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New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
BUYS NEW BATTERY

Bridgeport, Dec. 6 UP) -Presi- dent Fred J. Voos of the Bridgeport Bears, Eastern League baseball Of a battery from the Lynn, Mass, club, New England League cham pions, The price paid for Pitcher
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
FIGHTS LAST NlGHI

By the Associated Press.
 Chicago Mike Dundee, Rock Island, H., outpointed Buster Brown, Kansas City. G0); Jimmy Mahonry, Chicago stopper Joe Miller, Chi CagO, (6).
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
SIGNS WITH SENATORS

Eddie Wineapple of Salem, Mass, well known in New England as a baseball and basketball star, has signed as a pitcher with the Wash ington Senators. He is southpaw
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

eight 2.9 in. anti-aircraft guns, and six torpedo tubes. She will also be fitted to carry aircraft, and will have direction controls.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
BEARCATS WIN GAME

The Bearcats roller hockey team
 with the Heslin brothers playing the stellar roles, took the Ranthers into camp in the preliminary game at the Stanley Arena last night by the score of 6 to g. The summary
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

Being anxious to win Saturday tights game, Manager Joe Carroll of the Bristol Endee basketball -eam, has gathered together once again the same team that held the edge over New Britain last year and eventually won the state cham pionship. Picken and Collins are at forward with Richnan at center and Richtmyer and Waterman at guards This is the state champion ship quintet while New Britain will trot out a different com mbination.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
ELECTS JOINT CAPTAINS

Hartford, Dec. (UP)-Trinity has elected joint gridiron captains, Eugene A. Durand of Pompton Lake, N. J., and Arthur D. Wein- stein of Hartford. The men, both linesmen, will lead in alternate games next season. --
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
FRENCH NAVY HAS
 RENEWED APPEAL
Aroused Interest Follows Much
 Discussed Farley

Paris, Dec. LR,-France's naval problems, much discussed in view of the coming London barley, have helped arouse new pride in the navy, The discussion, coming at this timc has served to emphasize the peace time value of sending war ships on peace crrands to the great ports of the world.
 Frances prestige as a world power, it is felt by Minister of Ma rinc Georges Ltygues, can be . heightened abroad by inc sight of fine new ships manned by smart crews.
 After the war the French fleet was old-fashioned and naval off, cers complained they made a pow crty-strickcn appearance in the ceremonies they attended. So the ministry gave them new dress uni forms with plenty of gold lace and as new ships were built they were sent on cruises as symbols of the countrys progressiveness and power.
 Series of Voyages Hc!d Lately a series of colonial voy- ages has been made, 10 show to the Go,000,00O French citizens abroad that France has a navy. One of the most impressive of these colonial visits was the trip of the airplane carrier Bearn to all important African ports where such a ship had never been seen. In sight of great up on the ships elevators, took off on the vast clear deck 600 feet long and flew in formation far into the interior of the colonies.
 At the same time a squardon of warships spent a month in Tunisian and Algerian ports, joining the land forces in sea, air and coast defense maucuvers.
 Cruiser on World Trip Tho light cruiser Tcurvillc. launched three years ago, is com pleting q trip around the world after the journey to New York last April to take back the body of the late Ambassador Myron T. IIorrick. The new 10000 ton cruiser Du- pleiX, recently laid down in Brest. is making more rapid progress than was anticipated owing to American methods of standardization and la bor-saving contrivanccs introduced into the shipyard.
 Tho DuplciX. which has passed through the earlier stages of con- struction, is in general similar 10 the Tourvillc and Suffren though little slower and better protected than the speedy TourvillC. Has New Features She has a certain amount of hull armor, a bomb- proof deck and an armorcd shell enclosing the engine room and boilers instead of eXter- nal armor.
 According to first specifications, which are subject to modification, she will carry eight s in, guns.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

Every stenographer in town should know that 925 is the Herald's Classi- fled Ad telephone number.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

The joy of the youngsters knew no bounds when New Britain got it's first goal and another rousing riot was almost occasioned when Will Iiams caged the goal in the overtime period that spelled victory for the nome team.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

Clancy, inside the enclosure with % free tickets, paled at the sight of the wild horde descending on hlm and when the window crashed, he made quick tracks to the inside or the arena. After about a half hour, the scene became more quiet and the yelling was transferred in side.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

Fred Schmit and Catcher Richard
 Phelan was not mentioned.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

All sorts of college yells were heard from this gathering Of Young America during the game and i'm provised and unorganized oheerin, proved to be feature of the game. The lone, two. three, four, who the heck are we for' and the "two-four- sX-eight, who the heck do We hate" reverberated along the raft CTS all night.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

The game Saturday night is at tracting the attention of plenty of fans in this city, Reports of the advance ticket sale indicate that a capacity crowd will be on hand to witness the battle. Bristol is con- ing here to man and New Britain tans will turn out en masse.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

The Pittsfeld roller hockey team will be here for the regular league game next Monday night. Steve Pierce is anxious to get revenge for the defeat of his team last Mon day night. New Britain has won three games in @ row now.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
Spe a kin g of Sports

Bill Clancy, ticket seller at the stanley Arena, just missed being mobbed last night about o'clock in the wild stampede of about 300 kids who were battling to be among the first hundred to get in the polo game. It had been announced that the first hundred kids at the box Of lice would be allowed in free.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

Nothing stood in their way. At the entrance, the large display sign was sent flying to land in the mid dle of the trolley car tracks on Church street while a crash insid, told of the breaking of the box office window.
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

The doors on Church street were opened at z o'clock. As Jack La courciere, superintendent of the mlllding, swung both doors back. there was a rush of fighting and madly yelling youngsters tanning through the portals. Like a fury let loose, they swarmed straight down the hall, enveloping the en- tire box office like a giant octopus
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Tells of Futile Hunt
for Vanished Islands

SandefjOrd, NOrway.--A lengthy
and thorough search for Antarctic
islands which had disappeared into
the desolate waters of the south
was described by Capt. Nils Lar
sen, who headed an expedition to
take possession of Peter / island
on behalf of Norway.
Besides annexing Peter | island,
which is located at latitude 60 de-
grees south, longitude 90:50 de
grees west, Captain Larsen's expe-
dition attempted to erect a wire
less station on BOuvet island, but
found it impracticable and returned
to Norway, arriving here.
Captain Larsen said his eXpedi-
ton remained in the vicinity of
Peter | island six days, taking
photographs, surveying and map
ping its rocky surface.
south of the Shetland islands
the sea is indescribably desOlate
and empty" Captain Larsen said.
"We tried to locate Thompson
island and The Chimneys,' but
both seemed to have vanished into
the sea from which they had come.
We also sought Dougherty island,
but it also appeared to have van
ished."
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Secret of Composition
of China Long Sought

The making of china is an intri-
cate and long-drawn-out process. 1t
once required 25 different opera
tions and four weeks time to make
even the clumsy white plates which
are found in cheap restaurants.
The finer chinas require the highest
of skilled labor and materials, and
their decoration is an art in itself.
Many tried in vain to discover the
secret of the composition. Event
ually various attempts were attend
ed with success in Italy and France.
In 1909 a German alchemist named
BOettger discovered the process
after years of study. By the end
of the Eighteenth .entury Germany
mad not less than seventeen pot
teries. 1t was, however, the Ori-
entail and East Indian companies
that placed the charm of chinaware,
which for centuries was so rare
that only princes, kings or mobiles
could possess a piece of it, within
the common reach of the average
family.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Cupid Has Field Day as
Bachelors Answer AID

Ecaussines, Belgium. - Signing
and the sound of soft kisses,
mingled with the May breeZes that
blew over Ecaussines as fOrlOrn
maidens and freedom wearied
bachelors met, embraced and swore
to be married.
The bachelors came by trainloads
in answer to an advertisement
broadcast throughout Europe an
nouncing that the maidens of
Ecaussines, outnumbering the
youths by eight to five, were tired
of remaining single and wanted
husbands.
The turnout was stupendOus, but
each bachelor was welcomed with
a hearty handshake by the president
of the Escussines Matrimonial as
sociation and led immediately to
the throng of young women who
hlushed when they saw the crowds
that answered their call. Each
greeted her bachelor with a kiss.
In the evening the bachelors sat
down to a huge feast which the
maidens had prepared, and after
ward there was dancing, with an
interval "for proposing"
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Da Vinci, Man of Science

The spiral spring hinge that shuts
your screen door was invented by
Leonardo da Vinci, the Fifteenth
century painter, whose la Belle
Fercondere" was the subject of an
extended lawsuit. LeonardO's fame
as painter has Obscured his repu,
tatiOn as an inventor and q trail
blazer of science. Yet he stated
scientific laws that four centuries
of experiment have not altered and
many Of his simplest inventions
have become part Of our daily lives.
He devised the wheelbarrow, the rO-
tating smokestack that turns with
the wind, and the flexible roller
chain used ON bicycle sprockets.-
Edwin W. Teale in Popular Science
Monthly.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Early Umbrellas Clumsy

The first fashionable sunshades
imported into England were luxu-
riOus affairs, composed on the out
side of bird feathers. During Queen
Anne's reign a more practical oiled
silk came into use and umbrellas
began to be used as much ON rainy
days as they were under the sum-
mer sun. These early English speci-
mems were clumsy affairs made of
heavy waxclOth with cane ribs.
When wet, the material stuck to-
gether and opening or closing them
was a job for superman. It was
not until 1852 that Samuel Fox in
vented the modern type.-Detroit
News.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Leprosy Fearful Scourge

During the Middle ages no
scOurge was so widespread as lep-
rosy. There were some 10000
lazar houses scattered over west
ern Europe, nearly 100 of them be-
ing in Great Britain. One occu-
pied the site of st. James palace,
and the dates of their foundation
covered period from 1896 at Can
terbury to 1872 at Highgate.
The disease diminished with re-
markable rapidity during the next
century, though the reason still is
something of mystery. Drastic
segregation counted for much, no
doubt, but so great a. authority as
Sir Leonard Rogers held that the
chief cause of the decline was yet
another plague, the Black death of
1919. But it was dreadful rem
edy, for the Black death itself slew
nearly half the population of Eu-
rope.-Detroit News.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Cocoa Cause of Dispute

A Florentino who had resided in
the West Indies introduced chOco-
late into Italy, whence its use grad
ually spread through Europe.
though not without opposition.
It's introduction into Prussia was
prohibited by Frederick the Great.
A famous Paris physician, Bachot,
on the other hand, proclaimed
cocoa as one of the most noble of
discoveries, far more worthy to be
the food of the gods than nectar
and ambrosia, and Linnaeus. noted
Swedish botanist, who gave cocoa
its scientific christening, coined a
name 'Theobroma" from two Greek
words meaning "food for the GODS"
which remains its scientific name
today.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Had Few Nerves in Teeth

Study Of the teeth of the saber-
tooth cats and Of the giant wolves
that lived and died in prehistoric
times, has shown why these ami
mails and their descendants know
no such thing as tOothache.
Examination of teeth found in
asphalt pits in California revealed
that, in every case, the teeth of an
adult of the species had only a
scanty supply of nerves. AS the
animal grew up, the root canal,
which is the main route for the
nerves into the pulp chamber of
the tooth, became comparatively
shut off.-Popular Mechanics Maga-
zine.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Possible

Stories about the precocious off
spring Of professors are seldom
true, but usually laughable. Per
haps this one is one of the worst /:
A salesman rang the door of
a professors home and little VIII
lie, aged five. opened the door.
as MIR. Jones in?" asked the
salesman.
~ am Mr.. JONES'" replied five
year-old Willie with becoming dig
nifty. Then. after naughty pause
he added:
Possibly you have made mis-
take and 1t is Professor and not
Mr.. Jones whom you wish to see. .
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Passengers Study Game
From Alaskan Trains

Curry, Alaska-A scenic railroad
is reality in Alaska. Passenger
trains on the Alaska railroad, while
passing through Nenana canyon,
stop wherever the engineer OBJ
serves a herd of mountain sheep,
goats. caribou or IOrdly moose near
the tracks. to permit travellers to
photograph or study big game in
the wild state. Some days such
trains make four to six stops be-
tween Mckinley Park station and
Healy for this purpose.
Friendship of the animals is to
be cultivated by prohibition of
shooting in certain areas.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Thankful for That

A little girl who disliked milk
puddings had been made TO finish
her portion before. leaving the table.
''Now may get DOWN." she
asked, with a sigh of relief.
'When you've said your grace"
nodded her mother.
"But I've nothing to give thanks
for" answered the child
"Then you'd better stay there.
This was too much for the little
girl, and. putting her hands to-
gether. she murmured:
"For what ] have received Pm
truly grateful, and | thank heaven
| wasn't sick. Weekly Scotsman.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Landmark of Virginia
Is Old Church Tower

The traveller who wanders into
jamestown, in Virginia, will see
there the ruins of an old brick tow
er, surrounded by wire fence, and
having the appearance of an an
cient age. And it is ancient, too,
for it has stood on this spot for
almost 300 years. 1t was not al
ways so lonely, though, for when it
was erected it was part of church.
one of the first churches erected in
America by English settlers in the
New world
1t was erected in 1885 by the
early Virginia settlers and was
built on the very spot where Capt.
TOhn Smith, that famous explorer.
had built a wooden one some years
previous. This early church was
the one in which POcahOntas, the
Indian maid and daughter of Pow
hatan. was married to John Rolf in
1914. The new church was a large
one for the times. It was built en-
tirely of brick and of wood taken
from the dense forests, and the
tower that stands there today was
placed at the entrance.
The times were trOublous in the
Virginia of 800 years ago, and when
the white men were not fighting the
Indians they would often fight
among themselves. And so about
25 years after the church had been
completed Nathaniel Bacon and his
soldiers rebelled against the author
ity of the governor, marched on
jamestown and burned the town
and the church. Nothing of the lat
ter remains today except the ruined
tower, an object of beauty in its old
age, and one visited by thousands
of people every year.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Resent Whites Curiosity

The tribesmen of Africa know
that the white persons they come
in contact with view their rituals
and ceremonies with curiosity and
are not duly impressed with the
significance, and for this reason an
impenetrable veil of secrecy sur
rounds most of these occasions, ac-
cording to a returned traveller who
spent many months in Nyasaland
hoping TO learn something of an au-
thoritative nature about these Gus
toms
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Court Repartee

Handwriting experts who serve
as professional witnesses occasion
ally have doubts east upon their re-
liability by opposing counsel. Thus
one shrewd defense attorney re-
Gently began TO cross examine such
an expert with the question
"Where is the dog?"
"What dOg?" asked the witness in
amaZement.
"The dog" counsel replied, that
the judge at the last term of court
said he wouldn't hang on your evil
dence."
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Quite Different

MY dear" said man to his
newly married wife, where did all
these books on astronomy come
frOm?"
"a pleasant little surprise for
you" responded the wife "You
know. dear, you said this morning
we ought to study astronomy; so
bought every book / could on the
subject"
Ii was some minutes before he
spoke
"My dear girl" he said, slowly,
II never said we must study as
tronomy: | said we must study
economy r.
Smyrna times., 1929-12-25
Pet Gander on Guard

Dartmouth, Mass.-The bow-wow-
WOW which for 16 years greeted
night providers at the home of
Manuel Medeiros has been sup
planted by honk-honk-honk After
16 years service, "Sport," Medeiros'
watchdog. was retired recently and
pet gander put on sentsy duty
in Its place.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
DEATHS

Abbis 3. Gift IS years, 144s chapin
L. Paul Bauman. >Ss years Walter Reed
samuel $: Luttrsll 50 years SO1'
Julian TaDp rs years, Georgetown
Ailes Dale, ~ years St. EliEaSeth'
James H, Hines, 50 years, HoneO-
pathic Hospital.
Mary A, Loyeless, 81 years, 1913 sixth
Annie e. Kelly. 81 years, 4Os East
Clifton Ter. ~
Matte r HowsES /" years 800
Olga Cook. 81 years. walter Reed
Samuel j. stsinbsrEer. 81 years.
Emergency Hospital u,,-
Elsie B. Hutchsson. 81 years. Walter
James I. Mauck, "a years 724 Euclid
wilson W. Piper SO years, Walter
Reed Hospital.
James X, Adams. 2s years, 11s North
Carolina Ave. s. F. ., q.
Elizabeths Hospital,
Hazel V. shifflstts. 20 years, sibley
Hospital
Norma B. Blake. years. zoos Gales
St. n. 2.
Infant Of Earl n and Geneva !.
Hobson. hours, 5000 Bladensburg Ro
\. e.
Jane Holmes. 80 years. St Elizabeths
Hospital
william 7. Digs, Ss years, 4411 Jay
ST n. e.
John e, Harris - years. en- route
10 Casualty Hospital
Lucy Powell, 80 years, GalliRger Hos
pitaL
Bertha Gray, 81 years. S4o4 Bell St.
Madsltns E. Tracy. 20 years, 1884
Third St. n. W.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
Births, Deaths, Marriages
MAJOR w. n. HENsLEY, Jr.

Mai. William n. Hensley, Jr., first
American to make a nonstop flight
from the United States TO Europe,
as passenger on the British air
ship, R.34 in 1919, died on train'
en- route to Mayo Hospital. Roches-
ter, Mimi, according to information
received from the War Department
today. He had been patient at
Walter Reed Hospital.
Major Hensley was born in CO.
lumbus Nebr., in 1881. he grad.
uated from West Point in 1905 and
was assigned TO the Cavalry. Dur
ing the World War he was assigned
10 the aviation section OF the Sig.
nal Corps and entered training NJ
the Army Balloon School, Fort
Omaha, Nebr. In 1918 he completed
training in heaVier.than.air flying
and was promoted to a temporary
colonelcy.
After various assignments IN
1919, he was ordered to duty IN
LonGon in May 1919, as assis ant
military attache. with object of
studying foreign airsh!p designs.
Major Hensley later was placed IN
command of Langley Field, Va,
and of Mitchell Field, n. y.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Matte
NJ. Hensley. who was with him at
the time Of his death, and two
children, William n. Hepsley, 3rd
and Gertrude 1ensley.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
Y D UN.G Gibbs
SECRETLY WE'D

Miss Gloria Mercer, 20-year-oId
secretary at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, and Henry doc"
Gibbs, 81, of Washington. son of
NJ. G. Gibbs. founder and president
of the Peoples Drug Store chain,
eloped from Baltimore and were
married at Rockville on March IS. It
became known here today.
Young Gibbs, a senior 1T Johns
Hopkins University, is president of
the Delta Gamma Tau fraternity
and met Miss Mercer last October
at fraternity dance. He hscanne
attentive to her at once, and on
March 10, they decided to get
married. However, recalling that
both considered "13" their lucky
number, they put it off a day.
Mrs. Gibbs is the daughter of
Mrs. Albert w. Barser, Of Balti-
more. Graduating from Technical
High School, she took up secre.
tarial work at Johns Hopkins Hos
pttal, and now expects to enter the
university next year, taking courses
in literature ard short-story writing.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
VA. To CHANGE
ZONE PLANS

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va,
March 23-Abandonment of the
plan to subdivi6e into sanitary dis
tricts, according to natural drain
age areas, doomed as possibility
last night at the conclusion of a
hearing by Circuit Court Judge
Howard W. Smith at his hone in
Alexandria.
A substitute plan under which the
entire county would be established
into a single sanitary district and
a countrywide sewer system pro
vided for under a general county
bond issue was presented to the
judge by Commonwealth Attorney
William c. Cloth and State Senator
Frank L. Ball.
The Organized Women Voters of
Arlington County celebrated their
sixth anniversary with a birthday
party last night in the guild room
of st. Mary's Episcopal Church at
Rixey Station with more than 800
members attending. Mrs. Ruby
Simpson, president, presided.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen. mem
ber of Congress from Florida, was
the principal speaker.
The ladies of st. James Catholic
Church at West Falls Church an
nounce they will hold a silver tea
at the church Sunday afternoon,
April Z. at o'clock.
P. T. McFaden. deputy grand
master of Masons in Virginia, will
be the honored guest of Columbia
Lodge. No. 2S5, A. F. and A. M,
at a special meeting to be held to-
night in the Masonic Temple at
Clarendon
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
MISS MATTE. s. HOWARD

Solemn high mass was celebrated
this morning at 3 o'clock in St.
AIMS Catholic Church for Miss
Matte 8. Howard, So years old,
who died Thursday at her home in
the Coolidge Apartments, 3100 Wis
consin Ave, n. w. Three former
chaplains officiated at the rites.
The Rev. Gerard Scheilinger, was
the deacon, the Rev. william Nc.
Quire was the celebrant, and the
Rev. Robert Froelichs, subdeacon.
Interment was in Arlingto o n
Cemetery.
During the World War, Miss
Howard, with her sister. Miss Anna
Howard, was one Of 100 American
nurses serving on the Italian front.
Miss Howard and her sister came
10 this city a short time ago in
connection with Army compensa.
tion adjustments.
The Washington times., 1929-03-23

ESSEX-4-dOOr sedan, 1927 in perfect
condition; fully equipped $3o5 easy
terms J. L Jerman Co. Inc, 3342 NJ st
The Washington times., 1929-03-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

John W. stark, %, ana Carrie e.,
Crawford. 81, both of Clarendon, Va.
The Rev. n. W. Tolsop.
W. A. Reynolds, S2, Of Norfolk, Va,
and Doris Hamilton, %, of Fisherville.
Va. The Rev, II. NJ Hennig
Alvin A. Wolz, eS. and Dorothy r.
Totten, 20. The Rev. Il. A. Kent
George r. Richards, 80, and Catherine
e. Laws. 81. The Rev. n. M. HsnniR.
George Kusmmert. 80, and Florence
Dyer 90, both of Baltimore, The Rev
w N, Hoffman
Ben Diskin. %, and Julies Gordon,
lS. both of Baltimore. The Rev. G.
Silverstone.
Edwin M, Mallory. jr., IS. and Helen
V. CARRIER 21, both ot Richmond. The
Rev. 3. T. Porter
William e. johnson. 1s. and Alice
N. Simpson, 1s. The Rev. 3, H,
Whiting.
7, r. Fitzwster. 81. and Virginia N.
FiickinEer, %. The Rev. J. C. Copen-
hRVer.
James NJ. Griffith. 22. and Catherine
Rosenbaum, 10. The Rev. Carroll Mad
dox.
Earl Griffith. 2s and Yea Wines, 20.
The Rev. ]. l.. McI.ain.
Louis simon, 81 and Minnie kalmus,
rs. Judge r. r.. MattlnglN.