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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

"A TRIP to the "ole swimmin' hole" IL always
lot Of fun but you can have even .
better time ON such excursion this Summer II
you know some good water games to play. Your
crowd Of boys or girls may get tired Of SWIM
ming or diving, but they will never weary OF
the sport provided by some Of the games which
We viii describe for you.
One game to play in the water Is known rs
Buddy Spud." If you have bank or wall
from which to dive, the game can be started
here, or it can start from fairly shallow water
where all the players stand. The players, di-
vided into teams of two each, all gather about
one boy, who is provided with soft ball Of
some kind. This player drops the ball or throws
Il a short distance away and Immediately calls
the name of one of the other players. All the
other players then swim away as fast as they
can, but the player whose name has been called
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must recover the ball and shout "Stop." There
upon all the other players must stop where they
are. and If they are in deep water that means
they must tread water to keep af1oat.
Nov the player who has the ball can do one
of two things. He can either try to hit
any one of the players with 1t or he can toss
it to his teammate or buddy, so that he can
have a try at hitting somebody. But If his
buddy drops the ball or fails to hit the person
he aims at, spud is scored against both mem
bers of the team. II the first player elects to
throw at some one himself and misses, spud
Is scored against the team, also.
However, If he hits the player at whom he
throws, that player repeats, throwing to his
buddy or at one Of the other players. This con-
hnues until somebody misses. As soon as .
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A rope tug is real fun.

race to the rope and try TO pull 1t to their side
of the center line, which can be marked by
the players holding the rope, or in any other
way. Naturally, the team with the fastest SWIM
mers has the best chance of winning. The
game results in lot of merry Scrambling in
the water and in some good "duckings.'
UHOLDING THE FORT is lot of fun, too.
The fort consists of raft, log or barrel,
and on it one or more defenders are stationed.
The other players are the attackers and they
try to capture the fort by pulling the defend
ers off the fort into the water
Shallow water, about waist deep, is the best
place to play 'Horse and Rider" Each team
consists of two boys, horse and a rider, with
the rider mounted on the horses back. The
riders try to pull each other off the horses
backs. variation of this can be played with
long lances with padded ends, with which the
riders try to unseat each other. In the former
version of the game, it is sometimes fun to have
a half-dozen teams Of boys engage in battle
royal or free-for- all, with the team that stays
up longest being the winner.
Almost any sort of ball game can be played
in the water, with some variations and using q
rubber ball that will float. You can play basket
ball by erecting makeshift baskets at the ends
of the pool. Players can pass the bali or push
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

The picture puzzle this week is a word square.
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Horse and rider Uith lance.

spud Is scored, the game starts over again, with
the man who missed holding the ball and call
ing the name of player.
As soon as the players on a team have three
spuds scored against them, they become big
Spud" and must stand in some chosen place,
making themselves as small as possible, while
all the other players get free throw at them.
It's q good idea to keep from being big Spud,"
because q wet ball doesn't feel so nice when it
cracks against your swimming suit or your skin!
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Ice Age of North Amerea>

The earth is continually changing; rivers are
changing their courses lakes grow larger and
they grow smaller. the oceans eat continually at
the coast lines, mountains rise and sink, earth
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impossible.

Nsotorman Ito man smoking Cigars YouA
have to smoke on the other end.
Passenger: I can't; it's lit "a,
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3he definitions are:
HORIZONTAL
ARTICLE Of clothing.
B. The ocean.
4. Not In.
6. A pig pen.
g. Kind Of snake.
10. An insect.
a. Article Of furniture.
a3. Obtain.
rs. Covering for the head
IL. Hotel
10. A child
20. A wise bird.
I. Possesses.
2. A plaything.
.. Sault Ste. Marie (abbr.)
8. A color.
o. A sack.
.. Division Of o play.
10. Portion Of q circle.
II. To incline or tilt.
II. To dine.
1s. shoemaker's tool
II. A pronoun.
40. Negative.
Behead a word for rock and get musical
term. Behead this and get number. Cutax
the number and get q proposition.
Take three-letter word for bind. add 4,
rearrange the letters and get something that
flies in the air.
And now for q couple Of word chains, which
90 back 10 the hat-box idea Remember that
you must always form o real .honest-to-good-
ness word and that each move changes only
one letter.
Change HAT to BOX in four moves.
Change SHOP to HEAD in i've moves
s.
The picture puzzle this week is a wprd sm,axa
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PUZZLES

This hat box looks Is though some fine lady
were going travelling. doesn't IL? Well, all you
puzzlers car little trip, too-right straight
down the
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
Leaking Roof Basis
 Of Suit for S450

Judge Stanley J. Tracoshi iS pre- siding over H city court hearing which has been in progress pract- cajly all day and al press time re maiuod unfinished It is a $450 suit brought by Joseph and Marguerlta Soli Of New Haven against James D.NunMo of this city.
 It is claimed that the negligence on inc part of the defendant, a land lord with property at - Lafayette street, caused rain 10 loak in from a roof and do damage estimated at $25O to flour and bread in a bakery which th" plaintiff wor" conducting. There was also an alleged extra cX- ponditure of $3o made necessary for tho sitting and sorting Of the flour, He was told 10 notify NJ. l'eigen- baum and have the latter repair the roof and an expenditure of $f6.9o which the repair man charged, was not paid, it is alleged,
 Attorney Israel NaIr Of Nair X Nair is representing tn" plaintiff and Attorney $. Gerard Casalc rep rcscnts the defendant
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
SON DENIES ROCKEFELLER
 STARTED CRUDE OIL WAR
John D., ,jr., Declares Father Had Nothing to Do With Recent
 Price Reductions.

New York. Feb, v GPl-John D. Jr., today issued q state mcnt denying reports that his fath- CT was directing an "oll trade war;
 "I must emphatically denN' hc said, the statements that my fath- CT has again taken the initiative in dictating oil policies and that it WAS he who directed Standard Oil inter- osts to order d cut in the price of Texas and mid-contincnt crude oil. my father continues 10 be in anything pertaining 10 the oil industry. 10 the development of which he gave so many years of his early life.
 "However, since his retirement from business, more than q quarter Of a century ago, he has had noth- ing to do with the operation or man aSement of any oil company or oth- CT business, much less the determi- nation of oil policies whether in re- lation to prices or anything elise"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
COURT REFUSES TO RULE
 IN AUTO GUEST LAW CASE
Judge Nolloy says He Will Await Decision by Supreme Court On
 Laws Validity.

Judge Thomas J. Molloy i'll super for court yesterday declared that he would not make il decision on the con"titutiona)ity of the guest law which Was passed with others after it Was found Governor Trumbull had not signed laws within the lO-day limit. He said he would leave that with the supreme court to decide, if that Were necessary.
 The decision of Judge MollOy came during the case Of Nora Carroll of Hartford against William Roland of EurrItt street, this city, for injuries she received while riding as pas sengor in his car. Attorney Thomas +. McDonOugh represented Mrs. Car roll and Attorney John C. l}lackan represented Roland. In city court q jury decided in favor Of the de- fcudanl and the case was appealed.
 Judge Molloy said he would give q decision on the matter Of tho de- tcndaut's recklcssnoss. If jt can bo proven that tho defendant actod with reckless disregard for the safe tV of his passenger, d. decision may be given in favor ot the plaintiff
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
FEDERAL PRISONER SLIPS
 HANDOUTS AND ESCAPES
Cuban Accused of Selling Narcotics Fades Away Into Crowd and Is
 Not Missed Until Later.

New York, Fcb @7 (P}-Slippiug his handcuffs as he and F other federal prisoners were being unload ed from q prison van at the federal building today, Ralph Martin, Cuban dentist, mingled with a crowd watching the unloading and escaped. His escape was not noted for several minutes.
 Martin. or Martini which police say is his right uame, was scheduled to go on trial in federal court to- day on a charge of possessing and selling narcotics.
 He was loaded into the prison van at the house Of detention with the t2 others and handculfed 10 John Giello, an alleged countcrfoitor.
 He evidently slipped the handcuffs during the ride and, when the pris- onors were unloaded at the federal building, walked off into the crowd.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
PIONEERS NAMES
 (N UNION BALLOT
Ancient Election List Found il
 House Being R2Zed

Frederick $. Chamberlain prosi- dent of the Now Britain National Bank, has q "Union Ballot" iu his possession dated October 7, 1861, which was found in inc Hart House on Court street which is being raz- cd.
 The ballot reads: For town clerk, Richard $. Porter; for treasurer, Augustus ?, Collins; for sclcctmen, Thomas B. Wilcox, Charles L. Bald win, Horace Roberts; for constable and collector Henry W. Whiting; for constables, Alyah W. Eeaulding, Samuel Morgan, Henry ". Moore, Frederick A. Traut; for grand jur- DTS. Harvey G. Brown, Lester A.. Bailey Washington L. Morgan, Francis GanueN Christian Burk- hardt; for assessors, Philip Lee, Levi $. Wells; board of relief Alfred An- drcWs, Marcus Brockway Henry F. Russell; for registrar, Richard s. Porter.
 Tho ballot is being framed and will he placed in tho window of the National Bank when completed, ac- cordlng 10 officials of the bank.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
SHUTTLE MEADOW
 BOARD ELECTION
?. (. Hickey Again Chairman Of
 Governing Committee

Al 2 meeting Of the governing committee of the Shuttle Meadow club, held this noon, the following officers were reelected. r. C. Hickey, chairman; C. W. Parker, vice chair man; George !. Spear treasurer; C. l.. Sheldon, secretary.
 Other members of the committee arc: C. H. Baldwin, H. II. PeaS", Maurice Stanley, r. B, Stanley, l.. W. Young, F.. F.. Baldwin, J. r. Hart, Y. $. Humphrey, L. <. Jones, r. F.. NrDouough M. <. Porter, r. r. Wheeler and W. Manville Johnson.
 r.. J.. Baldwin was reappoiuted chairman Of the greens committee, and selected the following members 10 serve with him; A. r. Corbin, C. W. Davis, II. s. Humphrey and W. J. Sweeney.
 Clarence H. Barnes is tho new chairman Of the tournament com-- mittec, with F. Y. Higbcc, Noah Lucas and Duncan Shaw serving with him. W. J, Sweeney is team captain, The skating committee is composed of l.. W, Young, chair man, l.. L. Baldwin and C. w.. Parker.
 Other appointments included, house committee, (. W. Parker. chairman; W. MauyiIIc Johnson, Earl Van Buslirh, Mrs. Donald Me Milan, Mrs. George KimbaI. Mrs Howard Parsons and Mrs. W. T.. Coholm.
 Entertainment committee, W. ManviIle Johnson, chairman; ]. A. AshWell, Curtiss Booth Charles Law. X. G. Kimbau Mrs. Harold w.. Hatch, Mrs. l.. Banford aud Mrs. Russell Gcrmond
 Womeu's tournament committee: Mrs. William Bcntly, chairman; Mrs. William $, Roweand. Mrs. Maxwell $. Porter, Mrs. Robert Iris- bic, Mrs. George Rogers and Miss 1 Katherine Swift.
 Recently officers Of the board Of directors were reelected as follows: i President, George P. Hart; first vice ! president Pardon C. Hickey; second vice president and treasurer, George l r. Spear; secretary. Curtiss L. Shcl- ! don,
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
PUZZLED BY CAUSE
 OF LENIN'S DEATH
Grocer May Have Expired Of Natural Ailments, Not Poison

The exact cause Of thc death Of Andrew Lcnin of 52 Lawlor street remained undetermined this after noon pending analysis of liquids taken from the stomach, but il was the belief of Dr. John Purucy, dcpu- ty medical examiner, that natural ailments rather than poisoning kill cd him.
 Dr. Purney performed an autopsy at New Britain General hospital yes torday at the request of Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods, and found symptoms of pneumonia and hemorrhage of the brain. Lcnin, who was taken suddenly i'll in his store Tuesday night, complained first of a severe headache and within a short time hn had lapsed into unconscious ness. He died yesterday forenoon at inc hospital
 The police this afternoon had not received a report from NL w. Day. import on the chemical analysis Of the liquid found in mill, bottle in ICnjn's store after he was taken ill. Whether or not Lcnin drank from inc bottle Is ;t question. The liquid IS believed 10 be dcnaturod alcohol and Mrs. Lenin said 1t Was used to keep frost and ice off the store win doW5 in cold weather. Mr. Daven- port said this afternoon he probably would not make the analysis until tomorrow,
 Tho authorities encountered some difficulty iu asccrtaining Lenns age, one of his sons saying it was 42, while his wife said it was B. The police records have his age d years ago, while at the hospital it was said he was IS. IL is believed. however, that ho was born in Sep tcmber 1895 and he would be 30 this year.
 The funeral will be held at his home at s o'clock tomorrow morn ing, with services at S:%p o'clock at Russian Orthodox church on Wush- iDston street.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
KELLY HEAD OF POLICE

Police Chief and Mrs. w. C. Hart left today on an automobile trip south for an indefinite stay, and Captain George J. Kelly will be in charge of the department in the meantime, Traffic Sergeant J. J. King will be on desk duty days in Captain Kclly's place.
 Last night Chief Hart was driv- ing down Shepherds hill and saw q number of cars against the curb, having sl,idded on the slippery pavement Attempting to avoid striking them, the chief pulled his car to one side and sprung the axle by contact with the curb. The ac- cident delayed his start on the trip several hours.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
BEGINS ON
 LUMBER TAFIFF
Jones Wants Protection for
 Washington Industry

Washington, Feb -I lP-Fuc.I by long grind of night sos~io.-. the senate today opened debate On an amendment .o the tarjn hil ly Senator Jones, republican, Wa~h- ington. 10 place a duty Of three dol lars u thousand board feet on lum- bnr. now on the free list.
 Chairman Shoot Of the finance committee expects 10 hold the sea- ate in session until 10 o'clock ea.h night until the bill is passed.
 Senator Jones said ther" had bc"a 70 per cent reduction in employ- uIlt in the lumber industry. I'ro- Guction Of domestic lumber in 1929 Wus the lowest in seven 2vars he said, and the average yaIu" had d@- gluad from around $$I ue. fhoJ- sand feet in 1923 to $g5 la~r year.
 Senator Barkl"r. democrat Ken lucky, asked if q tariff Would not increase prices and hinder cous'rur- lion. Senator Jones answered m Jh" negative,
 "1he prosperity of he s'alc ar Washington sald Jouc~ "d,pends largely upon the prosperity of tho lumber industry. The humber iudui- try in Washington is greatly Ia- pressed. as it has been larg fly Throughout the country"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
Free Books Nearly Start
 Riot in Boston Store

Boston, Feb. 2I Rj-Icn cents may be only q dime and some folks may sheer when a world figure gives them away but q lending bookshop here today proved that 1t was more than some persons would pay for q Look.
 The boohshop has had many books for sale aJ 10 cents apiece. The supply was much greater than the demand. Finally it was decided 10 give them away today lO to a person, and announce mcnt to that effect was made yesterday,
 With the opening Of the store doors this morning, a crowd that virtually swamped the clerks, pushed its way in. Women with waiting chauffcurs, business men and women. even an odd mem her of the army of unemployed. sought such works as "Ecmodjrs for Bunious, " "The Sap in Trees " "Fredng Of Animals,' and "Thc Ethics Of Marriagc.'
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
Local Mans Invention
 Operates Garage Doors

Everett HlOmGr,u. q local clectrl- ciau has received d patent on an ,lactrjcaI device for opening and closing garage doors and has as- signed oue-quar.er interest Ill it to his employer, Harry Billings of the Billings Electric 70.
 Hlomgrcn, a native Of Sweden, claims his de>icc wilt open a garage door in seven seconds and can be operated hy touching tho horn Of a car. The United States dcpart- meut of commerce informed him that there are four other patented devices of the kind but his is the least expensive 10 make and to operate. BIomgreu claims the cost of operating the apparatus is less than five cents month.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
Gazda Case NolIed
 By Prosecutor Woods

Steve Gazda, 30, of G Concord street, who severed the tendons in his arm on February lG when he put his hand through window m a house on High street, had a noiIe entered in police court today by Prosecuting Attorney J. C, Woods' who remarked that the punishment of the injuries secrned to have been sufficient.
 Gazda was charged with breach of the peace, drunkenness and lll- jury 10 private property inc case haying been continued in court be- cause of his inability to present hin- self. He is under treatment at New Britain General hospital.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
SENDS DESCRIPTION OF SPURIOUS BILLS
Treasury Department Broadcasts
 Warning on Counterieits

X detailed description of the spurious $10 and s20 bills, which are circulating in this vicinity, warning of which was published in the Her ald yesterday has been received by Secretary Ralph II. Benson of the Chamber of Commerce from the U. * treasury department. The de- scriptioA comes from the [. S. secret service department at Boston and reads as follows:
 "'rho United States secret service at Bhston, Mass, advises as follows relative 10 certain counterfeit ten and twenty dollar notes, now in ac- tive circulation,
 "Thc notes in question are fairly deceptive, but careful inspection of all ton and twenty dollar notes should determine whether or not they are genuine.
 "Thoso notes are on the Federal Reserve bank Of New York: are printed on u fair grade of bond paper, which, however. is thicker and stiffcr than genuine paper. The most noticeable defects are in the numbering in the printing and in the photograph. The numbering on 1 1he notes is irregular, indistinct and 1 is out Of alignment and the num- erals are poorly formed.
 "rhe photograph appearing on these notes has flat appearance. and has none of the detail of the genuine; the fine lines not being apparent
 "The green seal on the right side Of the face of the note is heavier than the genuine and the lettering in the seal is indistinct and cannot be read as i'll the genuine.
 "In the twenty dollar note:
 "Thc check letter. which is the letter appearing on the right hand lower corner, under the y in twenty and over the signature of A. M. Mellon, secretary of the treasury, is H[' and the face plate number which appears beside the K IS .'7'.
 "In the ten dollar note:
 "The check letter is T and the face plate number IA.
 "All ten and twenty dollar notes tcndcred should be observed care fully and when counterfeit note is discovered it should not be returned to the customer, but a policeman should be notified, as the return of notes Of this character means that the passer will operate upon some other unsuspecting person.
 Respectfully,
 "(Signed) Harry L. Barber,
 Operative in Charge"
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
Final Plans Complete
 For Teachers Bridge

Final plans have been completed for the Teachers Jubilee bridge in Walnut Hill auditorium and at least 2 thousand tickets have been sold, the committee in charge announced today. The committee is negotiating for more space in the building to ac- commodalc tho expected overflow.
 \ gala musical program is arr1ng- ed and novelties in decorations and refreshments are assured. Parking of cars will be looked after by Rob- crt Quimby of the Nathan Hale fac ulty. He will be assisted by four squads of Boy Scouts directed by Iucian Dombrowshi Patrick As zowy Lucian Potkay and Stanley Gwozdz.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
Couple Nair Married
 Bring Nuptial Pair

S0fisfiod cUstomors have tholr fn- flucnce i'll the married field it was learned last night when q couple whom the marrying justice, Attorney David T.. Nair, had united came back with two who wished 10 be married, The noWlyWods are Herman F. Lopez, 2L of 213 Hartford ave nuc and Harriet Susanna Perry, IS, Of 21O Hartford avenue.
 Whom Attorney Nair saw the couple who were going 10 attend them he asked where he had seen them before and learned he had married them several years ago
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
ALTO STOLEN. RECOVERED

An automobile owned by A. 0. Lanza of Langdon court, kensing- ton, was stolen last night from his garage and recovered this morning in the driveway at 40 Common wealth avenue, the home of Fire Commissioner Angelo Tomasso, who reported it to the police. Lanza re- ported the theft to the local police later, not knowing that the car had already been recovered.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
R. C. ALLIANCE BANQUET

ItOman EatnCIlC AIIl1nCc, NrONp No. 1693, of Holy Cross church, ,r Panizcd with the establishment Of the parish, will hold it's annual bar- quet Sunday night at 7:30 in the basement of the church, Andrew Rogala is chairman of the commit tee on arrangements.
 Among those who will speak arc Councilman Peter Pajewski, Attor- ney M r. Stempicn and Dr. John J. Tokarczyk.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
SIEpHIStD ON BIRTHDAY

A birthday party given last night in honor of Mrs. Joseph Wischeck of 106 Cherry street, on her 66th birthday, was attended by many friends from New Britain, Hartford Meriden and Rockville. The home was decorated in red, white and blue and dolls and favorS suggestive of the colonial period, passed out to those attending The aged cclebrant received many beautiful gifts in- cluding purse of money and a basket of fruit.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27

of Columbia affairs, the attorney general opposed a provision in the bill by Senator Howell, republican, Nebraska. which would allow issu- ance of search warrants to enter homes in the District of Columbia upon information that liquor was delivered 10 them or of the unlaW- iul presence of a still.
 In my judgment" he wrote, "cf- fort 10 improve the enforcement of the national prohibition act may better be expended, at least for the present, in other directions than in an attempt to make more drastic the provisions for searching private Iwclliugs-ar attempt which would arouse controversy with doubtful re- Su1tS
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
NAMED DEPENDANT

Bridgeport, Feb. 27 (Pl-Attorney Daniel keough. of Norwalk. is named defendant in s100,000 damage suit brought 10 superior court today by George J. H. Graves, of Stamford, q salesman.
 On March 20, 1929, on the post road in Darien, Graves was struck by q car operated by Keough at an alleged speed of 60 miles an hour and Graves Sustained serious in iuries.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-27
WILL DISCUSS FREIGHT RATES

Consolidation Of less than carload lot shipments for carload rates will he one Of the outstanding matters 10 bo discussed at tho meeting of the New Britain traffic bureau at the Burritt hotel Monday afternoon h 5:15 o'clock. Reduction in coal rates and q discussion of the annual spring meeting will be included.