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New Britain herald., 1929-11-13
Kansas Girl Will Make
 Debut in Chicago Opera

Chicago. Nov. 13 OP,--A q year old girl from Wichita. Kan. will make her operatic debut with the Chicago Civic Opera company this season.
 The young woman is Kathleen K 'rstinG, whose voice was discov- cred by Madame Emma Calye on a visit 10 Wichita eight years ago. Miss kcrstinE studied for several years in France with Mme. Calve. In 1925, through efforts by the Wichita Rotary club. she was sent 10 Italy for further training.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-13

Live at YcW Lodge on the banks Of Mohawk Pond for a month and a day-or lose q fortune,
 This imperative clause in her un- cIc's will sent pretty Peggy prrs- Gott to the lonesome lodge on il Connecticut mountainsid" for thir- 1v days of thrilling and terrifying experiences the story of Natall" sumner Lincom's "Thc Secret Of Mohawk Pond.' which starts in The Herald, Monday, November tN.
 Herbert Prescott, PoSgy's uncle, had been no more than q name to her. Living in srclusion at Mo hawk Pond, Inc had been regarded as somewhat of an eccentric hy his family but tho strange document, in which h" disposed of his sjzabIr fortune, vas no Jess than a%tound- ing.
 Fortune Hinges on Stay
 HcgEl. 10 inherit the estate, vae forbidden to leave the lodge for mor" than onr hour in any 2l dur ing her enforced stay. Failure 10 abide strictly by the terms of th" will meant the loss Of the entire fortune.
 peGg&. determined 10 live up these unusual conditions, went to the lodge with Julia. her suporsti- tious and cycnabI" negro maid. d. her only companion. To her inn mcuso surprie" she vas greeted by q Swarthy and ominoualy silent man. apparently q servant
 When the man disappeared into the mysterious shadows surround ing Ncw Lodge moment later. the sinister forces seeking to frightcn Peggy from her new home had be- gun to function.
 Peggy Find, Romance
 For the next month, thrilling ad-
New Britain herald., 1929-11-13
Retreat League Meets
 Here Thursday Night

The New Britain Plainville-B -Bris- tol chapter Of the West Springfield Retreat league will meet at ban quet and social at tho Knights of Columbus home Thursday evening. Rev. Father Hubert. retreat direc- tor at the Passionst Monastery, West Springfield, will he the princi- pal speaker. Rev, Thomas J. Laden, chaplain of Daly Council, and Rev. William F. Lafiin, chaplain of Palos Council, Bristol will also speak briefly. Entertainment will he fur nished by the Hartford and Bristol members Of the chapter. John ]. OLeary. secretary, said today that the attendance would be about so. USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald., 1929-11-13
London Stock Market
 Liquidation Renewed

London, Nov. 13 U'P)-Fhe stock market was dominated by Wall street today and renewed American liquidation Was plainly apparent in many stocks which continued 10 slip,
 Traders W"r" taking q more scri ous vlow of the situation. Business was moderate.
 AngIo-Am"rican issues rclcctoG the further drop on Wall street. United States Steel Was iaA15 nom inal compared 10 l651a at ycsrcr- days close. Columbia Graphophoncs were weak. Radio Corporation Was "3 against %&#i at yesterdays close
New Britain herald., 1929-11-13
Bishop Manning Rules
 Against Service Plan

New York. Nov, 1$ CRy-Bishop William r. Manning of the Irotcs- tant Episcopal diocese of New York, in a letter published today. tOrbad" a communion service in S'. Georges Episcopal church at which the Rev. Dr, James Sloane CoGin president of Union Theological semi nary, Was 10 have o0iciated.
 The service was arrang9d for the close of tn" New York conference of the Christian Unity league which opens today. The Rev. Dr Karl RciIand, rector of St. Georges, loaned the use of his church to the Unity league and invited Dr. Coffin 10 oliiciato at the communion scry- ice next Friday night.
New Britain herald., 1929-11-13

con request, sent with stamped. ad- ! dressed envelope, Mi. Ripley Wil furnish I. proof of anything depicted by hlm). <
 Gieg. U. S. Pat. Of)
New Britain herald., 1929-11-13
Police Official Defends
 Psychiatrist in Crime

Chicago, Nov. 13 R(-Psychiatry T. a solution to crime was defended 'y Chief of Police Andrew EaVa a1ugh. of Rochester, N. Y., in an 'ddresS before the University Of Chicago police conference
 "I believe the, psychiatrist has ,een a Godsend 10 police depart hents," he said. "I have one always t my service. A broken up home,
 subnornal pcrSOn-nOt a police hief but knows how large q factor hey are in our crime problems.
 ''I am certain the. time will come rhen child who shows any dcfi- ite criminal tendency will first hmc under the psyChiatrist and hen go 10 the proper refuge and ease to be a menace to society,""
New Britain herald., 1929-11-13
STOCK SALES SET
 NEW ANNUAL MARK
BilliOn-ShaTe Point Left Behind
 by Yesterdays Trading

New York, Nov. 13 LPD-Annual sales on the New York Stock E,x- change were over the billion share mark for the first time in history today after another session of heavy liquidation in which new lows for the year were sci.
 When the ticker stopped running two hours and - minutes after the close yesterday a days sales of G. 452,uo0 shares had been recorded and the total since the first of the year was 1.00t.ol0.23O shares.
 Persistent selling which over "hclm"d several incipient rallies during the three hour session drove market leaders down two 10 2o points while net losses of e5 to 1n6 points were suffered by some of the less active issues.
 Curb Also Active
 The curb market with q turnover Of -,2oi.7o0 shares kept pacn with lho stock exchange in the price de- cline. Tho sIump also was reflected in the commodity markets with wheat showing miNimum drop of seven cents q bushel and cotton go- ing off more than a $l bale.
 The force of the selling pressure was demonstrated in a battle over United States Steel common. It op- on"d at 15S 1-2. went up 10 1GG 1-2 then was beaten down to l52 l-2. closing Gt 153 1-2, q loss of six points for the day
 Other leaders farcd similarly but with less spirited rallies in their be- half
 Brokers Are Puzzled
 In tho absence of adverse fInan- cal news and with abundant funds available at rates of five to six per cent, brokers confessed that they were unable 10 locate the source Of the flow of liquidation.
 some suggested that part Of the volume represented liquidation of loans by hanks, whcr" the price Of the securities held as collateral had dropped 10 a point which impaired the risk The distress selling of stock held in marginal accounts under pressure of tho decline was mention- cd as q factor.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
HOW TO LIVE
LONGER
PUT ON YOUR ARMOR
BY
JOHN CLARENCE FUNK

| THE romance of scientific achieve
L ment has been written in the
past fifty years. More advancement
in pure and applied science has been
made In that period than in all the
past centuries combined.
| And what is true concerning sci
ence generally is equally applicable
to the healing art. There can be
no doubt about the matter; the say.
Ing of life through modern preventive
methods is one of the outstanding
achievements of the age.
Smallpox, which formerly possessed
devastating power is in this day a
now-and-then proposition only. Ty-
phoid fever, which Stayed its many
thousands annually is at the present
time at bay. Diphtheria, which as
late as decade ago was terrible
and terrifying enemy to child life, Is
now in many Jurisdictions practically
extinct. Scarlet fever, the power of
which has remained unchallenged I'M
til the past few years, Is losing its
fearful hold. And so the fascinating
story goes.
However, the point to this histori
cal recitation is not to prate about
the past or even boast about the pres
ent, but to place everyone on guard
concerning the future.
1t is not enough for the individual
to brag about public sanitation, pure
water supplies, control in the com
municable diseases and modern su-
pervision over foods. Nevertheless
that is what many people do. and that
Is practically all they do.
OF course too much credit cannot
be given to officials and scientists who
are responsible for the present satis'-
factory state of public health affairs
but it must be understood that there
are still a few things left for the In
dividual to do If the personal safety
factor Is to be developed to Its high
est expression.
Life is a battle, daily struggle
with enemy germs, enemy living con.
ditions and enemy habits. If this
fact would be more generally recog.
nized there would be phenomenal
decline in the sick and death lists
ToXin-antitoXin for your children is
their scientific protection against
death or serious illness in that form
And scarlet fever immunization for
the susceptible, young and old, is con
sidered to be equally efficient.
Typhoid vaccine is effective for at
least seven years. journey into
far country, or even to summer re.
sorts where the purity of the waite.
supply may be questionable, demands
this prevention. And the efficiency
story of vaccination for smallpox is
an old and conclusive one.
These are all simple, harmless and
powerful weapons. If life Is worth
anything it Is worth living. SO put
on your armOr, and liyel
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
SMART ALEcKS

THE percentage of "smart alexis"
L Is fixed ratio in the general pop.
ulation. This large group has ignor.
ance for Its basis Of intelligence II
Is positively painful to see the mum.
Der of people who in their own con
ceit insist upon overriding the judg.
ment of learned and scientific men
The pathetic feature Is the hope
essness of logic in persuading them
that they are wrong. Sound nrgu-
ment, common sense with these
things they will have nothing what
soever to do. They know II all VIII,
should they bother?
Well, If semienllghtened person
blinded by his own magnificent brain
desires to indulge In fancies relative
to his health. there Is not much that
can be done to stop him. And II is
this pa ticular breed of person who
fills the pockets of the charatans.
cultists, faddists and other peculiar
reactionaries whose wares are fine
words, half-truths. bluff and some.
times downright lies.
But children should have better
chance. Death is a pretty big price
for youngsters and babies to pay. sim.
ply because they have parents who
are ignorantly stubborn and blIssfully
headstrong.
A little while ago woman refused
to have her boy immunized against
diphtheria. She even would not per
init the simple test to be made that
would prove or disprove susceptibility
None of this modern foOlishness for
herl Lots Of my. friends children
never had toxin-antitoxin and they
didn't get diphtheria either" she ar
gued. Well, she took the chance. But
her boy got diphtherla and diphtherla
got the boy.
1t would be cruel to tell this mis-.
guided parent that in left handed
way she killed her child. But that is
exactly what happened. Her painfully
ignorant wisdom and sense of superi
orlty blinded her to the plain facts
about modern preventives.
The toxin-antitoXin procedure is
simple, harmless and efficient. n your
child Is over six months old and has
not been immunized, you too are In
the "smart nleck" class. Get out of
1t at once.
10. 1929. Western Newspaper Union.)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28

he had endangered the life of his
crew. According to the unwritten
rules OF etiquette among pirates and
raiders, 1t was up to us to put out a
boat and board prize. But instead
| signaled the steamer:
captain, come aboardl" Let him
come over to u.s. If he's such tough
guy. wen show him who rules the
waves In this part OF the Atlantic.
i. 1t was funny. Finally, had to
laugh. The ship was the Lundy Is
land bound for France with a cargo
of Madagascar sugar. An important
cargo, sure enough. Sugar was scarce
in all the countries at war. and we
Germans. whose supply of sugar con
sisted mostly OF great longing for it.
could sympathize with the captains
eagerness to get the precious mer
chandise to port When the first shot
struck the Lundy Island. the crew
black, brown, and yellow, fell into @
panic. With shells falling, running
the ship or staying with II meant
nothing to them. The captain roared
and stormed, but that was all the good
1t did. So he seized the helm, himself
Just then shot hit the rudder chain
and when he turned the wheel nothing
happened. The crew started taking to
the boats, and the tough old salt was
left alone on deck. Our signal for
him to come on board left him help
less. His boats were out there with
the crew floundering at the oars. The
sea was pitching and rolling, and they
were so frightened they could hardly
row. He paced the bridge with his
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28

Legal Knots United by Chinese Solomon

In village near Picking. China, four
tradesmen dubbed together to buy cot
Ton. To protect 1t from rsts they pro.
cured a cat, and agreed that each of
them owned one of the animals legs.
Soon afterwards the cat hurt one of
its paws, and the owner of that par
ticular leg bound It up with rag
soaked in oil. But the cat went too
near the fire, the bandage ignited. and
the terrified animal rushed amongst
the bales of cotton, which fnred up
and were destroyed.
The three owners of the uninjured
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
MakesLy!s
Su,eeteHr

Too much to eat--too rich a diet
or too much smoking. Lots Of things
cause sour stomach, but one thing can
correct 1t quickly. Phillips Milk Of
Magnesia will alkalinize the acid.
Take spoonful of this pleasant
preparation, and the system is soon
sweetened.
Phillips is always ready to relieve
distress from over-eating; to check all
acidity; or neutralize nicotine. Re-
member this for your own comfort:
for the sake Of those around you.
Endorsed by physicians, but they al
ways say Phillips. Don't buy some
thing else and expect the same re-
suits!
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Willow Cane Took Root

Sixty-five years ago Increase Ken.
for cane into the ground ut Fair
field, Maine. and forgot 1t. That was
back in the days when Fairfield was
known as Kendall's Mills and saw
mills were Its chief industry. The will
low stick took root and today has
grown to tree which is twenty-four
feet In circumference near its base.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
LOWELL THOMAS
Copyright by
Doubleday. Doran & Co.

know how British captain often Is,
with his nose right down on his job,
with no thought except his cargo and
his lookout for submarines and cruis.
ers? Well, evidently this chap couldn't
be bothered with q funny old Norwe-
gian windjammer. Sails set and mo-
tor running, we held across his course
and got In front Of him. Now, at sea,
sailing vessel always has the right
of way over steamship because the
latter can maneuver more rapidly.
But that meant nothing to this steam
ship. She swerved not an inch, and
seemed quite content to run us down.
We had to jib and let him go in the
wind, or there would have been col.
lision. The Englishman passed us at
three hundred yards.
The German flag was climbing
swiftly to our masthead.
Fire." commanded, 'let's see If
that will make him change his mind"
The gun doomed and shell went
screaming over the steamer.
"By joe" said, "he sticks to his
opinions"
The steamers stacks belched fresh
clouds Of smoke. Her course changed
not at all. Another shot, this one, by
way of emphasis, just over the smoke
stack. The steamer turned into the
wind. ,sss
"A wise baby, that skipper" COM
mented Leudemann sacarstically. Gle
knows a windjammer can't sail against
the wind"
We, of course, couldn't catch him in
chase. but our range was still point
blank. A shot through the smoke
stack and couple into the hull. We
could see the crew running around
wildly. A siren was screaming A
shell exploded on deck. The propel.
Ter stopped, and the steamer slowed
down and lay rolling in the trough
of the sea.
The Englishman must have known
that he hadn't ghost of a chance to
escape under fire at such close range.
First of all, he had been discourteous
in ignoring our friendly signals. Then
he had violated the rules of ocean
traffic in not. giving our clipper the
right of way. And now in cold blood
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Awake to Necessity of
Checking Soil Erosion

An enormous waste is shortening
mans stay on the earth. 1t Is soil
erosion. In Texas where soil wash
ing has gone on for years with cot.
ton cropping, farmers are now terrac-
ing their rolling lands, with the en-
couragement of far-sighted bankers
and landlords. The terraces are bar
riers thrown up s or 10 inches above
the field level, which follow the con.
tour line of the hillsides. Beyond
these barriers rain water accumulates
and gradually sinks into the soil In.
stead of washing great gullies into
the hillsides. Terracing not only
checks soil washing, 1t increases the
water-holding power of the soil and
produces larger crops. Within two
years 2,S0S,250 acres of Texas land
out of 100000 in cultivation, have
been terraced. There Is no more
important conservation. = Capper's
Weekly.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Desert Place of Punctures

Kalahar desert in Bachuanaland,
Africa, is no place for autoists who
dislike punctures. SO declares re-
port Of an exploring party that has
just returned from there. Punctures
averaged 20 day, says the report,
and this was due chiefly to stumps OF
dead trees, which often lie just be
meath the sand with points like sharp.
ened pencils. Indications are that
plentiful supplies Of good water exist,
the report adds, and If these could be
located by deep boring the desert could
be transformed into fine ranching
country.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Hawaiian Bird Species
Saved From Extinction

Two Hawaiian birds that were
thought to be virtually extinct are be-
lieved now to be on the increase-a
possible result Of the change Of gov.
eminent of Hawaii from monarchical
to territorial. This unique combina-
ton of result and cause is due to the
fact that the iwi and the apapane
birds-of bright-colored plumage-
were hunted for their feathers, with
which 'old-time Hawaiian artisans
made the brilliant feather cloaks OF
royalty and chieftains. The iwi bird
was distinguished for bright red feath.
ers and the apapane had gay-colored
plumage used as bordering for some
Of the cloaks. Since monarchism has
vanished and territorial form of gov.
eminent has Leen sci up, the feather
cloaks are now museum rarities or
kept only as the helrlooms Of fam.
lilies. The birds are said to be on the
increase in the Hawaii national park,
on the island of Hawaii.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Pigs Outwitted

When pigs refuse to have their pic
lures taken, they can be set In posi-
ton like a group of ten pins on a
bowling alley. A contrivance designed
by Gus Bohstedt, animal husbandman
of the University Of Wisconsin, pro-
vides large frame of wood and gal
yanlzed iron with individual pens. The
camera is focused In the frame and
the hogs are driven into their pens.
When everything is ready the. pens
are lifted into the air and the cam.
era is snapped before the animals
move, eliminating undesirable poses
and oft-lost patience.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28

legs sued their partner for loss and
damages. The Judge ruled thus:
"Since the cat was unable to use
the injured leg. the cotton was set on
fire by the action of tine three un.
injured legs on which the cat ran
among the bales OF cotton. Conse-
quently these three legs were guilty.
and their owners must pay damages
and COSTS"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Count Luckner, the Sea Devil

Running before the wind. the Seeadler,
now under her proper name and with an
the Norwegian camouflage cleared away,
sped southwark toward Madeira. The gun
crew worked hard at drill and target prac.
tiee. and Count Luckner offered prize to
the first man who should sight the first
prize vessel OF Gibraltar the raiders met
large British steamship, and raising the
signal "Chronometer time, please" pre-.
pared to board her.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Humanity Set Apart

Every now and again meet up
with a "lonely" man or woman, who
Is such because, through some idosyn-
Grassy of creation, he or she is differ.
ent from the common run OF us. 1t
Is rather sad, because there appears
to be no help for 1t. Such folks are
like moths confined in a chest of cot
ton garments.-Portland Oregonian.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Paid for Their. Own Cantor.

Paid for Their Own Comfort
SLOW could you afford to send your
daughter abroad to continue her mu-
steal education?'
"Huhl 1t didn't cost me cent?
"How does that happen?"
"The neighbors sent her. / didn't
though l wanted to. I'll admit"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28

II you think you are too tired to
walk to work, just put It down to the
fact you are getting hopelessly soft
Think of the Chinese coolie. He
pushes wheelbarrow loaded with
eight persons. Try that on your way
downtown.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Equipped for the Job

The Boss can't take you on as a
collector. You have a criminal record
as a stickup man.
The Applicant-But think Of my
experience Day or night, with my
little gat. | always got the money.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Same Old Game

She-In olden times, when q man
had favor to ask of girl, he went
on his knees.
He-Much the same nowadays.
When girl has favor to ask Of q
man, she often does the sar.e.
She Observation-Disclosures on her
knees?
He-Hfs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
UnIucky Poker Hand

A "dead mans hand" in poker is
hand containing pair OF aces and
pair of Fights. II is said to he the
hand held by Wild Bill Hickok when
be was shot at a card table In Dead
wood, August 2. 1876.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
wiz WIZ,
Hun1oT -
H4&T1
WICKED ANY DAY

Il hear Mr.. Brown plays golf on
Sundays" she remarked to her hus'
band.
awell, what of itr commented the
latter.
.why. 1 think it's dreadfully
wicked"
.sWickedl It's wicked to play the
kind Of golf Brown does on any day
Of the week l"-Montreal Star.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Good Old Day.

First Inmate of the Workhouse-
Yes, and they were good old days.
and to think It is only IL months
since had 100 men working for me.
Second Inmate-Ahl well, never
mind. Cheer up. You have the whole
state working for you now.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Travelling to the Light

Into the cloud there comes a rift
That shows the suns bright ray,
When some one gives friend lift
Along the stormy way.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
Take Ii or Leave II

The Instaliment Buyer-How much
is this hat?
Clerk-It is $40 cash.
Mrs. l. B.-And how much by in
stallments?
Clerk-Fifteen dollars. Ten dollars
down and one dollar a week for five
weeks.-The Outlook.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
An Obedient Wife

Homebody-Does your wife really
obey you?
Peewee-Sometimes. When ! say.
"GO ahead and never mind me-" she
always follows that command.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
lrs Quite Likely

A Georgetown DAD man who bit
a policeman was fined on the ground
THAI his effort TO put teeth In the law
was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Worth Stur
Telegram.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-06-28
England Holds Record

The longest nonstop train run in
the world at the present time is made
between London and Plymouth, Eng.
land, by the 1890 limited. In 247 min
utes over distance Of 225A miles.