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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28

profit to its leader of $1,000 a day over
Of an eight-year period was believed
wrecked yesterday with sentencing of
four persons in Federal Court.
: Harry Reiter, 81, leader of the group,
was sentenced to 10 years in the Fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth, the
first year to be spent in solitary con-
finement. With him were sentenced
Edna King, with whom he lived in a
luxurious apartment here: Refers lieu
tenant, Moe Raskin, and Raskin's wife,
Irene.
Miss King, who tipped Federal agents
to the activities of the ring because of
attentions Reiter paid other women,
drew a hree-and-a- half-year sentence
Raskin was sentenced to five years in
Leavenworth and his wife to six months
in the Detroit House of Correction.
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van Hapgood, first woman candidate

van Hapgood, first woman candidate
for the governorship of Massachusetts,.
Living at modest cottage here, they
are ''justing resting and earning a liv-
ing" Hapgood, graduate of Harvard,
is coal miner, with daily return OF
about &c.
Both took leading parts in the Secco-
Vanzetti defense movement IN Boston
in the Summer of 1927. Hapgood Is a
nephew of Norman Hapgood, magazine
editor, and Hutchins Hapgood. author.
This is not Hapgood's first venture
into the mining pits. He has made his
living before in the mines of Wales,
Germany, Russia, France and England.
as we'll as Pennsylvania and Montana.
Mrs. Hapgood made her own way
through the University of Michigan.
and incidentally upset college tradi-
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ton by refusing to wear a cap and
gown at commencement. She consid-
cred these symbols of the caste sys-
tenn. She is a member of the Office
Workers Union.
Some years ago Hapgoods father
turned over his canning factory to the
workmen In his plant. He still is gen.
eral manager of the factory by virtue
of his election by the workers, and
draws salary of $1,000 a year. The
profits are divided among the $50
workers.
The Hapgoods expect to remain here
indefinitely because every one has been
so kind to u.s.
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BALLOT BOXES BURNED.

SYDNEY, Australia, March 90 R.-
Striking timber workers yesterday
burned a number Of secret ballot boxes
issued by the federal arbitration court
in the presence of a large crowd in
Hyde Park. They also burned In efigy
Judge Lukin of the court. Police ar
rested seven persons.
The strike reached a serious situa-
ton following the refusal of the Tim
Der Workers Union to accept the award
of the court
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EMPLOYEES VOTE STRIKE
ON TEXAS & PACIFIC
Road Officials at Dallas, However
Declare They Have Not Been
Notified of Move.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, March 28.-Although
a spokesman for railway brotherhoods
OF the Texas & Pacific Railway de-
clared yesterday that the members had
voted almost 100 per cent in favor of
a strike, officials of the line here de-
clared they had not been notified of
the move. Four thousand train, en-
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SOCIALIST COUPLE
LIVE UP TO THEORY
Powers Hapgood Earns Daily
Bread as Colorado Coal
Miner.

By the Associated Press.
LA FAYETTE, Colo.-A miners pick
and shovel brings the daily bread to
the household of Powers Hapgood,
scion of a widely known American lit
erary family, and his wife, Mary Dono-
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RUIN OF DRUG RING
|. SEEN IN CONVICTIONS
Leader Of Narcotic Group Given 10
Year Term-Two Women Draw
Prison Sentences.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March ga huge drug
ring operating in Detroit and New York
which is said to have yielded a net
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-28

The North Central Market Co., North
Britain, Conn, is owned and conducted
by the Ukranian Greek Catholic Church.
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Narcotics valued at $4,000 were
found in Refers apartment when it
was raided.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
THE JERSEY ELECTION

The election in Jersey City will be over today, which ends the possi- bility of again hearing the embattled verbal warriors over WOR. No enter- tainment over the air quite equalled the hectic remarks made by these Jersey politicians as they threw mud at each other. Last night two of the chief mudslingers met in the broad casting studio. and it required astonishing diplomacy to prevent a fist fight.
 Frank l.. Hague. mayor of Jersey City. is the Democratic boss of New Jersey. Should he and his commia- sioners suffer defeat today it will mean the end of a 20-year career as as Jersey politician.
 | Betting odds. being to in favor of Hague, give the impression the reformers will not win. But James C. Burkitt. Jeffersonian Democrat who has been leading the opposition to Hague, says the mayor will lose 2 to 1.
 The public is to be congratulated upon seeing an end to one of the most remarkable city election cam. paigns run off in many a day. It ha. been one freighted with vilification
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
Questions dndA1lswuss Rcg2Wdeltllqt,1l

QUESTIONS ANSWERED. You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. ils22 New York avenue. Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are confid idential.-Editor.
 0. What caused the death of Rudolph Valentino? A. Pleurisy, which developed in his chest following a double opera ton for appendicitis and gastric ul- cer.
 Q. What is the meaning of "A. F." ani "U. F." in the date lines of articles in the daily papers? A. "A. F." stands for "Associ- ated Press" ''C. P" stands for United Press." They are orsaniza- tions that furnish telegraphic news to newspapers.
 Q. Did President Coolidge sign /! the Jones Act?
 1 A. Yes.
 .. What is the longest verse and longest chapter in the Bible? ] A. Esther s:9 is the longest verse, and Psalm 11?. with 176 verses is the longest chapter. I Q. Who is the author of the verse beginning, Ships that pass in the night, and that speak to each other in paasins?"
 A. Henry w. Longfellow's in The Theologian's Tale" verse 1. Q. Who built the Presidential yacht Mayflower?
 A. It was built by J. and O. Thompson, Clydcbrook. Scotland and was bought by the Navy March l9, 1898. from the estate of Ogden Goelet. who died aboard the yacht on its first cruise. She was convert cd into the Presidents yacht in 1906 and has served five presidents. The estimated value of the Mayflow- CT is $1, ,500,000. The yacht has seven bedrooms and 8 bath for each bed room. It is 273 feet long: beam 36 feet: draft 17 feet 4 inches: displace- ment s;690: carried crew of 1S5 men; speed little over 16 knots The yacht carries no armament ex- cept 1 six pounder saluting guns. Q. Are thought" and "knowl- edge" synonymous? l A. Knowledge, a noun is defined as clear perception of 8 truth or
 fact; erudition: skill from practice:
 acquaintance: information. It is the
 result or product of knowing. that
 is attained by thought, intuition and
 experience. Thought is the act ot
 thinking. or that which the mind
 thinks. It is one of the means of ob-
 taining knowledge.
 Q. Where is the Mount of the
 Holy Cross?
 l A. Holy Cross Mountain is a
 celebrated peak of the Rocky Noun
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
Observations On He' Weather

Washington, May .1l.-Forecast for Southern New England: Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with some light showers: not much change in temperature: moderate easterly and southerly winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Showers tonight and Wednesday with slowly rising temperature. In- creasing southerly winds becoming fresh.
 Conditions: Pressure is high over the Atlantic states with crest of 30.25 inches at Portland, Maine.
 The western disturbance has ex- tended it's influence eastward over the Ohio valley and portions of the middle Atlantic states and showers were reported as far east as New York city this morning but the principal center of the disturbance is over the northern plains states, 29.70 inches at Moorehead, Minn.
 Temperatures range between 50 and 50 over most of the northern districts this morning. Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather with light local showers. Temperatures yesterday:
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

fundamsntalistic pastors known. The studenta 1t appears. resented the presence of certain Canadian stu dents who did not know enough to rise when the Star spangled Banner was sung: but this was only one Of the things they resented. They were in q warlike mood concerning everything done by the board of trusteeA It seems funny indeed that. this being the case. none of them thought of the possibility of not studying at the institution under the circumstances. Reforming it by throwing rotten eggs over the walls is one way of not wooing public opinion.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

Gretchen not be in this club. Helen is now reading the newspaper. Five people liked the newspaper. Crotch en is roaring at the top of her lungs. Helen asked who did nos want to write for the newspaper and Joan was the only one. Gretchen was ordered out but did not %. An- nette made . motion that Gretchen 70 out If she was bad again. The meeting was adjourned because we had to put the chairs away. Annette made . motion that the mestinx bs adjourn after the meeting was ad- journ.
 The Secretary. Molly A@..
 Won't Bite! >, Caller. Where's your partner? Bootlegger: Gone to consult a dental lawyer"
 Caller: Whats that?"
 Bootlegger: "A fellow who can take the teeth out of the Jones Law"
 Ming Toy Cohen Copyright, 1929. Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
THE DIES MONIES RIOT

Regardless of the merits of the issues at Des Moines university. there was no need for rioting. They" (the students) "were bent on murder" declared the Rev. T. T. Shields. president Of the board of trustees in speaking of it afterwards. The clergyman escaped from the troubled territory by being spirited upon an eastbound train just in the nick of time.
 Students who indulge in that species of argument are unw or,hy of the higher educa ation. Indeed. it may be said with some degree of plausi- bility that they never got any of it in the first place.
 Des Moines university has been a bedrock of ultra -funda me mentalism, The Rev. Dr. Shields himself. pastor of the Jer,is Street Baptist church in Toronto, Ont. is one of the most
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bit" and said she would give 1t to tho boy or girl who named the greatest man in the world and gave | good reason for their choice.
 One pupil selected Shakespeare because he was the finest writer, an- other took Georye Washington be. cause he never told lie, while still another suggested Napoleon because he was the greatest soldier. The teacher was rather astonished when . Scotch boy selected Moses because he led his people into the Promised Land and she was even moro as- tonished when little Able. from the East End, boldly pumped for Robert the Bruce because he was Scotland's national hero.
 Now. Abie." reflected the teacher. Why didn't you select Meaes-it would only have been natural on your part?"
 Tt would have been natural. teacher" promptly admitted Able. but it vould have been bad busi- nesA'
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communities be treated before dis charged into the Connecticut river. It seems proper that the state should be the first to do its part in this program of betterment of the Gen. necticut and therefore. as mentioned above, the necessary preliminary steps to this end have been taken in 50 far as the state hospital at Middletown is concerned.
 During the month of May. 1926, . meeting was arranged at which were present the mayor of New Brit ain. several members of the city administration. about $ representa- tive citizens and the commissioner As 8 result of full discussion of the situation the city. with characteristic energy. immediately appropriated . sum of money sufncient to defray the expenses of a thorough engineer ing survey. This survey has been made and New Britain now has the necessary information, first. to de- eide the type of treatment plant best SutlCu to lVCal CVhultlOu9 anu 6tCVuu, it is in position to figure costs &C., curately and formulate the neces- sary program for financing the un- dertaking. It might be added that the work is progressing in a most satisfactory manner and if the city's application for authorization for . bond issue is approved by the Legislature (and there appears nc reason why it should not bel con. struction work will be begun this coming spring"
 i But the point is, compare the fore. going with tho report of 1928, first quoted. "Characteristic energy seems to have petered out.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
END OF A SNAKE EXPERT

Charles E. Snyder former chief of reptiles and mammals at the Bronx Zoo, was one of the worlds most skilful men in handling poisonous reptiles. He had many dangerous encounters" with death-dealing anil mals and always escaped with his life. He simply knew how: knew the ways, methods and habits of the creatures and could fool them almost at will.
 But these cobras, pythons and the dozens of other poisonous reptiles were all in the ZOO. The other day he was hiking in the woods in search of rattlesnakeA This was a fayor- ite amusement. He loved to find and subdue the creatures. pitting his wits against theirs.
 Somehow he made a mistake. 1n- stead of outwittins the snake he was bitten. And he died in a hospital despite the injection of rattlesnake poison serum.
 Snyder, who was with a friend, had caught "a bag full" of the rep tiles before he was bitten. It is inter- eating to note that he, an expert, made mistake that even amateurs rarely make. He attacked one rat tier without being on the lookout for its mate nearby. Snakes during this season of the year always travel in pairs; where there is one, the mate is sure to be also. And as Snyder tried to seize the rattler by the tail the mate. under a clump of leaves. struck-'like lightning" the dis patches stated.
 A man who would attempt to seize a rattlesnake by the tail has enormous confidence in himself. Only super-experts would attempt such a thing. The fact that experts are not immune against being bitten when the conditions are against them ought to give pause to the amateurs who often have a similar brand of confidence on tap.
 Snyder leaves q widow and seven children.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
GEORGE STALLINGS 10 BE BURIED IN NATIVE STATE
Miracle Man" Of Baseball to ne Laid At Rsst Near Sandlots on
 Which He Played

Macon. Ga, May 14 R,-George T. Stallinss. one of the greatest fig ures in the history of baseball, known as the miracle man" of the game, will be buried tomorrow ia the state where he was born and near the sardlots where he first learned the rudiments of the sport.
 The funeral will be held at his Haddock. Ga.. plantation, where ne died yesterday. The body will be brought here for burial.
 Sailing. a native of Augusta, Ga the home of Ty Cobb. another Of 1, baseball's colorful figures. gained recognition as one Of the game's in,- mortals in 1914 by leading the Bcs- ton National league club from the lowest league position in July to a worlds championship.
 | He learned the fundamentals of
 baseball during his boyhood in Georgia, and later was successful both as player and manager. Since
 1920 he had retired twice. but each time to yield to the call of the game,
 being head of the Montreal club of
 the International league at his death
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
MEMBERS OF THE BEST.CRIM | INALS.OF.THE-YE CLUB

MEMBERS OF THE BEST.CRIM
 INALS.OF.THE-YEAR CLUB
 Reported by V. J. Shidle
 The Now York burglars who romped off with thirty-two sets oi false teeth, jimmied out of a dental laboratory safe.
 The Omaho bootlegger who new gives trading stamps with purchases, to lure customers from competitors. The Chicago gansater who said, 'The police in this town couldn't track an elephant through the snow."
 The Cunard Line musician who al- most succeeded in smuggling four saxophones into England.
 The nine jurors who were dis missed by a Los Angeles judge for drinking the evidence in a liquor case and then freeing tho defend ant.
 The Florida soothsayer who, for | financial consideration, taught his clients how to become smart, but against whose teaching . witness complained: "I am as dumb as ever was.'
 The citizen of Galesburg, Illinois who insisted on being listed as | bootleSger in the new city directory The tilted suitor in Iowa who shot and wounded the girl, whereupon the girls parents promptly wired their daughter: Mother and father glad. You should have been sho, long ako."
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

tains in Cslsrsds. situsts4 in Eagle county. in the central part of the state, IS miles northwest ef Lead vile. h height h l%.l1A feet It de- rtvss tts Eams from. two aaow-fiiled ravinea which crso each etAsr at right angles aad present frtm dis tance the appearance of white cross.
 Q. In what geographical groups are Kentucky and West Virginia allocated by the United States Cen. sus Bureau?
 A. Kentucky is allocated in the East South Central group. and west Virginia in the South Atlantic group.
 Q. .Will Easter Sunday fall again on April s in this century:
 A. No.
 Q. Who wrote. Hang yoursolf. brave Crillon. we fought at Argues. but you were not there?"
 A. The quotation is from Vol. taire's "HenriAde VIII." in . foot note. The words were written by Henry W to Crillon, one of his of- ficers, after . great victory. Septem. Der 20. 1897.
 Q. What are the chemical ele- ments of cows milk?
 A. Fat 3.S per cent; casein, 2.S per cent; albumen. ' per cent: milk sugar. 5 per cent: mineral matter, ' per cent; water. S7 per cent.
 Q. What part did Orville Cald- we'll play in "The Patsy?"
 A. The part of Tony.
 Q. Who is the President of Mexi- co? Where does he live:
 A. Emilio Portes Gil is the presi- dent. He lives in the palace called "Presidencia" in Mexico City.
 Q. Does gold change color when it is melted?
 A. No.
 Q. When was the Battle of San Juan Hill fought?
 A. During the Spanish American War, July and 2. 1898.
 Q. What is used to bleach flour?
 A. Chlorin or nitrogen oxide.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
25 Tears Ago Today

The New Haven high school base ball team defeated the New Britain high nine this morning at New Haven by 12 to score. The fea- ture of the game was an unassisted double play by Stowe.
 Principal Akers stated today that the graduating class of the hig school will number 65. President Luther of Trinity college will be the speaker at the graduating exercises.
 Mayor Bassett has invited all the manufacturers and business men Co a conference this evening at which a discussion will be held concerning the decision of the Consolidated rail- road to cease stopping certain ex- press trains at the local station. According to reports. the trolley men will renew their efforts to get better wages for conductors and
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

metormen. They arc now paid 70 cents an hour and s cents an hour for overtime.
 The report of Superintendent Dame of the Roys' club for the past year shows that the organization enjoyed . successful year.
 Detective Daley arrested . young man yesterday who is said 10 be . professional bicycle thief. He Is wanted in New Haven on 1s counts. He was riding . stolen vehicle yes- terday when taken into custody.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

College really develops the mlnd. Who but a college boy could think up 90 many ways to ask for money
 You can understand the queer antics of the present generation fl you will reflect that hishchairs thirty years ago were easy to fall out of.
 There is no rigid caste system in America; just the two groups of cigarette consumers and cigarette endorsers.
 Smile for today: As difficult as keeping your tongue out of the hole where the tooth was.
 You wonder whether you have an inferiortty complex? We'll, ob- serve whether you think 1t necessary to act superior at the circus.
 Americanism: Wishing you could manage our own affairs more sue ceasfully; wishing you had charge ot the team long enough to show thu manager . thing or two.
 How to stop war? Oh. just agree that no natien shall take up arma without . majority vote of It's pee pie.
 It is still too carly to tell whether Mir. Hoover has Congress at his back or on his hands.
 Among the freak stunts done by T cyclone is that of forcing | bank into the farming business.
 Among the things that teach you to think on your feet are public speaking and eating at . cafeteria.
 Cvba's president is shrewd. He "confiscates" property he needs, but he never happens to need any owned by Wall Street banker.
 Book clubs are worth while. II that kind of people didn't have q club to select their books, they might not read any.
 Another cause of things is the fact that . conference of interna- : tienal financiArs can break down because one conferee is 50 hateful the others see red.
 One reason why matrimony suc- cseded in the old days was because the girl didn't sigh and gay: Thank 0sodness; needn't work any more"
 Correct this sentence: "I'm not conceitsd." said he. but I want my child to act and believe as I do." Copyright. 1923, Publishers Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

tn Concord, N. H., yesterday a baseball season was opened by drop ping e ball from an airplAne passing over the field. Now if the airplane had drppped instead of the ball would that have been a wild pitch or . grounder?
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

President Hoover seems to have no luck with Senator Borah. The only time this luck was obtainable was during the campaign. Between cam paisns the Idaho senator is for Me First, and not even Pres,dent can souelch the idea.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

By Bert Nicholson They write about the dear old
 farm" in yards and yards Of
 verse;
 know of not . subject now that
 could be any worse. What is this dear old farm" pray
 tell, which poets e'er embrace, This waybroo2, lifeless. out date
 fashioned humdrum place? The dear old farm" they sing and
 sing in ballads full of fire: The dear old tsrm," the echo comel
 from off Parnessas' Tyre; The "dear old farm," the dreamer
 sighs, and every day is writ A thousand lines of tender verse in
 loving praise of it. I've lived upon the dear old
 farm" and l can hardly see Why poets should be lauding it tc
 such q high degree: There's nothing there but miles or woods where birds sing all ths day,
 And pastures on the sunny slope.
 where little lambskins play; There's nothing there but miles O space where breezes sweet an. mild
 Float over from the meadow land with flowers growing wild; There's nothing but river there refiecting Natures face, A winding stream of no account, l, sleam of liquid space. There is nothing there but field l of corn, and rye and rollinI wheat,
 With music of the droning bees wh'
 sip the honey sweet; There's nothing there but orchard full of fruit trees bending low, And lanes where lovers seek tn
 shade till evenings afterglow; 1; Thre's nothing there but rest an peace, where old age looks be l hind.
 Across the years of honest toll wit
 well-contented mind. And SO I cannot understand wha
 poets see to charm Them into writing yards of vers
 about the dear old farm'!
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14
CUTE LITTLE AhE

CUTE LITTLE AUlE
 A London school class was being taken through . history lesson and the Scottish lady was dealing with some of tie great names in the worlds history. She thought it would encourage the pupils if she put up . small prise for the best answers 90 she produced . sixpenny
New Britain herald., 1929-05-14

Nsnher AsAlt nasssa sf Circalattss The A. D. C. is | national organization which furnishes newspapers ana aaNer. timrs with . strictly honest anaiysl' or c;rcu,ation. Our circulation statistics arc h..sA unon this audit. This inSures pro- tsction against fraud in nswspapsr ais, tribution agurss to both national ana leesl advertisers.