay the bill ct the coffee Rouse where
they had stopped TO talk, the play-
wright found that his money Wa
gone.
The big town" guy had been
irisked IN the thick town" within "a
hour o. his arrival.
But then, lie y HE thatl
].
Manhattan has SCORES e inGeniou1
racketeeSs who put no end e TINA
and thOught into stunts that Win
keep them from having 70 work to-
= living. Though you can never tel
me that they don't work.
AZ any rate, oue a. the l1eeot5beg
ring stunts + be3no Wokke4 rather
f~uceessfurly shout TIE - a1eDok
= ppetly dgoG1e4 ehaD pEsesn1s =
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06

Harry Blainc's call came aonc af-
ter IL o'clock Tuesday morning. and
it was Crystal herself who answered
the phone. There was something SO
different about his yoice-a business
like crispncss-that she felt almost
timidly glad he had not been kept
waiting till she could be summoned.
Hello, Crystal. Harry Blaine
speaking. Calling about the job, you
know he informed her without pre-
liminary. It's o. K. You're to start
Monday. Twenty-Five bucks a week.
Lousy salary. less than 4 bum stem
Ographer can pull down. Want ito
Panic stirred in Crystals heart. Not
at the prospect Of a r%idicllously low
salary. That didn't matter. for q
while at least. weighed against tho
delight Of actually being a paid writer
OIL a newspaper. But it did matter
terribly. somehow. il he didn't really
want her to take the Job.
OF course l want it. Harry" she
protested. The salary doesn't mat
ter"
The heck it Doesn't" the young
Syl0Al I'll VIE OtlICi Clb0 VI lllC VII =
gibed, then he added. almost CURLY
Good girl! See you Monday then
at eight o'clock. Did l hear you gasp?
This is an afternoon paper, not a
weekly. Most of us slaves hit the ball
at half past seven. . BY the way
he went on. without giving her a
chance to reply, you're to work in
cooperation with the secretary Of the
United Charities on this Merry
Christmas for -the-poor' stunt. He'll
give you the names Of your sob-story
prospects, but your copy will be
handled by the city desk like any
other local features
The city dcsk?' Crystal echoed
stupidity. You mean the city editor:
Is the city editor Of The Press fright
fully hard boiled?'
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upon him working the same racket
around the turnstile Of . subway sta
ton. hut on this occasion he wrote
. note saying that he had lost his one
and only Ascent piece and needed
car fare. He collected q large num-
Der Of nickels within q short time.
:
New York has outgrown its old
phone book system.
FOR years the books have been de-
livered In three or four volumes. each
resembling ! fair sized standard die
tionary. They have taken IN every
thing from New Jersey to Westchester
county.
So great became their bulk and 50
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06
Because YOU find 10 holes per block.
GILBERT SWAN.
Copyright. 1929. NEA Service, Incl
EVIDENTLY BINNIE
DIDN'T BUY THEM

Alton. H., May 6.-(NEA)-Mr
Binnie Burton probably bought
her own clothes with her own
money. Otherwise her darling hus-
band wouldn't have be.n 50 eager
to cut up her shoes and take her.
nice new underclothcs.
But Binnic didn't pay for them,
60 he amused himself with q large
knife and hts wtfe's shoes. The
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06

England consumes $1,000 toms d
pepper annually.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06

You ought 10 know, CryS, or may
be you couldn't, since you haven't
met him in that guise." the young
mar chuckled. You're talking to
your city editor row.. young woman"
Obi" Her exclamation was flat
and blank with surprise. That's a
promotion. isn't it, Harry?-or should
l say Mr.. Blaine? Congratulations
chief"
"Aw. be yourself" he retorted, and
she could picture his good-looking
young face flushing with embar-
rassment at having been caught In
the act Of staggering. Sec you
Monday. Gotta makeup the noon
edition now. So long,"
She told herself as she left the tele.
phone that it was a piece Of aston
ishin1 good luck that Harry Blaine.
instead Of some hard bitten. girl-re-
porter -hating stranger. was to be her
boss But-was It? Hadn't the
| very tone of his voice and the curt
briefness of his remarks warned her
that she would have to work harder
for him than for a stranger. to over
COHlc Vic IIdIlOlCdp Oh pull ! ETOO.
ably he didn't really want her on the
paper. now that he was to be its city
; editor and not just q feature re-
porter. Was that why he hadn't
phoned her the day before? Would
he have reneged on his offer to get
her the job II he could have done so
without hurting her feelings too
cruelty? Well. she'd show him that
he needn't have worried q minute
about her taking advantage Of their
friendship to loaf on the job. And he
ought to know her better than to
think she'd embarrass him by a fool
ish display Of intimacy.
NEXT: How six became seventeen.
Copyright. 1929, NEA Service. Incl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06

NEXT: How six became seventeen
Copyright. 1929. NEA Service. Inc
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06
IN NEW YORK

New York, May 6.-One OF our very
Br0adwayese playNrights recently got
. rush order to appear in Hollywood
TO write chatter for the talkies.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06

little wife complained. Binnic was
arrested. and they went to court.
Mrs. Binnie, Burton charged.
wouldn't keep his home tidy and
refused to cook for him. Mrs. Bin
ME charged that she couldn't
keep . stitch Of clothes because
Of her playful mates cutting
ways.
The Judge told Binnie he must
replace the ruined clothes. and
sent both Of them home to patch
up their troubles and keep the
peace.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06
BY Blosser
By Cowan
iBySnall.
By Martin

Baltimore. Md. May @R-Unlted
State Senator Henrik shipstead Of
Minnesota took the cath Of olllco O
senator this afternoon at tho church
home and infirmary where 10 has
been q patient for more than . .ueek.
The oath was administered ~ John
G. Crockett. chief clerk q the senate.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06

Muskogee, okla., May e.-A-Ed.
Gardner. Seattle. negro, dropped cut
Of 9. @. Pyle's pavement poun6ine
brigade today because Of = pul1cc,
tendon. He. was brought here BY hi
trainer IN "a automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
TopAY,s ADJUSTMENTS.

PoIi's-"Animal Crackers" with the
Marx Brothers. at 8:l5 pm.
BelascO--Fay Banter In Passions
of jealousy" at $50 pm.
Gayety-"S Social Maids" burlesque,
II 2:15 and 8:l5 pm.
Rialto-"Big News talking picture
at 1850 am, $50, $50, $50, 1850 and
$50 am.
EarIe-Richard Bartheimess in Young
Nowheres," at 1885 am, lao, 3:45
$40, 7:50 and 9:55 pm.
RKO Keith's-Betty Compson in
Street Girl" second week., at 11:2C
am, 1 80, 3:45. $50, ITO and 9:25 pm.
Columbia-"Why Bring That Up?
with Moran and Mack, at 11:10 am,
1:l5, 1920, 5:25, 7:30 and 9:35 pm.
Metropolitan-"The Greene Murder
Case" with William Powell, at 12:45
2:35, 4:25, $40, 8 and $50 pm.
PaIace-"So This Is College," al
1888 am, 2, 4:30, tbs and GAS pm.
Fox-"Big Time" with Lee Tracy
at HAS am, 1880, 4:45, and 10:l5
pm.
Ambassador-"Young Nowheres," at
Gas, $40 and 9:55 pm.
Tivoli-"Woman Trap" at 2:30, AIS,
6, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Central-"Gold Diggers of Broad
way" continuous from IL am. to II
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
WOMEN Of CIVIC
INTEREST LAUDED
Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Park Group Approves EIec-
tive Board Plan.

A plea for greater recognition Of the
work being done for the promotion of
civic interests by women, made by
George r. Wales, marked a meeting OF
the Cathedral MISUNDERSTANDING Park
Citizens Association last night in st.
Adams Guild Hall
Mr.. wales voiced his views in making
report for the nominating committee
In which the reelection of Mrs. Harriet
F. Saunders as president was recon-
mended While the election will be a
formality of the next meeting, tremen-
dous applause greeted the speakers sug-
gestion that Mrs. Saunders be again
honored.
Exceptional Work Cited.
Declaring the organization had done
exceptional work since Mrs. Saunders
took over the reins a year ago, Mr..
Wales asserted the president was en-
titled to another term. He expressed
the opinion that Mrs. Saunders had
been most efficient and successful"
He added she should be returned to
office to carry out various projects
initiated during her administration.
There has been undue criticism re-
Gently by men in citizen association cir
Giles concerning the activities of women
since they we're admitted to member
ship, Mr.. Wales said. He insisted such
remarks were unfair. The speaker con-
tended the citizens organizations have
been much better of since women be-
came interested. Citing his own asso-
citation, he pointed to the fact that the
attendance has been above the average
since Mrs. Saunders assumed the lead
ership.
Other Officers Commended.
Mr.. Wales also commended the other
officers and nominated the same slate
for reelection. No opposition was
voiced. The other officers are Grahame
H. Powell, vice president; John w.
Townsend, secretary, and Miss Sarah
w. Schroeder, treasurer.
A proposal that service on the Wis
consin avenue street car line be investi-
gated was referred to the public utili-
ties committee, headed by Hugh M.
Frompton. Inadequate service was
charged.
Herbert Woods, president Of the Pub
lie School Association of the District,
spoke in favor of legislation to require
the election of members Of the Board
of Education by popular vote. He said
the usual evils of balloting for public
officeholderS such as patronage fights
and corruption. would be out OF the
question should the plan he favored
be adopted.
The association approved the pro-
posal by going on record as supporting
the Capper-zihlman elective school
board bill.
Mrs. susie Root Rhodes, District play
ground director, told of the work being
done under her supervision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-05
SURVIVORS OF 1898
VOLUNTEERS TO NEE
D. C. Veterans of Spanish-Americar
War to Gather
Tomorrow.

A reunion Of the survivors of the LIST
District of Columbia Volunteer Infan-
try. that participated In the Spanish
row In the board room of the Municipal
Building at pm. Final arrangements
will be completed for the annual regi'
mental banquet to be held at the Metro
politan Hotel, Saturday, November 20.
The regiment was mustered into serv-
ice in May. 1898, and participated in
the siege and surrender of Santiago ir
July, 1893. The regiment was mustered
out of service and disbanded at the
old National Guard Armory over the
Center Market November 20, 1898. The
regiment was commanded by Col.
George II. Harries.