New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 24, 1926, Page 5

EAKER PLANE AT |implication. Tt is the most precious thing he has. “In my bxperience as prohibition administrator I found that a man | in such a place is .assailed from | Ie\\-ry angle. The radical drys can- | {not be satisfied; the violators of the {law attempt bribery; employes in Is Ouly One of Five to Leave |ihe,eerics,in many cases are not) {encounters antagonism from every |angle.” Before leaving his office, the Te 4 : i tiring Ary chief reappointed W. W. Vera Cruz, Mexico, Dec. 24 (P— | Anderson, who has been acting ad- The crew of the alrplane San Fran- | ministrator, to that office. He will Doy aoiptain Ira 8 Eaker and continue to serve until Green's suc- ieut, M, D. Fairchild, today found |cessor is shosen. T T Tampico S. army Pan-American good-will | flying expedition. The only one of the five plancs to get away from Tampico, the San Francisco arrived over this port last night after a flight unmarred by ac- | cident and circled down to the sur- | face of the bay at 8:30 o'clock. By that hour the crowds which | had assembled to greet the squadron | had dwindled away because of ad- | vices that the flight had been post- | voned, and the usual tumultuous | welcome was lacking. Captain Eaker | (Continued from First Page) The flame of battle no longer danced in Ty Cobb'’s eyes as he pre- pared to greet his friends, but said that the take-off from the mud- dy fleld at Tampico was extremely difficult and that one of the ma- chines was unable to rise. He be- lieved that for this-reason Major Herbert A. Dargiie, flight command- er, had ordered them to postpone their departure until tod; He and his companion, after sce- ing their amphibian craft safely moored, were lodged in a hotel for the night. They were taken care of Ly the American Consul, John W. Wood, while the local Mexican mili- tary headquarters assigned Colonel (‘rozco as their honorary aide. The testivities arranged for the squadron were postponed until the arrival of the other planes. GREEN QUITS DRY JOB AS THANKLESS No Job for an Army Man, He Finds in His Experience San Francisco, Dec. 24 (P)—Col. Ned M. Green turned his back upon prohibitfon enforcement troubles today, His resignation as ministrator for nerthern California and Nevada is on its way to Wash- | ington. The veteran army officer, who acquitted Tuesday of embez- confiscated liquor which the d him of using at riotous parties, branded his job as a thankless one as he an- nounced he was through with it. Tulfilling a prediction by his friends that he would remain in oflice only long enough to quit, the dry chief returned to his desk yes- terday afternoon, since his suspension ago, and two hours vesignation to his supe Lincoln C. Andrew retary of the treasury nation 18 effective January “It i3 no job at all for an cr,”” Col. Green said. “For onc a man does not want his record besmirched, even by zling government ace five sent his or, General tant, sec- The resig- , 1927 thin army dry ad- | GERALD B. LEGHORN there was the glint of steel as he refuted the charges of Leonard. “It sdoes hurt,” Cobb sald in a lanta Journal, “to know that all the rest of my life I'll have to remem- ber that once I had to defend my- sel! in baseball when 1 was not on the diamond x x x I'm not used to defending myself, you see. I've never had to do it. copyrighted interview with the At-| NEW BRITAIN DAILY HEKALD, [RIDAY, DECEMBER “On the fleld I've played as hard as 1 could, and I've played always to win. I have not one word of apolegy to offer for any act of mine in connection with baseball, but it hurts me to think that the neer evef arose for the need of explanation of a dirty and dishonest accusation.” The Journal quoted Cobb as say- ing that he bet on only two games |} during his baseball career, the open- ing games of the 1919 world series between the Chieago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. Ty said he bet pn the White Sox both games $50 and $100, and lost when they lost. “Curious thing,” Ty told the Jour- nal, “the way the amounts mention. ed in the letters and Leonard's statements contradict.” Cobb ad- mitted writing to Leonard but said it was in answer to Leonard’s re- quest and in reference to betting in which he had no part. Referring agaln to the letters and statements he said: “They run up as high as four or five thousand dollars, prospectively and it now appears that only $600 actually was wagered x x x Queen too that the question of odds should hay. kept money from being bet if th game was a frame-up.” TO RATIFY TREATY Angora, Turkey, Dec. 24 (P—The Lausanne treaty between the United States and Turkey, which is meet- ing with opposition in the American senate, has been deposited with the Turkish chamber of deputles, where Forcign Minister Tewfik Rushdi Pasha expects its prompt ratification. A MERRY CHRISTMAS and | A HAPPY NEW YEAR | and | MANY, MANY THANKS for the first time'| months | | M. P. LEGHORN army ANNOUNCING - A NEW FIRM with AN OLD REPUTATION LEGHORN-THOMAS . OSCAR THOMAS for your wonderful response to my Going-Out-of-Business Sale. indeed, your appreciation of 36 years of reliable merchandising, and I take this opportunity of ‘thanking all my friends in New Britain and vicinity. It was, 24, 1926. Raphael’s Department Store Announces The Grand Finale TO THE Biggest Year in Our History (es, We Did the Biggest Business Because We Carry the Largest Stocks Winding Up 1926 With a Bang 5 Big Pre-Inventory Days December 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Starts Monday, Dec. 27 at 9 o’clock ALLMERCHANDISE IN THE STORE Whatever you.buy, the clerk will give you a discount of 20c on every dollar. A new, clean way of a Sale. Son of M. P. Leghorn, and for 12 Head watchmaker for 12 years with years associated with him. M. P. Leghorn. OPENING A NEW STCRE Diamonds — Jewelry — Watches — Silverware SEE OUR WINDOWS TONIGHT They tell an important part of the story of this big merchandising event. There will be charts throughout the entire store showing just how much *you will pay by deducting 20 ner cent from your purchase. ’ RAPHAEL BUILDING WEST MAIN STREET About February 1st Watch for further announcements Aew Britains Shopping Center 1o A WA THE etz SJORE . . p Acw Brito/~ge 380 10 586 Muniio g - i - < tore for hergbody