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REPORT OF DAWES PLAN OPTIMISTIC = Improvement in European Eco- nomic System Seen Berlin, Dec. 17 (A—Unt many has been given a defi to perform on her own respon ity, without foreign super without safeguarding the protection of ther the reparatiol will be solved fir which measures ision with Parker Gilbert, agent-gene reparations, sums up his rey the third annuity year Dawes plan, exhaustive review o economic position for the ing August 31, 1 The agent-g previous acknov many’s loyal fulfilln gations under the also gives a ren pression to his ¢ in his much disc to the Germn ber 20, 1927, Dawes the grow sxpenditure other bu noted in subject of critic arily provoked 2 ment in the German press. Reparations Put Tirst A significant passage In t port definitely places the priori eparation pay nts over ser ‘or external loans floated and privately with the exce the German esternal loan of Budget Position Tmprov storm of d get posltion of the Reich, has improved since the last in that current tax revenucs largely Increase le curr penditures h: man governme direction wa ed the agent that 1t furt taken public exps brought to keep within the limits of available revenue. Reterring to the propos toan of the German Rail pany in the form of b shares, the agent-gencral states “Any issue of preference s1 the German Railw a be entirely subject of the previous mark reparations decreased. The Ger- s good will i 1 to have impr ral with the b r vigorons tion ndifures may 100,000,000 & honds of ject to the general reparations visions including those of articls of the treaty of Ve The tariff barricrs any in her endeavor to foreign outlet for her produ the chief difficulty in the substantial incr ports, it was said eral’s report which was inclined to take & hopeful view of the future development of this aspect of Ger- man economy. « $360,000,000 Paid Of the 1,600,000,000 gold reparations payment for the annuity year (approximately $36¢ 0,000) the countrics are credi with the following approxims amounts: France, $174,000,000; Br ish Emplire, $75,800,000; Italy, $2 $80,000; Belgium, £23,250,000; Jugo- slavia, $12,460,000 5 400,000; Japan, §3, $1,020,000; Greece, 72,960, The United third annuity 100,000 gold mark ANt third Pola States share In the rmany's total payme and deliveries i vears during whi has now been in operation an 45 MEXICAN WA Veteran Aged 99, Oldest in Serv- ice on Foreign Soil Kansas City Only six volunteere American Mexico in day. Reco ters of th Wars revea members of ages from 95 to ¢ Witllam F. rouri, h tinetio veter: in the ber of C «d Volunte the age of nine Mounted Rifles of the Rio “nnessee of tha Ao ecights of © {come a | Standing side by side with Se Gassaway Lone DENTIST Dr. A. B. Johnson, D.D.S. Dr. T. R. Johnson, D.D.S. 'X-RAY, GAS and OXYGEN i hac marks member of tne V. designated by ir took the 1 o o other native Dehes r who answered 1 in clsville ak at all times of harpshooter in{ ¢ Mounted Rifle- | A1 ¢ The « tollord va regiment | he St Louis, |and six spi boat to|on bon as he {limited from ear to spe U. S was among the fi -0 gulf v participated -war car- to V in ev- 1pon after gaining Joliet jail on a charge of ¢ conceale seen in | Cago W “hicago & waited avy Representative ob ' represe six those stirr days of He is Owen Thomas How t Wash | o i among th ot mong t T4 | parting % would living A rec of SX | Caponc ©fling the . had no diffi- the recruitin old enough 1o, Mexican ad- | hout the | wspaper re nent the size of the welcoming dele- tion. After his hos half a luggage, | volv oads on | potice r and the day remory. 1925, war department records | Ch an war | e Ten | journey last roll {to num rary 1 that | I have luding < of San Antonio, whose the at the cd the only surviv who had attained Capo; a|e felt harkened whil | Four come fi with arn shortly when t ing NA Cuticara Baths Comfort And Refresh The Skin Cleanse and freshen your skin by bathe ing daily with Cuticura Soap. If thereare any signs of pimples, redness or rough- ness, follow with a gentle application of Cuticura Ointment to sooth= and heal. Cuticura Talcum, smooth, cooling and fragrant, is the ideal toilet powder. Ointment 25 and e Talenm Ze Sold everrwhers eh {ree Address: “Cuticurs Laboratories Dept. 9T, BANK BLDG. | dumpin pon return to Chicago efforts to keep him away. all the city jail. epted of them identified himself | pone’s brother. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1927. CAPONE IS FREE S GOES TO GHICAGO Mayor Thompson to Keep Him Away go, Dec. 17 (P—"Scarface" 1 again. ter and vied nished somewhere between d Joliet last night after he companions were released ter heing seized yvester ed from A Califo on route home— by request” a brief sojourn in Los An- “hicago we disappeared immediately his release from the rying weapons. He was last a motor car headed for Chi- ith his companions while and suburban detectives all his haunts to scize in. left Joliet, Capone flung & word at police vowing he s all des: Meet at Joliet eption committee composed policemen in Joliet met at the rallroad station, leav- police station in charge of a porter in order to aug- exchanging pleasantr ts who relicved Capone dozen of his friends of their , including six large re- the gangster was escorted to adquarters and then to the o appeared much surprised wttitude of Joliet officials and ed that as he paid taxes in go and considered it his home, duty bound to continue his there to play Santa Claus crous friends. yolicemen, however, all insist- he remain temporarily a ned the purpose pistol. Capone grudgingl their mmoning a lawyer. Pistol in Ash Can of Capone's friends who had rom Chicago to meet him 1 automobile were arrested before Capone arrived. hey found the Joliet them in unfriendly fashion. 'k of the station and started g their plstols in an ash can. hospitality—mean- | One | as Ca- | All were armed and | volice | | Potice, however, dug out all the re- | volvers and had just completed this task when Capone's train rolled in nd he and a friend went for a taxi- |cab, whereup the reception commit- tee pounced upon them. “Al better look up his time tables,” wWilliam O'Connor, chief of Chicago detectives said, “We are going to bring him in as soon as he gets here land find out where he wants to travel next, we don’t want him.” At Joliet he comilained that his trouble all was caused by the news- papers and deficd Mayor Thompson and all the Chicago policemen to try to keep-him from coming into town. After several hours in jail, Capons and his companions were released under honds supplied by Tony Au- gustino, labor leader and J. V. Mc- Carthy, Joliet contractor. Capone's | v bond was set at §2 ! 'MR. AND MRS. H. C. MOUNT ot Yo QUESTIONS ANSW u can get an answer to any question of fact or information by riting to the Question Editor, New ! Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 2 New York avenue, Washington, e not be given, nor can | D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital Ui Al questious will receive a pe MARRIED FOR 40 YEARS .' nded research be undertaken, sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- | Widely Known Hart Street Residents fidential.—Editor. To Observe Wedding Anniver- | sary on Christmas Day in the lof Heud Waiters? Mr Hart anniversary Christma at Eccelsoll church land, by the Rev. on December g of relatives and Mrs. Harry will observe of their n Mount the riage of 6 40th | on stre heffield, Eng- Canon Sandford 1887. A gather-| i ill be held at their Q. A Q Al Who played the part of Pierre | Prince motion picture “The Lewis Ston What are th Hlimits Academy at West Point? not be answered. All letters are con- for Day. They were mm,.,dl‘. Imission to the United States Mili- tary Tho regulations provide th: dates for admission are e ligi ble from the day they are 17 (or 19 home on Christmas day, extensive|if from the regular army or nation- plans having been mad the anniver: Mount was formerly Herriott of Sheffield, Mr. Mount s {land, but he came to this country | in his youth, taking up h {ence in Pepperell, Mass, He return- | led to and his wife ountry. They for servance of M Miss < ngland. | late; me to this city in| 0 1900, where Mr. Mount pursued his | trade as a knife maker. He also joined the supernumerary force |the New Britain police department nd he has been a member of that orce for the past 27 years. He now | pursues his trade at the Landers, | Frary & Clark plant in thls city. They have five children, H. Mount of this city of West Hartford; K Willlam H. Day of Stratford; now Mrs. Henry W, and Raymond Mount They have 11 grandchildren. Mount are members | piscopal church. | & | | Harold | Ethel NUT S A , and the Christmas Holiday helow and mall zs dirc - - —— | cunistyas = I T want the packet contain o Y MAKING A U. S. po mps for he ob- | al guard) until the day the vears of age when they arc no long- | or elig also a native of Eng- | Priso A men o medical personnel captured. of | ference of French and German dele- at Percy Mount | Of priso now Mrs | United Q. Briere of this | Latin phrase of this| how is it use Al what re Was there any exchange are 21 of *rs during the World War? There was no r 48 years of age, and exchahge of | resid- | Prisoners to any great extent during | the World War on the part of any sngland for his marriage, he|of the belligerents, Occasional provi- coming to this|sions was made for the repatriation rmanently disabled men, some the A con- opened at Berne, Switzerland, rs on ates. What is the meaning of “ex post facto” the part | on May 13, 1918, to make arrange- | ments for an extensive exchange of prisoners, but the matter was pending at the time the armistice | was signed. There was no exchange of the gtill the | and literal translation s “from is done afterwards.)’ pes AND JARD C S rou want th CLIP COUPON HERE neten Bureau, . Washington, sa AD A et, fll out Dall D, . CAKES AND COOKIES, and o herewith 15 cents In loose, me: Herald, STERLING SILVER DRESSER SETS An Ideal Chrstmas Gift May we show you our fine assortment of patterns "The Porter & Dyson Co. Jewelers and Silversmiths 54 Main Street New Biritain It is a \ legal term designating something as F the coupon done after or arising from or affect- ing another thing that was commit- ted before. In this broad acnse it is | {applied to the acceptance of an es- tate by the grantce in a deed, con- !\'cy(ng it to him, which | had the right to accept or reject. It is also applied to every act of a leg- islative body or of a court having a | retroactive effect. | Q. Who was “Fair Rosamond”? A. The name is commonly ap- {plied to a daughter of Lord Clif- {ford. She was the acknowledged | mistress of Henry 11 who maintain- {ed her in a bower at Woodstock, ace | cessible only by a labyrinthine proach, which the King followed by means of a silken thread. According to the popular account, she was dis- covered and poisoned by Queen Eleanor about 1173. Q. How can shellac trom linoleum? A. Wash and scrub it with pure or denatured or wood alcohol. Q. What kind of a gun is a “fal- | con™? A. A small mediaeval gun erally 20 to 30 calibres and light. While some are said to have heen 1ot sufficient size to throw shot of six pounds welght, the majority { were much smaller. ! Q. Who was Proteus? | A. In ancient Greek mythology “the old man of the sea.” He is describad by Homer as dwelling in the isle of Pharos. He tended the be removed honest value. do the rest. e he| ap- | — — ————— ] | flocks—the seals—of Poscidon and | had prophctic powers; but any man who desired his advice must seize him and hold him while he changed |into one shape after another; if he was kept a prisoner at last he re- | turned to his true form and declare | the future. Later stories make him {a King of Egypt. Q. What branch of medicine psychiatry? A. That which relates to mental diseases and studies their pathology, clinical conditions, cause, and treat- | ment. Physiclans who specialize in | this science are called psychiatrists or aliel | Q. What kind of an instrument |18 a rain gauge? | A Tt consists essentially of | eylindrical, vertical, metal vessel, | whose sharp edged top of known di- | ameter is connected with a funnel that conducts the rain into an in- | ner measuring vessel. Q. Has the term Red Letter Day | any special significanc | A, It is used in conncction with | specially set apart days by the Ro man Catholic church important festivals, o called be- cause they were indicated in the lendar by red lotter characters. The term has come to mean any day {in one's life that is specially re- membered Q. What Flot? A, is was the Rye House A real or pretended conspir- for the more | lacy in 1683 to assassinate Charles 11 and his brother the Duke of York land place the Protestant Duke of | Monmouth on the throne. It took its name from the meeting place of the | conspirators, the Rye House on the | River Lea near Hoddesdon. The King and his brother were to be urdered on thelr way from New- market to London. But they left Newmarket sooner than was expect- ed thereby saving their lives. Mon- mouth escaped to the continent but Lord William Russell and Algernon Sidney were executed for alleged conplicity in the affair. Q. What is “Salic Lay"? A. Generally the law by which females and those who trace their descent from the royal house i through females are, in some coun- tries, debarred from succeeding to the throne. In reality the Salian or Salic law is a barbarian Teutonlc | code of law of uncertaln date, per- | haps about A. D. 460, upon a doubt- ful p ge of which the £o-called | Salic law fs founded. It was the op- cration of Salic law that prevented Queen Victoria from proceeding to the throne of Hanover on the death of William 1V. Q. Who pitched the only no hit gamo In the American League in 19242 | A. Walter Johnson of the Wash- | ington American League Club, in & game of seven innings against St Louis on August 25. 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(© Fontaine Fox. 1927, The Bell Syndicate, Inc) By Fontaine Fox HIS DESPERATE EFFORT To SAVE HIMSELF WHEN THE SHIP WENT DOWN