New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1928, Page 26

HOOVER'S BUTLER PLEASED AT WIN Sip He's “Whitest, Kindest Man Ever Born” London, Nov. 9 (P—The Daily Mail said today that among Herbert Hoover's friends in London no onw probably was more pleased with his election than John Dunn, who acted &8 & butler for the president-elegt when he was pract:cing mining en- gineer in London 14 years ago. Dunn, who has sent his congrat- ulations to Mr. Hoover, was quoted as saying that Mr. Hoover was one of the “whitest. kindest men ever born." Dunn recalled that when Mr Hoover lived in Kensington he used | to send an automobile to fetch the | Dunn children to play with the | Hoover children and how he used to | send the whole Dunn family away for the holidays. Other happy expericnces wk the former butler mentioned at Christmas when thr elect would dress Santa distribute presents to : ployes and their home. Aiso at Hoover used to hid ared eggs in the gard the children join with his own searching for them HOOVER ALYIOST CERTAIN OF TEXAS Has 342,956 Votes to Smith's Total of 827,671 Dallas, Texas, Nov. 9 (A— Dolitic cooled from a boil to a simmer Texas today, though the wa factions of the republican and dem ocratic parties w far from agreement as cver. of the election robbed them of the fiele of battle, howeuer, d there was Nttle they could do about their dif- ferences beyond issuance of stat ments, Regular leadc Al Smith, scoff from the bolters their posts. The anti-Smith that they resign party, but force such ion is to present leaders in the convention two years awa Can't Do It Regular leaders declare that revolutionists would be unable defeat the next statc the Metallics Satins Velvets who championed =0t at the demands v aders continued accomplish this. They pointed out | that Herbert Hoover won in the | state by a few thousand votes and | {that his support came from 150,000 republicans, plus the boiting demo- crats. ‘When the republican strength is .subslrncted from this total, they |said, the bolters numbers would fall | far below the total vote for 8mith, | which was made up of regular dem- ocratic ballots. Last available figures make Hoo- ver's total 342,956 and Smith's 327,- 671. One county has not been heard from, and in 103 districts the count is incomplete. i ABYSSINIA PLANS 0 BUILD SEAPORT Yields to Demand of Modern| Progress and Industry Washington, Nov. 9 P —Abyssinia, ry scaled from the outer ’ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1928 COAL MINERS SHOW SKILL IN EARVINI]‘ Even Breaker Boys Make Jew- ¢elry Out of Anthracite A locamom-g and tender ““"_"’aidrlnklnl cups, wateh charms, lodge out of anthracite coal is attracting | considerable attention at the Main street office of the Citizens’ Coal Co. ‘Fhe carving is three feet long and is lued at $500. It is the property of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., with headquarters at Mauch Chunk, | Pa., and is said to have taken three men all their time for six week to make it. It was carved by miners is at last | § v a seaport. Yielding to the s of modern progress, Ras ¢ ruler of the black na- »n, has negotiated with the Ttalian 2t a lease for 130 years of Red Sea shore in Italian African posses- nd will proceed to develop it. rd of the ¢nterprise came to ree ment lately ne of its trade scouts, who out that the new port meant mstruction jobs in wharf and some dredging con- or somchody. The Abyssinian gram at its inception is rather odest, 4 the whole territory rount to about 30,000 only searboard en- | to Abyssinia has been through h territory from Dijibouti, over «w narrow guage rail line run by the 1rench, which reaches Addis Ababa, r confuries the Ethiop capital. Now nged on rol absolutely the traffic m< g fnland through its contemplat- d port. Tt Of Lans in Texas Nov. 9 (P—Among the from those who the w er, one Da in today d above the had usual telephone mis- her hardware dealer's he asked briskly for a of bottle caps. By mistake bad bheen connected with the olice station and instcad of caps four hundred and fifty pounds of cops were delivered. The woman's or was destroyed, and she paid a Saturday : Another Remar'iable Millinery Event ! Hats times ng the that are these low 1 latest worth many S—por- vies for miss or t grievance far | working in L. C. and N. mines in the Panther Creek valley of Peansyl- vania. It consists of 287 pleces and is a perfect model even to the wheels. Cuvtnl -ruclu out of coal is & common pastl: in Pennaylvania, and a bn-ln b" who has net done some of this work at one time or another 1s 50 rare as to be almost unheard of, although few articles are made on 80 elaborate a scale as the locomotive model. Hat pins.cigar and cigarette holders, paper weights, emblems and even finger rings tre common. They are carved out of hard coal, as nearly flawless as pos- sible, with an erdinary pocket knife. Then they are sandpapered and pol- ished with & flannel rag and oil. The black does not come off, and anthra. |cite lavallieres are worn frequently by the women. A miner in Mount Carmel, Ps. some years ago, carved the figure of a man out of one piece of coal, five toet high. it stood in his parior for years, when it was accidentally knocked over and its head broken. The miner then took the headieas body and carved another man, three feet tall from the remainder of ita big brother. A by-product of anthracite min- ing, known as “sulphure diamonds,” a hard white, sparkling mineral with no market wvalue, but very rare, is used as setting for coal jew- elry by these miner-sculptors. COUNTY LOSES ON BOOTLEG Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 9 (UP)—Pima county is out $3.80. Hank Johnson, charged with manufacturing intoxi- cating liquor, was bound over to superior court under §200 bond. When his case came up, Johnson had taken “French leave. Tt cost the county $202.50 for the jurors. TASOLINE PRIGES HOLD STATIONARY Not Much Flactuation in New England States Hartford, Nov. 9—Taking into consideration the differences in the various state taxes, thc retail price of gasoline in the New England states and New York state has re- mained the same for the past sev. eral months, according to a monthly survey of gasoline prices whieh has heen conducted by the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce for over a year. This is a direct contrast to cordl- al tions last year, when the prices fluctuated throughout New England, the price in Connecticut being high. er than that in surrounding states. During August, September and October of this year, the price of gasoline in New England has been 20 cents a gallon plus the state tax in thoso states which levy such a tax. In New Hampshire and Maine, be- eause of the ¢-cent tax gasoline has been 24 cents a gallon; in Vermont, because of the 3-cent tax, 33 ‘ents; in Connecticut and Rhode Island, which have a 3-cent tax, the price has averaged 33 cents. In Massa- chusetts and New York, which have no tax, the price has been 20 cents & gallon, A year ago the price of gasoline In Conneeticut, including the tax, went as high as 27 cents a gallon, ¢ cents higher than the highest price this year. The State Chamber began an in- vestigation of gasoline prices more than a year ago when it was brought out that in Massachusetts and New York the price of gasoline was as low as 15 and 17 cents a gallon as compared with 24 cents in many parts of Connecticut. This situation indicated a substantial variance in the price of gasoline desuite allow- ance for Connecticut's gas tax of 3 cents a gallon, The matter was referred to the motor vehicle committee of the state Chamoer which investigated the price differential. The check-up of retail gasoline prices {n Connecticut and adjoining states carried out monthly was authorized by the hoard of dircctors of the State Chamber upon the recommendation of the motor vehicle committee, The chalrman of this committes is Major H. H. Bkerrett, Jr., manager of the Packard Motor Car Company, Hartford. o 7, BUY NOW! PAY LATER! Sale Starts Tomorrow AT 10 A. M. SEE THESE AND OUR OTHER BIG VALUES ON PAGES NO. 24 AND 2. BUY NOW FOR CHRISTMAS “ M ~ Easy Terms PLAYER PIANOS See these New Player Pianos — which you can now buy at less than manufacturers 32-PIECE DINNER SETS Imported from Belgium — as fine as ever made ........ 42-PIECE Golden IO oo i e i s NG DINNER SETS $7.95 23-PIECE TEA SETS All designs and finest grade .. 18-PIECE BREAK- FAST SETS GENUINE $4.95 $1.69 ceseses SILK BED LAMPS Regular $5.00 values . Bridge Lamps $9.69 Floor Lamps $9 50 Buy Your Stove or Range Now (Winter Is Just Around the Corner) 40 Ranges in Black or Porce Enamel Magee Kitchenette