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Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Willing to Rest Fame
on One Great Success

That the composition of music
can be profitable when the work of
the composer is popular is unde-
niable, but the few fortunes that
have been made by composers gen.
orally have been started rather
than built up by the profits of their
music. Rosini is generally sup
posed to have made a large fortune
out of his operas, but he himself
admitted that while he had moth
ing to complain about in this re-
spect his wealth came rather from
a number of successful speculations
TO which he was introduced by one
of the Rothschild family. 1t is
probable, too, that in his specula-
tions, as in his music, he knew
when to stop. When he had finished
-William Tell'' and seen that it
was a great success he never at
tempted another opera, though he
lived nearly forty years longer.
When asked by an admirer why he
did not try to repeat this success,
knowing his own limitations (the
chief of which was laziness), he
replied, "Why hunt the hare when
you have killed the elephant?"
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
"John Bull" Englishman,
DEPICTED by Scotsman

It was not the English, but a
Scot who first fastened on the Eng
lish people the name of John Bull.
The man who achieved this feat
was a favored physician in ordi-
nary to good Queen Anne, a per-
sonal friend of the queens chief
minister, the familiar associate of
Swift and Pope. His name was
John Arbuthnot. and he wrote, in
ITO, with exquisite humor and In
genuity," 1.-THE History of John
Bull"
A mere political tract, whatever
its value at the moment, does not
usually outlast its little day. Ar
buthnot was writing chiefly in earn
est support of the Tory policy of
peace with France, and an end to
the long and costly war of the
Spanish succession. The more play
full portions of his book had to do
with the negotiations leading to the
parliamentary union of England
and Scotland. In the former he
brings out the character of John
Bull in the latter with equal good
humor. he delineated the Scottish
character.-Vancouver Province.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
New Rochelle Founded
by Huguenot Refugees

New Rochelle was founded by the
French Huguenot refugees in 1858.
1.-THE founders" says the author OF
New Rochelle Through Seven Gen.
erations," were the sons and
grandsons of those devoted Hugue-
nots who in 1923 stubbornly resist
ed the attacks of the French army
in the beleaguered city of La Ro-
chelle until reduced from 27,000 to
5000 souls. ;" Fifty-three years
after this famous siege of La Ro-
chelle, when King Louis XIV
caused the renewal of Huguenot
persecution by the revocation of the
Edict of Nantes, many citizens OF
La Rochelle fled to England 1t
was body of these refugees who
about 1856 commissioned Governor
Leisler of New York to purchase a
tract of land for them in America.
The governor bought for them
from John Pell. Esq, for this pur-
pose, 5000 acres of land. The price
was 1875 pounds, % shillings ster-
ling current silver money of this
province (about $4,000 "and one
fat calf on every four and twen-
tieth day of June yearly and every
year forever. if demanded" In
Hudson park is memorial mark
ing the site of the landing of the
emigres. About 80 families COM
prised this colony.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Famous Makers of "Comics"

The remote ancestry of the
American serial comic would in
clude the figures of "The Rake's
Progress and Marriage a la
Mode" of Hogarth, the work of
Rowlandson and Cruickshank and
the Robert Macaire" of Daumier
and Philipon. The indigenous prod
uct first found expression in the
back pages of the American maga-
zines of the later half of the Nine
teenth century. Examples of this
early work were Palmer Cox's ''The
Brownies" and the sketches of A.
B. Frost. 1t was in the '90s that
the comic serial found its way into
the newspapers. THE Yellow
Kid" creation of that decade,
contributed to the coinage of the
term yellow journalism" 1.-THE
Yellow Kid" is generally credited
to r. +. Outcault. who was the
originator of Buster Brown"
Frederick Burr Opper, f. NJ. Ha-
warth, L. E. Powers, Gene Carr,
creator of Lady Bountiful, and
Carl Schultz, creator of Foxy
Grandpa" were other outstanding
comic artists of the period.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
English Town Proud of
Ancient Parish Church

The one thousandth anniversary
of the Parish church of Manchester,
England, was celebrated recently
when the bishop of Coventry
preached special thanksgiving
sermon. The church, which is one
of the oldest In the country, stands
on the same foundations of a Saxon
church which was built in $50 A. D.
Beautiful antique stained glass
windows decorate the east wall. A
peal of five bells, dating from 1850,
still call the villagers to church.
Five books, including Fox's Book
of Martyrs" are among the church's
treasured possessions. Two Of the
more recent English martyrs, Rob-
ert Glover and Mrs. Joyce Lewis,
wOrshiped at the shrine. Glover
was burned at the stake at Cow
entry in 1855, and Mrs. Lewis met
similar fate at Lichfield two
years later. The old church is in
a wonderful state of preservation
considering her ten centuries Of
life.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Dickens, the Aristocrat

No little CONSERVATION will be
caused among the admirers of
Charles Dickens, who have always
regarded him as an out-and-out
democrat, lover of common
things and simple people, by the
discovery that in the later years
of his life he adopted an imposing
armoral device TO which he had no
hereditary or legal right. Was it
snobbery or merely whimsical fam
cy that induced him to embelish
his entire library with a crest, de-
picting a lion holding in its paws
a Maltese cross? Perhaps the noble
crest on his dinner service helped
him to forget the labels on those
interminable rows of blacking bot
ties at Hungerford market. Dick
ems crest remains Dickens secret.
London Morning Post.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
County's Many Attractions

Essex is county of England so
near to London that no visitor in
the city should fail to explore the
delights of its countryside. There is
Chelmsford. first inhabited by the
Romans; Chigwell, the scene of
Dickens "Barnaby Rudge"; Col
chester with its fine Roman re-
mains and famous oyster feast; Ep-
ping forest, whose glades of gnarled
oaks are haunted with old legends !;
Greenstead's old log church where
rested the body of st. Edmund in
1913; Thaxted's Cathedral of Es-
SEX" and Waltham's abbey of Nor
man days.-Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Thermos Bottle

A vacuum flask is a glass vessel
with double walls, the space be-
tween which is evacuated. The only
junction of the walls is at the neck
of the vessel. 1t is also known as
the Dewar vessel after its inven-
tor. Sir James Dewar. "Thermos"
flask is a proprietary name applied
to a form protected by metal cas-
ing. The approximate vacuum be-
tween glass walls is practically a
non-conductor of heat and radiation
is reduced to a minimum by silver
ing the glass. Where flask is sub
iect TO rough usage metal has been
substituted for glass. but the latter
is the more efficient material.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Salt Superstitions

Among nearly all ancient peoples
Greeks, Romans, Persians, Ara
bians at any rate-it was eonsid-
cred a very bad omen if an animal
about to be sacrificed to the gods
split the salt which was ceremoni-
ously placed on his head. Every
sacrifice shall be salted with salt"
Bible students will remember.
There is a notorious reminder Of
the belief in the bad fortune at
tributed to the falling of salt from
sacrifices in the common jocular re-
mark at table that it is very bad
luck to spill the salt.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Interest Governs Price

The rate of interest is not mere
technical phenomenon, but perme-
ates all economic relations. 1t is
the link which binds man TO the fu-
ture and by which he makes all his
far-reaching decisions. 1t is in
itself a sort of price, ard plays a
central role in the theory of other
prices. Ii enters into the price of
wealth, property, benefits, securi-
ties, real estate and commodities,
as we'll as into rents, wages and
the value of all ''interacsions."
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Sparrows Wear Raincoats

The sparrows of Queen Charlotte
islands in British Columbia wear
raincoats. Because of the extreme
humidity Of the climate these birds
have developed much longer feath-
ers than their kin elsewhere. A
number Of other species of birds
have developed, as a result Of
countless centuries of existence on
these rainy islands into new vari-
eties clearly marked off by their i'm
proved natural protection against
mists, showers and gales.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Red Indian Domiciles

The Indians did not build log
houses before the coming of the
white man, says an article in Path
finder Magazine That is, they did
not build log houses in the sense
that the settlers did later. But
many tribes built wooden houses,
composed Of poles for framework,
and walls and roofs of bark and
patchwork. A few tribes even put
logs together for their habitations,
but they did not put them together
after the fashion of the regular log
house.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
A ONE-CENT
CHRISTMAS STORY

1 won't buy a stick of candy.
l buy no newspapers nowadays.
/ can't even go to Sunday-school
alone.
| can think of more things | used
to do that | am no longer allowed
to do than any husband in the
world.
Eleven months in the year l am
good for nothing.
But in December-oh, boy!
Then | come into my own.
| buy the most beautiful decora-
tion for a Christmas gift package.
l buy hope for the sick.
| buy health for child.
| buy happiness for the man that
spent me to buy hope and health
for someone else.
| buy a CHRISTMAS SEAL.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Mr.. Average Man

The average man is neither ig-
norant nor a highbrow. He isn't
perfect morally, yet he isn't wicked.
He isn't rich, but he manages to get
enough money together 80 educate
his children. He isn't profound
in his opinions, but has consider
able common sense. The average
man is pretty good sort.-Atchi-
son Globe.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
Provided for Old Custom

At Sturmeister Newton (Dorset),
England, Frederick Giles Symonds,
retired banker, left $500 In trus. In
order that the vicar and church.
wardens might be paid for keeping
alive the old custom of ringing the
curfew bell from Michelmas day to
Lady day.
Smyrna times., 1930-12-03
HEALTH TO ALL
1880 Christmas Seal

This is the 1880 Christmas seal.
Santa Claus has given it his official
approval by uplifting his hand to
emphasize the holiday greeting,
Merry Christmas-Health to ALL"
Everybody buys Christmas seals
which raise the money to fight
tuberculosis. but few know that the
original seal designed by Howard
Pyle in 1907 is now treasured by
stamp collectors and has value Of
s5.00-5000 per cent. of the original
cost of one cent.
This is the twenty-fourth seal
sale. Practically all the returns are
used in the community where the
money is raised. Some Of it goes
for national purposes, such, for ex-
ample, as the work of the national
committee on medical research,
which is conducting extensive labo-
ratory experiments.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
SATURDAY MAY BE
 CHICAGO PAYDAY
S37,00O,OOO Raised Toward
 S5Q,00O,000 for Salaries

Chicago, Feb. @6 lp-Chicaso's s 42,0OO empty -pocketed employees to- day asked if Saturday would be just Saturddy-or pay day.
 With an estimated $37000, 900 pledged aS the collectors of the res cue fund swung into another days canvass hope was held that the city. county and school board could issue pay cheeks by the end of the week.
 Thirteen moro millions are need cd before the payoff can be made. Phillip R. Clarke, chairman of the collectors and Slas H. StraWn, head o1 the rcllct committee, have pointed out that payment cannot begin un- til $50,0o0,oO0 is pledged toward the SI4,0pn,000 estimated as necessary for operation until tax collections, delayed by the rcasscssmcnt begin trickling in around July l.
 Banks in New York and Detroit asked yesterday if they could parti- tlpatc in the warrant buying. Clarke said, but we refused them the pep mission to do so as we are deterlnin- cd to show that Chicago can reestab- IiSh hor own municipal credit with out outside assistance"
 Some keen isappointments have been met by Clarkcs collectors, a big one being when the $G0,000, 900 orig inally promised by the Loop Building Managers association dHindlcd to $lQ0,QQ0.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
HUNDREDS ATTEND VELICKA FUNERAL
0bSeQuieS Held for Girl Slain by
 George E, SChInaIZ

Several hundred people attended the obsequies for Miss Mary Nelicka, 17 year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Simon Nelicka of 1 Ann street, who was slain Sunday morning by George r. Schmalz, today.
 Funeral services were held this morning at S:30 at the home and at 9 o'clock at St. Andrews church. The solemn high mass of requiem was celebrated by Rev. Father kaz- lauskas of Waterbury, q cousin of the deceased girl; Rev. Edward V. Grikis pastor, was deacon and Rev. Thomas J. Laden, pastor of the church of St. John the Evangelist, was sub deacon.
 The pail bearers were Joseph Grazloyich. Joseph Arborr, Edward Jenning, Theodore Dujack. Stanley ltegalinc and Frank Kovaleski.
 Rev. Father Kazlauskas, assisted by Rev. Father Grikis, conducted the commttal service at the grave. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery. Thcrcl were many floral tributes.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
Trading Shows Moderate Volume Expansion - Business News, Strange ly Enough, Not Entirely Favorable in Character.

New York, Feb. @G lPp-A broad upward movement of prices took place in todays stock market, with buying stimulated by the sharp re- covery in wheat prices from the record lows established ycstcrdav, Scores Of stocks were marked up 1 to s points, at least dozen of them to new peak prices for the year. Trading showed q moderate expansion in volume. due largely to q revival of pool activities.
 News Not Entirely Iaborablc
 Business news was not entirely favorable in character. The weekly steel trade reviews reported a taper ing in the demand for steel but in- dicated that no sharp recession was in early prospect. Iron Ago attribut- cd the decline largely 10 the curtail- ed buying in automobile stccls, other producers either holding their own or increasing their output.
 The Iron Age composite Dig iron price was at the lowest level since 1928.
 Freight car loadings. for the week ended February l5, were about 5000 cars above the week before, but nearly 7Q,o0o below the cor responding week Of last year. Crude oil production took another biz Jump last week.
 Gall money renewed unchanged at 412 pc recent, but the supply was plentiful, and the rate was shaded in 'hc outside market to 4 per cent The time money market was quiet with rates unchanged.
 Npccialtics Lead Recovery
 High priced industrials and spo- cialtics again led the recovery in the stock market. Vulcan Detinnins ran up s points, Eastman Kodak 7",. American Machine X Foundry anJ Warren Brothers 1l4 each. J. I. Case (, Auburn Auto 6 3-f and American Tobacco B. Diamonl Match, Westinghouse Electric fir5t pfd. and Union Pacific to 5ls.
 Among tho many issues 10 sell 7 To IT. points higher were American Bank notn. American Water Works. A. M. Byors, Colum biA Carbon, Houston Oil, International Business Machines, Johls- Manvillc. Lambert, LEgett & Myers E, New York Cen 'raL North American Co, Undar- Wood- Elliott Fisher. Nanadium Steel and Western Union. There were only q few outstanding soft spots. Forc Marquette dropped 51. points Vulcan Dctinning A and Pressed Steel Car preferred 21..
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
CURB MOVES UP
 SLIGHTLY TODAY
Brisk Upturn on Big Board h.
 1ueDCeS Moderate Rise

New York. Feb. 26 (P}-The Curh
 Market moved moderately higher today, influenced by the brisk up turn on the 'biG board' and i'm provement in the grain markets. Trading was in comparatively small volume, however, and the movement
 lacked the vitality of the upturn on the stock exchange, where short covering was undoubtedly more in fluental
 Electric Bond and Share moved up
 moro than points. American and
 Foreign Power warrants advanced about as much, and American Gas
 and Electric, after absorbing further
 liquidation in the initial trading. turned upward. Empire Power
 touched a now peak at 60. Among
 the lower priced utilities, such stocks as American Superpowcr, Middle West Utilities and United Light A
 were firm but failed to make pro- nounced progress.
 A few of thc Holding Company and Investment Corporation shares were in good demand. Marine Mid- , tand rose into new high ground for the year rctlccting rumors of ncgo- tiations 10 acquire the Fidelity Trust Co. Fri Continental Corp, Invest mcnt Trust sponsored by J. X w. Selgman, stole mp close to its best level for the movement. L. $. and International list preferred rose scv-
 cral points to a new high in q mod crate turnover.
 Oils were largely quiet, although Indian territory was turned over in
 a fair volume around its 1880 peak level Gulf and Humble rallied a little.
 Some of the aviation shares moved higher with active operations for the advance appearing in Douglas, which rose about point 10 a new 1850 top. American Cigar also rcach-
 cd new high ground, and Wclch Grape juice sold moderately higher. Brlllo manufacturing was a soft spot dropipng to 9. new low on pubIica- ton of a rather unfavorablc earn lngs report.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
s P. C. Dividend Voted
 By Improvement Corn.

At tho annual meeting of the Civic Improvement Corp, last cvc- hing an per cent dividend was dc clared. The following directors were elcctcd: John F. Epplcr, II. F.. Nor ton, William SChcuy, Harry A. Nor ton, Ernest Miano, William F. He'd Ter and George Froeba. The directors elected the following officers: Pres ldcnt, John r. Epper; vice prcs- dent, Ernest Miano; secretary and treasurer, William Scheuy. Mir. Eppler's election was for his 10th term. After the meeting, which was held in Mir. Mortons offices, lunch- con was served.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
River Reaches Apex at
 Hartford This Afternoon


 Hartford. Feb. 26 (F}-Risng to d height of ll.2 feet this morning. the small freshct in the Connecticut river reached it's apex at noon today and 3 gradual recession was antici- patcd it was said at the offices of the Hartford and New York Trans portation company this afternoon.
 A low mark was fl feet on Thursday Of last week and the rise has been gradual with Sundays mark at 7.5 feet, Tuesday morning the mark was 9,S feet.
 The river is full of cakes of float ing ice coming from above the dam at Holyokc. From Hartford to the Sound there is considerable ice.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
BOSTON X MAINE INCONiE

Boston, Feb. 26 LPt-Thc Boston X. Maine railroad today announced net income during January of $2S0173. compared with S35ISS6 during January. 1929.
 Operating revenues were reported to have been S133.459 less than in the preceding January, with de- cline of s74,S91 in freight revenue and q decline in passenger rcvenuc, The cost of transportation was re- duced $GS,1G9. An increase of S0,- 62S in expenditures for maintenance of way and structures was reported.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
Pictures of Princess and
 Count Ordered Seized

Bucharest, Itumanla, Feb. 26 IP'- The government has ordered seizure of all photographs of Princess 1)oaua and Count Alexander Won Hochbors in which the two arc shown to- ecthcr
 Officially, aside from this order, silence is being preserved about the broken engagement of the two. Authoritative circles considered the counts statement that his betrothal with the princess had not been broken, as preposterous.
 The master Of ceremonies in the royal household has lost his post because ot the incident, and the Ru- mauian minister 10 Berlin. who was told to investigate the rank 10 which the counts birth entitled him, is said to be in disfaNor.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
BOND LIST DRAGS
 INL|STLESS DAY
Fair Resistance But No Pep in
 Market Situation

Now York, Foh. 2G.--Ljstcd bonds dragged wcaIiIy through the early trading today. manifesting a. fair degree of resistance, hut lacking the vitality to make q general advance. Prices held steady in all groups The announcement of the Rock Island railroads prospective $&2,- 22S,oo9 issue of fl. per cent con- vortlbles 10 stockholders at 95 was followed by other news in rails The Perc Marquette applied 10 the interstate commerce commission for authority 10 float q $14,00O, 900 loan in 413 per cent bonds which would replace q similar total ot first mort gage is. The latter bonds have been nominally issued, but arc still in the roads treasury, and the change to the lower coupon reflects the inn provemont shown by the market ill the past four months.
 Block of Certificates Sold
 In addition it was learned that thc St. LouiS-Sa Francisco railway had sold to q banking syndicate an SS,- 065,o00 block of equipment trust CcrtitiCatcS maturing between 1851 and 1915. At the offering prices the securities will yield 45o to 4.7U per cent
 Trading in listed United States goycrnuout obligations continued dull and is expected to remain so un til the treasury $ financing plans for March 15 arc revealed. Quotations today were irrcGularly lower in Il harrow market
 Investment rails, utilities and in- dustriaIs were exceptionally quiet and made no important fluctuations. Tho Rock Island issues held firm, they secured 412s ruling at 94, or just a point under the offering price of the forthcoming convertibles, Wabash 1 fi4a added about hall a point 10 Tuesdays advance.
 Minor selling Of American Tclc- phone Js. I26Q, sent the price down half q point. International Telephone pcbcnturcS Js were steady.
 American Telephone Gain
 In the share privilege group. American Telephone Il2s gained points, while the International com pany's convertible rose about i. New Haven Gs sold off.
 The new political crisis in Franco had no effect on the republics bonds, which made small fraction- al gains, Belgium I-2s, which arc to be redeemed, rallied a shade above the call price Of 115 and the same governments 6s were in some demand. There was an undcrtonc of strength in tho entire foreign list
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
AWAIT WEATHER CONDITIONS

Motorship Nanuk, North Cape. Feb. 96 P - With weather conditions constantly improv- ins, pilots here hoped they would be able to take off to- day for Alaska with the bodies of Pilot Carl Ben Eielson and Me chanic Earl Eorland. American avia- tors, who were killed when their plane crashed 9o miles southeast of here November 2.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
COUNTERFEIT CASE, HEARD

Bridgeport, Feb. 26 lPl-Thomas Costa, 27, and Lillian Petroski, 22, arrested in Stamford Monday night with several counterfeit SlO bills tin their possession, were arraigncd here today before United States Commis- sionor Hugh Lavcry
 Examination was waived and they were held in bonds of $10,00O each for trial at the New Haven term of tho United States district court at New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
TWO GIRLS DETAINED

New London, Feb. 26 (Up)-TWo girl picked up here on technical charges Of vaGrancy described them selves as Rose Sandanto, 19, of quincy Mass. and Dorothy Young, 19, of Revere, Mass.
 Police said the girls appeared to i7n runaWays and were detained flor their own good" They were in the company Of sailors when apprc- hendod.
 Police here were awaiting word from Quincy authorities.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
CONFESSED ENIBEZZLER DIES

Concord, N. H., Feb. 2G lP}-Guy II. Cutter, t7, once prominent poiti- CaliY and former treasurer of the south Congregational church. who admitted cmbezzlemcnt of church funds totaling nearly $10,0Q0, died this morning at the state hospital. Gutter had been a patient at the lnsutution for four weeks after q physical and mental collapse which Was brought about by knowledge that an audit of his accounts had been ordered.
New Britain herald., 1930-02-26
Muddy Roads Blamed
 In Bristol, R. l., Fire Loss

Bristol, lt. l., Feb. 26 UP)- Muddy roads which fire apparatus could not traverse were in part re- sponsible for the destruction by fire of the Lung estate on Poppasquash road carly today. Aoss was placed at S25,QoQ.
 The building, purchased recently by the Narraeansett Electric com panT was unoccupicd. Cause of the blaze could not bc dctcrmincd inn mcdiateiy.