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This insures protection agalnst fraud In newspaper distributlon figures to both natlonal and local mdvertisers, The Herald fa on sate dufly In New York at Hotallug's ewsetand, Time 8q Schultz's Newsstands, Entrance Grand Central, 42ud Streo DIRECTING TRAFFIO WITH MACHINERY The Board of Police Commission- érs is said to be highly pleased with the workings of the automatic traf- the Center Al- no deci- fic signals installed at at Main and East Malin, though it is assumed that and sion has as yet been arrived at as to which particular make of signals, with the most perimented are satls factory, the principle of auto- matic fraff with board. control is said to meet considerable by the Al the conclusion approval of which ad to that automatic control, may some kind of along the lines as those will b the city. heing experimented with, in ome a permanent thi Rumors from various sources that the board hasn't cnough of an ap- propriation fo buy such The trafiic equipment rd control Seems Crroncous, boa has money to spend for and seems bent upon taking advan- W ¢ board tage of the situation. not running the are Dol and the officials on it are the doctors who will have'the final say. There is evidence that they have been ex- perimenting carefully and noting liow the trafic control works. There have been some criticisms and some commendation, and the public as- sumes the board is conversant with Authentic in- effect weight e pros and cons wmation is to the that the woard considers th of ob- ervation to be in fuyor of instituf- ng the automatic trafiic conirol wstem, Some improvements are necd or those center, diie to the peenliar Jay of the land. The police soard has been attempting to e changes made and prohably would not accept a system without them. The refer principally o a different or the lights go that pedestri on sidewall Woan a I ne o red siznals s lay and he v wghing W in There was o tratlic « nearhy to 1 riish . 1 is om AR \ olsts 1 periiet it 1 on i GONE. OR GOING: 38 MILES OF TROLLEY f | 1 1 ( 1 A ! i months' « profi ) S, Storr b OUR MORE where the supplanted trolley lines fatled. POLITE POLITICS M. B. Mennessy, politieal writer on the Boston Glohe, paused In his of the to wrlt handling Boston mayoralty contest ni the conclusion that the present day n waery of past po- al battles In Boston and came to stylo of political campalgning Is mild as water compared with the bltterness and personalitics of good old days, Which Boston, is but not the fact in And it an improvement, The alt when only in every city. anything, it is lay when cvery politiclan a invectives rather than issucs, treet fights in over electioneering were common, when political organ- izations sought to control the voting by honest means or foul—generally the latter—is past. We don't miss the loss, elther. But in one thing there has been no improvement, Fewer people vote nowad with the total of eligible volers, No way has been found to change this condition. ' Tt can scarcely be denled that the gain in the character of ays compared most campaigns has been offset political by the lessening In voting power, C It is noteworthy that the person- nel of the new state commission to purify waler courses §s mecting with general and Governor congratulated upon his choice of membership. Especial in- terest in the commission lles in the fact that a New Britaln man is upon it, George T. Kimball, vice- president of the American Hard- ware Corporation. The chairman is Senator Frederie C. Wlcott of Nor- folk, of state hoard ot fisheries and game. Dr, Walter Steiner of Martford, a leader in the field of patholo; approval Trumbull president the v and bacteriology. is the other member, This commis larg: fon has been grant- ed very streams of powers to clean the the state. Two members through their are deeply interested in methods to the health pollution, of the professions improve public by climinating stream the, New Dri ness man who will lend the practi- cal v while tin member i8 a busi- ‘point. Action of imyo may to the in due course. ane state be expected Stream pollution s een a topic of statewide interest for years. The first move has been taken to prove conditions by appointment of le commission. Given the time to study the situation, commis- sion should he able to make recom- me lations that can be carried out ithout undue difliculty or expense Ihe governor has shown good ment in his cholee for the commis | sion SUBURBAN LAEY | IN CONNDCTICUT Some of the wrger eities of Con necticut appear to be bothered with [a hegiva to the suburbs, or to th | smaller Hartford [ New Haye port oflicials } hout come o the conclusion | hat the reason thercfore is the | l“l,\wr tax rate in the cities, Of the larger cities of the «tat Witerbury i New Britain are the only ones im- | thed ever that may mean, and that it has NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, pact as evidenco the countrles con- cerned are sincerely inclined toward placing urope on a sound basis, avolding war's alarums and \te con- sequent fendency to upset the pacity to pay, The Amerlcan commissioner headed by Scerctary Mellon, no doubt will refer to the pleture of Itallan strength presented by the Inscist leaders, Mussolinl hes been telling the world that Ttaly now ie at work and ful v disciplined, what- fecovered from post-war difficulties to a greater extent than any other Psopean In the late It was only on Saturday that Itallan premier to the Co in Rome; participant war. the Nind this to say sress for For ign F “Paselst] the common to which Ttaly in splendid me full ot museums and magnificent mon- uments, but behind in modern civilization. By the side of these monuments are industrial works; by the side of the muse- ums arc shipbuilding plants, and in these works and plants lahor milllons of men who pro- duce and throw on the world's markets perfect products.'” must 1 helief, is a country wet nst according rieh rories, All of which is true. But the statement at this time was not ex- actly active cooperation with the visit of Count Volpi and his asso- clates to this country. Our forelgn debt funding visitors are inclined to aint black picturcs of their coun- tries, not pictures of such bright hues as those used by the Ttallan premier, It's a safe wager that Secre Mellon has the Mussolini speech handy in hig litile serap book to show fo the count when the lugubri- ous laments start. THE STATE BARBERS AND THE NEW BOARD The law establishing a of hair state board dressers and cosmeticians does not contain any clanse making for barbe thelr barber shops and beauty par- it necessar; to separate lors. The members of the new stute board evidently themselves made the ruling. In fact, section 12 of the new law seems to be clear that per- sons holding n under the 158 license provisions of chapter of the eneral statutes are not affceted by Factsand Fancies BY KOBERT QUILLEN When the frost is on the pumip- Kin and your coat is out of hock As to your need of an operation, ask the surgeon who has had onc width of the oceans, Among the things Firestone will raise in Liberla are rubber and diplomatic complicatio 1t N W M, The genuine “modern” should enjoy lick-life. There are so many more things to sneer at 5 “Tolerance” usually means a willingness to forgive the other|(f fellow for doing what you do. It is better if bought in New York, ¢h? Well, where do you sup- posc the Main streect merchant buys his stock? still, the modern girl knows as much about a needle as the mod- ern boy knows about a bucksaw. |y D A man never realizes how far he can walk until he goes to Florida x ST fel gl he ideal- unre- state” would mean Alas! the “natural ists gush about te ring hat are credy om this malady to any extent, A | vin the Biid legram s New Britain iment it has not gone into sufficient cnditures to foree an prospeetive. home-owners voild sharing in meeting e hil perhaps is another | v of saying that New 1 B ceonomically administered umerous other I Jomenon well marked i | ve 1l are many ! ns due to i 1 wrennding ! the people of 1 ] was indi West Hartford retnsed to \ I ) N wrger . W the payi m L o i nding 1 who ion of the | e { pendin oy | ! i ) ITALY WILL TRY TO YUND DR o pa Yir f cars. an srrent | 1 AP »t trolley |ed A | listener taly 1 men v's | quires y terms 10§ \ction y s comp 1 \ { was | Voly will I a larger profit, no doubt will refer to that great the new law. (Chapter 158 creates | stricted whiskers, a parking place with every ear? It vard of barber examiners and 5 e M,‘ Tiham pameh You can't always tell whether a aved! creates the rules governing the | up i worried because he makes| Milie and Jack, six-year old seperation of barber shops). little or makes little bes ¢ he | twins, were visiting their grandpa The state board of hair dressers | worrles. andggrandma for a few days. — The day after their arrival, their and cosmeticians, however, disputos : s e RO N el B DL | neY renmonEtnaopIok don!k {redns | Cren st hiln) ol im tHaY s pos Il these points, which secm clear | nizo tne rond to Easy strect i be- [ (iced that one of her beautiul | enough to the atiorneys represent- | cause they expect to sce signs ad- | gladjolus bulbs had been pulled up ing the harb vertising 20 per cent dividends. by the root. T — So she brought Millie and Jackie The state board, noting its re- So she brough : : R DoLAR e Perhaps modern hoys Rrow Ub | into the house Jackia, cent ruling Is heing flouted, dignifles | wyyout proper discipline because [ giq you do that the ruling by calling it a “law safety razor is such a fiimsy, in-| = .. wekie, “Millie did it.” ruling made a hoard does | adequate affair, Their grandpa, who had been ot have the force of Iz nless the AR _[listening, whispered to Jackic: “Be ASLNeoihg (orciofilavin '] Americanism: A woman using [ ° 0 Sy PRl oy T ald it board acted within its legal bounds | (e Mann act to et blackmail; an | Igths JheKle Ahe sa¥, B O il {when it made the rule, agent helping uman |} 4:11\; the |\ swerea daKle. he state barbers are acting with- [ 1aw to get evidence against him. SN Cuannan. In their vights i fgnoving the wul-| (TR wghe == ing of the new board, 1f the board | cory and single and rich,” satd is willing to bring the matter to a|he, “but never tries to run other head Jet it order the a of a|prople's affairs.! e | eroteetea Associated Editors, barher charging violation of its o) meddlosome yule, and then let the s state courts decide 1t will he time 1 or the barhers o act differently 25 y I A Toda i | Bt SR el ears Ago Today | tinst them = | At 3 o'clocke this affernoon 4, Loying Tets en the outeome of an (voles had becn cast in the presiden- E 5 eleetio Mhe total registration lection is the nest (hing fo betting | (Al election, The tota ; | 1 . tor 2 {Rsasion e Ay editor who | "y big green iron safe in the| tempts Lo forecast a result is|Berlin post office was rll'llfxlx\vlr\!‘ | courting the merey ha- That s |last night and the burglars fired at | ; : Mrs. H. N. Galpin and Charles War- i ; ner for sticking their heads out of | windows immediately following the | Down in New York the managers | explosion. The s smashed | | have had time whistling. |te smithereens, but the bui rs Eot | 1,000, according Lo |ONY §4, a8 Postmaster H, L. Porter | : according 104, -0 taken home with hlm a new Walker camp, und Waterman [oroc i =0 imps valued a1 10,000, abcording to the Water- [§200, The night before the Crom- | man camp. From i} welp office was dynamited, and | :: e there the thieves found only $1. | : lin pennies. o s v 2 ) | At the Woman's club meeting this | afternoon, Mrs. Harry 4. Castle | T vead a paper on “The Influence of | | controversy on International Politics Upon Geo- | graphy’ Under the title of “Two Improved Football Helmet for | ne of Representative Statesmen,” Mrs. G. Bucking the Line o e Er Root read a paper on Dis- e = {niarck and Mrs., Charles F Smith | I've Got a Mania for Pennsylvanial . on Cavour Jealous of the advertising Ala- it 5 er Jahn lodge will celebrate |y, ang Tennessce and Indiana | N nd coal committee. i3 o5in anniversary on November | /0%y o nens and other states hitv 1 n g0l ts com ee | Vol | wed that there {18, The arrangemenis COmMAlee | eogived in songs, ¥. C. B, 4 lo is no cau the price of |consists of President August Kloss, | (f5 0800 I ol it F it i Pine 1 res, h Secretary hard Schaefer, Trea following proposed state song for : urer Louls Teich, Stmon Hahn and |\ 0% 0 B0t . Tt has mor UL i Yung Kunz | «ung but once, and the singer | than ¥ I wd ere is Home Cuiture club is being | o0 cor big! In fact, he went {a tare plus s should formed in Plainville by a committee | J000 PV L IRE 6 TR Yot the 1 | Henry Trumbull, Frank thcaten rin npt from 1 : eate ! - Whealer and James B. Usher 888 " yp “capital letters -the. author { 1he governmen members. The objeet of the club fs | A BRI SRR L oy - fo form a class In dancing and de- | S¥5 MRS 8 D i 15 couc fiportment o1 » got a nawful manta’ A S Lanterns must be It tonight be- | AR e Keaiow ool i et loranhss e fair this ove. | Where the twisted pretzel grows. | ) Athe s g Al iR (TWIST NECK TO INDICATE ! machir luneh counter will be con- i S I on the European plan by T. t s ] £u < M. Dugdick, Buel 8. Bas- | W the “]“‘"' isiEood ‘;l“]‘_””"‘y ¥ on th Charles J. Symonds, John |/ Im\_q‘;” (r\.r“\]‘,-\\ J 4 s a ma s little coal black rose. tof wa i oan, Jr.. Frederich G. Platt, Henry Ammy S - = Capen, Herbert N. Lockwood and | (SING SOF "v‘<"|“{!l ;”1 Coar x 5 e |Tyman S. Johnson are candidates IFFE ) ‘ stens - of the | o fustices of the peace on the pro- \ ' ay. Even !piniiion ticket How I love to hear nuts falling B ord, the smaller eities| The final vote at the Swedish | From the shoe nfn: rh«-\-nwugf(: s i % instituted rigorous |bazaar was as follows: McKinley, | (HOLD OUT SHOE AND STICK e 1,629: Malloney, 1 Rryan, @5, OUT CHEST.) . n be no | REALISTIC 1 he got hit LYONS MAY RECOVER Willlam Lyons of Kensington, | ad was badly crushed while the Vulcan Iron Works k at the Vulean Tron Works work [ {\u ose h [ st wee the local hos Although still in | critical condition, t Dr. C. M. | Cooley and Dr. L. R, Weir who ar | ittending him say that distipet im- provement is noted and the patient has a fair chance for recovery. If every hody told the truth, think how badly the hostess would [ seng all comn fosli [ stop Editor, care of the New | oL wells 9:[_’; il Alsdater | Britain Herald, and your lctter J 4 w will be forwarded to New York. makes us more grateful for the |} ¥ Get Your Order in for a Fun Coat! Wear raincoats on a dismal day Could in the least affect their Some nuis fall becauso they are cheer!! ripe, and some fall because a flup- — per makes cves at them. Looking Ahcad T Dr. Arnold:“If you take care of yourself, you have a good chance to reach the age of eight Patlent: “Fine! T just wanted to know if T would cver own the fur- niture 1'm buying with casy pay- ment: Six months ago T bought a car Dalloon fires help pedestrians| And gee, but I've been happy! | little, A ton of dough is just us|It will attract you from afar heavy as any other ton. Tiecause it is so snappy. And felt T was some chappie! By paying a By savings on my collars; By making my landlady wait; By paying my dear tailor late And T have been progressing great ‘With sorrow my soul's Jaden. i Or thrill to smile of maiden, with 350 expecting to get rich. o “trtends and foes alike T ; sneak; ! The hard part ls to find a girl Lo o i altractive. enough o plenso. you|I am Ho more thie willage eherl; and yet dumb enough to like you. | The price on my dropped this o week, And T'm out all T've paid in! TUESDAY, ! folks wore fun coats just as they o drop of fret, no worry drear The Collapse By Wallace M. Bayliss Vhene'er 1 went fo take a ride y chest swelled out with owner's pride; ve driven it both far and wide bhought it in the common way few dollars, ie balance notes that T would pay spite the merchants’ hollers, now regret 1 bought the thing; doubt if e'er again I'll sing Same Ol Jolly Kern Why don't the landlord about the rooms?” “What's the o hot-air inst Mrs, peak to il in Kern: Ve at. you the us He 1 of steam- | —Mrs, Charl s G. Finkle. Isn't it rprising about time auto for dealer to some er advertise And the traffic a-calling For their dear Limburger cheese! (COME OUT STRONG ON THIS.) cops Oft T take my Down along w noonday sunshine glows. (MAKE THIS HOT, FOR NOON- DAY SUNSHINE EFFECT.) 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, 1322 New York avenue, Washington, D. C, enclosing two cents in stamps for roply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken, All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests oms not be answered. Al letters ave confidential.—Editor. Q. What is the size of the clock on the Colgate building in Jersey City, New Jor nd how does it rank with other large clocke? A. It is sald to be the largest clock in the world, The minute hand weighs 2,200 pounds and the hour hand 1,725 pounds. The tip of the minute hand travels about 3-4 of a mile per day. The total ght of the clock and works is about four tons. It can ba scen for many miles and is {lluminated at night, Q. What is the color of an An- gus cow? Are there many of the breed in this country? A. TPure blood Aberdeen Angus cows are jet black. The breed came originally from the British Tsles but now is one ot the leading types in this country. Q. What is the average sum per day made by a cotton picker and what s the record number of pounds picked by an individual in one day? A. In the eastern section of the cotton belt the daily wage for cot- ton pickers ranges from $.75 to $1.25. Tn the western scction wages are from $1.00 to $1.60 per day. The 1923 average was $1.25 and the 1924 average, $1.15. The aver- age amount picked by an individual in a day is 150 pounds. Two hun- dred fo three hundred pounds is considered a record-breaking day. There are storics of a single man picking as much as 900 pounds, but there is no authentic record of sveh achievement, Q. Does magnesium burn readi- In massive form it would re- o considerable heat to ignite, but in thin sheets or in powdered form it burns readily. It is a fairly good conductor of h Q. Why is P rbor in sidered such a fine naval A. TLocated some elght miles from Honoluln, Pearl Harbor is one of the finest natural naval bases in the world. With a depth of over sixty feet, an area of nearly reached by a tor- and ten square miles tuous channel from the sea, completely hiding all ve its haven from view For dear old Penn-syl-van-ia, (HOLD IT.) Where the twisted pretzel grooows! Shrewd Guess Mrs. Hooker: “George, T looked at your last winter's overcoat again and it looks very good after all.” Hooker: “What sort of a new outfit have you decided on, dear?” —H. G. Portuoy. Maybe Better Luck Tomorrow Husband: “What kind of break- fast food have you got this morn- |ing?” None at all. John. T'm dread- fully sorry, but they didn't distri- bute any samples yesterday —Hugh E. O'Nell Some folks are so conscientious [ [whout oheying the dry law that they wonm't drink a thing except extra dry! (Copyright, 1925, Reproduction Forbidden) City Sights. sea, it leaves nothing to be desired as a natural naval base. Q. Hag the Edlson Phonograph Worke gone out of existence? A. They are now merged with the Thomas Edlson Company, Inc., of which Thomas A. Edison is the president. The outstanding stock of the company amounts to $3,000,000, Q. What is the birthplace of Antonio Moreno, the movle star? A, Madrid, Spain. Q. TIs the Inman Steamship lino still operating? A. It was a British llne founded in Liverpool In 1850 and was one ' of the first companles to operate ron steamers. The line {s not now in existence having been consoll- dated with the Cunard line. Q. What are “pallndromes?" A. Words, verses or sentences that read the same whether the | letters composing them are taken in direct or in reverse order, An cxample of a sentence of this type is attributed to Napoleon who when asked whether he could have in- vaded England replled: “Able was I er2 I saw Elba," Q. Who are the Celts? A, Celts are members western European branch Aryan family that Includes Irish, Welsh, Cornish and others. Q. Who was the Indian who | posed for the Indian lead on +the $5.00 silver certificate U. S, money? A Sloux Indian chief named Onepapa, Q. What section of the country is the greatest manufacturing cen- ter? A, The great manufacturing en- terprises of the United States are irregularly distributed, their loca- tion depending largely upon the accessibility of raw producfs and the cost of transportation. Thus, the slaughtering and meat packing Industry centers In the west; the manufacture of agricultural fmple- ments flourishes in the Lake states, where lumber and iron are abun- dant; the manutacture of iron and steel productsis the leading indus- try in Pennsylvania, Ohlo, and Il- linois, where coal and fron can be oblained at minimum cost; while cotton manufactures are of increas- ing importance in the southern states. Other faclors inflvencing lo- calization are water power, prox- tmity to markets and labor supply. In general the reglon east of the Mi: ippi and north of Mason and Dixon's line is the greatest manu- facturing section, though the ten- dency, as shown by the decennial censuscs, is constantly westward, Q. Who is the president of the | American Federation of Labor and | how long has he held the office? | A. Willlam Green has just been elected by the annual convention of the Amerfean Iederation of Labor to serve a full year, having been | elected previously to succeed Samdl ucl Gompers, by the executive council. He held the office until his present re-election, Q. What is the best method for cleaning black satin slippers? of the ! of the the many A. There are many celaners on the market, all practically of the same consistency, which are very good for the purpose. A little ben- zine rubbed over the slipper in long even strokes will remove the grease spots and dusty appearance. Q. Who sald “When in Rome do as the Romans do?" A. The expreasion has been glven in various forms by many writers. Some of the more familiar ones are: “If you are at Rome live in the Roman style; if you are else« where live as they live elsewhere” ~Jeremy Taylor: “When they L] at Rome, they do there as they see done.” = Burton: “When, you are at Rome, do as you see.” — Cer- vantes, COMMUNICATED On the Orange Street Matter October 31, 1925. Editor, Herald: In connection with the violation of the bullding llne on Orange street by an out of town contrac- tor, this matter has been condoned altogether too lightly by the com- misslon on zoning appeals. It would ecem that the bullding commission should have been con- sulted in a matter of such vital im- portance and also that the bullde ing commission or building inspec~ tor should Le a member ex officlo of sald committee, ‘The property owners on Oranga street have a perfect right to ob- jeet to sald violation of the build- ing line and that after discovery of the discrepancy, the construc- tion of the building should be held up pending an adjustment of the building line after a proper hear- ing. One commission should not haye authority to pass so lghtly an im- portant matter over the head of another commission, regardless of whose ox is gored, and 1 question the anthority of the appeal com- mission to ignore an established building line, Fair Play. 6lmervation On The Weather Washington, Nov. 3.—Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy and slightly copler tonight} Wedneeday increasing cloudiness with slowly rising temperature; fresh to strong north winds this af- ternoon and tonight, diminishin Wednesday, Vorecast for Eastern New Yort Tair tonight; slightly colder i ex trele south portions; Wednesday in« creasing cloudiness; slowly risin~ temperature; fresh to strang nortl? west winds this afternoon and to- night; diminishing Wednesday. Conditions: Relatively low pies sure conditions prevall durlng the past 24 hours on the south Atlantic coast, causing light to heavy ahmy— ers from Southern New Englan southwestward ~ to - Jacksonville, Florida. Pressure is high ‘over ‘the Iake region and northern New England but temperatures throughout these districts have not changed materinl- ly. It is warmer in the plain states under the influence, of an extended disturbance that is' forming over the Rocky mountain region. Conditions favor for thls vicinity partly cloudy weather with slightly higher tempe -ature. This storm warning was iasued today by the weather bureaus “Advisory 10 a. m.~Northeast storm warnings displayed, Atlantic City, N.J, to Boston. Disturb- ance oft middle Atlantic coast fn- creasing in intensity will move northeastward and cause strong north winds, reaching gale force at times this afternoon, diminishing late tonight."” Buy, sell, rent or exchange— you'll find the answer in the Classi- Lulletin offering is ready for you, and entertainments. youn; terestl suggl and novel, tions to liven up your party. field columns, e ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— FUN, FAST AND FURIOUS! Indoor Games for Old and Young—our Washington Burcau's latest Now begins the winter season of parties You want to amuse and entertain your guests—old or and you want some new idens for games. bateh of them, some brand-new: othets adapted from older ones. all in- Fill out the coupon below, you hostesses, and get theso Here they are, a whole D e i e e L o iy l CLIP COUPON HERE f ( ITOR, Washington Bureau, New Britaln Herald, New York Avenue, Washington, D, C. | T want a copy of the bulletin, INDOOR GAMES FOR OLD AND TOUNG and enclose herewjgh five cents inloose, uncancelled U, B8, postage ! stamps or comn for Qames i ' | ST ENO O R R s seanessenaas (T A R e L Lt T I am a reader of the HERALD ' R i LA e —— Cause I've got a nawful mania