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The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

Were Everywhere.
candies. pound cake and ice cream,
bread and butter and coffee.
Besides this splendid dinner, the
Christmas package of toys, and the
men of one division had added a dol
lar bill to each package they gave out
so that the child could buy what be
wanted for himself If Santa Claus
had not given it to him. Happiness
beamed in the eyes of everybody.
The good old woman was delighted
She asked her guide to fnd some
sailors who had not received any
presents themselves, and soon forty
nine of them, mostly orphans them
selves, were gathered around her to
receive gifts. Thus these carefree
sailors who had so generously given
Of their little to make other. younger
orphans happy, each received for him.
self the kind of present that he could
enjoy most on the ship.
But the kind old lady was reservins
the loveliest package of all for some
special case She was just beginning
to wonder If there was one such.
when her guide took her into the sick
ward. About twelve sailors were ly-
ing there In bed with books and boxes
and even flowers all around. They
looked very happy. The old lady
asked the attendant If they had all
had a happy Christmas, and be re-
piled. Yes, madame. all but one"
He pointed to the far end of the room
where there was beautiful. smiling.
black-haired boy lying In bed. He
seemed happy in just watching the
other boys enjoy their presents. but
he had not received a single gift him.
self as he was an orphan. Two lit
tie children whom he had especially
befriended were standing by bis bed
talking with him. The old lady moved
down toward him and handed him her
toveliest package with CHEEKY "Mer-
~ Christmas !" Tears of gratitude
and Joy welled to the boys eyes and
the old lady hastened from the room
to spare him the embarrassment of
thanking her for her gift Her eyes
were moist, too. with tears of joy. for
that was the climax of the happiest
Christmas day that she had ever had.
t@L 1929 Western Newspaper Union,
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
SYNOPSIS

Sam Stanley, wealthy owner
OF the Desert Moon ranch, tells
his housekeeper, Mary Magin,
that his former wife's twin
daughters, Danielle and Gabri-
ellie, are coming 10 the ranch TO
live. their mother being dead and
their father. Daniel CanneZiano,
who had been the cause of Sans
divorcing his wife. in the peni-
tentiary. Sam has adopted
boy, Iohn, now grown TO man
hood. md a girl, Martha, physi-
sally healthy but weak-minded.
Mrs. Ollie Kicker. Martha's nurse,
lives with them. Hubert Hand,
a wanderer. and Chadwick Cau-
field, Johns wartime buddy, an
expert ventriloquist, are the 9TH
er members OF the household.
The girls arrive. Mrs. Magin has
cause to believe there Is a sin
lister motive in the twins pres
ence at the ranch. John becomes
engaged to Danielle. Caufield
shows a pronounced liking for
Gabrielle.
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81
fy-books. and reels from the shelf.
lifted it back.
am sure that | had expected to
find it empty. What l had not ex-
pected TO find, and what I certainly
had never hoped to find. was what
was there: any number of neatly
wrapped packages, addressed to Mr..
Sam Stanley. sent by express. and
labeled. variously. Danger" "Explo-
sives." Handle with Care"
1t did not take any common sense to
know, straight off, that, sent to him or
not, Sam was not mixed up In any
business that had to do with explo-
sives, bombs, and Bolshevfsm. II was
Sam had not been to Rattail for the
past ten days; that Hubert Hand had
been making the trips down for the
mail, expressage, and supplies.
Just as he came into my mind.
heard his voice. 1t was a startling
coincidence: but l need better ex-
cuse than that, for surely no mortal
ever did a more foolish thing than !
did then. | climbed into that chest,
along with those packages, and low
cred the lid down over me. If I had
any idea. suppose 1t must have been
desire not to let him know that
had discovered his secret-his and
Gaby's together, undoubtedly-but
can't remember having any thought
at all until, just as the lid 1osed.
remembered the sad poem about the
bride and the mistletoe chest
Then heard. through the thin
boards. Hubert Hand, talking to some
one, come into the kitchen. chose
death by suffocation or combustion.
"My dear woman" were the first
words heard from him. "you may set
your mind at rest. 1 am not going to
marry the girl. | am not a marrying
man, as you know; and. if were. she
wouldn't have me-"
"YOu leave her alone. then. Under
stand me. Leave her alone"
If | believed my ears, that was
Mrs Ricker's voice: that was Mrs
Kicker, not only talking. but talking
like that to Hubert Hand.
"You fiatter me-" he said. "Jeal-
Gus, still, after all these years?
told you tina, l wouldn't marry her,
and that she wouldn't have me, If /
were willing to-"
Wouldn't she, though? Wouldn't
she? She is mad about you. She can't
look at you without love n her eyes,
nor speak TO You without love. In her
voice. She tries to hide it; but she
can't hide it from me. 1 know. She
loves you"
/ am not sure whether l read ii, or
whether / figured it out for myself;
but l do know it is a fact that no
woman ever accuses another woman
of being in love with a man unless
she could imagine being In love with
him herself.
"As to that" Hubert Hand said,
"w1ar possible difference would it
make to you, Ollie?"
''Only that I would kill her, and
you, too, before would let her have
you"
EASY on, there, my girl. Your last
attempt at murder-at least | hope
that was your last attempt vas not,
you may recall. very successful"
Il would be successful another
time"
kept quiet; very quiet Surround
ed. In there by explosives, and out
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

in white tissue paper and nicely
tied with red ribbon. In the packages
were things she thought would be ac-
ceptable to Uncle Sans sailors.
On Christmas afternoon she had the
packages piled into the back of her
car and her chauffeur drove her to
the navy yard.
She was Immediately conducted to
the flag ship. 1t was beautifully
trimmed for the holiday. Christmas
trees were everywhere-on the stern,
on the bow, on the towers. and even
at the ends of the gang planks lead
ing to the ship. And one whole deck
had been divided up into little booths
by the different divisions Of sailors.
and decorated like Greenwich Village
dance halls for festive celebration.
Dim lights, fire places, radio music,
and girls and children were every
where. The sailors were dancing and
having a fine time. The children wan
dered unrestricted and wide-eyed on
all parts of the ship. They were or
phans from the city. whom the sailors
had entertained for dinner. And here
Is list o. the good things that the
orphans and the sailors had to eat:
Celery. pickles and olives, roast
turkey with giblet gravy. oyster dress
ing and cranberry sauce, baked spiced
ham with green peas and asparagus
tips, candied sweet potatoes and
boiled onions and mashed potatoes.
Lettuce and tomato salad. mince and
pumpkin pie. mixed nuts. oranges and
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

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The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Omittine Evil

To be fair about IL, the love OF
money is also the root of considerable
progress. fMont.I Herald.
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

II virtue were not its own reward
it would go unrewarded in most casea
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
MSSSkzSf0ai0
Christmas
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Batt1eship
NN0Ey0g[QgLNgQyLQgZQlgEQLQgQg0gEW
BY HAROLD COOK

NICE old lady who had no
relatives, but who did have
plenty of money. wanted to
spread Christmas happiness
where she thought there
would be none. She there
fore prepared fifty beautiful
packages all nicely wrapped
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Christina. 2, ,497 Years Old
~Hana Matsuri" or the fete

~Hana Matsuri" or the fete
Of flowers, is the oriental and
Buddhist holiday season that
corresponds to the Christmas
tide of the occidental Chris
tian nations. Curiously enough.
1t is the celebration In honor Of
the founder of the Buddhist re-
ligion. who was Gotama Bud
dha, lord Of grace and infinite
compassion, says the Detroit
News A great deal Of atten-
ton at the season Is given to
the youth of the Buddhist land.
It comes In April Buddha was
born 56S years before Christ
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22

From a Polo Player
"What is your book about?"
'Marco Polo"
"And how does that differ from the
regular gamer"
The Ely miner., 1929-11-22
Indispensable

Professor-What book has most in
fluenced your life?
Nifty Co-ed-My fathers check
book
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
BEST COAST FAN
never saw GAME
Patient at D. 5. Marine Hospital
Follows Every Contest

San Francisco. Jan. S. ~
lect the most enthusiastic footba Y
fan in America. San Francisco will
present the name Of Harvey Arje'
even though he never saw a
game.
Born under the Union Jack. at
marlborough Yorkshire. Arjer
was reared on the English brand
OF ball and his conversion to the
American game accomplished in
the face OF another and even more
unpropitious circumstance.
For more than seven years he
has been patient at the 4. S. Ma
rine hospital here with a dislocated
Nertebre. or broken neck. His only
acquaintance with the game has
been via the radio hut he has come
to know hundreds of players by
name and performance. and has ac-
quired not only an intimate knowl-
edge Of the rules and of the styles
of play OF the various teams. but
his judgment as to which team will
win has come to be respected by
the patients in his ward.
In June. 1921. Arjer shipped from
Seattle on the West Kasson as a
ships carpenter In the harhor
at Yokohama while doing repair
work he fell from a box only a foot
high and sustained the injury
which has since kept him bedrid-
den. Just prior to that time he had
taken out his first papers and still
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
COLLEGE Court
SEASON TO Open
Pennsylvania Meets Yale In Ini-
tial Game Tonight

New York, Jan. 5 R-Fittingly
enough the honor Of opening the
Eastern Intercollegiate basketball
leagues 10Th season tonight falls to
Pennsylvania. champions of the 1928
campaign. The Red and Blue, start
ing its quest for Its seventh league
championship. battles the Ellis OF
Yale at the Palestra in Philadelphia.
As usual. only one game is sched-
uled on the opening night, but by
the end Of another week every men,
Der of the six-club circuit but Co.
lumbia will have swung into action.
Princeton invades New Haven for a
duel with Yale next Wednesday
night and the following Saturday
Dartmouth and Pennsylvania are to
clash at Philadelphia and Cornell
and Princeton at Princeton. Colum-
bia receives its baptism under league
fire on January Is against Prince
ton at New York.
The preseason dope" indicates
that Pennsylvania's march to an
other title will be blocked by Prince
ton or Dartmouth. II by anyone. Al
though the Red and Blue team is
veteran aggregation. Coach Eddie
McNichol has had difficulty In
rounding hts men into form. Victor
les over Gettysburg. Rutgers. Cr-
sinus. Drexel and Maryland have
been Offset by defeats at the hands
OF three big Ten" members. Indt-
ana, Ohio State and Michigan.
Princeton. good enough to lose the
1928 championship to Penn in a
playoff game after the regular sea
son had found the two teams tied,
has had an even moro unsuccessful
pre-league season. losing to City Col
lege OF New York. Fordham, New
York University and Dickinson,
while defeating only Drexel and Cr-
sinus But Princeton with such stars
as Dikovics, Miles and Wittmer
should do much better when team
work has been developed.
Nor docs Dartmouth have much
to boast OF thus far. The Indians
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
HORACE l. WILLIAMSON
INSTANTLY KILLED
Official Of United States Rubber
Company Falls From 10th
Floor Window,

New York. Jan. 5 W - Shortly
after returning to his West 54th
rtreet apartment from an evening at
the theater and at night club. Hor-
ace L. Williamson, IS. an official Of
the United States Rubber company,
fell from 4 window on the tenth
floor and was killed instantly.
Miss Fru Munally. his guest of the
evening. was waiting for the elevator
after leaving the Williamson apart
ment when the house superintendent
told her OF Williamson's body having
been found in the rear yard.
She told the police she had been
Williamson's guest at dinner and
that later they had attended thea
the apartment shortly after II
O'Clock. Williamson fell to his death
shortly after midnight.
Police expressed the opinion that
after the departure of Miss Mum
ally Williamson had attempted to
open tho window and fell when he
lost hts balance. He was dressed In
evening clothes.
H. w. Waite, also an official Of the
rubber company. said Williamson's
nearest relative he knew was Charles
Wilson. . nephew. living at Lancas-
ter. Pa.
Mr.. Williamson was member Of
many New York clubs and at one
time was said to have been an aide
de-camp to the governor of Ken
lucky.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05

have broken even In four games,
losing TO st. Thomas Of Scranton
and Providence and defeating Yer
mont and McGill.
Yale and Cornell. beaten on sew
eral occasions, appear definitely out
Of the championship picture but
Columbia. cellar jewellers Of last
year. may furnish 4 surprise. The
Lions have been beaten twice in
four starts but one of their losses
was by a two-point margin to New
York University. one Of the strong
est court aggregations In the east.
and the other seven-point defeat
by Army. another great team.
Cornell started out well enough
but has been losing consistently In
the last week or SO, dropping YER
diets to Michigan State. Michigan.
Niagara and Rochester in its last
four starts.
Yale. with its lineup still in the
experimental stage. may do better
than it did last year when the Ellis
finished fifth. but it is hard to see
how the Bulldogs can be figured TO
offer much of a threat to Penn,
Princeton or Dartmouth. Thus far
this season the Ellis have beaten
Upsala. st. Lawrence and Holy Cross
and lost to Providence and George
town.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
Chinese Change
Of CAPITAL CITY
Hereafter II viii Be Known
IS "Peping"

Peping. China. Jan. S {UP)-The
name of the ancient city of Picking
has been changed by ruling Of the
Nankin governments post Office de-
partment, and now Is known as
Peping.
The change is similar to that eff.
fected by other new governments.
such as the changing of Petrograd
to I.eningrad in Russia. and Queens
town in Ireland to Cobb
PepinR has been chosen because
Picking signified northern capital"
in Chinese and tho nationalist gov
eminent does not wish that meaning
to apply to any other city than Nan
king (southern capital.)
At first. the spelling adopted was
Peiping. pronounced bay Ping"
and meaning northern peace"
Then 1t was ruled that II Peking
had been correct. Peping also would
be correct. as the first syllable in
both words has the same pronuncia-
ton and meaning.
Arc Tolerant
Government officials have been
tolerant SO far about the uhe Of the
name. Letters and cables addressed
to Picking are still delivered. al
though regulations provide that they
must be addressed Peping. Great
confusion still prevails among Eng
lish-language newspapers of North
China about the name. The Picking
Leader. an American paper. and the
Picking and Tientsin Times, a Brit
ish paper. have not changed their
titles, and use Peipine. Peping and
Picking INTERCHANGEABLE when refer
ring to the city. Often the three
appear on the same page.
The government itself varies oc-
casionally in using the name. The
government railways use Peiping.
Passes issued to foreigners to, go
through the city gates after closing
hours bear the old name. Picking,
although printed recently.
In conversation. most foreigners
and natives still use the old name
from force Of habit. The officials
insist that the new name appear in
all legal documents. and the Chinese
newspapers use 1t. both in their
titles and in the news. Public
utilities. parks and business houses
which used the old name in their
titles, have adopted Peping instead.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
TEX BATTLES FIR
life IN HOSPITAL
Richards Condition Takes Sud.
den Change For Worse

Miami. Fla, Jan. 5 P-Tex Rick
ard. fstiana's king maker. battled
for his life today in Miami Beach
hospital. After rallying from an op-
Grafton for appendicitis performed
last Tuesday. Richards condition
suddenly grew worse and last night
he suffered sharp relapse. Follow
ing this. DR.. H. f. Adkins, his ply
stefan. announced that the promo
ter gradually was growing weaker.
All day yesterday. rumors persist
ed that Richard was desperately i'll.
but these were not confirmed until
DR.. Adkins issued his bulletin short
ly after midnight. Messages sent to
Cuba late yesterday seeking the aid
Of DIR. William Mayo. famous Roch-
ester. Minnesota, specialist. gave in
dications of the trend Of the promo
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
BRISTOL ENDEES
| PLAY Pl1TSF|ELD
Bell ToWners To Play Third
Game Of Week Tonight

Bristol, Jan. 5-The Bristol New
Departure basketball quintet will
swing into action for the third time
this week tonight at the State Ar
mory against the strong Eagle Five,
of Pittsfield. Mass.
The visiting outfit is made up Of
some of the best younger players to
be found In Pittsfield and last year
forced the Bearing Makers to the
limit in home-and- home series.
After losing to the Carrolmen In this
city "A to So the Eagles almost re-
versed the tables on their home
court, losing a heartbreaking en-
gagement 20 to rs when the locals
Gagged a field goal In the final 20
seconds of play.
So confident are the visitors OF
victory that they have decided to
play Saturday night on win-or-loss
basis. The Eagles carry practically
the same lineup as least season
showing NcNaughton and Weise.
forwards Stack center. and Derivan.
Barzottini and McNeice. guards.
Bristol fans will get an oppor-
tunity to witness the initial appear
once of the crack local Picken-
Cullum front court combination In
action. Cullum dem onstrated that
he is star of the first magnitude
in the two games against New Brit
ain on Tuesday and 1t Is the consen-
sus of opinion that II Picken. who
was delayed as the result OF an
automobile accident. had been In
the lineup, the Bearing Makers
would have placed both games on
the right side of the ledger. The
remainder Of the Bristol lineup will
show Stan Richtmeyer In the jump
position with Ray Marchinek, Jim
Manning and Wardy Watermen.
guards. Jimmy Malcolm and Vinny
Carney will be held in reserve.
The game will start promptly at
9 o'clock and Billy Coyle will blow
the whistle.
Attention Of terpsichorean lovers
is called to the fact that dancing
will be held before and after the
contest. There will be no prelim-
mary game.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
hopes that some day ~ "a con.
rlete his American citisensAip.
.BANTON SAYS MXAUUS
MAN WHO shot RoTnSfBl
Declares "YOu Can Tea tie Vhn1e
World That I Relieve AcAaans
Shot Rothstein."

New York. Jan. 5.-A1Distriet
Attorney Banton is convinced that
George A. McManus fired the shot
that killed Arnold Rothstein. the
gambler.
You can tell the whole world that
I believe McManus shot Rothstein,"
said Mr.. Banton. Police Commission.
er Whalen previously had expressed
a similar opinion. Mr.. Banton de-
clined further comment.
Rothstein was shot in McManus
room in the Park Central hotel
McManus is in Jail awaiting trial.
Police also revealed that they ex.
pected the early arrest or surrender
of Hyman (Gillie) Biller. 'payofi
man" for McManus at race tracks
and the only other man known tc
be wanted in the staying.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
List Of Patents Issued
To Connecticut PeOple

tList compiled weekly from &c
Official Gazette by the office Of
Harold G. Manning. Manning Bros.
Shoe Co.. 211 Main St., New Brit
ajn.)
Harold s. Adams New Rochelle.
N. Y, and L. Meuser. Boundbrook.
N, j.. assignors to The Naugatuck
Chemical Co.. Naugatuck. Treating
heavy vegetable oils.
Merrill G. Barker. Norwalk. as
s:gnor to The Barker factory. Inc.
Marine engine.
Ernest T. Beck. Meriden. assign
or to International Silver Co. Spoon
or similar article.
Karl A. Brauning. Stamford. az
signor to The Yale & Towne Mfg
Co. Lock.
Frederic NJ. Card. Bridgeport. as
signor to The Singer Mfg. Co..
Elisabeth. N. J. Needle
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05

ter's illness. but Richards friends
insisted that Dr., Mayo's services
were sought AZ Z precautionary
measure.
1t was announced that DR.. Mayo.
who was travelling in the Cuban in
terror, could not be reached. but
later. the Havana Newspaper Ell
Mundo quoted DR.. Mayo as saying
that in his opinion Richards condi-
ton was such that his services
would not avail.
No one except Mrs. Rickard and
attendants were allowed to enter
the sick room. Jack Dempsey arriv-
ed last night for conference with
Richard on his proposed heavy
weight elimination bouts. the first
match of which was projected be-
tween Jack Sharkey and w. l..
tYoung) Stribling here In February.
The former heavyweight champion
was not permitted to see the sick
man.
Richard arrived here December %
and made the announcement that
he had matched Sharkey to fight
Stribling.
The promoter became i'll last
attend a social function. He COM
planned Of intense pain in his right
side and continued to suffer from
what he believed to be indigestion
until Tuesday afternoon when DIR.
Adkins was summoned. The appen-
dicitis operation followed and bull
letins from tho sick room stated that
/ Richards condition was favorable.
despite the fact that the appendix
had been found to have gan
grenous infection.
His illness prevented Richard
from officiating as host at the for
NAL opening Of his greyhound rae
ing plant here on New Years night.
Condition CRITICALLY
The first official bulletin issued
from the hospital where Tex Rick
ard lies critically i'll was made pub
lie early today. 1t said "A definite
change for better or worse will
probably take place Wltnln the next
10 hours"
The bulletin was issued by DR.. E.
H. Adkins, the physician previously
had said Mr.. Richard was "gradu-
ally growing weaker" The bulletin
follows:
Mr.. Richard is in a critical con-
dition. A decided change for the
worse was noted early last evening
and his condition had gradually been
growing weaker since tn, relapse.
We are hoping that he will success
fully combat the condition following
an operation for gangrene appendix.
A definite change for the better or
worse will probably take place with
In the next ten hours"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
Death Defeats Plan
of Man to Kill Self

New Orleans, Jan. s R-Death
entered . dingy room OF 4 st.
Charles street lodging house here
today and defeated the plan Of a sick
old man to kill himself.
Last night L. A. Benner, IS. Off
Ger In the Spanish American war. an
interpreter to General Pershing in
the World war. and an itinerant
Baptist missionary went to his room
and wrote . suicide note saying he
had decided to end 1t ALL
Today his body was found In the
room without trace Of violence and
the note was discovered nearby. The
coroner announced death due to
natural causes.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05
TWO ALARMS FOR SAME FIRE

Fire in an ash box at $40 East
Main street. on property of Wicenty
Marcinskowski. was the cause OF
two alarms yesterday, the first be-
ing still" at 4:3O o'clock. which
Co. No. 5 answered. and the second
a bell alarm from Box 412 at 4:S3
o'clock.
At 1908 last night Co. No. went
to chimney fire on property of
Morris Cohn, :3S North street.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-05

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