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New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
Speedboat Helen Stages Thrilling Midnight Run Through Gauntlet of "Enemy Craft" But Finally Founders ln Shallow Water.
Second Boat Captured, But Has No Liquor Aboard Stranded Vessel Carry ing 1000 Cases of Choice Brands of COntraband- Four Men Captured.

New London, Oct A P-Shot- torn and with seas of a southerly swell breaking over her, the big speedboat Helen of Newport, with 1000 cases of liquor aboard today lay bow down and stern in the air at the edge of a breal water at captured today by the Coast Guard following a stirring chase from Mon 1auk Point, across Block Island sound, and into Fishers Island sound. Four men, the entire crew Of the vessel, were taken into GUS tody. They were saiu to be unhurt and were to be brought here today. Their names were not known at the section base here.
 The speedboat Pueblos of Bridge port, reported in some circles to be a sister ship of the Helen, was also captured early today and some re- ports were that she had been in Fishers Island sound and had made tor Stonington harbor when sighted by service vessels in an attempt to divert attention from the Helen.
 Inquiry Only in Her Case
 The Pueblos was brought here for examination, but so far as could be ascertained there were no charges against the craft. The official state mept at headquarters was that the Pueblos, which is large craft, had been brought here for examination, jt being too rough to board her ouC- side"
 Headquarters said that it had no Information that the craft had been involved with the Helen.
 The Helen, said by the Coast Guard to be a 67 footer, ran afoul of a Coast Guard picket line near Montauk Point about midnight and one pound guns boomed a warning to halt, as she went roaring along. In cratic flight the speedboat sped away and various craft in the pick ct line opened fire on her, after put ting her in the beam searchllghts as she went by. The more speedy of the picket boats took up the chase of the Helen.
 Twisting and turning to avoid shells, the speedboat rushed on, held in the beams of the search lights of the pursuing craft. As she came upon several large vessels ut intervals, the Helen shot under their sterns and changed her course so as 10 keep the craft between her and the pursuing boats, thus causing them to abandon firing.
 Sinks From Gunfire
 The chase continued across Block Island sound and into Fishers ls- land sound, with the speedboat gain ing stadily on her pursuers. Then in a strategic attempt to escape she
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
PAYMASTER SHOT DEAD
 IN NEW JERSEY HOLDUP
William J. McCatIsland Killed With out Warning Before Bandits
 Even ACcOSt Him in Salem

Salem, N. J.. Oct. 24 LP, - Will liam J. McCausland, 40, paymaster for the Salem Glass Works, was shot and killed by robbers outside the plant today. McCausland was carrying the weekly payroll for the plants 500 employees, amounting to several thousand dollars.
 McCausland had left his motor car and was walking to the door of the plant, when three men in an au- tomobie pulled up nearby. One of the robbers opened fire without warning. One of the bullets entered McCausland's chest and he fell, still clutChing the bag of money.
 The robbers fled without the money when a score of workmen came running from the plant.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
Musical Plate Passers
 SCandaliZe ChurchgOerS

Maiden, Mass, Oct. A P(-The ushers of the Maplewood Methodist Episcopal church who scandalize the congregation by whistling while taking up the collection at the S0th anniversary service of the church. were restored to good social stand ing today when the pastor, Rev. Duane B. Aldrich, explained their strange behavior.
 The pastor instructed the ushers to whistle every time a dollar bill or more was dropped into the plates. They whistled exactly 159 times
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
Employment First Thought, Re- lief Where Work Is Not Avail
 able Second Consideration
MAN TO AID
 GOVERNMENT CHAIRMAN
Croxton to Cooperate With Govcr- Great Lakes States Apparently Hardest Hit in DepressiOn-Main Activity During Winter.

Washington, Oct A (P - The attacked by Colonel Arthur Woods, government relief director, with d view, first, to find employment for as many persons as possible and, second, to provide relief in those cases where employment is not avail able.
 Although stressing the task Of feeding the unemployed was one for local organizations to handle, Col. Woods said the federal government would assist in aiding the states to work out plans to increase the number of jobs and to care for families which do not have a bread winner.
 Columbus Man to Help
 He announced he had obtained the services of Fred C. CroXton, Colum- bus, O., to cooperate with the gover- nors of states in the middle west. CroXton, he said, was largely re- sponsible for successful plan worked out in Ohio to take care of the unemployed.
 Woods said the most seriously af- fccted region appeared to be the Great Lakes states and CroXton would work in them. He expects to appoint about three other re- gional directors to cooperate with the states,
 Our main idea now is to intensity efforts and stimulate renewed activ- ity to get over the winter" Woods said. T expect to continue the ad- policies and the organization set up a year ago by President Hoover with states and industries. The results accomplished in this way greatly reduced what would other wise have been overwhelming unem- ployment during the past year as they have prevented acute distress up to this time.
 Two Phases in Problem
 "The problem embraces two phases-the first is unemployment; the second. provision of relief in those cases where employment is not available. The first is obviously very much to be desired, but the last will be necessary also.
 There are two directions in which more intensive organizations can work. One is geographical-that is, the nation, the states, muAi- and the counties. The other is by industry. I shall aim to cooperate in both ways, with the states, municipalities and local con- mittees on the one hand. and with leaders of the different industries on the other"
 Colonel Woods said he was seek ing the accurate number of unem- ployed.
 I've expect to get information from each city" he added and pass it to other cities, particularly
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New Britain herald., 1930-10-24
CAPITAL SILENT
 ON BRAZIL COUP
News of Rebel Victory Surprise
 in Washington
U. s. FAVORED FEDERALS
Ambassador Declares Reports Are "Absurd d-Embargo On Arms for Insurgents, Issued By Hoover. Gives Inkling of Stand.

Washington, Oct. 24 LP) - Silent as to press dispatches telling of the fall of the administration of Presi- dent Washington Luis of Brazil state department officials today awaited word from the American embassy in Rio De Janeiro on the status there.
 It was obvious that the resigna- ton of the Luis administration brought more than mild surprise to officials here. They declined to state whether the fall of the government had been predicted in messages from the embassy.
 Await Stimson'S Comment
 The attitude of department sub ordinates was that any comment on the situation should come from Secretary Stimson, who during the past few days has been personally handling the Brazilian situation in solar as the United States was af- fected. The secretary. in fact, has virtually cast aside all other press ing business of the department for that purpose.
 The Brazilian embassy also was awaiting advices from Rio. The re- action of Ambassador Do Amaral, when informed of the dispatches, was How absurd"
 The Hoover administration had been lending it's support so far as possible in compliance with interna- tional law to the government of President Washington Luis.
 While insisting it was not siding actively with either the government or the sinsurgents, the state depart ment afforded the government alr- thority to purchase arms and muni- tions in this country.
 Rebel Arms Embargo
 On the other hand, President Hoover imposed an embargo on such material to Brazil except that going to the government, thus making it impossible for the insurgents to ob- tain munitions
 This action was taken by the pres ident on the recommendation of Secretary Stimson.
 President Luis was known as firm friend of the United States. Ad- niral William Y. Pratt. chief of na- val operations, said movements of the cruiser Pensacola now were "en- tirely dependent on the wishes of the state department"
 The Pensacola was expected to ar rive at Bahia about 1:45 p. m, to- day. She had been ordered to Bra zilian waters to guard the interests of Americans in that country.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-24

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The Washington times., 1930-06-03
"HOMO sAPIENs," THE ROYAL ACADEMY PUZZLE
PICTURE

GREAT picture of the year, from the public point of
view Londons annual Royal Academy exhibition for 1880
dreadully realistic picture of the crucxion the two
thieves either side of Jesus policeman in modern uni
form looking coldy indifferent horseback
ing stoveppe hats strange faces mockng
full Deeply impressive is picture almost too real too
dreadful in its power, for reproduction.
The PUZZLE picture of the exhibition you above Mr.
John Keang, the artist calls it Homo Sapens, literally
translated Man Knowing which is scientific term for
man, although many of not knowing MUCH.
The picture you notice, shows a staring through
spectace much puzzled apparently frightened looking off
into space
He has about him paraphernalia representing the most
modern and ancient days.
In his hands he holds gas mask, ready for attack in
modern
On his shoulders rests bishops mitre hanging the
muzzle of rifle wig such judges in the British
courts is at the left, huge British military hat called
'busby, is next to the wig.
In the tall skyscrappers flying machines.
London asks What does the picture what is the
idea BACK of it? Is the frightened about to protect
himself from deadly gas only curious Are the aplanes
attacking defending the great structures them?
Many guesses made and the artist lets the guessing
Igo
What is your guess?
reasonably satisfactory might be that the artist
thought of many things he could conveniently put
picture and put them in
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
Urging Election of Districts
Board of Education

An exceptionally vigorous and useful citizen MAJOR Juus
Peyse joins many other Washngonans in recommending to
that the Board Education of this city be elected by
orr people He like the method Of their sec
on ~ the Supreme Court of the District and charges that al
one time political cques controlled the appointments
Political social other cques frequently exercise great IN
uence in the selections District Commissioners and mem
bers of the Public Utilities Commission They make use OF their
opportunities in other important local appointments
Advocacy proposition that members of the Board Of
Education be singled direct election by qualified voters
is due to the public schools are closer to the
masses of people than any other municipal activity is
also part of the suffrage desires Of Washington people some
whom would relish even small bit of what ought to be full
suffrage
If it logical and right that Board of Education be
elected it is Just logical and right that our Commissioners
our Public Utilities Commission our judges ana our recoroer o
deeds be elected.
District Commissioners elected by the votes Of our people
would have no conflicts with Congress- though they would
u1v represent public opinion Congress could then have
no doubts that the Commissioners voiced the wishes of Wash
ington citizens.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
Holiday Automobile Fatalities

In and near Washington the holiday period OF last
week the death toll of traffic accidents mounted to EIGHT
and the injuries were far more numerous
In the country large the death roll was rghtu Mangd
men women and .chldren and broken damaged machines
were everywhere .
All sacrifices to Juggenaut of speed almost worship
in this country today overlooked caution cool Judgment
thrown to the winds careessness rampant
The grave warnings of President Hoover the urgent plead
ings of high officials the best efforts of traffic directors and
officers in vain
Most often too the victims those who seek to do what
is right and to comply with laws and decncy to Others
irresponsible or drunken drivers hogging their taking
all sorts risks unmndul of the rights of Others smash
through to deaths others and injuries deaths for them
selves.
Indeed this problem is today graver than almost any
other and difficult solve than truly national
problems that can be disposed of by Congress-
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
Secrets of Health
BY DIR. Louis E. Bisch

throbbing. There is pain when
the bone is pressed.
Often the condition subsidies
in week or two and nothing
more serious happens.
However, in the typical case
of mastoid disease the picture
is more serious.
The disease, as a rule, starts
in the nose and upper throat
and via the EuStachian tube,
which runs from the mouth to
the ear and causes disease of
the middle ear. After a time
this spreads to the maStoid
bone.
Pain is the prominent Symp-
tom. 1t may radiate toward the
teeth or upwards. When the
mastoid bone is pressed or gent
" tapped thes pain is decided
and very severe. The tempera-
ture runs to 99i2, perhaps up
to as high as los. In children
it is usually higher than in
adults. Sometimes the patient
looks and feels very sick and
sometimes not,
In all cases of .doubt-espe-
ciallv in children-the patient
should be taken to a specialist
in ear disease. Such a physi-
clan looks into the ear and can
detect signs of the presence or
absence of middle ear disease,
etc, by the way the drum looks.
Operation is not always nee
essary in mastoid trouble but it
often is,
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

In MY mothers time, life
may not have been very eXclt-
ing. but, somehow. everything
was so much more settled and
certaln-AND comfortable!
You had no soul-problemS!
And no inhlbltlons or COM
plexes or domestic questions. to
worry about. Your place IN the
scheme of things was as def
mite and indlSputable as your
toothbrush and your engraved
napkin ring.
You knew who had the di-
vine right to the first crack at
the morning newspaper; and
you wasted no energy scram-
bling for it or Wrangling over
it.
You knew that good people
we're good and bad people were
bad-and Freud hadn't gotten
you all mixed up about it. Sin
was sin, a married man was a
married man, Monday was
wash day and Saturday was
bath night. And that was
THAT!
You knew who was WHOSE
in matrimony, and you were
not constantly in danger of in
viting the same woman's past
and current husbands to the
same dinner party, nor of in
PRODUCING a supposed bachelor
to his eX-wife.
You knew that either you
would get married and have
thursday afternoon AT
Homes" and be called for
tunate";; or you would be ar
old maid and live with your
married sister and be called
@poor thing" So you set out
early to capture the harmless,
necessary husband. and you
worked hard to HOLD him
and make him think he'd won
q prize
There we're n@ installment
collectors hoverln Rround. and
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

no unpaid charge accounts to
keep you awake nights: be
cause you never bought any
thing until you could afford to
pay for it-and not even then,
if 1t was too expensive for
you're mode of living. A three
dollar car in front of
a plain little bungalow would
have been considered vulgar"
You knew when a man put
a wedding-ring on your finger
that it would STAY there; that
it was as fixed as the stars ol
cleaning day, or the Sunday
breakfast menu of hot waffles.
Unless something awful and
unprecedented happened, you
were "all set" for life!
You knew that Father would
take off his "heavies" in May
and catch cold. And that
Mother would say, Il told you
so. That potted palm on
the piazza was a sign of re
finement." That nice girls"
couldn't be kissed; that easily
kissed girls couldn't get hus-
bands, and that to be a spin
ster was a calamity.
You had never heard of com
panionate marriage. feminlSm,
living your own life" heart
balm, mental cruelty, eugenic
babies. down payments, psyche
analysis, sex-appeal or the
eighteen-day diet.
So you never questioned life
or God or mans superiority;
but Just floated blissf lilly
through your dancing days,
your counting days and your
honeymoon, accepted marriage
"as is" and grew old or fat
without struggle.
A dull life. perhaps but
there were fewer sanitarlums
and no nerve specialists In
those placid days 2 F,-Be-
fore Feminism.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

Some day you're going to be
wise and kind and powerful and
well-beloved. You will think
splendid thoughts and perform
noble deeds. Your spirit will be
at peace. All dishonesty and
cowardice and laziness and stu
pidity will be removed from
your nature. And men and
women will look at you in awe.
for you will be one of the
Great Ones of the earth.
Is this a prophesy? No! I'm
Just telling you your own secret
thoughts about yourself. You
really believe that those fine
things will happen to you some
day. And how are they going
to happen? Who or what is
going to lift you out of your
present weakness and foolish
ness and set you on high? Who
is going to save you? There are
various answers to that.
If you're one kind of a per-
son, you believe that Luck Will
save you. If you're another
kind of a person, you believe
that God will save you: But if
you're a HUMANIST. you be-
lieve that YOU MUST SAVE
YOURSELF.
Humanism is new religion,
which is spreading rapidly. 1t
has come in answer to that
clamor for some faith which
will fit into modern life" 1t
was founded by Charles Francis
Potter, who has written a brief
book about it, called HUMAN
ISM" You had better read
that book. for it is a very
significant part of the life of
your world. 1t may make you
mad or sad or glad-according
to your nature. But, whatever
your nature. it will make you
THINK. And the biggest
thought it will force upon you
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

Most people know what a
"mastoid" is, but not as many
as should realize how danger
GUS this troble may become
and how quickly.
The term mastoid is used to
indicate a mastoiditis, namely,
a diseased condition of the
mastoid process of the tenn.
poral bone of the skull. This
is the prominent part behind
each ear.
The reason why a mastoid Is
so serious is, first of all, be-
cause the bone is made up of
tiny cells or spaces in which
inflammation spreads readily
from one to the other. Sec.
ondly, the maStoid is near the
brain. Thirdly, in operating
special care must be taken on
this latter account and on &C
count of the large blood vessels
in the vicinity.
Mastoiditis usually occurs as
secondary result from an
acute inflammatory condition
with pus of the middle ear.
However, there are cases un-
doubtedly in which the middle
ear cavity is normal.
This is found sometimes in a
severe cold, in the course of
influenza, IN tuberculosis, and
in blows on the maStoid.
Usually the symptoms are
pain in back of the car, in the
mastoid bone, which develop
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
MAN. IMPROVEMENT COMES
FROM WITHIN"


FROM WITHIN"
I'm no humanist, but that
seems to me pretty good an
SWer. Maybe it isn't ALL the
answer, but it's ENOUGH of an
answer to change your whole
life over, If you'll use it.
I'm not denying Luck. I'm
not denying that Jesus Christ
did a lot for man, also Moses
and Buddha and ConfuCius and
all the other sanity seekers
after truth. But here's the
point-THERE'S PLENTY YOU
CAN DO FOR YOURSELF
AND YOU SHOULD DO THAT
PLENTY BEFORE PASSING
THE BUCK TO ANY GOD.
Personally, I don't WANT
God to do a thing for me if I
can do it for myself. It's like
having your mother still wipe
your nose after you're 40.
There are some things in life
which you CAN'T do Tor your
self, whether you're 40 or 100.
But most of our necessities are
as simple as nose-Wiping and
as much up to us.
Nine-tenthS of our miseries
are of our own making. We do
darn fool things and then pray
to God to help us out of the
jams we ourselves have caused.
We deliberately indulge our Gus
sedness and then yelp at the
consequence. Why should God
bother to save us from Conse-
quences? OF what use would
we be, if we were so saved?
OF none at all-for the qualities
which got us into the first jam
would speedily get us into an,
other. We CANNOT be saved.
until we ourselves eliminate
from our nature those traits
that keep us among the
damned.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
KNOWLEDGE TEST

Do know:
l. To what people the Ganges sacred?
e. What Miller called?
g. Who the famous teacher of Alexander the Great?
a. Who the greatest of Greek poets.
S. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe'?
g. What building is called the cradle of liberty?
T. In what is this line found:
The boy stood the burning deck?
What is the Sphinx?
g. For how Washington an eXPreSldent?
call computing time?
Match correctly:
Believe all these endearing
young charms" Shakespeare
II "O she doth teach the torches to
burn bright" go The Bible
49, fire until you the white
of their ewes"
are ours" Battle Bunker Hill
Is The borrower is servant to The
lender" Perry
CAnawsrs on Magazine PaEs)
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
veaty Limits Congress In Providing Proper T. S. Nav

"What nonsense therefore, it is to talk of relieving
our people from taxation!
Likewise there is no real limitation. Under the
socalled escalator clause the treaty provides that
any party to it, believing it's national security
demands it, because of new construction by any
other power, may build additional war vessels.
"Let the American people understand adherence
to the London treaty MEANS if we act upon it, Amer
lean taxpayers will pay over billion dollars; the
American Navy must be constructed under British
specifications and if party to the treaty increases
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

it's war vessels as it has right to do, America, to
keep pace, must follow and build in like fashion"
In the light of these facts it is impossible for the
Senate to advise and consent to the ratification OF this
treaty upon the ground that either reduces the cost or
limits the size of naval armaments.
What the London treaty really does is to reduce the
effectiveness of the American Navy by limiting the
freedom of the American Congress to provide and
maintain the type Of navy which the highest American
naval authorities declare to be best suited to the
protection of American and the defense OF
American territory.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

Of the inhabitants of Mex
leo, less than one in three, on
an average, Is able to read or
write.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
DO YOU KNOW THAT

The Soviet Union has 1,195
legitimate theaters, Of which
325 are IN Russia proper and
267 in the Ukraine.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

Two of the false pretenses under which the Admins
tration is attempting pedde the London Naval Treaty
to the American people is that it will relieve the
crushing burden of taXation and definitely limit all
naval armaments
Senator johnson of California has knocked into "a
cooked hat" both of these counterfeit seg-talks by
citing the undisputed testimony before the committee
an Foreign Relations to show that the treaty will do
ueither Says Senator JOhnsOn
"If the United States builds up under the treaty
and this must be done to make it effectua!-lt Will
cost this Nation 81 1071,OOO,OOO.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

There are persons who are so
independent that you cannot
depend upon them.
-Spurgeon.
The Washington times., 1930-06-03

A man without a purpose is
soon down to zero. Better to
bare q bad purpose than no
purpose at all. -Carlyls-
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
By Elsie Robinson

Here's the Humanist'S answer
to that question: NO MAN OR
GOD CAN SAVE ANOTHER
The Washington times., 1930-06-03
LISTEN WORLD!

is that question I have already
asked:
WHO WILL SAVE YOU?"