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This Insures proteotion againat fraud in newspaper Alatribution figures to both national and local auvertisera. ‘The Werald fa on sale dally in New York at Hotaling's New Rtand, Timee Square: Bchultz's News Stand. Entrance Grand Central, 4 t | INCREASED POWERS O | hela | assemble The Interparliamentary formed in 1889, Includes in |its membership a high percentago of the members®of the parliaments of about 31 natlons, and its purpose Is to conduct Investigations M Inter- natlonal matters and to ald In their promotion, The annual meetings are in varlous capitals, but only before wus a meeting held in the United States, In St, Unlon, onee this having heen 1904 the Louls In Delegates to forthcoming of the Amerlcan group of the Unlon, which Includes nenrly halt of our senators and representatives. The Unfon will Capitol buflding at the Invitation of the President of the Unlted States. conference will be guests in the The conferenco this year ought to b the recent ® especlally useful in International view of developments of vears and those under con- templation, the the expectation of a disarmament conference in the near future are coertain to he dis- cussed, Some of the Latin-American republics will have delegations for the first time and one of the meet- Inigs will be held in the Pan-Ameri- can building a8 a means of empha- slzing the importance of Pan-Amer- lean amity. The Dawes plan, security pact and CITY PLANNERS The public hy this time is aware | that the Clty Planning Commiseion | has' more power than it was glven | eredit for and Fallett!, Andrew eock and Ciescynski may thg a w citizens be figur- ay to utilize it. So far as the generally are concerned, | the more evidence there is that the Planning Commission {s anxlons to b8 of the city The * mission exis maximum eervice to the | | the more it will be valued Plar 1 for about ten former City Com- years, 1t had no particular power to ex éise. It conld suggest things, | cowld plan but couldn't execute; | there | that what It r he gratefully rec 1sna was no reason to think commended would ived hy those in a position to advantage of the | suggestio The nning Commis- sfon, recently rganized, and | which in Ally includes a les- | ; | hip, is on a different | Tts sened memt basis entirely. defincd in the ment rece duties are aptly ¢ charter amend- ntly passed by the Legis _alture, which marke the passing of | the | of it 18 desuetude to sibility for achic uning idea from a condition | | ement, provided " | accomplishment; but | The | the L. The TInterparliamentary Tnion initiated and promoted the convo- | catlon of the Second Hague Con- ference, perhaps its most definite its chiet use- fulness appears to lie In the portant tee im- research work of commit- and the possibilities for social ntercourse and exchange of 1deas g the parllamentary Aclegates which attend. Although the Union endorses the League of Nations, it is not regarded as perfect, owing to the incompleteness of amon the TLeagne membership and what are regarded a6 faults in the present covenant of the league, The Union could do noth- ing more important than to assist in amending the covenant if it can he shown it really f8 faulty and in making the Leaguesa more com- plete hody of assoclated nations. Union, of course, can only work with the non-political side of 1zne, and 1t 1s this fact, under nt conditions, that enables the United States as a non-member the Le. pre of e, to endorse the Inter- parliamentary Unfon, The Union's chief function is to a form for the exchange of con- tructive ideas along international lines at a time when such ideas are the hoard f takes ad of | ant The late board s reduced from 13 ma nembers the chairman of the park commission not as ex-officlo members, present has th nearly planning commission only advisory connectio every branch of the cit zovern- 40 il ment, but to legali of importanc her the boa it Jfter to obtain an opinion from hoard. Having mon Councll in the premise "the Planning fo be cor new sfre te plenty tner revurs Planni poait POLITICAL DECISION IN'THE COUNCIL A NOTARLL ( DUE IN OCTORER VI RING or parliament h ington fr fallen mant of a Commu the afoul of British H the underst public is_gradn that a ternational organiz foregather at that time. | international legi | Herriot no longer the exclusive property of the idealists. 1t is invaluable as an organization for serlous research and is a valuable cducator of the lators, It can also foremost as a promoter of hu- manitarian movements which ean- not bhe confined thin national boundaries 1tes to the forthcoming con- dis- Premier to Include such men as former of France, Dr president of the G Bernhard rman W General . bert Horne, [ g s and Lord Hemphill from obert ngland, Sir Canada. and others, The American group of the Union, 5 host, has B. McKinley of Illi- utatives Montague of of Arkansas Virginia, Femple Penneylvania Sabath of Minoina McSwain of South excentive commit- Robin- Vir- Rep- Bur- MeKinley, Swanson of Kansag, and Britten of Tllinois, yoper of Texas and Baker of C: of \Wisconsin, MeLaughiin of higan, Connally vill regar THL, DEATH PENALTY IN CHICAGO civing the impression that the ome coddling of 1ent of counsel for rison was con- thar MAKING THI WORK 1onr MOON Us « F Borden of | which will act | officers including Sen- | WEW BRITAIN DAILY the Bay of Fundy power project, which will utilize the 40-feet tides to produce four times as imuch electrie power as Muscle Shoals and at Ni Falls, . The voters of Malne, by voting to permit exportation of the power from the state, 1ald the foundations for the plan, the Maineo least half as much as gara In a sense, however had Iittle bearing upon the subject, as the power to be generated would come from th Atlantic ocean, desplte the fact that the generating apparati would he In Maine, But the promoters of the vast scheme proferred to have law a definite sanction as to the possibill- ties of seclling “julce” throughout the entire New England states 60 as to avold later, possible embarrassment The great waterway which separ ates Nova Scotla from New Bruns- wick will be converted Into a won- derful provider of prosperity — in the course of time. It will take at least five yoars to construct the dame, slulces, etc. and 6,000 men Wil be employed, The cost will he in the neighborhood of $100,000,000, Passamaquoddy Bay be harnessed. The reglon around Easport — the northernmost elty of Maine — will see the largest constructed, and they will eliminate Passama- quoddy’s communication wit the sea. the likewise will dams The plan 1s to impound | water at lowers the level of the bay and the dam gate will be opened, and a sort of fall of great strength in the pro. duction of hydroelectric power will he opened. Tt 1s a rather simpla en- gineering feat so far as the basic prineiple underlying it is concerned; but the matter of constructing the great dame will be something re- fan't the basic plan the beholder much—he ean easily understand it—but it is the magnitude of the effort required to that atartles 50 exccute it And when it s finished, what happen Tt that Maine impetus as an industrial s will undoubtedly mea itself will gain te, with cheap power the stimulant. remainder of New England likewise will gain. Entire cities may be light- ¢4 by electricity Bay Fundy, and the industries in from the of them operated by juice from this natural It may be that hizh-pow- will pushed throughout the greater part {of New England; Seotia, that provines of comse also | reservoir | ered transmission lines be and as for Nova will gain from the to be ereated power It will he the only great project on earth that will utilize moon's power, for it is the gra tional pull of the that projects might be possible anywhere carth's satellite creates the tides, Tide power along the coast, but the fis of the land at Fundy and "Quoddy” make it an especially start harnessing the tidea on a large scnle In the conrse of time. when t} desire to hamess the tides hecomes the ot6—: more stimulated through sile cess of the FFundy will be possibility pro | ing it successful—there is the that similar tid power projects may be started | other points along the coast. The possibilities, at | | ASID S | of the seaboard may the year bo er its clectric power from fids sourees, moon work for us witha venegeance —something that wonld not he more | remarkable than other things | have come to pas: NEW ENGLAND AAND SOUTHERN TRADE A now accord between New } ind three foll | 1and southern states a wing the Gelegation | pears due visit commercial West from Virginfa and this tier of ginta, fo states As the delr New, Carolina October. gation wil in ve more clude Britain ite itinera the isit will b than pe ing Interest. 1t than more possible 1 business with greatly incr it. Baltimo tic efforts to ¢ is the chief com- supply depot for t istries are not so fortunate, Tn addition to the tides of the Bay | of Fundy, those of the nelghboring | high tide and as the tide | quiring the highest type of skill. Tt | it the | e This wonld he making the | (758 FactsandFancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN About all can say for long engagements 1s that they postpone hostilities, you You never ce a etatuo erected to a man who was afrald of what peo- ple nilght say. Wouldn't it be awful if a detec- tlve couldn’t find enough clues even to baffle him? “The flapper can’t hope to win a regular man." Alas! she can't even deslre one. There's nothing muech wrong a country where the most word s “fat." in offensive There docsn't seem of anything this year ex- 1t 1s estimated that 87 per cent of the June bridegrooms are by now pouting about restrictions, Married folk usua it only one get along all gl is selfish and spolled. difference bhetween it takes a a custom, The m i 1o law lot and that of | nerye violate | The and K in the demand case of sensible | we are teated but | a lot, felt the fir we smoked at = | | e |1t you can by being decent an a hic | 1f you can't enjoy those who read sub-titles aloud, you can at least en pronounciation. | | | | | | | ik much k mortals, and though the saxophone intrigued. ad condemns teet arc aecretly And to think that a da g called a cr vom n who od exceutive once was e vou meat a in't play as a at. man you know if he couldn't ch g 2 mind| it should be a great help in front holds out Tf there s s thin cading, n the foot-and-menuth pe the| the foot is on | mouth run vhile | the acceierator voune, Well con would if they 1ously knock | ody Editors, Inc.) o 25 Years A:g;) Today nominated the ticket Governor, Iiovson of New Haven; | 5 G. Beck seeretar Litchfield; of Stafford: | lieutenant ¢ wr, Cyr ndon; William 1. Huntting of | v . will apen in | Burritt buildings | at the Bartlett on | Tl | term will | \s usual, asked as a G { on Octoh ernoon Vul- dia- | o as fol- | son, | La Chute, Vulean Leon- Gibson, home from ompanied | was placed e Darbour n in ain Co. BANRS Irish CONDITIONS PLEASE Anks v charae- ord of leg- the Tree \ co verse n in 1924, as $85,000,0 1s given 0, to be a world | mher how rude | | ronbery, nd | ) HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Ihey're All Handing Out The Same Linet As all roads uscd to lead to Rome, So folks just now In every home All conversation leads, we note, Inevitably to “Fur Coat!" e A Bribe, Albert: "My daughter's musical education costs me $50 a week." Clare: “Muslc lessons rpust be ex. pensive.” Albert: “No, that's what I give her for not singing.” ~—Dore, The Globe Trotter. [ THE ARCHITECT, (By Wallace M. Bayllss.) On, how I love an architect! One of them sald to me, “Why don’t you bulld & house, m'lad? Of rent you'll then be free.” T listened to his blandishments, 1 fell for all he said | Of comfort, style, convenlence, pride, And told him, “Go ahead." In admiration of his plans My wife and were lost; We said “That's just the home we want; What will the building cost?" He looked the drawings o'er a bit In an appraising way, And nonchalently answered us, “Light thousand, I should say." To friends and nelghbors far and wide We said, “We're golng to buila!" Some of them pitied us, and xome With jealousy were filled. And the when we could not back out, We learned, with grievous groans, An architect’s eight-thousand house | Cost fifteen thousand bones! get into snclety merely well-mannered, Roll On. Bender: "Jameson must have quite roll.” Fellx: “Yes, he has a roll top desk, as roll topped stock- —Alice Daley. Many a hot head is held down by cold shoulders and feet! You Sed It, Sister! My little sister: “I brang my new pencils to school today."” Big Sister: “You shouldn't ‘brang,’ Alice My little sister: “I brung my new pen—" Big Sister: “But you didn't ‘brung’ them either! Little sister: m." aay ell, then I bringed el McCutcheon. HOME LIFE OF A BANDIT. (Reported by Beth Ullman.) Bandit—Gee, I'm tired. Had a hard day's work today. His Wife—I bought two new pie- tures for the dining room. Will you stick 'em up for me? Bandit—That's all I've been doing taday, but T gueas I can as soon as I get through cleaning my gun, Take those cartridges away from the baby, will you? His Wife—He's playing with the glue now, and I suppose he'll stick up his hands. Hold him up while I ) him. Bandit—Quit nging such language! | You make me nervous. When 1 get home T want to forget all about bus- fness His Wife pay SOc for the steak that's all! Bandit—What did I tell you? I want fo get my mind off my work, get me? I wish you wouldn't talk shop! His Wife—Tha baby has your cariridges again. Put 'em up, Baby. Tell him a bedtime story, won't you Harry, about a great big naughty —Py the way, T had to tonight. It's | policeman? Happiness “Don't you enfoy doing Harriet something you-can't afford to do? Doris: “Yes, but 1 enjoy more something the neighbors can’t afford to do.” ~—Gertrude. READY FOR THE QUESTION. The Englich clasg was ready to re- cite The Prof. bezan by giving to the studes Some data mixed with flow’ry in- terludes. tried to listen—tried with all his might, But Out-of-Doors was calling to in- vite. fancies into hoods, the Prof. moods, Began to fling inquiries right! “What do you know of Fielding?” Like a shot The quescian came to Bob, but, unafraid He made his exit from a far-oft { dream | And quickly answered: ful lot, | Because, you see, wherever I have I have played a pitcher on the Bob His other nelghbor- spitefulest of Until in left and Not an aw- —Mrs. Florence Ashley Beeler. She Failed Again, It is common gossip on our block | that Marion wants to get married in o worst way. And we get a lot of n out of the way in which she sets | out to catch some fellow. Although 10 always fails. For @ long while Paul Tifton med interested in her. He would call on Marion, and advise her how conduct her life. But he never made a break. And he never seemed | to give Marion an opening in which {to trap him ‘l One day, as they sat in the back | | seat of tho car I was driving, Marion told Panl how lonely her days were. To fill up your days,” said Paul, “you need a hobby." | “Oh Paul" gasped Marion. “This is so sudden!"” 1d hobby,” said Paul quickly, “not hubhy!" ~——Albert Macauley. | FAIRY STORY. 18, 1995, en such a in all my goasip, “and I've never happlly married couple 1ite.” (Copyright, 1925, Reproduction Forbldden.) You can get an answer to any question of fact or Information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1822 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. All other questions will recelve a per- sonal reply, Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor, Q. How can amber be fused? A. Amber fuses at temperatures in the vicinity of 300 degrees Centl- grade. There 1s some decomposition of the amber at {ts fusfon point most of the fossll resins. The fusion can be carrled out in sultable metal ket- tles (nickel ot aluminum preferred). On a small scale amber can be fused in glass test tubes or flasks. Q. Can you give me an Indian name meaning industrious worker? A. TIhlkona (Cheyenne). Q. At what temperaturs Is ah- solute zero. Has it ever been ob- tained? A. Absolute zero, the point at which bodies are entirely devoid of heat, exists at 459.4 degrees below zero, Fahrenhelt. A temperature of one degree above absolute zero has been obtained in an effort to liquify helium gas. Q. Of what church twas John Wesley originally a member before the organization of the Methodist Episcopal church. What does the “Episcopal” in the title mean? A. John Wesley, tounder of the Methodlst church, was a member of the Church of England. His meth- ods, however, brought him under censure of that church and he was forced ont. But the system of church government by bishops, uased in the Eplscopal church was re- tuined and the Greek word, “episcopos’ meaning “blshop” s contained {n the word “Episcopal Q. Can lilacs be grown from cut- ting: A. Lllace can easily be grown from cuttings. In the fall cut up fnto six-inch lengths a number of strong whip-like branches, making the cut just below a bud. Tie them in a bundle and bury them in a box of sandy sofl in the cellar. Water them occasionally. Tn (he spiing the wood at the base should be partially healed over, &nd the cuttings should then be placed in well orepared ground so that only two buds vemain above ground, If there are any leaves on the plant take them off. Q. That is the best way fo get 1d of spiders? Can yon get rid of them hy putting polson around? A, Spiders cannot bhe poisoned with food since they only eat living ingects. The only way to rid a house of them, according to the bureau of entomology is to fumigate the premises, Q. Should salicylic acld or ben- ncate of soda be put in canned goods as a preservative? A. The best cook books do not recommend this. Thorough sterill- zation, it is claimed, gives the same results without possibility of injuri- ous effect. Q. Has Gloria Swanson any chil- dren? A a danghter. ed son. Q. What Is the largest city park in the United States? A. TFairmount Park in Philadel- phia. Its area is 2,648 acres. Q. How wide {s the Misslssippi river at New Orleans? What is its average depth? A. The width of the Mississipp! Bhe has one child of her own, She has also an adopt- to 4,000 feet. Its averags depth s 80 to 90 feet but there are holes In ~o |~ Aaan 1 dropped in the other day on the Eniffietons,” confided the local resort river at New Orleans is about 3,500 | Go To— Go To— Go To— Printing Auto Repairing Bricklaying Carpentry the river bed as deep as 190 feet, Q. What tnstruments make up a “fife and drum corps"? A. It is made up merely of fifes and street (or parade) drums—the snare drums and base drums. The poses. Q. What Is the best method of procedure in getting the eggs of a golden pheasant hatched and when is the usual time for hatching. How many eggs should a golden pheasant lay in a year? A, It is best to get a sitting hen to hatch out the eggs of the golden | pheasant. As the time for hatch- | ing approaches it is best to enclose |the place where the hatching is | being done with fine mesh wire fence | otherwise as soon as the young | pheasants are hatched they will run |away and hide so that you will be |unable to find them. There s no | general rule about the number ot | eggs a golden pheasant hen will lay {in a year, since it depends upon the | feeding and other matters of sur- | roundings. The time for hatching |Is about the same as for hens eggs, and the young chicks feed In much |the same manner as the ordinary | barnyard fowl. Q. Is Roscos (Fatty) Arbuckle now playing for the screen? A. No. ¥ Q. How are salted peanuts made? A. Buy raw péeanuts, erack and remové the nuts, Blaneh them by dipping in boiling water for two minutes, then cold water. Drain | and remove the skins, and dry thor- oughly by keeping in a warm dry place for eseveral hours. Fry in deep olive oll or vegetable ofl until aarlie: &0 bac days of mankind, ed with laurel? the Hyacinth get its name? months of the year? | | siamps or coln for same: NAME STREET and Ne. ér R. R. I am a reader of The Herald. »wl N A~ / ') LEARN Central Junior High School, Corner Main and Chestnut Sts. Elihu Burritt Junior High School, Corner North and Lee Sts. Washington School, High Street. e TO EARN GRAMMAR SCHOOL DIPLOMA music Is only used for parade pur-| Do you know the flower symbol WBTATE wetromsemsmnrs < @ McCure Newspaper Syndicate Free Evening Schools OPEN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST AT 7:30 P. M. ENGLISH Central Junior High School, TO LEARN A TRADE Grades VI, VII, VIII State Trade School, South Main Street Machine Work Electrical Work Shop Mathematics Drafting A R TR R R . A P NS [ M S S, PN £ TRSaanon) a light brown. The oll should be very hot before immersing the nuts, Use a basket 80 that the nuts can be shaken and moved while frying, and all removed immediately when they are brown. Pour into brown paper to absorb the extra oil, and dust with salt, using one-half teaspoon- ful for each pound of nuts, Observation On The Weather ‘Washington, Sept. cloudy tonight and Saturday, showers In north portion tonight; slightly cooler in east portion Sate urday; fresh, possibly strong south- west and west winds. Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy with showers this af- ternoon and tonight in central and north portions; cooler in north. and slightly warmer in south portion to- night; Saturday fair; fresh south- west and west winds. Conditions: A slight disturbance which is central this morning over Quebec, is causing unsettled showery weather in the eastern portion of the lake reglon and the northern portion of New England. Pleasant weather prevalls in other sections east of the Rocky mountains. The temperature is rising slowly in the central and eastern districts. Conditions favor for this vicinity vartly cloudy weather with slowly rising temperature followed by fair and cooler. London passenger dirigibles chargs passengers according to thelr weight. 18 —Partly _—m—m—m———— D EEEE—s, FLOWERS AND THEIR MEANINGS JMyths, legends, and bellefs concerning flowers date back to the Love, beauty, succes to anclent Greece, Roms, Egypt and Babylonis. Why does a bride wear orange blossoma? Why is & victor erown- Why do they call them ‘“Bachelors buttons”? Whers did danger—the flower symbols of the varlous mations; of the All this and other Interesting Informatlon is contained in our Wash- ington Rureaw's latest bulletin, FLOWERS AND THEIR MEANINGS. If you || with"a copy i out the coupon below and mail as directed: COLIP COUPON HERE FLOWERS EDITOR, Washington Bureau, The New Britain Merald, 1323 New York Avenus, Washington, D. O, T want a cpoy of the bulletin, FLOWERS AND THEIR MBANINGS, | and enclose herewith five cents in looss, uncancelled U, 8, postage B T P P PP PR P yuey B e T Ay SRy . JUST AFTER STOPPING TO SYMPATHIZE WITH THE TWILLETS ON BEING WITHOUT AN UMBRELLA, AND WONDERING WHY THEY LOOKED SO QUEERLY AT YOURS, 1T SUDDENLY COMES OVER YoU THAT THIS IS THE UMBRELLA YOU BORROWED AT THEIR HOUSE TWO WEEKS A0 - YOU'D TORGOTTEN WHOM T BELONGED TO vitdikis