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ton. He spent 1t as teacher of COM
mercial and contract law at Cornell
University.
The upstate climate agreed with
him. When he returned to New York
City, he was able to throw himself
vigorously into the duties of his profess
sion as practitioner. He first attracted
wide public attention as counsel for the
Gas Investigation Committee. He added
to his reputation as an outstanding
lawyer by his conduct of the insurance
investigation, another New York State
inquiry.
Later he was elected Governor of
New York and reelected, resigning to
become United States Supreme Court
justice. He retired from the bench to
be his psrty's candidate for the presi-
dency. He lost the highest Office within
the gift of the American people be-
cause of factional squabble in Cali
fornia. Later he served as Secretary
of State and now is Chief Justice of
the United States Supreme Court.
Copyright. 1880. by North American News
paper Alliance.)
Next-Gen. John j. Pershing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
GEN. SN|FFEN DIES
IN MARYLAND TOWN
Family of Retired Army Pay
master Attribute Death
to Oppressive Weather.

Gen. Culver Charming Sniffen. re-
tired paymaster general of the Army,
died unexpectedly last night in Town
Hill, Md Member of his family at
tribute the cause of death to the OPP
preSSive weather. He was IS years old
The end came at o'clock, barely
three hours after the venerable soldier
collapsed because of the high tempera-
ture on Town Hill Mountain, % miles
east of Cumberland Mrs. Sniffen was
at his bedside. She had been with him
constantly since they left Washington
to visit the resort last week to escape
the heat wave here.
The body was removed today to the
Sniffen home in the Ontario Apart
ments, While funeral arrangements re-
manned to be completed. 1t was decided
that the burial would be in Arlington
National Cemetery
The generals widow returned to
washington In company with a niece
and nephew, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Plumley of Takoma Park, who were
summoned to Town Hill last night.
Appointed by Gen. Grant.
Gen. Sniffen was born in New York
City, January l, 1874. He entered the
Army, under appointment by Gen.
Grant, as a major in the Paymaster
Corps on March 8, 1877. He served
as chief paymaster of the 5th Army
Corps at Santiago. Cuba, during the
Spanish American War. He was pro-
NOTED to brigadier general on Septem-
Der II, 1906. He retired on his birth
day two years Liter.
Long active in civic improvement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-29
EX-SH|PP|NG BOARD
MEMBER EXPIRES.
Meyer LisSner, So, Had Long
Career in Republican Poll
tics in California.

Meyer Lissner. member of the United
States Shipping Board from 1921 to
1925, died in Los Angeles, Calf, today,
according to Associated Press dispatches
received here. He was SO years old.
MIR. Lissner, lawyer, maintained Of
fees in Los Angeles. His service with
the Shipping Board was terminated by
his resignation.
Mr.. LiSSner was a native of San
Francisco. He was educated in the
grammar and high schools at Oakland,
Calf, and subsequently attended the
Los Angeles Law School.
Long active in politics and various
organizations in California, in 1906 he
organized and was secretary of the Nom
Partisan City Central Committee He
was an organizer Of the Lincoln Roose-
welt Republican League In California
In 1907. He afterward served as chair
man of the Los Angeles County Execu-
tive Committee and then as vice pres
ident of the committee. He was presi-
dent of the Good Government Organi-
cation, 1909; organizer and secretary OF
the Good Government Fund, 1909-11;
also a member of the executive COM
mittee of the Direct Legislation League
of California, 1909-11; the National
Municipal League, 1909-16, and served
as its vice president.
In 1910 and 1911 he was chairman of
the California Republican State Cen
trai Committee and was a member of
the executive committee of the Pro-
gressive National Committee from 1912
to 1915. He also was president of the
Board of Public Utilities of the City of
Los Angeles, 1909 to 1911; was a mem
Der of the California Industrial Acct
dent Commission from 1915 to 1919.
He organized the City Club of Los
Angeles in 1907.
Mr.. LiSsner was editor OF the Cali
fornia Outlook from 1914 to 1917.
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SO NATIONS TO SHARE
IN WORLD ROAD FARLEY
Plans Under Way for Entertaining
Delegates to Congress to Be
Held in Washington.

Plans are being perfected for the re-
ception of delegates from more than so
nations who are expected to be In
Washington October 6 to IL TO attend
the Sixth International Road Congress.
The congress will be held under ans
pieces of the Permanent international
Association of Road Congresses, with
headquarters in Paris and the trnn1e-
date direction of the American Or
ganizing Commission, Roy D. Chaplin.
president with Offices in Washington.
OftAsals in charge of the meeting
have started distributing more than
100000 copies of reports on world high
way problems. The printed matter COM
prised rs separate reports printed in the
four official languages of the congress,
French, German, Spanish and English.
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PHONE RATES CUT

Rates on telephone calls between
Washington and South American points
will be reduced IS, effective August l,
the Shesapeake g. Potomac Telephone
Co. announced today. The new rate
for a conversation to Buenos Aires will
be $50 for the first three minutes of
conversation and $40 for each addi-
tional minute, instead of the present
rate of $50 for the first three minutes
and $12 for each additional minute.
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Actress Sues for "Back Salary"

Los ANGELES, July % (P).-Dorothy
Mackaill, film actress, yesterday filed
suit for $l6,25 back salary against the
First National Pictures Corporation.
She alleged she had not received wages
for the past month which were due her
under a five-year contract made in July,
1925.
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as just about
what a real old
Western wife
should do. They
overestimate this
Governor thing,
anyhow. States
have good ones,
bad ones and
every kind, and
yet they drag
along about the
same. Things in
orr country RIM
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aid of it. Did you ever see the like
of candidates everywhere? Every
the number of candidates, when no.
body else will give you employment
you feel like the State should"
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DESTROY OUTLAW PAPERS
Egypt Authorities Find Document
Counseling Transformation.

CAIRO, July 20 OP).-Police, raiding
the SaadiSt Club where last week
Wafdist deputies held an outlaw ses-
sion of Parliament Sunday night found
several copies of a proclamation calling
for non-co-operation with the govern
ment.
The copies were destroyed and Pre-
nlier Ismail Sidky Pasha forbade pub
LEGATION of the proclamation in the
newspapers.
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Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf. - Say,
what do you know about Ma Fer
guson down in Texas? 1 know Ma
and like her. she pulled her hus-
band out Of boghole one time, and
that has always hit the old timers
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RITES FOR MRS. CRAWFORD
HELD AT FUNERAL HOME
Rev. John C. Palmer Conducts
Services and Interment Is Made
at Glenwood Cemetery.

Funeral services for Mrs. Minerva r.
Crawford. rs years old, a lifelong resi-
dent of Washington, who died Sunday,
were held this afternoon at the John
r. Wright Co. funeral home, Rev. John
C. Palmer officiating. Interment in
Glenwoed Cemetery was attended by
ritualistic services of the Eastern Star.
Vsriously affiliated with the local
Order of the Eastern Sar, Mrs Craw-
ford, the widow of John j. Crawford,
was a former grand matron of the
order in the District of Columbia.
She is survived by daughter, Mrs.
Bert Ray Landes, and brother, John
Crawford Miller
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Three days left to file your personal
tax return If you have not received
a blank, call National 5000, Branch 1876,
or call at Room 1903, District Building.
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HUGHES, PRECOCIOUS CHILD, ST1ONE AS SCHOLAR
TF1R OUGT1OUT YOUTH DESPITE PHYSICAL FRALTIES
FATHER WANTED HIM TO MAKE MINISTRY CAREER
Chief Justice Won Many Hon.
orS as Student at Brown
and Was Honor Man.
TAUGHT AS "VACATI0N"
Strain of Early Days as Clerk
and Young Lawyer Almost
Brought Breakdown.

This is the second of 19 articles out
lining the boyhood of famous Americans
and telling how they got their start in
life.
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Finally his health suffered under the
strain. He was ordered to take vaca-
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Next-Gen. John ]. Pershing.
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New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
Observations On The Weather
noniousness

Washington, Nov. 5.-Forecast for southern New England; Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; probably rain Tuesday on the southeast coast; slightly warmer tonight with ln- creasins east or northeast winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy tonight and Tuesday, prob ably becoming threatening on the coast; slightly warmer tonight; eX- Cept on the coast and in northwest portions; increasing east or north cast winds.
 Forecast for New Haven and vi cinity; Increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer tonight Tuesday cloudy and possibly light rain in
 afternoon or night. Conditions: The pressure is high
 over New England and the Rocky mountains and low over the Missis- sippi valley. No well defined 'orm center appears on the charts but considerable cloudy and unsettled weather prevails in the Lake region and Ohio valley. Moderate tenn peratures, slightly below freezing at l night, continue III the northern dis tricts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity: Fair weather followed by increasing
 cloudiness with slowly rising tenn perature.
 T z m vr ra -IrCe N-ESF1
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03

tomary Republican states as lii nois, California, Michigan, Pennsyl- vania. Nebraska, Washington, and SO forth. In Louisiana, however, d Democratic stronghold, the bond issue fever is highest. the idea be- ing 10 construct new state capi- tol. bridge at New Orleans and new highways to take care of the motor mania.
 These s475,oo0,000 in projects are hostages to what is known as progress. The contemplated im- provements are in accordance with the expressed desire of the National Administration to see as many pub lie works as possible started in or der to provide employment as well as provide necessary improvements.
 Connecticut, by dint Of it's com parative smallness and it's compact population, has q distinct advantage over most of the states in the mat ter of public improvements. It is easy 10 boast of public road sys- tenn which unifies all centers of traffic but which in the aggregate covers no moro territory than is contained in few counties of some of the larger and more sparsely populated states.
 The real test in Connecticut is in connection with its rural highways. Considering the smallness of the state and it's compact population and it's wealth, these could have been much better highways long ago had the state spent compara- lively as much for highways as dozens of other larger and less compactly populated states.
 Nutmegia is in the position of a very rich man owning a small house. He naturally could have 1t more modern and more richly fur nished than a poor man owning very big house. But because of the policy adopted he has it furnished no better than the potf man and IS inclined 10 boast O his parsi- moniousness
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
TWO CITIES AID DEMOCRATS

Republicans in Massach usetts seem to have given up hope Of their party carrying Boston any more. The metropolis of the state, even before elections, is frankly 'con- ceded" to the Democrats. just like upstate Republicans in New York candidly "concede" New York City to the party Of Jefferson.
 The size Of the Democratic votes 8 in Boston and New York City will determine whether the Democrats win in both states. Prospects on the eve of election seem 10 be unusually good.
 Likewise the Democrats have talk en a strong hold in Rhode Island; and in the nature of things, as the dyed -in-the- Republicans go the way of their fathers in Connecu- cut. the younger element" will be inclined to be more independent in their political views.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
STATE BOND ISSUES

In the report of a New York banking house there is a compila- ton of the total of bond issues be- ing voted upon in the various states in Tuesdays election. If all the states were like Connecticut, where bond issues are strictly taboo, there would be no such report 10 make. AS it is the bond issues being voted upon Tuesday merely total s475,- 100000.
 That the pay-as-you-go policy is not a Republican policy the country over is indicated by the fact that Republican states are strong con- tenders for trying to issue the most bonds. Among them are such GUS
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
NEW WATER PLAN
 IS FAIR

By agreeing to supply New Brit am with water provided New Brit ain constructs connecting pipe line 10 secure It, the water officials Of Hartford appear in effect to con- cede that their city plans 10 in fringe upon New Britain's natural watershed. Rather than risk the dubious possibilities Of continued contention and possibly legal action. Hartford's water officials seem will ing to cut the argument short by providing New Britain with as much water as 1t desires-or as much as the pipe line can carry-and there after it makes little difference as 10 which city has developed the dis puted watershed territory.
 To New Britain the plan undoubt- edly has advantages. The city is saved the expense Of developing the disputed watershed territory, that expense being borne by Hartford. mo construction of a connecting water line by New Britain naturally would entail a much smaller ex- pense, and were New Britain to gain complete title to the disputed ter ritory it would need to construct water lines anyway.
 From the standpoint Of economy the plan preached by the Hartford officials has everything to commend it. The offer can be regarded as a victory for New Britain. It retains it's rights in it's natural watershed through the agency of obtaining the water through the Hartford metro politan officials, is saved the expense Of development, and has only to construct a connecting link and obtain it's water at regular rates.
 With all this put down on black and white" q problem heretofore loaded with GSntention will be happily solved.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
THE TAXINIETIR ORDER

The latest capcr Of the Public Utilities Commission orders taxi meters on all taxicabs in various cities. On first blush that seems put ting them all on an even basis; but q little analysis will show that the order tends to prevent undertaking by flat rate concerns with metered concerns. assuming that all metered rates are the same.
 For instance, if matercd rates from the center of q city to d cer- tam outlying section amounts to 75 cents, and a fiat rate concern offers 10 transport passengers from the center to all sections Of the city at flat rate Of 50 cents, it is self-eyi- dent that the advantage lies with the flat rate concern.
 By forcing all taXicabs to ne mctered the P. L. C. merely pre- vents this species Of competition, and the rates inevitably become standardized and Higher,
 Trolley cars operate on d flat rate basis; that is, it takes token to ride between various parts Of a city regardless of the distance trav- eled within city. This trolley flat rate meets the approval of the P. L. C. In the case of tayicabs the P. L. (. appears 10 hold differently.
 It IS to be doubted whether the public has been benefited since the Legislature placed taxicab operation under the P. L. C..
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
REGARDING PROHIBITION "COOD FOR THI, POOR

It vas one of the contentious of Chief Justice George ". Wheeler. who is retiring from the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors, that pro- hibition was an aid to the poor. Thus he threw his influence toward more drastic enforcement laws and in 1929, after a debate with Lucius r. Robinson, induced the state Bar Association 10 table resolution favoring repeal of the 18th Amend ment
 This idea that prohibition would be an aid to the poor has been well disseminated. It is shared by notable men whose sympathies are unques- tiona bly upon the side of the poor.
 Such an attitude is readily under standab ble, and Chief Justice Wheel CT has been sincere. He is and all ways has placed human rights above property rights; and in prohibition he merely saw an extension of this principle of right dealing.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
ON BEING "SMARID

In the good old days one reads about being smart meant being un- usually intelligent. Nowadays it basically still may mean the sam- thing, but the ads have utilized 1t to mean something in addition. The beauty ads in the Uomen's maga- zines and the clothes ads in the women's and mems magazines, the ads Of department stores and the shoppes in the newspapers all make use of the word smart" in appalling frequency. One would conclude that everyone nowadays vas trying to be super-intelligent, or supermen and superwomen. But what smart" means in these compendiums Of public information has something in common with being fashionable. stylish. up-to-date or up-to- ne-minute.
 Continually one reads and hears that smart women are doing this and that" and smart men are talk ing 10 derbies 10 top off smart suit Of clothes" We gather from 1t all that an intelligence test is not at all required 10 determins ones smartness; f man one needs merely to dress in conformity with the designs of stylists; or if a vom- an, it depends somewhat if not ex- clusively upon the amount and quality Of cosmetics consumed,
 The thing goes even further. To- day we have smart" homes and smart" automobiles leading 10 the inevitable impression that inanimate objects have also been made intel ligent, or at least looking. The city with smart" highways must be one with streets devoid of holes; a "smart' state must be one with up- to-date politicians, like Connecticut.
 It isn't for US 10 say that the word IS oyerdonc. We are not smart enough 10 change methods of copy writers who do not happen to own l thesaurus of the English language or even large dictionary,
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
THE WHY OF POLITICAL
 CLAIMS

One way Of fighting the political campaign is to make vociferous claims a few days before the cleo ton. The Republican newspaper organs in Connecticut seem to con- sider this page Zone news.
 Strategy Of sort is embedded in the method. Those voters who as- pire to be on the winning side are likely to be influenced by such claims much more than they are by the issues.
 Such voters are TO worse than office seekers, however. who re- Sardless of their personal beliefs become Republicans in order to obtain crumbs from the political table.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03

professed the same solicitude for the poor who have not been sim cere. Many industrialists, for in stance, have favored prohibition for the workingman for no other req make him more efficient" At the same time they had no intention of foregoing their own personal liber- ty
 The situation was quite the same in the South, where prohibition gain ed q strange impetus long before the 18th Amendment was heard of. One of the chief reasons for its wide application throughout the South was to prevent the Negro from ob- taining gin. He was not only a bad workman when able to obtain liquor, but he vas consid cred a menace to the whites. Naturally the whites favored prohibition-for the Negroes. To this day the whites in the South are not suffering unduly from lack of corn liquor. That IS what they prefer in the South, and it is the only kind of prohibition which many of Dixies most influ- ential citizens care about.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
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New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
25 Fears Ago Today

The teachers Of the city are mak- ing plans to hold a number of lec- lures during the present school year.
 The Seneca club has decided 10 establish new rooms in the Judd building. The organization has a large membership.
 A great number of the taxpayers consider the new list big improve ment on the last assessment made by the assessors.
 Hartford High and New Haven High will play tomorrow. The win ner of the game will meet New Brit ain in this city. Bridgeport High has disbanded it's team because the majority of the players are below in their subjects.
 Horses are figuring prominently in the news these days. A series Of accidents due to the fright Of the animals upon seeing autos have been recorded. A few arrests have been made because of the sale of glandered horses
 D. McMillan will lay a cement walk in front Of his property on Main street.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03

had run into' Mir. Untermyer's s speech by accident while playing with his radio. The speech, he said, was the. most convincing campaign utterance he had heard thus far.
 We met the gentleman last Sat urday and called his attention to an editorial in the New York World re- garding Mir Untermyer's speech. The gentleman read it and was again convinced-this time to the contrary Of what he had been con- vinced before. He confided he had been badly bilked when listening to MT. Untermyer.
 The world, itself Democratic newspaper, so thoroughly punched holes into MT. Untermyer's reason- ing that the distinguished lawyer was as child.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
Hat Makers Son Hurt
 In Crash of Airplane

Rcdding Nov. tUP)-John Byron McLachlan. 50. son of Harry McLachfan. millionaire hat manu- facturer of Danbury, was severely injured late yesterday when his fleel sport biplane crashed on the estate Of Mrs. John Fellows of New York.
 McLachlan, who purchased the plane two weeks ago, was returning to Danbury after landing his older brother. Arnold. in Norwalk. A care taker on the Fellows estate discov- cred McLachlan ia the wreckage ot the plane and took him to the Dan- bury hospital where he is now on the danger list.
New Britain herald., 1930-11-03
AN INSTANCE OF HOW VOTERS ARE BEFUDDLED

The other day a citizen having business in this office made mention of the fact that he had listened to Samuel Untermyer over the radio the night before, and he was high in his praise of the noteworthy speech the distinguished New York Aawyer had made on behalf Of Gov ernor Roosevelt and the Democratic ticket.
 The caller, Democrat, said he