New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1928, Page 2

ck J. Zimmerer, Jr., as to the Russell Mfg. Co., Mid Blastic garter webbing. tubes, Brass Co., Brdgeport trations). Insulated wirc, or uncovered composition Bridgeport Stamped by Woodstock Post- . master, May Have High Value 3. : Deodorizing blocs. Duncan . Hooker, doing busine the Hooker Mfg. Co., Hartford Horton Mig. Co, shafts for golf clubs Haven Clock Cheney Drothers, Sc yrics in the What is believ rurest postage stamps ever cmanated from the little Woodstoc summer of ind then passed from mem 1il the only known copy was discov- red in recent months. T philatelic and may world's raritt “ata at all b £y closin d to be one of t town 185 so 5 Brake e M Co., Trade nped envelope. o ely of a circle PATD” and 3 C ack in the The sists me vords stamped in the envelope, and this sim is now en, att knowledge of expert exar The evidence in favor the stamp into a class wh Y anon HIS GIRL--AND HOW and to ordinary rational citizen & well. In the sion has to Poor Magnesia Has a Job Rnyhow the a postmark. The envel recently come to light postmark in addition, no outstanding feature er than that it Ct., 10 July." The however, shows t of the envelope, at §t was struck ! vas inserted and that is one of a numbher prep vance by the Woodstock ¥ of the period Postmaster Uses Own Method I On July 1, 1851, the posta charge on an ordinary letter been reduced from five to cents, but thre slow in materi believed that the master received labels and that by overprinting ing them to his patrons in the manner that st 4 envelopes are now retailed b That the stamp is ¢ is critical period is consi practically clinching its favor. Woodstock is a small town Iyi in the ext ne northeastern irt of the state. The letter in question is addressed to Quinebaug, therefore | red in ad- tmaster it (Contributed) still keepi sked me if ady or un- mpany with the girl friend I'd met last w No, 1 don’t any more. 1 gave lier up w told me not to call on her again wouldn't have anything more to do with me. But she missed me f(she threw a flat-iron at me but Oh, Boy, she missed me.) I is like the parked on top of rld and the next thing he on a tohc a1 Br k. Uy n 15 sl Woodstoc no: the e met the defic elopes and sell- ney uess love fella s friendly knows doir love nest em so grand it T proposed same 8 " inother and argument in 7t to her, Sty the ! happened the nig 1 about it so's you'll un- why I was given the gate well oiled hinges and told to h nming and not il morth of it. There bother to scnd postal cards as 1 about five mi P and outa her life. ther letters with the same d through or attics, and if another should b w.\'l wouldn't get cold fect, T calls found it would confirm and enhance ;::"1» Aaeaioies :n B G the value of the present copy. m’ ‘»‘l‘" <’ wh:r ']” 4 'l]”: ours ,,\M One Stamp Valued At $32.500 , Ine e 5 ‘:'iy-“_‘ iy f;(-m What is the value of the Stamp? . p T e That is difficult to determine it L% nopilarisans e the famous British Gu PO T Lt crror of 1856 is priced i Another “postmaster’s provisional” | fiin, the cla the Woodstock stamp would fall, is listed at $12,000. In each case only one copy is known. hese are adhesive stamps, howe which are more sought after 1 snvelopes, but the Woodstock pro- visional should be worth fuily $5,000 i its authenticity is verificd. New Haven issucd proyvisional en- velopes in 1845 before the govern- ment adopted the use of stamps, and ecopies of the emissions are valued at 83 $7,500. They are slightly morc orate than the Woodstoc ing rectangles enclosing “POST OFFICE NEW HAVEN T, 5 PAID. Ed Mitchell P. LY name of the postmaster is own handwriti These old postmaste alp are among the most and sought for stamps r duced. They were issued by seve cities and towns, including indria, Vi, Md more, Boscaw: Vt...Lockport New York cit ind’ Tuse Mass. Iso knc stamps but not found it 1he finder Woodstock st lio because 1 8 some time when you think of it and ain't g to do, will you mar Marry you,” s 1 ain’t even got a job." ut you have.” For a min- te only) she was n she snapped outa happer I er, T and hands me a “bawling that mentioned all would-be omeos in gencral, and me in par- Coming to the last words vocabulary st ¥ys, “If you my job is gonna keep you in n of case you're making a ue than the dumb himbo 1into the muzzle and pull- trizizer of one of those “didn’t uled” guns, You cer- mits, looking sheepisi pos Im City L5060 1o elab- in rs provisi iterest pro- ral o of meal ont vzoods on the clothes line, “1 g much nerve t I even had e in an aching ¢ Being outa a peeved about, Wales ain't got falling off plug i mud work."” answers, te, that helps to J0lis, . H., Bray . MiHbury, Providence, St Al, W ton, 1 Ma, Loui sreester Pr you calls picking i “The s a vis ind torms keen " Sorta Jike ‘only it would planc er and was hit- it takes did th mp Patents Issued to Connecticut People som¢ ¢ Lioofs eatn Lsignor to Ao Scago, 1M Spe William sor Hart! H eescription for ippe, Flu, Dengue Fever and Malaria signor ¢ goT N NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1928, CHAMP :PARACHUTE JUMPER OPENS With a record of 700 jumps to his credit, Archie Atherton, (lower lelt,) of San Diego, Cal., has started a parachute school in the belief that | thrill-seckers will take up ‘chuting as | new outdoor sport. Upper right i~ a photo of Atherton j after leaving the planc on of his i Tnset several dred feet nearer the carth as his i Diego, Cal, March 10 — A | w kind of school has been started for those thrill-seckers who pulses refuse to be stirred by ordi- nary sports like auto racing or Jumping. “Professor” Archie Afherton. pa iute jumpers and one nt in the marine air cc teaching the none too gentl leaping out of airplanes. that parachute jumping taught and that before long m: civilians will own their own 'cl and will jump for pleasure Ho says further that this pastime which never fails to offer a thrill, no matter how many jumps have been made Once Tested 'Chutes, Atherton ought to know. He the record for the marine corps, g “baled out” at least 700 times When he was in the service he had | the job of testing parachutes, and wmping out into space accompanicd by almost everything from an uni- brella to a circus tent. ) He is the only human being cver | jump intd the Yosemite valley, | with its upeurrents, eddles and air | By the | an 600 time was ready to offer sport to the publie. and started his school “People think of parachuting as very dangerous,” he said. "It is, of course, a pastime where a miss is as good as a broken neck, vet there never need be that one miss. It is . if one uses a ‘chute approved by | government and properly pack- art of He says can be time he had jumped more Archie decided tha brand-new o he resigned n parachutes now to beco He declares that in every instance lor collapsin where an approved parachute did not |descent or to funetion, investigation diselosed that or on it either had not been properly fold- | He ed or operated, rection of (2 BILLION GALLONS OF GAS USED IN 27 the ed.” th Michigan Minne ri Montana Rutos Traveled 150 Billion Miles Diring Last Year March oline by 124 per cent American Road estimated to 10 Washington, D. Consumption of ga: vehicles incrcased during 1927, the Builde sociation day. The number of gallons of gaso- line consumed in the United States totalled 11,563,490,000 gallons, cording to figures released by ssociation, Californta led consumption of the of that state burning allons, The stat ranked ond gallons, The average sumption per motor vehicle was ap- proximately 550 gallons. The total number of miles traveled estimate ! on a basis of 13.5 miles per gallon was placed at more than 150,000, 600,600 miles, 16 States Mave Gas Tax All but two states were imposing on gasoline the of 1927, the assoclation stated, Ilinois and New Jersey having inaugurated tax during the r. New York Massachuse{ts the only without the fax. Aceurats the amount of gasoline | not available, but are ex- fo run well over 000 as compared with $187, ghty t in 19 ‘ ene wi fucl n 1 1 home here | ilincs discass motor Titall 0 Vermont Virginia Washinzton Virg the all states in the fuel, the vehick 1.617,681.000 New York §92.500,000 ational con- nin TA George Lav Kid a tax olose M »un figures on tax were preted The increased consumption of was attribtugg he greater popi- larity ‘of long distance travel, and’| to the stimnlation of vehiele trans- | jportation . by a larger mileag googd roads.These good roads asshclation explained, “have the number of miles gallon of gakoline, but have given | he ha such a stim travel that o atel larger consumption has taken place, Pl gistration of motor vehicles in- pproximaiely & per cent . the total, estimated. be 4 000 campared with =1 001,400 in 192 These © figures include bus; ! the | w puted tn-_ fortunc in 1 creased per | was nothing ¥ n Comps on the r Lavi h s s to W i tefe s boxers Young Tie o not 1soline congumiption figures b states of New York® and Massachusetts were mated. TI Tinois and New Joggey figyres wer tingted on the basis of consummh- tion for the months during which a | imposed and figures made In mest of the es th ures were final and revised, whil Arizona, ArKansak,’ Califbeni slorada, Indiana, Towa, Maryland Mississippi, New Mexico, Pennsyl ‘touth Dakofa, Utah,. Vernfost Virginia they drestill sub- t to rovision when ‘the final g . tax reports are publshed necticut Used 459.953,000 Gal. o pasoeline consumption in th 8 as made public by 1 4 Builders' Associ om figures furnish: rican Petrolenm insfif various state departs < follows tax wa ilable st L with 1 Woldo Gaullons 147 - ot hoxpital The fight in 23 minut \. 1 Elows hat he ¢ Arubibi then cisive cided for all tim oon Of lat in various All the Tricks teaching i Atherton honse. teaches ESLASTCOUAT - naw boxing o Deatn irbuadocs Demon Griffo, cond me -+ SCHOOL FOR SEEKERS OF NEW THRILLS twisting around as the 1e. He bend their legs to avoid some of the slipping” | shock. for rapid| The hardest lesson to in a river {cording to this her, is er must wait until he 1 the ship hefore opening hat done, the re avoid students of |ing is ‘m teaches them to shows them ept at chntes 1 Jundine i learn, ac- hem to e drift in the nding, di- to Stis easy. 72,000 wages that were modest but suffi- cient for his needs. The fact that Lavigne's last years were less prosperous than those of hit areer was accepted by the L natural sequence. ‘In the ring game, my boys, he o, “time steals the lightning from your legs and the power from 1,000 | car e punch, mor your PLAYED 120478 SOLITAIRE GAMES And of These He Has Won Only 628 1L, March 10.—(UP)— has played exactly 120,- of solitaire and won but the last 80 years, C. H. passenger conductor on railroad, has mever himself cheating. it took a lot of wili- r to keep from taking one lit- ek at the he adinitted, alarly when he would play or more games without win- Deeatur, Although he ne during Conklin, 74, the Wabash sht = Sometimee dec rance he- careful and orhe eping zames | igne, “The Sagi Dies in Detroit w hed to calculat in Canficld—the Jie plays, brand of solitaire el 10 (A ded tor George Lavi Kid," former wor mpion. nes Soon after he 10,000 games heginn his first was a mer found chanees of 190 to 1 against him, still holds good after fini hen he he inning wore I'hat mnore The anficld cards face and a foundation object of the play out.” ©o ruled the lightwe S93 1o 1899 d 1t night due than 12 player deals out four cards face up 1lso up. The to get cards 13 L down xi10 was 58 years old to have carned a small e ring, but of that ther left. Tor the past 1 been man at a ant. the ligh nent of Jack nded According to Conklin's figur, 1o Plaved 4,556 games in which he Motor °VI¥ one card *“out.” The aver: cards, he has found. You are certain to win if you got 47 cards played, Conklin has dis- JiE s et red. “You can't lose if you get Jor. Walcott, the t ';‘ X “',-1.\‘, ;mxl usually T.‘”{t Andy Bowen, |19 that, an handicap,” he Charley MeK - Dick Burge, t Mysterious Bidly rhardt and Jack e employed . Iord 2 tweight throne MacAuliff but its Conklin's 120,878 games have Bbeen played in odd moments during his life as a railroad conductor. He now plays Canficld so expertly that stmospherie conditions affect his game 1f the cards dry Iy, title ink at Erne 20 rounds. itest fights whom h tt prior to his meetings lad never heen beaten from the topnoteher Buffalo who wes i fair and the he plays at the rate of 20 n hour. o if he had played ume at top speed, it would n him more than 6,000 1ours to play 120,875 games It he had r wer dof sames have 1 sions, ine Joe Choynski unheatal Maspeti, for the first n nuelling con- s in wh criority opping 11 Wolcott into the man further pun played day and ping cven for 1 required more t night als it an a ont would have met . ¥ s time. Canfield is played in g g houses the k m- player pays § for receives $5 for each 1f Conklin had been would lost $1,- his 30 years of soli- S have during 0 heir e . . . Miami Bidding for Airplane Factories ¥Fii., March 10 (UP)— micipal aviation department fami, through its director, A. H. has sent letters to 16 < of airplanes and equipment United States inviti st et Miami. The atic advan- of fog, su- acilities, in- and ni's prox- atin-Ameri- red o Lavigne 1 and died gro fighter ciougneés after in New Or «lile being with Fyverhardt, stopped Phila of 1h history of ories in 1 the clin , ncluding absen, nspor of ation airplanes her and Mi panding the most He de glove sout) er the opened 1v knows that 925 is sified Ad tejephone lal positions land- | Friends relieve you of | |the middle English i l QUESTIONS ANSWERED | You can get an answer to any | question of fact or information by ' writing to the Question Editor, New | Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. | 422 New York avenue, Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps | for reply. Medical, legal and marital | advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. Al [ other questious will receive a per- | sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- | not be answered. All letters are con- | fidential.—Editor. Q. A. These checks issued by bank- ing institutions and other concern: are sold to travelers in denomina- tions ranging from $10 to $100 and can be cashed in any country when | properly endorsed. They provide a ' fe method of carrying funds on a ourncy. i Is June 14th a legal holiday? | No, but it is widely obscrved | ag Day. i What is a Solon? | A lawmaker. Is there such a word as| imption' ? | Itisa colloguial _expression | meaning, ready perception and dis- | crimination: quick discernment and | adoption of the elements of prac-| fical sucerss; acuteness, common Q. Should an engagement ring be worn over or under the wedding | mg? What is a traveler's checek? Q A s 1 Q A, It is worn over the wedding| | How many fights did Jess Wil- | rd have after he lost the he <ht title to Jack Dempse y-| in | Two! on in 11 He knocked out Floyd | rounds at New York 1623 and was knocked | rpo in 8 rounds at| ity, New Jersey, July 12, Are cagles so fond of sun-! shine that they soar above the| clouds to upon its unciouded | | While that is not a fact the | probably comes from the fable ounded on the belief of th ancients, as stated by the naturalist | its young are yet| le compels them {o ¥s of the sun, and if | it observes one fo wink or show a | watery eye, casts it from the nest| a sa degenerate offspring; if, on the | contrary, it preserves a steady | it is saved from this hard fate and | brought up. “ Q. What Is the address of The American Civil Liberties Union? | A. 100 Fifth Avenue, New York City, Q. What Is the nationality and | meaning of the name Crumley? A. It is of English origin word meaning crooked and “lea’ meadow. Q. What i< the meaning of the Latin motto “Vincit qui se vincit"? | He conquers who conquers | himself. | Q. What diameter are the stars | Antares, Betelguese, Mira and of the | plinet Saturn? A ccording to measurements | made by interferometer method at Mt. Wilson Observatory as re-| ported in 1923, a diamecter of 420,- 000,000 miles has been assigned to the giant star Antarcs: to Betel- gnes .000,000 miles and to Mira 000,000 miles. The dlameter of the planet Saturn is 73,000 miles, Q./ How high is Mount Everest A, 20141 feet. | Q. What kind of societics are named Audubon A, The Audubon g from “erum' meaning jonal Association of | g for the I'rotec tion of Wild Birds and Animals i endowed, membership institution, incorporated under the laws of New York. Its objects are to arouse o] a greater degree the public con- scienee on the important subject of preserving the wild birds and ani- | | | Colorado. | ! Church and 8 e o e snaubrse | Sandino Believed to Be Hiding in the Woods non-game birds and for game birds or animals threatened with ex- | Managua, Nicaragua, March 10 (P termination, and to encourage |—General Augustino Sandino, lead- people to become better acquainted { er of the revolt which American with the wild life about them. The | marines are attempting to end, to- organization is the outgrowth of a |day was believed to be hiding in the movement first started in 1886 by | mountains of northern Nicaragua. George Bird Grinnell, then editor of | s followers apparently are inac- Forest and Stream. The association |yive, for observation planes daily is now widely organized throughout | fjying over the area in which they the United States, and with an an- | jyrk have scanned it in vain for evi- dences of rebel activity. nual income of about $§100,000 it has accomplished many notable results. Bellef that a buszard caused the crash of a marine plane Thursday Q. Where is Buffalo Bill burjed? A. Lookout Mountain, Denver, | yining two marines became & cer- tainty when the dead bird was found near the scene of the disaster. Cap- tain Willlam C. Byrd and Sergeant Q. Is anything known of the death of Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus? Rudolph A. Frankforter were those A. No. The fact that he is not | killed. mentioned in the record of Jesus | adult life, and that Mary is given to the keeping of John the Disciple, at the cross, would imply that Joseph had died some time before this event. Q. What is the state religion of | France? A. There is no religion recog- nized by the state, Separation of o came by law December 9, 1905, The population is largely Roman Catholic. There e about one million Protestants. Q. Where and when was Anna Howard Shaw born? was born in sngland, 1 to List it for sale in the Herald Classified Ads. 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A 1919, Is Tom Mix's horse No. WHAT THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT DOES The Department of the U. S Government that comes most closely in touch with every man, woman and child in the U. S. {s the Post Office De- partment, The story of the postal service ls as interesting as & novel. How ft started n colonial days how it was developed unier the Constitution, when postage stamps wera first usd, how ft got its name, the story of the “Pony Express;” prescnt postage rates, the Univerml Postal Union, what to do about postal losses and irregularitics, protecting and expediting mall, the air malfl servico, cther fnteresting information e ali contalued in our Washingten Burcou's latest bulietin, Fill cut the coupon bclow and send for 1t: ‘s CLIP COUPON HERE HISTORY EDITOR, Washington Bureau, New Britaln Herad, 1322 New York Avenue. Washington, D. C. I T want a copy of the bulletin, THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERV- and enclose herewith five cents n loose, uncancelled, U. 8. postage | stamps or cofn to cover postage and handling costs: NAME STATE I am a reader of the Herzld, FACTS — ~—ABOUT Average Employee Output High. Lach wage earner in Connecticut's industries adds a greater CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE value to products by manufacture than the average wage earner in any cther state in New Engiand, with the exception of Massachusetts, the last census of manufactures shows. The value added by manufacturing processes—the actual value of products less the cost of materfals—averaged $2,732 per wage earner in Connecticut in 1925. The average per wage carner in New England was $2,616. In 1900 Connecticut’'s aver- age was $946, which shows that 188¢, more value was added to products in 125 per wage earner through manufacturing processes than in 1900, The average for 1925 of the other New ngland ates wi N husetts, $2,7569; Maine, $2,249; Vermont, 7; New Hampshire, $2,027; and Rhode Island, $2,299. New York, Penusylvania and Ohlo, which were firat, second and third respectively in total value of manufactured products at the last census, each had a higher average per cmploye than Connecticut, Connecticut also ranked second in New England in the actual value of products turned out per wage earner during 1926. ssachusctts, ranking first, showed an average product value 3 per employe. Connecticut’'s average was $5,219, a increase over the average of $1,997 for 1900. ‘The aver- age for the other w England states was: Maine, $5,035; Ver- mont, $5,016; New Hampshire, $4,911; Rhode Island, $5167. Monday—Bread; Confectionery; Beverages. . Mickey (Himself) McGuire By Fontaine Fox ABoUT Two w:em‘ AGO THE PFAT BOY THAT MCQUIRE HAS BEEN“AFTER', HUN@ A .COUPLE ©F THE BOARPS OF HIS FENCE | ON HINGES FoR JUST THIS EMERQENCY,