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New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
COLLEGIATE COURT
 TEAMS IN ACTION
Basketball League Will Get 0f
 to Flying Start January

New York. Dee. 24 (P-The East cru Intcrcoll. giate Basketball leagua will not open it's season until Jan rtry 3 but already all six members Of tho circuit have accepted at least one defeat.
 The Columbla Lions league chamn- pious. were the last to surrender. go- ing down before the powerful Syra- cusr outfit at Syracuse last night, 32-g&, in q hard fought game.
 Princeton, Yale and Cornell each has lost only one game while Dart mouth has been beaten twice. and Penn, runner-up in the league last year. four times.
 Early season results would seem to indicate that Columbia has an ex- cellent chance of repeating it's cham nonship campaign Of last season when the Lions lost only one leagu" game in ten. They have lost the services of Schoenfeld, Magurk and Joyce. but have built a strong team around tho veterans. Lou Bender, George Gregory and Davey Jones, with Mccoy filling in at the other forward post and Hartman at oue guard position. They waded through the Alumni. Seton Hall St. Francis, Williams and Wesleyan before run ming into disaster at Syracuse.
 Dartmouth seems likely 10 give the Lions the most trouble in the laaeuc. The Indians have q veteran array despite the fact that they have lost schmidt. rheney and Levin from last seasons five. They still have Mccall. Myllykangas, Burch, Magcr. Kramer and Pickcn and q promising conjcr in Prince. Dart mouth has been beaten by College of the City Of New York, 36-50, and dropped another game to the Uni versity of Pittsburgh. SPA but holds q surprising victory over Syr- acusc and wins over Vermont and Providence.
 Despite early season defeats by Dickinson. Wisconsin, Notrc Dame and Michigan. Penn cannot be counted out of the league race for the Quaker have the nucleus Of q powerful five in Illrich, sander, Peterson. McNiff Tanseer and Pra- ger.
 Yale. with Albie Booth and Ed Horouitz at forward, Patterson a' center, MrGowan and O'Neil al guard. uept through its first three games but came a cropper against ordham. losing 32-17. The Eli should give rival league teams plenty of opposition. They gave Columbia it's only league defeat last season. Cor<cl rolled up ll3 points 1T winning it's first three games bu bowed 10 Buffalos high-scoring five On Monday night. The big Re. squad boasts two promising ne" comers in Hatkoff and Lipnskl anG an array of veterans such as Fur man, Schreuder. Murphy and Zah Lewis and HalIs heavy scorers tol the Ithacans last season, have gone
 After losing it's first game t' Gettysburg by q two point margin Princeton recovered 10 defeat Ur sinus and Franklin and Marshall bu ! the Tigers do not loom parucularl. { powerful. GooGpastur", RosenDauli' ] Low. Helm. Bessire, Carey and Big 2 nall have been carrying the burdcI for Old Nassau in carly seasoi i games.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
STORYTELLING WILL
 DEFEND HIS TITLE
Joe Jacobs Expected to Appear
 Before Commission Soon

New York. Dec. A tP Max Schmelng, through his manager, Joe Jacobs. is expected to tell the New York athletic commission next week that he is ready 10 defend hls heavyweight title against the best available opponent in June, not nec- cssariIy Jack Sharkey of Boston.
 The commission recently ordered Schmeling to agree, within Is days, to a title fight with the Boston sailor but Schmelings reply was that Jacobs was his manager and qualified to speak for him. Jacobs has been under suspension here for some time for his part in the con- troversv over a managerial contract Arthur Buelow held on Schmeling's services.
 Jacobs is 10 go before the com mission next Tuesday and probably will pledge his protege 10 a title defense in June, whether it be against Sharkey, Young Stribling or Victoria Campolo. If the commis- sion accepts this promise, the way would be paved for a match between Sharkey and Stribing or Sharkey and Campolo early in the spring. Unless Sharkey can prove conclu- sively in actual combat that he is the best challenger available, ex- perts feel a Sharkey- -Schmclng bout is foredOomed 10 financial failure.
 
 Schmeling s500,np 10 fight Strib- ling there in June but present indi- cations arc that the title bout. if and when it is held, will be staged here.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24

game for inc first time m tho closing minutes of the second half, settled the issue in favor of the Corbln Screw team,
 Arena and Retano were the heavy scorers for the Nevmaucs while Frost, Augustine and Swanson star red on the defense. Luty and parrow played well for the winners. The
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
SHARKEY OWED MONEY
Great Heavyweight of Early 19OO's Has $564.77 Coming to Him From Edison Company

New York. Dec. A tP-Old Tom ;5harkey, great heavy weight Of the carly 19oo's, has S564.77 coming to him and the New York Edison com pany wishes he would come and get if.
 Back in 1905 when Tom was run ming a saloon on 14th street. he placed $219.77 with the company as q deposit. Tom paid his bills reg ularly but never collected the de- posit. Now, with interest, 1t has grown to S564.77.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
BOXING YEAR SAW
 NUMEROUS FL0PS Slim Purses Reigned Along CauIiloWer Row During 1880
1850 BOXING CHAMPIONS

New York. Dee. 4 lF,-BoX- ing champions of 1880:
 Midget Wolgast; Frankie Genaro.
 Bantamweisht- Panama Al Brown.
 Featherwcight - Christopher Battalino.
 Lightweight-Tony Canzoneri. WelterWeight-Tommy Free man.
 Middleweight-@Mickey Walk CT.
 Light Heavyweight - MaXey Rosenbloom.
 HeavyUeight--~ Max Schmel- ing.
 Generally recognized but title claims in somo dispute, or not approved by various boxing au- thorltics.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT

By the Associated Pres.
 New York-Ruby Goldstein. New York, outpointed Willie Garafola, New York, t6J.
 Charleston W. Na.,-Johnny Ed wards, Huntington, W. F., knocked out Luis Carpentero, Toledo, O., CD.
 Indianapolis-k. 0. Christner, Akron, outpointed Walter Pickerd Indianapolis, (l0).
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
STANLEY RULE QUINTET
 WINS SEVENTH STRAIGHT

Industrial Basketball League Leaders Nose Out Gascos in Hair Raising Encounter at Tabs Hall - Final Score of Battle Is P to 20-Newmatics Give Cor bin Screw Five Hardest Kind of Battle Before Bow ing in Defeat IS to l5 - Russwns Down Corbn Cabinet
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
By CLAIRE BUECKY

NI.A Service Sports Writer
 They asked the Rough Riders to remember the Maine" when they charged up San Juan Hin. Some thing was said about the Iusltania 10 thr Yanks who drove into the Argoune. And now som" Alabama fans ar" frrshruing the memory Of Wallace Wade, Crimson rid" roach. with mention of Brown uniyersity's defeat af the hands Of Washington Stato collogo in Tournament of Ross football game back in i'16.
 Wade was q player OH that Brown group th" Ur.t Atlantic soaboard eleven that eyer engaged q western team in tha Eoso Bowl contest. BroNn NHs not Uudofealed in her oWn sector that year but sh" had hsatcu Yale. Carlisle and some others and was regarded aS repre- sentative eastern aggregation. And Wade was an important factor in Whatrv,r succ'ss Brown attained.
 Washington State might have been unknoWn east Of the Mississippi. for football in those days was eastern as lar as prestige was concerned, but guiding the Cougars that year was W. H. Gon" StarJ Dle'z, canny coach and star or earlier Carlisle days under Pop Warner- Captairing his team was Asa Clark, d yory good center at a time when centors had to bc resourroful or hold permanent reservations at hospital wards.
 Many times Wallace Wade has turned that Brown -ofrat over in his mind since 1916. Often his close as sociatcs have heard him mention a desire 10 erase that blot some day with a team Of hIs own pattern.
 Twice since then he has stecrcd Alabama into Tournament or Roses games. once against Washington in 1926 and a year later against stan ford. The Crimson Tide was heroic on both occasions. but for Wade something seemed lacking in each instance, a something that will bc present on tjl- occasion.
 IL may hr many years before the Cougars again are invited 10 repre- sent the west in the annual holiday classic. Fifteen years have elapsed since that 1915 fracas. Meanwhile, Wade's duties at Alabama are 10 he concluded with the New Years bay contest. IIe assumes control at Duke university. where if may be many seasons before he develops an eleven Of Tournament Of Roses cali bre.
 So while Wade m@y not qualify as d big time gambler, hes playing for heavy stakes January 1 and b"r'ing the Imit on his pat hand of three Jacks. nith an ace for q kicker. II SO happens that his bAckfeld includes John Campbell, John Suther, John Cain and Ralph McRieht the ace who, in tins case, qualjfcs as q blocker instead of kicker.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24

Modern scales which, when one article is weighed, will tell the weight of any given number of the same article, are in use in England.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24

A mineral wool having high in- sulating qualities, made from blast furnace slag, has been developed in France.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
COrbin Cabinet Lock
Iiti~SH in
tOrbhu screw NeVmatics

Score a' half time l6-13 Eusswin. referee, Waters; timer, Sikora, SCOT .,,- Cra.7
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
Corhiu Cabinet-Ru>sWin

The RussHin quintet found .l@ Corbjn Cabinet dy, Its match in tn" opening game last night. A no tlm@ during the game could either team secure much os a lead over the op posing unit. The EusswIns started the scoring in the first half and hal the Cabinet crew 10 l after four minutes. Then. however, the Cdr- iuct team started 10 % 10 work and d basket by colwIck at the II mlG- ute mark. deadlocked the taams Il ll-all. Al this point, both qulnteis started to play hard but inc Russ wins managed 10 secure a lead Of 16 to i3 at half time.
 Oncc again. d terrific battle vas started with the resumption Of play in the second half. ColWick again tied the count at I5-all wlth five and a half minutes gone. Cabinet went into the lead through a basket by Stohl but the Russwlns tied the count at the SIX and d half minute mark.
 From then on. however, the Russ wins managed to keep q slight lel1 until at the final whistle. the team led by the score Of - 10 g.
 Colwlck and StohI were the best Oil the offensive for the Cabinet team while Nalthers and Yankash1s starred on the defense. Luke, kar- honic and Nyborg played well for the winners. The summary.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24

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New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
OUT cAs THRILLING ReHr
JEWISH BASKETBALL TEAM
 IN NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE

r. M. H. A. Quintet of This City to Play Opening Game in Springfield On January 1O-First Organization of Its Kind to Be Formed Here-Sloman's Name Is Added to Roster - Combination Shapes Up As Strong Aggregation Schedule Is Made Public.
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
nlatIt'

Score at half tlmo >-6 Corhin Screw, ref~re". Waters, timer. Si- kora: scorer CreaIl
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
t,anle> Friday

Three more good games are scheduled 10 h, played Friday night. In the first encounter. Corbln Cab met will meet EussWIu. In the sec ond. Corhin Screw will play r. X F. Corbin and Tn tho third. tho Gascos ,.-ll L-.tI. lM- N..Hln.tt.-
New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
League standing

h the toughest test experienced since the beginning ot the season, the stanlay Rule X Level basketball team retained Irs lead iu tho Indus trial Basketball League last night and won us seventh straight victory then it noSad out the Gascos - to %. The game was one ot the fIerc- est battles tyor seen in tho league and only ,uroGgh the Shcerest kind et luck were the Rulers able 10 slave off lie and an overtime game. NIth only seconds 10 go "Chuchy" Woiack. made two breaks ,or the basket. put up hls shots and on each occasion, the ball rolled around the ring and then dropped of. Either Of these shots would have tied th. count and both ot them would have won for the Gas eos.
 In another contest on the nights program that would have made q bald man more bald from excite ment. tho New Britain Machine quintet played the Corbjn Screw five 10 a StandsrjIl but II showed in do feat by I thre'-poinr margin, $ 10 15. No less Interesting and exciting was the battle between tho oorpn Cabinet Lock and RussWin teams 10 open ihe nights program. After q close bat'la, the EussWin crew won out by tho score ot - 70 -5.
 t,auleN Friday
New Britain herald., 1930-06-21

by the very pace she had set for her self, and was forced to retire. And in 1926 the rolls ot the Court of Sessions In Edinburgh contained notice of an action by the Duke himself against his wife. One Of her companions. Fred erlCk George Newell q wealthy young man Of Christcaurch, Hampshire, was named as COGeterder. This acton was not pressed, however, and society be- san to forget about the once flaming May E.aer.dEe.
 l. did not even know. in fact, that she had been reduced to poor living circumstances. She had retired to a humble cottage in the poorer section Of Swanage, Dorsetshire From then on her life was obscure. indeed. She was forgotten by Mayfair
 It was not very long ago that tired woman, wearing neat but not very fashionable clothes, tooE a broom flat in the Br.Xton district of London. brlXton is unpre,enrouS enough but thIs place vas modest even for that district The woman told the landlady she was Mrs May Williams. She sel- dom went og- and had only a few visi- tors. one of whom was her mother. Mrs. E.EewtEe- On more than one occasion 'a--er come to the house ad- dressed to -Ee Duchess of Leinster." The lard-aGy was baffled and from then oa looked strangely upon her latest tenant.
 The .aHdady was unable 10 account for the .lstless conduct Of her tenant and watched her sUspiciously. One morning recently she was awakened by violent knocking on the door. She opened .J and found an ambulance out side 4 police inspector, accompanied hy man named Williams, said they had come 10 take Mrs. Williams" to he hospital.
 When they opened the door of her apartment they discovered a small Etehenecte filled with gas. The Duchess was lying unconscious, with her head at the door of a gas oven. The gas tap was on and she was m a serious condition.
 She was rushed to the hospital and there, upon her recovery, t was learned she was, indeed. the Duchess Of Le.nFter. Police declared that Stan ley Williams had been staying with the Duchess in her Brixton flat. He is sad to have admitted Shat he and the
New Britain herald., 1930-06-21
LONDON.
PENNILESS and wea1v VOL

\ PENNILESS and weary young "A woman, bearing the unmistak-
 able marks of a vanishing beauty and trampled pride, stood few days ago in dingy police court in the drab Lambeth district, charged with the crime of attempting to kill herself
 Hers might have been but another of many similar unfortunate cases and she might even now be in jail, but fer the fact that she was the wife of the premier duke of the Irish Peerage.
 Not that in England class or rank is shown partialty when linked with scan dal or crime. But it was her title that brought Suddenly and mysteriousIy to her aid the leaders of London society.
 Even so, there were many who won dered and still wonder why these fash ionable ladies and gentlemen were in duced to bail her out of the common jail. They had no sympathy for her. For May Etherdge, former musical comedy star, and later the Duchess of Leinster, long before had been ostra- cized by decorous Mayfair. In its eyes, she had more than once violated so- ciety's rigid note of public conduct. A duchess-particularly if she he one of Englands most mportant-should do no wrong. If she does-out
 Yet it was Mayfair's pride that prompted some of its leaders to come to the aid of May Etheridge. In spite of her conduct, which had earned for her the sobriquet. the "Wildcat' Duchess, society could not afford to have one ef its nominal leaders thrust before the world as a penniless prison CT who had tried to kill herself-and failed.
 That explains why she was "et out on bail" but it does not explain away the mystery of why the once beautiful star of the stage, who had wealth beauty, youth and proud name, tried to commit suicide in a lonely and shabby rooming house, only to survive and face a divorce suit.
 To understand it is necessary to look into the meteoric rise and swift decline of the pretty young woman who once flared brightly on the London stage. And then it will be seen that the facts of her life fit into perfect pattern, tinted with the drab colors of despair and tragedy.
 Indeed, it is necessary to go back to a period before the war, when all Eu- rope was dancing gayly and unknow- ingly upon a volcano. To that gayety May Etheridge contributed no small share. The London stage boasted no more flashing personality than the pretty young actress whose beauty and grace captured the hearts of the pub lie. She was sought in marriage by many men, some of them high in the ranks of Mayfair'S restricted list of ell gible young men.
 One of these young men-certainly one of the most eligible-was the then Lord Edward Fitzgerald. His titles also included the Marquess and Earl of Ireland. He met May Etheridge for the first time while she was starring ia Princess Caprice" He attended the
New Britain herald., 1930-06-21

performance of this show until one night he was introduced to the capti- vating young woman.
 London society, if it knew anything about the attentions the young lord paid the actress, was unconcerned about it. The idea of q romance" was merely shrugged of, The mere hint of a match was simply laughed at
 And then. one day in 1913, society was surprised to learn that the two had been married at 2 registers office. The young lords family had protested without success. Lord and Lady Fitz- gerald went 10 Canada and spent their honeymoon in 3 lonely shack, far
New Britain herald., 1930-06-21

fierce pleasure. Their gaiety increased in in tens.ty until some of them, broken in health. were forced 10 retire from society.
 The war wears had been hard on Lord F.,z- gerald and his young bride. l. was learned that they had passed through many financial difficulties.
 Bu. in 1922 the death of Lord F tzEerald s brother brought a swift reversal of fortune. The young lord came into the title Of the Duke of Leirster. with an income of $225,OO0 a year. The dlchy was created in 1766, while the 5arony of Ofaly (which also was acquired by Fitzgerald dated back to I205. From a c.tu.ar standpoint he had be- come one of the fore most figures in British society. This, of course, meant much to the for mer May Eraer.dge. She had been catapulted suddenly into a position envled by the very ? ersons who once snubbed her.
 The delicious realiza- tion of this may have accounted for the in- creased and oftentlnlcs unreasona ble viror which she threw into heg pleasures. London SO cjety looked on, amazf3, It seemed quite evident that all this vitality and energy could not stand the pace for long They called her the "wildca. duchess, but she paid little attention to hor friends, alleged and real in society.
 The collapse came, however, when she was broken 1T health, broken
New Britain herald., 1930-06-21

from the gossip of society.
 When they returned to the London whirl t was<with tri- umph-but their triumph did not last long, at least not May Etheridge's idea of it. At first, her charm increased her popularity until she soon became the leader of gay set in upper Bohemia. The war was on by this time. Gaietv became a mad. wild.
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ceaseless effort to blot out the spectre 'of war Many of those of May
 Etheridge's set, who remained q home, fought despair and fear with
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Neusps7tF r,a;ura Service, 1880,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, February 26 (P).-Active
trading and decidedly higher prices
formed the rule in the wheat market
here early today. Unlocked for sharp
upturns in Liverpool wheat quotations
we're the chief new stimulating factor,
but immediate North American export
business appeared unpromising and
price advances in Chicago met with in
creased selling pressure causing fire.
quent moderate reactions. Starting /
to 2Ea up, Chicago wheat futures after
ward receded temporarily in some cases
to the same as yesterdays finish. Corn,
oats and provisions were also firmer,
with corn starting at q to 81 gain, and
subsequently sagging somewhat.
Lively dealings, but with indications
Of lesSened strain, went side by side in
the Chicago wheat futures pit much of
the time today. AS compared with re-
cent persistent wild changes in price,
the fluctuations here kept within rela-
lively normal limits and were governed
largely by the course of values at Liv-
erpool and winnipeg. No signs of fresh
purchasing of wheat future deliveries
for the newly organized National Wheat
Sterilization Corporation were appar-
emit, and for the most part only ordinary
trade factors were receiving attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, February 26 (P.-United
States Department of Agriculture Hogs
Receipts, 10000 head, including 5000
head direct; market opened 10a15 high
er; later trade l0a25 higher; slow at adj
vance; top, 1l.30; bulk, 150-250 pounds,
10.65a11.15; 100000 pounds, 10.40a10.75;
butchers, medium to choice, 100000
pounds. 10.1oa10;so; 2oo-250 pounds,
10.45a11.2 10000 pounds, 10.65a11 80;
I30-160 pounds, 9.75a11.l0; packing
sows, 8.50al0.10; pigs, medium to choice,
90-l30 pounds. 9.00a10.50.
Cattle-Receipts, $500 head; calves,
receipts, 1000 head; slow steady to weak
trade on most killing classes; undertone
very bearish, but supply small; choice
weighty steers, 14.75; some held higher;
fat cows very sluggish; slaughter
classes, steers good and choice, 1900
800 pounds, 1915 to 1925; 1,100-1 300
pounds, 1915 to 1915; 950-1 100
pounds, 1915 to 1875; common and
medium, $50 pounds up, 8.75 to 1915;
fed yearlings, good and choice, 750-950
pounds, 1915 to 1875; heifers, good
and choice, $50 pounds down, so to
14.25; common and medium, 800 to
11.50.
sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head; no fat
lambs sold; falling Csc or more lower;
best held above lbs; talking 1925 to
1850 on bulk; fat ewes steady at SITS
down: feeding lambs steady at 1000
to 1880; lambs, good and choice, 90
pounds down, 1000 to 11.40; medium,
9.75 to 1925; common, 875 to CTS;
medium to choice, 92-l00 pounds, S75
to 1915; ewes, medium to choice, $50
pounds down, ATS to 600; Gull and
common, 200 to 500; feeder lambs,
good and choice, $50 to 1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
H0rE[
Income

If property was acquired by gift
after December 81, 1920, the basis of
determining taxable gain or deductible
loss is the same as it would be in the
hands of the donor, or last preceding
owner by whom it was not received
by gift. For example, a man in 1925
bought stock in a corporation at 500
a share, kept it until January, 1927,
when it was worth S120, and then gave
1t to his son, who, in 1928, gave it to
his wife, the stock then being worth
$3.50 share. If in 1929 the wife hold
the stock at 5000 a share, the taxable
gain is not $50 share, but 500 a
share, the gain over the cost to the
preceding owner, who did not acquire
the property by gift. If the wife sold
the stock at $50 share the deductible
loss would be $50 a share
In computing the gain or loss from
the sale or other disposition of prop
erty acquired by gift or transfer in
trust on or before December 81, 1920,
or by bequest. devise, or inheritance,
the basis is the fair market value of
such property at the time of acquisi-
ton. For example, a taxpayer received
in 1919 gift of real estate having
fair market value of $4,000 which he
sold in 1929 for 5000 The original
cost to the donor was $4,000. The
taxable gain, however, is $4,000. If sold
for $4,000 the deductible loss would be
$4,000.