New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1925, Page 6

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Times Bquare; Schultz's Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central, 42ud Street, n CHANGE THIS PHASE OF Z0) G LAW One of the sections in zoning erators to be operated in the busl- ness zone. The result paper is collceting in this zone to an alarming extent. Instead of helping to prevent fires, the faw increases the hazard of a spread of the flames in case there 18 one, This phase zoning should be changed promptly. Incin- erators are safe and necessary. Preventing their use is going en- tirely too far, is an unnecessary hardship in the business district, and the law docs not permit new inein- refuse and dlscarded quick of the law attains no worthy object. ! The quicker the law 1s changed | So accumulating on the better. much waste has Dbeen premises that the fire hazard is be- ing greatly increased. paper some NEW HAV L. WOO CITY MANAGER A new journalistic disciple in the ranks of in the stat f partisan newspapers coring the city manager, non- ¢ local system o ment New Courier. The New Hay flat-footed govern- is the Haven Journal- n paper the other day came out for the The New Haven for a city manager sys- be system. upshot of the agitatlon in that a city manager will be General Assembly. charter will be it is declared. tem will echarter for the ¢ asked of the next similar asked Waterbur, Such a devclopment in various cities of the state is to be expected as local politics in some of them degenerate. Citizens nowadays want cities to he run on business prinei- ples, not primarily according to political principles. The consistent manner in which the Common Council of Ncw Brit- ain votes fmportant matters along political lines helps to create upon sentiment in this city for the city manager form of government. This sentiment has barely started, but it may grow o as large proportions as is the case in New Haven or Wa- terbury if the local politiclans don't watch their stops. RAILROAD OR INDEPENDENT BUS LINES wte of petitions to the Pub- for between Jie Utlities inde- pendent b Hart- ford and Waterbury, which it is un- Commission s lincs derstc pass through towns ly between tehed with efforts of Transportation Co., the Now Ha- dis around RECALI RY FRANCE OF SARRAN LIKELY " note that M Fre nded Millerand \ the call of high ed Damascus Gener French commissioner in § who ord the without . bombardment o even the formality of New of | d Amerlcans, to depart. Tt Is gratifylng to note that the Ameri- ean gevernment, through Ambassa- dor Herrick in lodged a vigorous protest, although no also Paris, for. tunately Amerlcan lives olst due fo thelr alacrity In flecing to the lower portions of bulldings, Damage to property. however, considerable, many homes being destroyed dispatches from that a large part of the quarter of Aestroyed Wy the | fre haundreds who were American was Late indicaty Jewish Jerusalem Damascus artillery Jewish not "identified with the uprising of Ara was TFrench and re dents, werc remotely b tribesmen, wers &illed. Such an in- human proceeding can scarcely he lwv'r:l(""l to French soldiery were not for the folly of the general in | command. M. Millerand, in denouncing Sar- rall's methods, declared has been responsible for the deaths of 3,000 be French soldiers “and serious injury to the prestige of France in order to cover the blunder of the party which had appointed him to the post.” French in T ustified in being aroused. The call of Sarw authoritics ris are re- is likely THE MYRTLE REET CELEBRATION The civic concert and dance cele- bration on Myrtle street tonight is an indication that the city is taking pride in the completion of the first pavement laid by the city instead of through a contractor. Citizens who contributed money sufficient to lire a band for the celebration ap- parently are agreed that the inno- vation has becn a success. In the opinfon of the chairman of the board of works and city en- gineer the Myrtle strect paving job i@ superior to that usually turncd out by contractors and cost the city less money. It took the city only 41 days to complete the work. The city continually has paving jobs on its hands. There is no rea- son why, in the interest of efficiency conomy, it cannot duplicate yrtle street job eclscwhere. e M and the ARLY COLD AND FORE weather profeasional—who WAVE STS forecusters AN There ——amateur have been telling us that the com- ing winter will be hard and long. weather in the were and | The start of zero | middle west, before November had ice at us from the v chance to Jendar, tends to prove that there | may be reason In back of the pros- nostications. But the {‘\\m-r,\- the west from a coal stand- cold weather will not | point. Anthracite coal is not great- Iy used there. States as close to the | pennsylvania hard coal fields as been using bituminous Ohio have for years. for domestic uses 1‘.\1‘4 Ohlo is as close to the anthra- | cite fields as most of New Fngland. | The moral is that if the west can use eoft coal to keep warm during ought It is people of a | 2ero weather New England [to be able to Jdo the same that the howeyer, to forego merely moguls ridiculons, e forcel resource v because their terms. natural the hard coal and | workmen cannot come to al in north- not to Nature deposited the co Pennsylvania for use, about. There is considerable east argus | governmental ineptitude mixed with | the hard coal situation. WON'T GET SCARED HAVE TO England ! the inten Barbara | Wi { UNTIL b s N | earthquake of an hout sity | experienced nta The Jamentatton wild time The kind of at Lex- summer. was a | an 1 much © there was a different carthquake, which began | Professor Xirtley F. Mather of Harvard University told an i other day enee providence the nother earthquake 5 is due in pre do “aimost any time." To b at to and yared for it and Know ie the the emergency n public. he act sible thing for { averred. The worst way to is into the st With rare fount exceptions jody knows whe 1o know, however, that there have cart again. There earth's 6\ Maine and they may come ik and in the s a weak fi oft coast of 2 there may be a sl evidently is the ¢ a scrious slip is about Yorceasting asssiting the up carthquakes looks ik npanies to drum insurar | business | i A S CONSERVATIVE VICTORY IN CANADA proved widespread dissatisfaction with the | Macker regime of Premier W. 1 King, and that stalwart it | Jast | next | audi- | ! © is right or wrong. W juakes in New Bogland NEW in his own constituency--which is about as black a political eye as can happen to a political leader ynder the RBritieh pa system, The point is that if a premier can- not get re-ele liamentary ted In his ewn balli- wick he has little chance of being regarded as a leader in the rest of the country, Arthur Meighan ;"1"|Kl‘l a come-buck,” as we say the the on this side of Iline, although Conservative | party at lnst a ounts will not have in the House of Commons. This {s in conformity the forceasts situation to that the House with working majority | with | similar sritish a obtaining in i of Commons, | neither Liberals or Conservatives having sufficient seats to {nsure un- disputed action, although the gov- as |8 the case in Britain, nominally will be Conservative, The adherance of Quebee to the Liheral cause evidently prevented a real overturn in Canada, And it is to be noted that Miss McPhail, the woman in the Canadian Hlament and a Liberal, did not get scotched when the ballots were counted. Such appreciation of femi- ernment, { only par- i nine ability is laudable; | the Libera perhaps 1s in the future, in order to make more headway, will nomi- nate more women candldates. The Conservative party in Can- ada favors the protective tarifi; the Liberal party a moderate tariff, The Canadians evidently think they can see a difference The probabilities, however, are that nelther party will be able to put over 100 per cent of its tariff ideas and the law will with very greatly. There is one thing greatly to the credit of the Canadian people in connection with thelr political thinking, They do not appear to be bound up with one party indefinite- )y, except perhaps in Quebec, where the Liberal party has a hold comparable with the G. O. P. in the northern etates or the Demo- crats in the south. The people in the remaining to have no desire to let either party between the two. not be tinkered provinces scem maintain a right of way in their minds. The result {s that the party {in power has to be upon its toes to hold office after the tlon. Canada, with territory extending from the Atlan- tic to the Pacitic, has less popula- tion than the state of New York, and is problems, political and finan- The King had a hard task on its failed to function satis- Conservatives hav | equally hard a tas hape in view of the lack of a work- ing majority in thg next House of Commons. The party will be blamed for what it doesn't do and will have next elec- an expansc of cial, are hard to solve. government | hands and | factorily. The as i, and per- to share the credit with the Lib- erals for what it does. NOW THREY WOULD FORCL RAILROADS TO MERGE Eighty thousand miles of branch Tine threatened with extinction, according to Senator Cummins of Iowa, co-author of the transportation act; after a call at the White House the announced legislation designed to qa ations is lkely at 2ilroads are Esch-Cummins and yesterday senator that railro make consoli the compuisory coming session of consolida- will enable the strong lines to maintain the weaker roads Congress. Compuisory tions, he sa The new outlook i an important the plan has been to consolidations n transportation defer Aix the development ficld. The mandatory for years, meantime permitting railroads to arrange voluntary con- | solidations. Delay, kill off the hranch lines, to the former chairman of the however, will according in- terstate committee of the Senate, The inged commerce senator ovidently his mind -— Originally he was a prime mover in n for comp consolida~ 19 ugh the transportation act, the Inter n | | | was to plan a | | lsory and in when he put ate Commerce Commlss granted authority general merger of railroads; but the [ G0} (o) | At this expert the ahout the shanged ‘his position on plan ime Towa railroad the matter hegan to favor voluntary con- solidations within a certaln period mpulsory consolidations P Coolidge s view, Now the White original accepted sident 1) the senator, after a visit to House, returns his position. Intcrest irally will be keen as to whether esident has turned wise favor compulsory ad sitn- fon is that the strong trunk lines do not want to consolifate with the trunk the weaker Some of the lines are very prosperous, and sugrestion v e85 PrOSpETOW: poison ong orb the weaker ones |and keep them in cxistence. The magnates don’t think so. be railroad final upshot probably will at Congress will 7 warning foreign residents, including Liberal leader went down to defeat wend its way to the Supreme court. § J former premier, | | international | {you that five T owe you next we was not given authority to | |1ast night. [turned congolida- | | Factsand Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN No man is bigger than the things required to get his goat, Baschall {s a game in which you can distingulsh Benators from Plraten, Another suffer is to grouch and what it's about, not say It seems a paradox, but Amerlea | & can't up in have an air service while it's the alr. Debt settlement: “Bill, Il pay ki now let me have ten Almost everything has tion of Americanism, “I didn't get a wink usually means, "I waked up several timee.” Any town can have a “boom” it its citizens are willing to pay one another too much for lots, Summer had advantages. It was easler to get into a union suit and out of bed, They are placing aerials under ground. Now if the neighbor would place his loud speaker there. Matrimony normal when she this new hat and he has settled down to ske It he likes ys “Ch huh." Democracy. Act 1: The king is repressing us; lot us fight for freee dom. Act 1I: Let us repress these agitators. Sympathy is the quality that brings one to sce you in trouble while curiosity is bringing a dozen. It s estimated that the energy daughters expend on white shogs would relieve mothers of §7 per cent of the sweeping. Posterity will have the war deht to pay, but that's fair cnough. It will also do the collecting. The fool who made his prayer to a rag, a bone and a hank of hair wouldn't recognize the old girl now. Cider is much like people. Tt has a hilarions period, and then it sours and Is considered virtuous, A policeman usually can tell how long a car has been parked by the number of clrculars in it. Correct this sentence: “I would lke something,” sald the young shelk to the lady clerk, “a little cheaper.” (Protected by Ascociated Editors, 25 Years Ago Today A big crowd attended the dem- ocratie rally in the Opera house last night to hear C. W. Xaton of Bris- tol, Joseph P. Tuttle of Hartford, and W. A, Crofut of Washington, D. C. muel Fessender addressed a small republican audience night at the Russwin Lyceum. vice-presidents included C. L. Barnes, Joshia Bartlett, 0. ¥. Cur- tis, E. I. Davidson, J. L. Doyle, H. W. Felt, W. P, Felf, W. E, Attwood W Hine, W. C. Hungerford, g ! in, Dr, C. W, Lee, Jr., H. B. lLockwood, A. I'. Marsh, L. D. Penfield, G. P. Spear, Panl Vogel- gesang and M. C. Webster, First half: Harvard 17, Pennsyl- vania 0. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hart will leave for California after elec- tion day and return from the Pacific slope in December. Mayor Bassett has refused Con- tractor Regan's request to allow his men to work on the subways on Sunday ' Sound Money gun struck while being put aboard the train today and the battery was forced to abandon it and go to Hart- 1 without it. Dr. Irving was chalrman meeting last night of the Cit cal soceity. He was appointed to T five men to confer with Hon. o RBattery's Medj- num the executive committee of the hospital This means the doctors will submit to the autocratic conditions at that institution. P. J. Prior was named for legis lature by the Plainville democr H. A. Castle was chair- meeting. Swedes at their buzaar have vote as follows: $6; McKinley, man of the in a straw socialist, Br; illone 643; W, Qbservation On The Weather Forecast Snow r and warmer. gland cloud irday; Sunday fair rature st south Satnrdayy Sunday f Northern New probably snow Sal with rising temy recast for ¥ snow in and falr in north portion Sunday fair and warmer. litions: Except for rain in Florida and along the south Atlantic and snow in New England and along the Middiz Atlantic coast Saturday, fair weather could pre- vail almost generally cast of the Missiselppi river during the next The weather will be- nerally east of t luring Sun no indications of a re- York gen- Satur- ow bly Mississippi river tu normally low tempera- tures in any part the United States for several days thereafter. way to make your wifc | been | standardized now except the defini- | of sleep,” | big | of the! o ——) Send. all communleations o Fun | Shop Editor, care Of the Newsy Britain Herald, and your letter || | will be forwarded to New York | We'll Ssay They Do, Today! “Take pains, take pains!" teachers say, turn the youngsters out to play And takimg panes is what they do With balls and stones and sling- shots too! the | Then Misunderstood Jewlldered stranger: “Could you direct me—" Bystander: “Why don't you ask the corner policeman?" Bewildered stranger: “But I don't want a drink., T want to go to the i railroad station. All Hollowe'en! By R, E. Alexander “That party was a filv’, I'll say. T bet I'll never go again, There was enough t'cat for glirls, Maybe—but not enough for men. “Just ladyfingers, lemonade, Candy, ice cream, nuts, an’ cake. 'T could have e't it all myself, “There was a blg, red apple they ‘Was goin' tuh ‘hob’ fer. an,’ gee it! Bigosh, what they said! An' it was Loulse told on me! “An' T'd just danced Dog-gone, Yuh can't trust through! T don't care if she did kiss me— I guess I didn't ask her to! with her! ‘tm at alll I'm T'll take my sister 'stead of her— She sald, ‘Ted Curry done {t!" | All right — all right! I fixed her— good. Th' booby prize — T wont it. | | “T give it to Louise — she's wild! She ain't th' only girl, T hope, I says t' her, ‘This must be you An’ hand her that cake o' soap!” Says Pat to Mike— “Is that {lttle guy named Pat to: you, Mike? “He's jist a family conniction, that's all. T was me mother's first child and he was the siventeenth.” Vinifred WV, Early. The old songe used to %o to the heart but the jazz ones of today go to the dogs! 'At-a-Baby! is a university?” teacher, | A university is when two people | get married and every | that they have a univ swered a pupil in my school, “What i asked | our room at ~—Chariotte Cochran, The First Halloween (Recalled by Mrs, Henry Hilder) “Something I've never under- stood {8 Halloween,” confessed Jane, “Why do they have it, any- way " “Haven't you ever been to school 7' =ald Tessie, “We celebrate Halloween because its Hallo Ween's birthday. or the day he died, or something like that.” “Hallo? Why, that sounds like a telephone girl."” “He wasn't, though,” cxplained Tessie, wisely., “He was an Inventor who lived in Rome, away back in Julins Caesar’s time." “What did he invent?" “The jack o' Lantern, of course, You see he got tired of having nothing but Roman candles to read by, and one day when his wife was making, pumpkin pies he had an idea. Ile stuck a candle in the pumpkin and invented — the jack o' lantern." “Yeah, but luse of | Tessle, what was the cutting eyes, nose, and | mouth 1n the thing? Could he sce to read better if he'd just cut one big opening in the pumpkin?" “H'mm, it's been so long since I read my ancient history T don't re- member exactly. Let's sce Oh, they was having a battie. The Grecks werc Hallo Ween's pal and ie had thrown all the pumpkin pies at them he stuck the jack o' lantern in the window and frightencd them all away. So that's why we cele- brate Halloween, Jane. It's lot's of | tun, don’t you think?" Loyalty | A famous musician was present i at an amateur recital. The comple tion of the first number was greet- ed by a burst of applause and the local friend of the great artist saw a mist of tears in his eyes. “You are touched by the beauty |of the number?” questioned the friend, No.” was the thinking of wh have such friend —Job answer, “1 was Philip Sousa. Et Tu, Brute! T wrote him a poem on kissing. 1 wrote him a poem on love, I wrote him a poem on passion And called it “The Crimson Dove But he threw away all my poems, Of kisses and passionate love. The brute, you see, was the edRor, And T wrote for the column abov | olet M. Leroy So Does His Tire Jones gets an unholy joy out of listening to some man hand out a long spiel, and then suddenly say- ing something that will take the air out of the talker laugh on him. in the smoker of the commuters' train, and Tom Tickemon. who is |by way of being a scientist, was holding forth. Tom had picked up a magnet a! some sale that day and he was telling us all about the properties of the magnet. Jones An' never got a stummick ache! | that works in the foundry any Kkin | would give to | and turn the | —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Observations On the City New Britain's industrial prosper- {ty during the past year will prob- ably be reflected early in Decem- ber at the meetings of corporation boards of directors, gossip In stock market circles, scv- | eral manufacturing companies are expected to declare liberal extra dividends, elther in the form of | cash or stock, While the rest of the country { felt the effects of a moderate de- pression during the year, New Britain was comparatively prosper- ous. There was no slump here, due partly to the bullding boom throughout the nation, ‘When buildings are erected hardware is necessary; when builders want hardware they get it from New ! Britain, That's partly the answer | for sound conditions in the factories here. It {6 stated that some of the {larger corporations will be generous {in thelr dividends, playing the role f Santa Claus with all the good nature typical of the gentleman with the smile, rosy cheeks long whiskers, and putting fairly arge checks in the stockings of ! sharc holders. Tveryone who wears a raccoon coat 1s not a millionaire; nor is he a Marvard undergraduate, Fans at the annual Yale-Prince- ton football classic this fall will have this fact rather definitely impressed |upon them when they see one of | the truck drivers at the bowl sport- ‘ing a $500 coat of this species. When asked yesterday as to how he happened by the coat, he an- swered ceinetly, “The rain broughy, it.” And it did, as follows: At the Yale-Harvard game last | vear, sald driver was busily cngaged both before and after the clash bringing wet but’ enthusiastic hun. huge en. | closure. He said that he made | more than $275 at this alone. | The very last crowd that he | brought from the bowl to the rail- | road station had just left his truck when looking behind, he noticed a | beautiful raccoon coat the seats. Stopping his truck, he picked up the coat and dashed into the sta- tion and up to the owner of the coat and said: “Say, here's your coat. You left it in my truck.” And then came the stunning re- ply: “Keep the darn thing. It | weighs a’ ton. 1 can't be bothered carrying it around.” He did keep it. had it dried out, and today is able to sport one of the finest coats seen in New Haven. on one of | | | | i | | | | | Having noticed the number of ‘R((‘idvms in whieh pedestrians run |afoul of automobile trucks and | other vehicles propelled by gaso- line engines, including cement mixers, motoreyeles, garbage wagons, fire engines, strect sweep- ers and such, the Observer comes forward at this time to lay down {a few ideag on how to be run over | racefully. And it must be ad- | mitted that the stunt can be done { graccfully, There's no reason for people to be splashed all over the Jandscape when they could just as well get enjoyment out of the pro- ceedings, since beilng run over is the fate of all pedestrians sooner or later, hence the great sale of automobiles, so pedestrians can get on the right side of the fence. The proper costume for being run over by a truck is a trim golf or walking suit. Some professionals prefer evening dress, but the fact that a stift bosomed shirt is worn tends to put the pedestrian out of ease. Of course, some authorities to what should be worn, but we have our own {deas, and to them we shall stick, The next thing to be found is a suitable location. Here the experts seem to agree. A busy thorough- fare is recommended, so that {f one driver, by some bad luck, misses you, some other driver will be sure to hit you. After having found your thor- oughfare, proceed to walk acrose the street in the just as the traffic is at its helght. Fasten your eyes on the top of some | high building on the other side of tho street and, looking neither to right nor to left, stroll, don't rum, toward the opposite curb. It is safe to say that before you have reach- ed the middle of the road, you will be hit. Some professionals carry rugs or which they | matresses with them, throw in front of them before | starting to cross the street, thus breaking their fall. Others scorn ! such methods, saying that it is not playing the game right, and prefer {to land on the pavement, breaking a leg, at least. | When a car strikes you, assume your most pleasant expression, and | give way in the direction in which | the car is proceeding. Smlile &weet- |1y at the driver and pass some irh'vry remark at the passcrab; such as, “It's a nice day, isn't it or “I think we'll have an early | fall.” Conversation is not neces- | sary, however, and eome it dis- |tracts one from the business at | nand. | As the wheels pass over | body, it sometimes pays to listen to the number of bones that are |cracked. At any rate, it is recom- imcn«lod that the clothing be ar- | ranged perfectly before you are picked up. If. by any chance, the w over your face, the | listened, and seemed to be on his ! good behavior, 1 Now this magnet,” | “will pick nails sizes.™ | “Thats said of Tom., up nothing.” said Jonmes, 1 Last night we were riding home | got four tires that'll do the same | thing!™ | —Anita Denington. He whe | usually finishes i p well heeled. (Copyright, 1925, Reproduction Forbidden) According 1o and | bring forth all sorts of opinions as | leisurely manner | thus your | different is always up on lis toes and Its People |1t will be the last time such a thing | can happen. And again it the wheels do not | happen to pass over you, try again, | Don't lose your tcmper and give | the driver a bawling out. He prob- | ably was young and inexperienced | and was doing his best. He'll learn. By this method, people will be ! able to pass many hours happy— either in the land beyond the skies | ~—or in a lhospital bed. Neighbors in the vicinity of the Park street rallroad crossing are | begnining to discuss, with more or | le# charily of viewpoint, the night- | ly gatherings in the crossing shanty in which the gate tender is on | duty. According to these folks, the | { shanty, an elevated structure, is be- | coming a soclal center where visi- | tors of both sexes are frequent call- | ers after nightfall, Regardless of the purpose of these gatherings, they say, the railroad authorities should put a stop to the affairs. The gate tender is employed to protect users of the | street from Injury and death and her attention should not be dis- tracted from her dutles by a desire to play the role of hostess. So far as the Observer has been informed, there have been no acei- dents at the crossing which could be agcribed to inattention on the part of the gate tender, But the hazard {s increased and the pos- eibility of an accident becomes greater as the soclal gatherings be- | come more frequent, The rallroad owes it to the city to see that there is no lack of caution. The gate ten- | der also has heavy responsibility | as the agent of the railroad and as the protector of human lives. I For some time the shanty has' been watehed nightly and reports are that there are many visitors every evening. This conditfon should not be allowed to continue for safety's sake, The majority. of autemobile drivers like the new traffic beacons in front of the National bank and the city building. They are able to determine at some distance whether | they will be allowed to proceed or must come to a stop. This is not always possible when a trafiic po- liceman is on duty at a crosswalk or intersecting street, But complaint has been heard from pedestrians who say that au- ' tomoblle drivers speed across the walks even after the red light has winked its warning. Several nar- row escapes from injury have been reported because drivers take a chance, On the other hand, drivers complain that pedestrians do not observe the signals, many of them not paying any attention to the beacons. i | The one way to correet this situa- tion quickly is to make arrests of drivers and pedestrians who do not obey the signals. A survey would probably show that there is cause for blame on both sides. Drivers must learn to respect the rights of pedestrians; the latter must learn that drivers have the right of way when the green light flashes on. From the Rome Daily “Orb” ot 18 B. C.: Sport enthuslasts are pouring into ' Rome today for the annual gladito- rial classic between Rome university | and the Army. The soldiers are favored to win on account of their older men and thelr tricks. For | months the military have been hard at work falling on the sword, kick- ing shins, dropping opponents, hit- ting the abdomen, bucking the stomach, and passing the nét. The Rome students have also been prac- ticing, but their passwork has been poor; they seem almost totally un- abla to pass the wine temples. The Army has a series of tricks which it is expected to spring this afternoon. One consists of driving chariots over the opposing gladia- | tors, while footmen follow to finish the fallen fighters. Another is left- handed sword play, which is so un- usual that it deceives the opponent. A third is worked by having all the nmen stand in a circle; in this way every man is behind all the others and is thus protected from injury. Rome is expected to rely on fits great defense, and the net-spreaders lave been working all week to per- |fect their casting; they have become very adept at enfangling their foes. They will not be so heavily armored as the Army, but they will be able to move faster and evade any stray lions that may be let into the Coli- seuny if the battle dies down too much. ! Every seat in the Coliseum has |been sold and still the farmers from {the provinces are clamoring for places. There has been so much speculating and so many speculators have Dbeen caught that the officlal hangman's fingers are worn to the |bone from tying knots. Many have petitioned for places in the lon pits, but the authorities have refused for fear of the consequences to the lions. Caesar will sit In the box and is said to be prepared to give in- stant decisions on fallen gladiators; he has oiied his thumb. knowing 1t? HOW MUCH you feed yeur children, G one. And it's just easy to give yo as the WRONG KIND. Our Washington Bureau ha: put in big words In books—t feeding. _Give your boym and FUl out and m: irls & EDITOR, Washington 13 'w York Avenue, W I went a copy of the bulletin MAL five cents In loose, uncancelled, T am a reade: ~ | service, which DPremier Painleve ! preparing. | posed exclusively [troops, and would not Malnutrition—the ‘docto re call it as periodical examination of schosl children abundantly shows, ready noed—it sums up for you in & nutehell the eclentific Information ing you all CLIP COUPON HERE PARIS FLAPPERS LONERING SHIRTS Four to Six ‘Tnches “Below the Knegs Parle, Oct, 31 (A—The creation of a French expeditionary force, dise tinet from the home army, is the feature of an army reform scheme, which ultimately will invelve a re. duetion of the period of military is The war in Morocco has shown the desirability of having such an expeditionary force to go abroad on short notice. Tt would be composcd of professlonal soldiers and North African troops, In view of the fact that it i& more particularly intended for colonial seryice. The home army would be a conscript force, com- of French whita be required to serve overseas except under the most unusual circumstances. While the New York flapper de- fie the autumn frosts in rolled stock- ings and skirts that fall to cover the knees, the smart Parisienne s let. ting down her skirts centimeter by centimeter as the winds become more chilly, Skirt hems do not yet cover ¢alves on the boulevards, but the models now on display in the smart dressmaking establishments that set women's fashions for the world now display slightly longer skirts than they did in August. The “Little Season" models, which means those on display now, are forecasts of what may be expected in the mode of next summer, Swarms of New York buyers are in DParlg choosing clothes for the winter re- sort trade fn America, and nearly all the models they are buying have longer skirts than those now being worn in the United States. X The well-dressed Pariesiennd to- day wears her skirts from four to six inches below the knee, depends ing on her helght. When she is seat- ed there is a short drapery of skirt over the knees, and when she walks the pleats and godets make her knees & mere surmise, It skirts continue their downward trend — and one leading designer , prophesjes that eventually they will cover the feet—kneces may again be- come the vague rumors they were in Victorian days. A donkey ‘whose owner christenéd him ‘“‘Herriot” Is the eentral figure of & trial at Blols, where the own- er has been summoned before a local court on a charge of defama- tion. The peasant owner pleads that he meant no harm, that his donkey is a good beast ald a willing worker, and that he and his four legged friend have the greatest respect for the former premier and present president of the chamber| of deputies. But the Blois nu(hoAhc‘.. loyal radical-soclaliste for the most part, see in this christening a face. tlous dig at the leader of their party, All the excltement over the case naturally is causing great glee in the conservative camp. One mean ritic has even gome so far as to express the opinion that “giving the name of the negotlator of the Lon. don agreements of 1924 to,an inof- fensive quadruped certainly entitles the donkey to sue his master for libel."” A jazzless paradise for lovers who prefer to whisper their endearments over a cup of coffee or a glass of wine without the accompaniment of crashing drums or blaring horns has Dbeen tried out by one suburban cafe proprictor with great success, Good business came as soon as he posted a slgn which represented a couple being served by the pro- prietor himself and declared that those tired of jazz would find warm welcome and welcome quiet there. The “good old-fashioned” songs and dances of a generation ago seem to appeal to the patrons of this cate most of all, Roasting ears stewed in wine. and stewed with their husks and silks ine tact, was the amazing dish served in a high-class Parislan restaurant recently to American patrons who asked for corn on the cob. The Americans calmly stripped the husks and silk and ate the corn without a word. They are still wondering whether the French cook played a practical joke on them, or whether he was himself the victim of some waggish American patron who had devised this recipe for cooking corn. POINTING TO CORNELL Tollowing its defeat at the hands of Ohio State, Columbla is now pointing to the Cornell game today, with the thought uppermost in mind to atone for the 14.0 reverse the Doble entourage doled out to the Blue and White last year. The Big Red eleven was one of the few to trlp Columbla in 1924. 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