New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1926, Page 3

RY OF ONLY CRICAN WORKS Federation of Women's Clubs’ Activity ngion, Jan, 8 (M—One nt‘ &t unique libraries in the . a collection of books by and pative Americans, {8 being as- d at headquaiters here of the ral Vederation of Women's yught primarily as an informa- rce for club women, the cetion of Amerjcan Literature v cctionof American Literature m the non-fiction tield. Each state feduration has been asked to supply ast 12 books by and about per- | ol its own state and to date the | numbers more than 800 vol- ra umes. It is the purpose of the Federation to make the library available to in- dividual clubs and members either through malling of requested vol-| umes or copied extracts, or by vising where specificd bopks may be | Virtually all of the poted Ameri- | authors are representsd in the long with many whose cecived statewide recog- | volumes | collectio! works nition. A number of the were the gifts of the authors, bear- |largely responsible for the tendency ing autographs. Several arg by mem- [0 crashed planes to sers and off s of the Federation. A complete of the states and tne nation, with biographies of their builders, is pre- sented in the collection, along with folk tales, poems, works on art, tra- nature and kindred subjects. he Alabama federation included first contribution to the li- rary a “History of Alabama™ by Albert James Puckett, Helen Keller's “Story of My Life,” “Up from Slav- by Booker T. Washington, and «r volumes dealing with the state the Confederacy. Conn. Represented Among the books representing Connecticut are Mark Twain's “Connecticut Yankee in Arthur's Court” and Har Stowe's “Uncle Tom's C adn Beocher sin. - | mately fifty square miles. |Exhaust Stack Is S_ource picture of the growth |lives King | LOW ROBBERY RECORD | CREDITED T0 POLICE NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIMAY, JANUARY 8, 1926, 3 MES}»;KENS THIRTIETH ANNUAL JANUARY FUR SALE | San Antonio Bluecoats Are Known To Bo Fast, Accurate Shooters | San Antonto, Tex., Jan. § A— Down here in the shadow of the old Alamo, folks generally and the po- | lice in particular, have a reputation | for belng quick on the draw and quicker on the trigger. But an An. tonlo, with a population of more | than 200,000 and a police depart- | ment of 193, has not had a major robebry in tive years. ! The remarkable absence of gun- | men, safe blowers and others of that | i portion of the population is acere- | dited to the fact that there are 25 men on the force who are expert pls- tol shots. The whole force, including the marksmanship medal-holding | Chiet T. O. Miller, engage in pistol practice at regular intervals. It is sald that if officers were heaten on the "draw”, they would hand over their weapons in disgust. { The 193 persons of the force, which includes matrons and other attaches, patrol an area of approxi. | Of Fire in Airplanes Washington, Jan. 8 (®—Army air | experts believe that {n the exhaust stock they have found the firebug burst into flames and which has cost many ' The much repeated “flaming coffins” designation of certain old types of army planes by Colonel {William Mitchell arose from this ndency. An air service report sald that {thirty crash tests were conducted on obsolets alrplance. It was discover- | ed that the exhaust stack was a very serfous source of fire, and that if it were possible to so design an exhaust stack that it would be cool enough to prevent the self-ignition |of gasoline or oil sprayed into the istack, the number of fires would be vy greatly reduced. | | “Preliminary designs of standard |length, water-cooled exhaust mani- |folds and short, air-cooled manifolds have shown that it is entirely pos- from sible to prevent fires |source,” said the report. this | &8 The poems of Sidney Lanier Georgia poet, were sent from etate, while Tc o gave a vol- ume on his i Two works on Woodrow Wilso ed thus far, one by Josephus Danie from North Carolina and the other by Henry Allen White, from Kan- sas. From Massachusetts ecame complete works of Ralph Waldo Tomerson and the complets poems of Henry Wad h Longfeilow. The eame state sent Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, and “The American Revolution” Cotton, works of an with the Joaquin Afe of Virginia dridge. on had grea copy of the ale Wi Tiird Horseman Climbs Stairs of Old Shrine | third okyo, Jan, § (R— " NATURE’S LESSON The liver of the cod-fish is Nature’s richest deposit giving vitamins. This abundance of vitamins comes | directly from the fish in the sea and consumed daily and | the excess is stored in the rich oil in its liver. Scott’s Emu tested cod-liver oil, is the efficient and palatable way that a child or grown person can obtain the abundance of health-giving vitamins needed daily. Do not wait until you are all rundown or out of strength. The strength-saving way—the one to prevent weakness—is to protect " every avenue of health by taking invigorating Scott’s Emulsion AT RETAIL DRUGGISTS Price 60f and $120 have been receiv- | the ! 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Carter, 165 Union St g ory of certain food found by the cod- Ision, rich in vitamin. three times every day. health. | Why You 7 Should | Buy Furs Now! —and buy them from Meshken. During the summer , the fur markets of- fered concessions to | large buyers of pelts. We hought anticipat- ing a big winter sea- son and had our fac- tory working to its capacity making ad- vance models of the coats vogue this win ter. An extremely mild winter season held the sale of these coats in check. Now we have taken these coats from our ! warehouse and are of- fering them in our January Sale at cost prices. When these coats were made labor was cheap — pelts hought at low prices — that is why the selling prices are lower than ever before AND that is why you should buy vour furs NOW AND HERE. | MAIN ST. GREATER VALUES— GREATER VARIETY— GREATER SAVINGS— AT OUR Ot e THE NEWEST FUR CREATION Kid Ermine The luxurious Russlan Iceland fox collar and front makes this one of the most beautiful Coats we display. Skirt length, silk lined. $250 Would Sell Elsewhere at $325 2 Persian Grey Caracul Another new fur introduced this year. Beautifully lined with silk, has lustrous collar of gray fox. A stun- ningly new Coat at a very low price. $125 Would Sell Elsewhere at $200 FUR PRICES A SMALL DEFQSIT WILL HOLD YOUR SELECTION Bronze Caracul Bronze Caracul Coat with brown fox Natural Muskrat A stunning Natural Muskrat Coat of rich, dark, skins; self collar and Brown Seal Here is a real value. Brown Seal, the season’s latest creation. Has fox collar. Beautifully lined with silk cuffs. The ideal Coat for motoring collar. See this Coat without fail. or sport wear. Lined Jacquard Randsomely lined with tasteful silk and Jacquard crepe. This is. mnot Ctopl JanuarylSaiaiPrice brocade. Janvary Sale Price paw caracul. January Sale Price $160 Regular Price $250 $200 Regular Price $350 $125 Regular Price $225 Silvert Mugcat i Striking Coat of Silver Muskrat. Handsome skins set off with collar and border of red fox, lining of beautiful silk. There are only four of these Coats at this price. Janu- ary Sale Price $225 Regular Price $350 Marmink Large size, beautifully marked Mar- mink Coat, Uned with silk. This, 100, 18 8 very srervicoahle Coat; peclally so because of fhe fine pelts apd workmanship. January Sale Price $175 Regular Price §250 American Broadtail Beautiful Taupe American Broadtail with contrasting collar and border of natural lynx. The outstanding fea- tures of this Coat are the remark- able worksanship and the quality of skins. Jaguary Sale Price $200 Regular Price $325 Persian Lamb | Persian Lamb Coat skins with beautiful curl, collar and cuffs of the finest grade of Russian Kolinsky, lning of silk Jap Mink Sumptuous Coat of Jap Mink, per fectly matched skins. Collar and border of lustrous fox. Artistically lied. A real beautiful Coat far be- low the regular price. January Sale Price $310 Lecpard African Jungle Leopard Coat. A Coat that is extremely smart this winter. Skins are perfectly matched, 43 inches long; collar and cuffs of Instrous beaver; beautifully lined January Sale Price $300 Regular Price $475 Cholce lustrons brocade Jannary Sale Price $375 Regular Price $450 Regular Price $500 Every Coat In This Sale Is Marked At a Guaranteed Saving EDWARD SHK ESTABLISHED 1896 170 TEL. 618 M E THE NAME THAT MEANS COMPLETE SATISFACTION