New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1927, Page 11

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927. “MY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS” By Benito Mussolini, Premier of Italy as told to THOMAS B. MORGAN, Rome Manager of the United Press Copyri All rights reser (This is the tenth and last of a series of articles on his dally life and work by Benito Mussolinl, as told to Thomas B. Morgan, Rome manager of the United Press. Each article in this series has been per- sonally revised, corrected and ap- proved by Premier Mussolini.) Iam a total abstainer. I am un-_ compromisingly “dry” when it con- cerns the brainworker. As regards the Italian manual worker, 1 can bo sald to be “moist.” I abstain rigidly from all kinds of alcoholic beverages, even from the lightest wines, because I frel no necessity for them. Wine is never bought for my household. At banquets and of- ficial dinners, even though the most tempting nectar may be put before | me, and despite that fact that I like | the taste of good wine, I adhere | rigidly to my rule of complete ab- stinence. The eftects of alcoholic beverages have been very extensively treated. Thysicians and temperance reform- ers have propounded the evil co quences of drinking, that it is al- most universally accepted that indul- gence in it must be practiced with great cattion. Its action on the | brain has peen too well tested | through many centuries to admit | discussion. We know that its etfect | i3 harmful and often the world is | called upon to witness some dire | | We are not burdened by many, but | ght 1927 by United Press Associations. ved. Reproduction in whole or in part prohibited in all parts of the world. before ten o'clock in the morning —m—————————————————— and must close its doors at ten o'clock in the evening in winter and eleven o'clock in summer. This has been an especial help to the indus- trial workers, Clubs and amusement places cannot sell wines or liquors without a special license. On election days, the sale of wine is prohibited entirely. We have also extended the scope of these laws to care for the young. Hitherto, boys and girls could fre- quent the wine-shops and purchase whatever they wished. Of course, the children generally bought wine for household use, sent on errands by their varents, but theré was great danger that they would acquire & drinking habit when all too young. We have therefor. provided that no wine ghall be sold to any child who | has not reached the age of sixteen | years. We have further prohibited the employment of boys and girls in establishments dispensing alcoholic beverages, until after they have passed their eighteenth birthday. With these restrictive measures, | Q- How much cotton was pro- we have helped allaviate any dan. | duced in the United States and in ger of alcoholism. It Is the hara | the world in 1925 and 19262 drinker, who is the problem with us. | 4. The United States produced 16,104,000 bales of cotton in 1925; the estimate of the world's produc- tion for the same year was 27,000,- 000, Tt is estimated that the crop | engaged in commercial trade. Q. Did a person have to be a citizen of the United States in order | to join the army during the World | War? | A. No. Q. How many letters are there in | the Bible? A. There are 2,728,100 in the| Old Testament and 838,380 in the | New Testament making a total of | 3,566,450, Q. Has an American citizen of Swedish birth all the rights of native | born citizens? A. Yes; except that he cannot be | clected President or Vice-President | of the United States. Q. What was the value of the| coins issued by the United State mints in the fiscal year ending June 30, 19262 | A. $64,315,565 in gold; $19,183 178 in silver coins; and $5,115 in minor coins. the provisions we have made have ! helped, eliminate them to a mini- | mum. Our regulations for restricting | " the sale to certain hours, have pre- | fOF 1926 i3 18,618,000 bales. No es- | iragedy traceable to alcohol. 1Its moderate use has its relative harm for the brainworker. | Ttaly through the long ages has | been a great wine country. Our wines have heen traditional before the days of Caesars. Our people have | indulged in them and have persisted | ©s a hardy race. The vinevards| scattered on our hills and valleys, are those same vineyards, from which the valorous legions of the | conquerors received their daily ra- tion. Generation after generation have cultivated them and many of their vintages have become famous as the stand and of the world. Wine drinking has therefore been heritage of the Italian people. The centuries of cufivation have taught them its use, The severe problems of alcoholism which many nations face, ake mot found in Ifaly to the same degree-as they are elsewhere. We have a problem but it is slight | in comparison to some of the coun- trics of Northern climates. In fact, even our problem is greater in the North than it is in the South, show- 4ng that climate has a certain in- fluence on alcoholic consumption, Our people are rather more disci- plined in the use of wine. They drink only the lighter kinds. Heavy | wines are but slightly used in Italy, while spirits, such as whiskey, bran- dy and rum never appear in Italian | homes, except after contact Wwith those couatries where such strong beverages 'are consumed. As T consider the question of alco- hol, I see very little harm fin the taking of moderate quantities by the manual worker. It might even do good. We have but to watch the daily routine of millions and millions of our peasants, who are content with their daily demijohn of wine and a large portion of bread. They are hardy people. Viewing theit physical capabilities, it is difficult to that thelr daily consumption has a harmful effect on their vigor. The same thing applies to the work ers in our factorles and on our trans- portation systems. They are indus- trious and laborious people. If there be a problem in Italy, it fs in the very occasional abuse, which our laboring class make of al- gohol. It is indeed, an occasional gbuse for, our wines being light, 1t requires the drinking of no small quantity to intoxicate. It is seldom that a workingman takes it upon Thimself, as a habit, to sit down and drink so much wine as to be intoxi- cated, When the wine is really pure, that s, when it comes directly from the grape, it would be hard to in- toxicate a man unless he drank an overwhelming quantity. Pure wine can be drunk in large quantities be- fore any effect is felt. Our millions in the fields can drink one or two quarts daily and not show the slight- est sign of intoxication but rather exemplify an exceptional hardihood. Thera is therefore little need un- [@er such circumstances of exercising a control over the amount of bever- age consumed. Light wines and beers can be partaken in Italy re- gardless of quantity but within cer- tain restrictions as to hours. We insist on having a sober nation and a [nation ready and fit at all times to Iperform its daily work. If there should be harm in the quality of the wine consumed or in the manner of its consumption, the fascist gov- rnment would soon meet the prob- lem with adequate means. Since our assumption of power, we have tak- en up the problem of alcoholism, slight thought it be, and have enac- ted measures aiming at its com- plete eradication. ‘We are desirious of “disciplining he consumption through all classes of our people. We prevent drunk- enness. The fascist government has met this problem in several ways. At our advent of power, a llcense o conduct a bar, hgel, cafe, inn or ottling-house, where alcoholic bev- rages were dispensed, was granted on the basis of one license for every frive hundred inhabitants. Shortly fter wo assumed power we passed law providing that the maximum pimit of licenses granted should not eed one for each thousand in- habitants, Temporary licenses were bolished. This law has served to eep the drinking places within ptrict limits and to prevent any en- ouragement of alcoholic abuse. We have revised the licences hroughout Italy. During the past pear, the number granted has been educed by four thousand. In Jan- Ary, there were 187,000 establish- nents, at which wines could be sold. vhen the revision will be completed hroughout the country, we expect hat this number will be reduced to 60,000, Tispecially effective to insure the jobriety of all classes has been the egulation in the opening and clos- ng hours. establishment {s al- | he will not stay about the bars and | We have adopted these measures | problem may vented the fillinm of drinking places | timates of the world's crop is avail- | in the early morning. The workman | able. has been protected oy his way to| Q- work, while the estaBlishment of | early closing hours has insured that What was the date of the | Knickerbocker Theater disaster in Washington, D. C.? | A. The disaster occurred on the | night of Saturday, January 28, 1922. The snowstorm which caused It started at 4:20 p. m. on the 27th day of January, 1922 and ended on the night of the 29th. Q. When was the seven hour working day for miners put in effect tn Great Britain A. By the Act of July, 1919, 1 Q. Is there a place in the Pacific Ocean where no marine life exists? A. In the Pacific, approximately half way between the continents of South America and Australla, is an ocean desert, It was discovered by the scientists on board the Prince of Monaco's oceanagraphy ship in| 1903-04 when they surveyed the cafes, robbed of his rightful rest, until the early hours of the morning. that even the threat of an alcoholic be obliterated. We want a sobersnation that its produc- tivity may not be Impeded, that its efficiency may be increased and that its wealth may be enhanced for the happiness of all. quent dredgings and examined the dredgings with scientific filtering machines and found that even bac- terlal life on the ocean bhed was issing. The reason for this con- dition is not definitely known, but there are a number of theories. One of those is that natural gas seeps out of the bed of the ocean and makes aquatic life uncomfortable and dan- gerous. Q. How near to the earth does a large tclescope bring a distant ob- Jeet? A. The moon is about 240,000 miles from the earth but the great telescope at Mt. Wilson, California brings it, in a manner of speaking, within about 50 miles of the earth, Q. Is snowfall in the United States greatet in the mountains than on the plateaus? A. In the region of the Cascades and Sierra Nevadas snowfall some- times rc the vicinity of the Rocky Mountains | the snowfall sometimes_reaches 300 | inches a year. In the plateaus of the western states the snowfall is comparatively slight. BURGLARY COMBINE FULLY ORGANIZED Kerobats, Rag Picker and Organ Grinder in Firm QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answ.r to any | question of fact or information by i\vritinz to the Question Editor, | New Britain Herald, Washington | Bureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washington, D. C., enclosing two | cents in stamps for reply. Medical, | legal and marital advice cannot be" glven, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.—Editor. Q. What is the population and chief city of Jamaica? A. Kingston is the capital and| largest city, with a population of 65,562, The total population of the island is 863,800, Q. What is the value of a United States half dollar dated 18247 A. 50 to 65 cents, Q. How many men compose a Grand Jury and what are its func- tions? A. A Grand Jury is composed of from 12 to 23 men designated from time to time by the court to inquire into violations of law. Its function is not to establish guilt or innocence, but to ascertain from the testimony glven before it whether the suspi- cion of guilt is warranted, and the evidence is sufficient to bring the accused persons to trial; in which case it hands down an indictment, under which the case comes before a petit (small) jury, in open court. Q. What was the name of the first American soldier killed in the ‘World War? A. The first members of American Expeditionary Force France were not killed in active combat, but by an enemy bomb dropped on Base Hospital No, 5 in Dannes-Camiers, France, September 4, 1917, Their names were Oscar D. Pugo (Boston, Mass) Leslie D, Woods (Streator, Iillinois); Rudolph Rubino (New York City); and Wil- liam Fitzsimmons (Kansas City, Missourl). Q. Does the government refund the depositor's money when a Na- tional-Bank fajls? A. The federal government exer- cises close supervision over National Banks, which tends to insure rafe- ty to depositors, but it does not guar- antee the safety of deposits or make | good the losses occasfoned by the failure of a ional Bank. Q. Do British and United States warships pay tolls in the Panama Canal? A. Al vessels pay tolls to pass through the canal except the vessels of the United States government not Moscow (United Press).—A gang of artfut Muscovites has been having a successful season robbing apart- ments with the aid of a rag picker, three trained acrobats and an organ grinder. Now the “Gaypayoo,” the Soviet secret police, have put a stop to thelr activities. The first of the gang to go into action in any of its burglaries was always the ragman. He peddled about from door to door, buying and selling old clothes, and incidentally surveying the interiors of many artments. The organ grinder fol- lowed when the ragpicker reported a place worth attention, His duty was to organize the necessary meth- od of retreat and to find out wheth- the contemplated victims were musi- cal, because music in the courtyards played an important role in the un- dertakings. At last, when everything was ready and properly arranged, the three acrobats joined the action. The technique of a successful bur- glarly as developed by this gang of artists was to attract attention to the sidewalk by means of the hurdy- gurdy, rivet attention there by the extremely skillful performance of the acrobats and keep the cheering householders leaning out of their windows while tho ragman picked the lock of the front door and rob- bed the place. the in VALUES OF OLD COINS In the latest bulletin eomplled by our Washington bureau Is scheduled & digest of values of practically every coln ever fssued by the United Statey government and A number of colunial colns. It Wil prove of in- terest to anybody who has a coin on which he dosircs to know the value to collectors. Fill out the coupon below and send for ft: {- == == == = CLIP COUPON OFF HERE = == == = COINS EDITOR, Washington Bureau, New Britain Herald, l 1322 New York Avenue, Washington, D, C. I want & copy of the bulletln, VALUES OF COINS, and enclose here- Iwnh five cents in looso, uhcancelled, U. S. postage stamps for same: NAME AND No. I STREET Bueses CITY I am a reador of the Herald. | mittee decided to region. They made regular and fre- SCHOOL DEPT. ASKS CITY FOR §1,155,051 Tncrease of $78597 in Budget for 1927-08 ‘; If the increase of $72,597 in this vear's budget over that of last year and if the deficit of $13,049.95 s granted to the school board by the board of finance and taxation these alone will make necessary an in- crease of three quarters of a mill in next year's tax rate, according to fig- ures learned today. In the budget report of the finance committee to the board, it stated that an overdraft in eight of the 15 items will be necessary. Shortages have been found in the following | items: Open Air school supplies, §1.- attendance bureau, $20; $120.75; library and ap- §8.10; repairs, $10,000; light and power, $1,700; insurance, $8,.- 840 miscellaneous, $2,000. The appropriation for last year was 31,- 085,051 including a special appro- 281, | priation of $34,100, In the face of this deficit, the com sk for priation next year of $1,1 | this amount 33,000 will be asked as | a special appropriation for nutrition work. Following are a comparison of the amount allowed on each item last ainst the amount asked for Appropria- ation 1926-27 Estimate | Teachir Schools .... Day .8 703,600 554 00 80,000 40,800 Bd of Educ. . Janitors’ Sal 54, 47 Sup, 3, Janitors’ 000 Open Alr School Sup. . 3 Kindergarten Sup. Med. Tnap.. Nurses & Den. Hy Vacation Schools Salary of Supt. of Schools ... At. Bureau Census ...... i 1, Clerks . 11,000 12,000 Printing 3500 Eve. Schools . 13,000 Supplies .... 30,000 Toxt Books .. Lib. & Ap. .. Furniture & Equip. .... Repairs ..... Light & Power Fuel Insurance . Miscellaneous | 5 Tuition, §t. ‘ | | 18,000 40,000 14,000 45,000 10,000 .11,000 Total .. $1,1 Just $322,022.71 Is needed to com- plete the present fiscal year, the re- ports show. Of the various items, the largest is that of teachers of day ches 500 inches a year. In| Estima 24, 1 - 226,131.00 Amount need salaries of pi cluding regu [ £01,033.00 crease 1,248.00 Amount neoded to provide creases for special super- visors, etc, e Amount’ needed to provide for incrensed salarles on ac- count of proposed salary schedule Amount needed to provid ditional teachers September 1327-April 1928: 5 /40 of $24,425 Feb teachers at $1, months) Estimated for Appropriated, Expended, 192" 1921 Tuition, State Board of E Estimate for 1 2 B Appropriated, 1927 . Expended np School al expense all pupll: low_grada nine exc of Camyp, Monroe, Stanley and Walnut Hill schools Averago cost per pupll hased on_average attendanco— 3.98 . b s Total expense Delow Junior High exclusive of Camp, 6,500,07 Average cost per pupll based on_6,509.07 as abovo $357,- 007,08 divided® by 6,809.07 Average attendance at Mon- roe and Stanley §94.29 x 5248 . i K} Due for Camp school . s Due for Monroe and Stan schools 2.43 31,158.62 25,293.48 Total due ......... Janitors’ alaries Estimated for 1927-1928 . 928 ... 50,000.00 Present P'posed Salary Salary Rooms 1926-27 19 Senior Jigh school . 38,700 § 8,700 Nathan Hale Jr. High 4800 6400 Central Jr. High .. 4,800 5,000 Smalley 4000 4,200 shington 4,000 4,000 Blihy Burdt . 3.800 Walnut Hill . 0 V. B. Chamberlain Steale Street .,... Roosevelt .... 200 2400 00 2,600 2,600 2,600 ce T R sl e ] owed to sall any alcoholig beverages (Continued on Page Fourteen), A. F. and HES: 195 ek J. Sloper, President . S. 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