New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1928, Page 11

GERMAN RUNNER IS (Tom Heflin—Political Enigma; G00D FIR SPORTS| ~ Praise and Cricicism Lure Him| START OVER AGAIN 40 Put His Belief in Whatever Confirms His Suspi- cions—Not Worst Specimen on Capitol Hill. Pr.. Pettzer-Would Stimulate More Interest Hore New York, Jan. 35.~(M—Instead of doing the Otympic any harm, as athletic authorities fear, the competition of Dr. Otto Peltser on American indoor tracks is more likely to stimulate interest i the | forthcoming international sports carnival at Amsterdam, The fact that the famous German runner not only has beaten the world's best but broken Ted Mere- | .dith's old half-mile record, a long- cherished! American possemsion, lifts him out of the ranks of ordinary athletic visitors. As & world’s cham- pion in his particular specialty, he not only is entitled to display his prowess, but should be urged to' do .80, observers.feel. If for no other ,Teason than to help arouse American ‘talent, My Much has been written about Germany's return to the Olympics this year and her threat to American athletls supremacy. Peltzer typifies the new German athletic ern so‘that by running in this country under official auspices there is an oppor- tunity to bring home the strength of ,the Teuton “menace.” It will be recalled that Paavo Nurmi, the Finnish Phantom, stimu- lated the activity of American dis- tance runners in the winter of 193¢- 25 has it had never been stirred be- fore. Under the spur of Paavo's achievements, the homebred talent outdid itself, Jole Ray, Lioyd Hahn, Jummy Connolly and others turned in the fastest races of their careers in the ‘wild chase to keep up with the Fly. ing Finn. They never succeeded in catching him but profited from the * competitive urge. In addition the vounger element, always ready to i emulate an outstanding star, ob- . tained some valuable lessons from Nurmi's performance. It might have been a different story at Paris for America’s distance runmers if they had experienced "such & stimulating influence before, ,Instead of after the 1924 Olympics. Lloyd Hahn, a fair to middlin® _miler in 1924, has devcloped into fene of the great American middle | | distance runners of all time by tak- +ing & leaf or two from Nurmi's book of success. Perseverant by nature, the rugged , Nebraskan adoptedd the Finn's method of year-around training as : well as Paavo's racing tactics. Nurmi sct his own pace, for the most part, . running against time rather than his opponents, figuring out what sort of a performance was necessary to win a race or set a record and carrying | along a stop-watch to guide him. | Whether or not Hahn and Peltzer | have & chance to match strides §n- doots, in New York er Chicago, they will be two of the main con- tenders for Olympic honors over the 800 and "1500 meter rutes. Toasing in the present champion, Douglas Jowe of England, in the $00-meter | race and Nurmi in the 1500 meter | contest there is a three-cornered ! scramble of epic proportions in both | events, g | ANOTHER CYCLONE STRIKES Lexington, Ky., Jan. 25 (UP)—A yclone which swept across western Kentucky late yesterday killed one person, seriously injured another, and caused thousands of doNars damage. The three year old child of A. Price was killed in the collapse of the Price home. A schoolhouse i Ballard county was wrecked but none of the 30 pupils was hurt, READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS LNNN/NNNNNVN “ZOUNDS!” Said By RODNEY DUTCHER NEA 8ervice Writer Washington, Jan. 26—Many peo- ple have laughed at Tom Heflin, quite a few have cursed him and a minority has gheered him on, but no one ever adequately explained Now your correspondent is not a psychoanalyst, a psychlatrist or even a psychologist, but he has consulted persons who know Tom intimately— persons friendly toward Tom, but whom Tom has afflicted with a severe pain. - He has talked with Tom and is one of few who have bothered to consider him objective- ly. He offers herewith, without rancor or ridicule, what 'seems to be a valid explanation ¢f Heflin and Heflinitis, 5 Not the Worst One It is the fashion here, in the press gallery and elsewhere, to register ex- treme disgust at Tom, The idea seems to be that there ia something sweet and inspiring about congress and that Tom mars it from the point of dignity, common sense and in- tegrity. ’/ The fact is that both houses boast men more provocative of disgust than Tom. There are many more cowardly and there are not many more sincere than Tom in his way, for Tom has unquestionably hypno- tized himself into an intense belief in his own sincerity for which no conventional explanation can ac- count. Tom is the most intercsting phen- omenon now in the national spot- light. Senator Joe Robinson said something when he called Tom a good man gone wrong and a good man making a fool of himself, but how did it happen? 1t is commonly supposed here that Tom {s shouting for tlhe benefit of Alabama klansmen, bidding for their votes in 1930. That expianation has led some to believe that only a re- ligious bigot can be elected from Alabama, but as far as I can learn, that explanation isn’t correct. No Compulsion on Him Long ago, he must have acquired any back-home support obtainable only by anti-Catholic tirades. ~The Klan sometimes hold the balance ot power in Alabama, but no Alabama senator ever had to talk like Tom is talking to hold his job and it is in- conceivable that any man could shout and act as Tom has merely for @ senate seat. What ‘Tom is shouting for is his own ego. Tom has an ginferiority complex, but ‘Tom’s is unique. Squeeze it and you've started Tom toward heaven knows what. In the first place, for all his great oratorical ability, Tom 1s superficial, He doesn’t grasp fundamentals. Ap- parently he believes whatcver people tell him if it confirms his suspicions and disbelieves it it it does not. Second, and more important, Tom is as sensitive as a man can be; hy- persensitive to praise and hypersen- sitive to criticism. Praise eggs him on and so does abuse. Both have beset him sorely this last year, Hefiin to the Breach Last year the Knights of Colum- bus decided to aid the church cause in,Mexico and one or two Catholic congressmen demanded a diplomatic break. Many members felt we should leave Mexico alone, but it remained for Tom to denounce the Catholic hierarchy from tire senate floor. Immediately Tom's two nemeses were at work. On one hand he re- ceived hundreds of laudatory letters from ordinarily inarticulate anti- Catholics; &n the other hand he was jabbed and jumped on by Catholics and tolerant Protestants alike. At the end of the session he was invit- ed to many places to make anti- Catholic speeches. He answered it ag a call from real Americans and he viewed his tour as triumphal, His égo pulled by one force and prodded by the other, Tom went from bad to worse. His charges against the church would have ended had he been com- pletely ignored, but now they reach- ed the heights of the absurd. He be- came & fantastic modern Don.| Quixote' n o big white vest, regard- | ing the hundreds, of letters with which he deluged the Congressional | Record as certificates of vindication for a shining knight and altogether impervious to the complete lack of proof for his weird accusations: Can’t Be More and more created for himself; tighter and tighter his obsession gripped him. Almost anywhere else he would have been gagged orfjgnored. But in the senate you can't gag a man and, when he repeatedly devotes hours to oratory designed to stir up religious antagonism, you can’t ignore him. And so you have Tom today, un- deflated and unsolved. The more his followers flatter him and the more others attack him, the mopé likely it | becgmes that Tom will lead an anti- Catholie political schism of his own in case Al Smith is nominated at Houston. | windmills he OIL INVESTIGATION To Determine Whelber English Gompany 0w_n Fuel Washington, Jan. 25 (P—Secre- tary Wilbur has ordered an jnvesti- gation to determine whether ol |from maval reserves in California lis being sold to the Royal Dutch Shell company, a British concern, WILBUR ORDERS AN | company. The secretary acted after he had Ireceived a report from Rear Ad- navy's oil service, relating that such 'sales werc being made. He ap- |pointed Roussean, = Rear Admiral John Halligan, chief of the bureau lof Edward Hale Campbell, judge ad- vocate general, to make the in, lquiry and consider remedial legis- \lation for recommendation to con- gress, ,No Detalls Mr. Wilbur declined to go ‘into details of the report, except to say that it included several recommen- dations by Admiral Rousseau, one | the Chicago Black Hawks 10 to 0 | | Tt was !by the Honolulu Consolidated Oil | i !miral H. H. Rousseau, head of the| engineering, and Rear Admiral | in a National League hockey game. the largest score in the ! hockey league this scason. Worcester, Mass.—Holy Cross de- fcated the Connecticut Aggies 36 to 27 in a Uhsketball game. Philadelphia—Otto WReisclt, de- fending champion, led Tiff Benton, of Kansas City, in the first block or | the 300 point challenge match, 60 to 45 ) | | Eugene, Ore.—Oregon University defeated Washington State 33 to 16, |in a basketball game. | NARRIED IN TIA JUANA Madge Bellamy, Motion Picture Ac- tress, Crosses Line to Avoid Three | Days wait. | Los Angelen Jan. 25 UM — The |movie lots of Iollywood today awaited the return of Madge Bel- [lamy, film actress, to spend her moneymoon at work. Acting on 'the conclusion that three days was too long to wait, Miss Bellamy and her flance, Logan [S. Metcalf, a Los Angeles broker, { Prince ;ffi“ ales Sa_;'s He FORD PLANE WILL To Make Another Atfempt At Detroit-Migmi Flight Soon _J___ = Asheville, N. C, Jan. 25 @ — Forced down here by stormy weath- er on his attempted non-stop De- troit-Miami flight in the Ford “flivver” plane, Harry J. Brooks | prepared today to return home, more confident than ever of lhei tiny craft's ability,. He said he| would make another attempt to| reach the Florida city as soon es Wweather permits. Goes to Washington Brooks planned to break his re- turn trip with an overnight stop in | Washington. That arrangement was | agreed to by Ford officials over the | telephone last night when Brooks | said he doubted it he could get off | the hill on which he landed with | a gas load sufficient to carry him to Detroit, After encountering “terrible | weather” all the way down from Detroit and struggling to fly hi Dbaby ship across the last remaining ribs of the Blue Ridge mountains, Brooks brought the planc down on a hill in an Asheville suburb short- ly after 4:30 o'clock yesterday aft- Press and Herald ernoon. Heavy head winds and feu| Mt Sterling, Ky, Jan. 25—The forming on the wings at high alti- | highest Kentucky court is sitting in tudes and fog and clouds at low | judgment on a dog's life. levels forced him to the ground, he | The dog, said. | German shepherd breed, of killing 36 shecp. Tha crime in, Montgome shecp-ra . “Bill'’s” mis- tress, Mrs. Gay, is determined that the dog shall not die for the | crtme of which he is accused, and stands ready to ca the battle for By CLARK KINNAIRD Staff Correspondent for Central of Head Winds Terrific As an indication of the head- wind pressure, he said that after passing Asheville, he flew for an hour* toward Spartanburg, South Carolina, and, deciding to return, covered the same distance in ten minutes. | his life to the United States supreme Brooks had great praise for his|court. Her affcction or the canine machine, declaring it “performed |is founded upon his heroic prote wonderfully.” tion in several emergencics of Mrs. “Flying a plane like this' he Gay's littl. daughter. said, “is no more difficult than fly-| W. B. White, attorney for Mrs. ing a larger machine, except that|Gay, bases his appeal to Kentucl in this plane the pilot has to think | court of appeals on the ground that a little faster.” the constitution of the United States {does not permit the willful ex of & dumb animal for any crime. Be- ed when he landed to take him to|cuse of this question being involved, Miami, but he was reluctant to give | [iends of “Kaiser Bill” hope to defails until he is able to conter |ATOUSe national interest in his plight. with Henry Tord, e cstimated,| ~Bill rearcd my daughter, Anns. however, that 28 of the 48 gallons | KnoW she is safc when she i taken abourd at Detroit remained, | SHArse: A dos like e On these figures Brooks said he | Killen” Mrs. Gay declares. : flew about 790 miles to Asheville on | _But the fa mc" :\Jvo . sheep were 20 gallons of gas, rouphly an aver. | Killed is certain “Bill"” is the culprit. ga as, roughly an aver- | & % O TS S e age of 39 1-2 miles to the gallon, | L 8Wve @ descrintion of Bill's he E {ness and characteristies which led Hundreds See Plane officers to identify the Gay dog as Perched on the hillock where #t | (he guilty one. came fo rest, the craft was a mag- Out On Bond net that drew hundreds of persons.| Two courts already have been the Guards were thrown around it' to scencs of arguments for and against protect it from souvenir hunters. | ““Bill's” execution. First, the county Some persons who got close enough | conrt. It decreed that the Gay to look into the cockpit said that child’s faithful nurse should die 80 far as they could see it contained Then the cireuit court, sitting her only three articles—a small screw The judge decided that lie couldn’t driver, a roll of tire tapo and ser Bill's” life. And so the map of the United States. s a high county, a Enough Gas The pilot said enough gas remain- | -~ Meanwhile “Bill” tendingvto his daily he little G girl | peals at Frankfor {is out on bond, 3 o e s |duty of guardir Likes Detective Stories it v, London, Jan. 25 (A—The Prince of Wales likes nothing better to | read than a good adventure story. He 8o informed a boy engrossed gn such literature in the library of a Roman Catholic club in East Lon- don last night. i The prince made -one of his in-| cognito excursions into the east | side laborite districts, visiting two | Catholic clubs for boys. His advent was not known except to Father | Rawlinson, who conducted the prince on his journey. He departed fo the enthusiastic ' cheers of the boys, howcver, as many recognized him, i |went from San Diego to Tijuana, Mexico, yesterday and went through the ‘ff::t/ i Coughing is usually Nature’s Dog Condemned to Die Was Unjustly Convicted, Ouwner, Appealing, Says “Kaiser Bill,” and His Little Mistress, Anna R. Gay ution | ase went to the state court of ap-! Serves Everybody._ . Yellow Cab is an all around public servant. It knows no class distinction; its courtesy and convenience are available for one and all. “Bill” {s & town dog, and his friends, ‘including Mr. and Mrs, Gay, assert that he is not the kind that would roam into the country and at- tack a flock of sheep. They point to the fact that German shepherd dogs are bred to attend to flocks. They also point to the fame of “Strong- heart,” “Rin-Tin-Tin,” “Lightning,” {and other representatives of the only |breed that has contributed stars to the.screen. Screen offers await “Kaiser Bill." {A film company wants to use him as hero of a motion picture to be pro- duced in Kentucky, where interest in “Kaiser Bill'’s” case 18 at white heat. | But Mrs. Gay refuses to commercial- |ize her child’s faithful friend’s plight, | “All we want is exact jjustce,” she HARTFORD TOURNEY Heavyweights to Feature Weekly Boxing Show of Massasoit A. C. in Capital City. Hartford, Jan. 25—Nearly three itons of amateur fighting talent will |be unleased in the ring at Foot | Guard hall Thursday night when the | weekly amateur boxing show of the | Massasoit A. C. is held. Last week a show, featuring the big boys was held and it produced so | much strenuous battling, with nine knockouts attached, that the fans| | clamored for more of the same. | Worcester is sending a team and there are many entries from Spring- field, Holyoke, Windsor Locks, Glas- tonbury, and Hartford. In addition to the bouts between the bulky boys, there will be two special bouts between smaller boys. In one, Charley Pepe of Springflield mects Ray Strong of Hartford and {in the other Frank Columbo of | Windsor Locks battles Charley Shea | ot Springfield, | i | | | People from all stations and walks of like make |Rome cinemas MOYIES ARE BIG LURE Tourists Travel 7,000 Miles To Rome Only To Go Into Theaters To See Rome, Jan. 25 (M) —American mo- tion pictures call more urgently to some American tourists in Rome than do the Coliseum, Forum, st. Peter's or a hundred othef monu- ments of an ancient culture. Scores of foll. from the west coast, including California, spend hours in thrilling to the screen adventureg of well known stars while all about the beauty and grandeur of ancient Rome calls for exploration and appreciation. Westerners are not the only “movie” fans in Rome, but the fact that they come 7,000 miles from Pa- cific shores to see something diffes ent than at home and then go to see American motion pictures makes their case more noticeable. EXECUTION Peking, Jan. 25 (®—Execution of General Chen Shu-Chiang, chief in- spector of the Peking gendarmes, ANNOUNCED | | and four of his efficers was am- nounced officially today. Chen was arrested . recently ea charges of blackmailing wealthy citisens by arresting them om fals: charges and offering to releass them on payment of large sums. Women’s League Shows Spring Styles in New York New York, Jan. 25 (P—SBpring styles in lingerie have been displayed at the Hotel Astor under the au- spices of the United Women's Wear League of America. Most of the models, featured a waistline, a close- fitting bodice and a full-flaring sil- houette. Flesh pink was the outstanding hue, while there was also a notice- able array of printed silks in under- wear and pajamas. The bridal lin- gerie set comprised four pleces, with ory satin for the negligee and nightgown and cream satin for the slip and combination. BANK DIRECTOR Lima, Peru, Jan. 25 (P—Millard J. Bloomer of -New York has be- come director of the Peruvian Re. serve bank, succeeding Broderick Haskell, jr. —and We're Through Saturday Is The Day We Commence A Mighty 10 Day Drive to Go Out of Business Be Ready ~quoth Shakespeare Tune in while he and his col- leagues play before Quecn Elisabeth. the marriage ceremony. They had been engaged for some time. The sojourn into, Mexico was made | ; i order 10 avold the three day wait | Dronchial tubes. Help Nature for a marriage license, which is| toobtamquick relief by the use required under the new California | of PERTUSSIN,which ismost of them that none of the products from navy oil reserves should be | s0ld to a foreign corporation. He {explained that the Honolulu con- cern is one of several holding leases Watch Friday’s Paper | attempt to expel irritating phlegm from the throat ani up Yellow Cab’s patrons. Business men, physi: cians, school teachers, nurses, mothers, young folks—all use Yellow Cabs in their business and social affairs. The Socony Program Tenight at 7:30 WEAF New York City, WGY Schemactady, WGR Buflslo, WIAR Provideace, WTIC Hartlord, WTAG Woreastee, WEEI Beston, sad to .Reserve Number 2 in California, where oil production is continuous. The main question involved, he sald, was the disposal of naval oil to forelgn corporations, apparently for export to foreign countrics. “Knows Nothing"” ] “I know mothing,” Mr. Wilbur| said, “about the relations of the | | WCSH Pertiand. This program is-dedicated to the American Shakespeare Foundati - STANDARD Ol CONPANY OF NEW YORK WY Honolulu company to other com- | panies except what I have called attention to in connection with the proposed investigation, namely, that it is reported that they are selling | the products of the naval reserve end also the royalty oil which they are now purchasing from the gov- ernment, to the Shell Ol company.” It has been suggested, he added, that legislation prohibiting leasing of outside oli lands to foreign cor- porations be extended to include the naval reserves, and that question will be studied by the three “ad- ‘mirals. 7/ o | SPORT TABLOIDS ! By the United Press. | Palm Beach, Fla.—Rex Beach, medalist in the annual golf tourna- ment of the Artists and Writers golf association, survived the first round of medal play by defeating F. H. Price, 4 and 3. Boston—The Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Pirates played to a #coreless tie in an American League hockey game. New York—s8igned contracts of Frank (Dutch) Henry, pitcher, and Andy Reese, combination inficlder- outfielder, were received _by the New York Giants. » Myracuse of the International league, law, “We have been going together : for about five month Metcalt ex- plained in 8an Diego last night ' when it became known that the ro- !mance had culminated in marriage. | “We decided all of a sudden to get married, and just headed for Ti- juana, the nearest pl§ce where wc could get married as quickly as we | desired.” Two Major League Ball Players Succumb to Cupid Chicago, Jan. 25 P—Hymen has beckoned to two baseball players who live here, Freddie Lindstrom, Giants' third baseman, and Tony Kaufman, Syracuse pitcher. Lindstrom tdday announced that he will be married February 14 to Miss Irene Kiedaisch, and that the training trip of the Giants will serve also as a honeymoon. Kaufmann, who pitched for the Cubs, the Phillies and the Cardinals last scason, is to be married Satur- day to Miss Frances Bewersdorf. Kaufgann will pitch this season for having been released to that club by the Cardinals, Mary Astor, Film Favorite, to Become wife of Hawks Hollywood, Cal, Jan. 25 P— Mary Astor, featured motion picture actress and Kenneth Hawks, produc- tion supervisor at the Fox studio here will be married next month. The bride-to-be, after refusing tor some time to confirm or deny ru- mors prevalent in the film coloeny effective in freeing the air pas- sages amd in soothing the in- flamed throat. PERTUSSIN contains no dopeandhas been prescribed by physicians for more than 20 years. Sold by all druggists. safe for eve cough | Nature Cure Institute 19 SOUTH HIGH ST. Telephone 765 Genuine Natureopathic treat- ments are’ given absolutcly Pain- less. They strengthen the heart, cleanse the blood stream, restcre good blood circulation, normal- ize high or low biood pressure, add years to life. Pep, power, endurance, and nervous condi- tions—never fail to give relief in Neuritis, Sciatica or any form of rheumatism, including Tonsils, stubborn coughs and colds. Chest, stomach, liver or kidney diseases, paralysis, varicose veins, swollen glands, etc., Or re- gardless of the ailment, the symptoms will disappear when treated by & recognized expert. I give the best in €lectrical treat- ments, including all forms s the Ultra Violet Rays. Alpine Sun Rays, Eletcric Light Batho and Electric Massage. Trained Nurse Attendant. Age is no bar to-the enjoyment of a clean, safe ride in one of our cabs. Old folks as well ac children find protection and pleasure in Yellow Cab service. Both know they are surrounded l.)_\'bsafc;:um‘ds when they step into a Yellow Cab. Because all can afford the low cost of Yellow Cab Service, it meets a universal need. By keeping our rates at a consistently low level sefulness to the people of this city is multiplied a hundredfold., And that is as we would have it. Our ambi- tion is to be a useful acquaintance of every family in this city—to be a distinct help to people in all sorts of service and emergencies— and to be liked and trusted by everyone, Yellows Cabs’ usefulness to this community lies in its ability to render the greatest good to the greatest number—and for the least money that will enable us to continue to serve. Hail Them Anywhere that she was engaged to Hawks, Dallas, fexas—Joe Shimaus, of | finally made a formal announcement Chicago, was awarded the Tight [of the betrothal today. beavyweight wrestling championship | The date of the ceremony was set | on a foul in a match with Clarence |for February 23 and will be per- | Eklund. Spectators booed the decl- | formed at Miss Astor's home here. | ston and several fights broke out. | Immediately after the nuptials the | = |couple will leave for New York on i Montreal—Lzs Canadiens defeated | a honeymoon trip. Dr. F. Coombs Phone Oftice Hours 9 a. m. to 8. p. m. Treatmets, $2.00 ¢ for $10 When Paid in Advance. Pay What the Meter Reads 231 357 MAIN ADDITION. NY SAMFLE SEOP: STREET MID-YEAR. CLASS BEGINS JANUARY 30th Enlarged Faculty AL SPACE to acgommodate about twenty students ENROLL EARLY _and avoid being on the waiting list Phone 207