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DEAN INGE WRITES T0 OBTAIN HONEY Aduwits His Pen Helps Keep YWoll From Door London, Feb. 25 (UP)—"Gloomy" Dean Inge, explaining why he writes for the newspapers, says it was simply a case of necessity, as his deanery brought him in but £1,500 a year, while his four children cost £1,000 a year to educate. The Dean's remarks before the Society of Women Journalists were in reply to accusations made from time to time, that he was worth a lot of money, and that his ex- cathedral activities were altogether uncalled for. When he began writing for the press the Dean admitted that he had been cautioned by a Bishop that he By the Amsoclated Press. on his beat daily although his’ bride is worth a million or more. i He likes his job and says he's going to stick. He married Mrs. Edward Leitelt, whose first husband made a fortune in stop and ga signs. New York—Dianas differ about the thrills in bagging lions. Recent- ly Mrs. John Wentworth of Chicago came back from Africa with infor- mation there was no kick in it but that from the rifle. Now Baroness Von Gontard of Berlin, formerly Consuelo Wilson of Philadelphia, is pries, the obtaining of which gave her a terible thrill. She shot one [ lion nearly of record size, measuring 113 feet. Oklahoma City—"Mrs. Colonel | House of Oklahoma is what Senat- | tor Jess Pullen calls Mrs, O, 0. Ham monds, secretary of Governor John- stone. Sponsoring a resolution for her removal he says that by pre- venting access to the governor she makes a legislative program impos- sible. going into the movies in this coun- try and on the boards in Europe. A film rights alone. 1 Chicago—Patrolman Pat Butler is visiting us with some of Mer tro-| New York—*“Abies’ Irish Rose"” is | million dollars will be paid for the | ‘Washington—Our Doughboys | must have more eats, economy or ‘no economy. President Coolidge is asking congress to appropriate $4, 409,000 in order to increase the daily food allowance from 40 cents to | 50. { £ Fort Myers, | language should offer no difficul- | tles to a wizard. Tom Edison and | Charlle Cypress, Indian chief, met at the county fair. Tom could talk no Indian. Charlie could talk no | English. What o it? They had was making a mistake in sacrificing | QUite & chat in the sign language. his dignity. The Dean said in his | view there was no great distinctio between writing for press, read b all classes, and preaching to a sim- | flar audlence from the pulpit or platform. e i i dent, say that the cause is his He himselt did not mind being | Pre® classed among the wealthy, but he!“?‘ils“’" not to make long night had been called a “blackleg,” who | FiPS: was taking the bread out of the| mouths of worthy men and women | who lived by pounding the type- | ® AEEILy writer, and this compelled him to|i0 the opinion of the governors defend himself. His house consisted | daughter, Miss Mary Fisher. of 30 rooms, much hospitality w s | Kept a delegation of women waiting expected ot him, and trying to keep | {0F her in line at a reception ten up his end of affairs generally, on | Minutes, while she answered a tele- his deanery income, he sald, were |Phone call from J. Tatnall Brown, things which had no tendency to|J™ DEAN. (NGE Plymouth, Vt. — Uncle John Wilder and the rest of the Coolidge home town orchestra have parted. ‘Expelled,” says uncle. The other musiclans, claiming kinship to the Philadelphia One's flance should have precedence, apparently Fla. — Naturally | FLASHES OF LIFE: CHICAGO COP WORKING, DESPITE WEALTHY WIFE Los Angeles—There’'s a warrant out for Joe Benjamin, who once figured in the lightweight division, and windows in the home of his former wife, Marion Nixon of the movies, have had to be repaired. | Joe wanted to see her. After he was denied admittance, there was some | gunplay, then a crash of glass and Joe vanished, the story goes. London — Motor power is de- creasing on English farms and horsepower increasing. One reason is the low prices of feed. Another is difficulty farm workers have with tractors. i | St Louis—Rabbi Samuel Thur- {man of Anited Hebrew Temple is | instituting voluntary confession. He | will set aside hours to give advice | for troubles or opportunity to re- | pent for sin. New York — Notwithstanding | criticlsm of Henry J. Allen of co- | education on high seas, a new uni- versity cruise for both sexes is be- ing arranged to start next fall. Parents and other relatives will be | chaperones. Drinking aboard and on shore will be forbidden. As to Allen’s criticism that foreign countries looked askance at the women on the Ryndam, A. J. Me- Intosh, organizer of the next cruise, ask: “How many of our girls went | into France and Russia during the | war?"” | New Haven — Judiciary of city, | state and nation join Yale univer- | sity in:honoring Thomas W. Swan, former dean of Yale Law school, | now judge of U. 8. Circuit court in dinner at Union League club. New Haven — Tied with wire to chair and gagged, Ralph Westcott, of | West Haven, held prisoner for nearly |an hour while two men take gas sta- tion cash and make escape. | Hartford — With the “hearty ap- | proval” of Gov. Trumbull, Senator | Frederie C. Walcott of Norfolk, { chairman of legislative finance com- | mittee, says sound business judg- {ment dictates that state should un- QUESTIONS ANSWERED | You can get an answ.r to any| question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureat, 1322 New York avenue,| Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, | legal and marital advice cannot be | given, 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. Where did George Washing- | ton deliver his farewell address? | A. It was published, not spoken, | and appeared first in the Philadel- phia “Advertiser” of September 19, | 11796, | Q. During what period of the! year s the Missouri River navigable? A. Ttisa swift and turbid stream, navigable only by flat bottomed steamboats. In the flood period in early summer it can be ascended nearly to Great Falls, Montana, | about, 2300 miles from the mouth, | ! but during low water, which occurs in summer and early autumn, navi- gation is suspended above the junc- tion of the Yellowstone. At Great | Falls, Montana the Missouri passes | over a series of cataracts, descending | vertically 350 feet in 16 miles. | Q. When was Helen of Troy | born? i A. According to classic myth, the heroine of Homer's Illiad, was born in Sparta in the early part of the 11th century B. C. | Q. When does the new year for immigrant quotas begin? A. Midnight of June 30th year. Q. Where is Nicaragua? A. In Central Amerlca; bounded { by Honduras on the north and Costa Rica on the south, the At- | each | | dertake $10,000,000 capital expendi- | tures at this time, i | Meriden — Sixteen passengers and | crew of trolley escape injury when | | entire front of car is ripped open by | 1crash into standing five ton truck. She | Hartford — Rev. Antonio Ro: awarded compensation for dislocated shoulder received in reaching for coffee-pot while entertaining parish- | foners at Christmas day reception. | eliminate the word “gloomy” from | e i vd S i HOW TO REDUCE SURELY AND SAFELY | onto his name. Boys’ Club Minstrels Make Good Impression | The Boys' club minstrel show held | Conscientious Self Denial and Rigorous Adherence to | Course of Action Adopted is Essential in the club gymnasium last evening | was a complete success and made such a favorable impression on the audience that it will be repeate® twice, Tomorrow afternoon it will be given at the town farm, and ar- rangements are being made to re- Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 26 (UP) the minds of many—how to get thin ' EXPLAINED BY HARVARD PROFESSOR | 4—Include a moderate amount of —A question that is paramount inifresh milk and plenty of fresh fruit| |und vegetables in your diet. lantic Ocean on the east and | Pactfic Ocean on the west. Q. Is it possible to “die of joy” or “dle of sorrow”? A, Any great emotion, ca sudden excitement to a person with veak heart or organic heart trou- result in death. Great grief ! has sometimes preyed upon mind until the afflicted one’s ph cal condition has become 80 weaken- | ed that death resulted. Q. Ts the popular song “Let Me | Call You Sweetheart” of very recent composition? A. It was composed and publish- | ed by Leo Friedman, author of a number of popular songs which | came out during the years 1904 and | 1905, About two years ago the song was revived, and played as a waltz | by many dance orchestra | Q. Why are young | “tiappers”? | A, A flapper is a young bird beginning to try its wings. The pression is now used in refer | young girls with a superficis the | e nce to | veneer MARCH TUES.' WED. MON. THUR.l( FRL | SAT. -1]23] | g are of interest to those who have savings money to deposit, for at the i NEW BRITAIN NATIONAL BANK [ money deposited in our Savings Department | ON OR BEFORE MARCH 3rd - eams 49 interest from the first of the month, thus assuring maximum income return on your money —NO LOST INTEREST Bring or mail your deposits NEW BRITAIN NATIONAI. BANK Total Resources Over $7,000,000.00 THESE THREE DAYS produce it at an early date at the Newington Home for Crippled Chil- —has been answered by a member of the faculty of the Harvard Med- ical school. 5—Reduce at a consistent rate of| of sophistication but lacking in ex- about one pound per week. Thus, if | pericnce, He and his wife oc dren. Dr. Lawrence T. Fairhall, instruc- The individual song and dance | tor in physiology, is the authority numbers of the show were 10udly D= | o¢' this ‘good mows for plump peo- plauded and every one was encored, | \1o ' Ira hag listed five steps which While the chorus singing by the en- | hoy1q pe taken by those who wis tire group of boys was especlally | (o reduce, good and elicited much favorable | °3"“Siiit to a thorough physical comment. A laughable dlversion|,wamination by your physician to was created when Andrew Kobela, In | giscover any possiblo serious disease the role of an expressman, rushed |of the heart or Kidneys. A possible in and nearly broke up the show, g but he was finally quieted down and | glooked. induced to sing & number for the audience. None of the members of | the cast had had any experionce in | this line before, which made the result achieved all the more credit- able, The show was directed by Mrs. A. C. Sundberg, president of the Boys' Club Ladic Do not attempt, on any vice of your physician. 2—Arrange a definite course of actlon and stick to fit. Do not | “break training” by eating an occa- sional rich meal. You are wasting your time in trying to reduce un- wbetic condition should not be ov-| auxiliary, and | less you consistently guard yourself| This program, Dr. Fairhall said,| was for “the frankly obese.” “For| tho'e who are moderately over- | weight—those who have traveled only a moderate distance on the! road to obesity—the program is somewhat similar,” he added.| ‘Merely an increased amount of ex-| ercise and proper regulation and| consistent reduction in food intake| account, to reduce without the ad-|somewhat below your requiremeat|summariz: ! wil' soon restore your weight to| normal. | “Above all, the success of reduc-| ing, depends upon the indvidual.| | Conscientious self-denial and rigor- ous adherence, to the course of ac-| tion adopted will inevitably bring! | results. you are 25 pounds overweight, plan| Q. Where is the setting of Hom- to take at least six months to bring | your weight to normal. er D. Martin’s painting “Harp of the i A | Winds' The Seine m\pw nce. | Q. Who were the al play- ers in the cast of “A i Yankee in King Arthu A. Harry M and Pauline Stark Q. What is a typical America A. Dr. Ales Hrdlicka, noted an- thropoloj connected with the Na- | tional Museum at Washington, D. C.. | the typical American as| follows: “He is naturally slender. In | comfortable middle age he may velop an automobile paunch, but | when a youth he is lithe and sinewy. His legs are long and they move gracetully. He weighs on the about 150 pounds. Hair— GHOST FAILED TO APPEAR |Ischia, Italy. Will an Ttalian ghost appear be- |cupled a castle that was feared by | fore an Englishman, or Conan Doyle and Sir Oliver Lodge of their servants would remain in! all Wwrong? These are questions put |the castle and the aged couple were | before Crompton Wood, a member |left there alone. ~An al-night vigil of the British parliament, who has | failed to revcal any spirits of been recuperating on the Island of | departed, however. are Sir | the natives as being haunted. None | = the | B3 John J. Crean, The performance tomorrow after- noon at the town farm will begin at 2:30 o'clock. The boys are asked to | against tempting foods. | 8—With the approval of | physician the restricted diet should your | | brown and straight. The head of “The increased ease of living and | the typical American is perceptibly buoyancy that comes with the dis-|larger than that of other nationali- carding of excess weight more than ties. TFacial characte iba supplemented with exercise suit- meet at 2 o'clock at the club. ed to your individual needs. ANNOUNCING The Formal Opening of New Britain’s < BLUE at No. 140 Main Street / NEW MONDAY EVENING OMETHING entirely different from any dining and dance place in the city, offering the gen- DINING AND DANCING BUSINESS MEN’S LUNCH eral public the newest Complete Change Daily Served from 11 to 2 DINNER Served 6 to 8 Music by Blue Swan Orchestra DANCING Every evening 9 to 1 place. Swan, the model of its 'HE BLUE SWAN i easy entrance and exit, our fprma] opening wi tertainment program. BLUE Reservations Can Be Made in Advance by Telephoning 906 MUSIC BY THE / BLUE SWAN ORCHESTRA —_—— at No. | Dining - Dancing Place THE and dancing convenience, a most modern meeting No expense has been spared to the Blue ain, but throughout Connecticut. fortable booths, seats that raise to permit do not glare and a general interior finished in blue, with panels of pigturesque scenes, that is surpris-* ingly effective—the most metropolitan place of its kind in the state. Monday evening we will hold DINING- i repays the slight drudgery involved.! Most Modern SWAN BRITAIN and best facilities in dining kind, not only in New Brit- s most attractive with com- , lights that illuminate, but th a special dinner and en- according to occupati 3 whose ancesters were farmers have | jaw and cheek bones that are in- clined to protrude with skin drawn |taut over them. Those with white collar jobs have more rounded fea- | tures with bones less prominent. The typical American face is frank, healthy, intelligent with medium | high forehead, rather long nose, ears long and broad, and mouth moder- ate In width. His arms hands and | feet are relatively shorter than those of other nationalities. The chest is about equal in breadth but not quite 80 deep as In European immigrants. Q. Are the Lone Scouts of Amer- {ica and the Boy Scouts of America the same organization? A. The Lone Scouts of America was merged with the Boy Scouts of America on March 1, 1924, without however, losing its scparate identity. The national officers of the Boy Scouts are now the national officers of the Lone Scouts organization. Q. How is horsepower deter- mined? H A. Horsepowere 1s a standard theoretical unit of the rate of work, | equal to 83,000 pounds lifted one | foot high in one minute; obtained by | Boulton and Watt from obse of the strong dray-horses w cight hours a day at the London Breworios, and used by them to inll- | cate the power of their steam en- gines. They found that the averas horse was able to work continuous- Iy on & whim-gin at the 000 foot-pounds per minute. arbitrarily increased this amount by one-half, and this has been the stand- ard ever since. Q. Which Presilents of United States were Inaugurated Philadelpht | A. George Washington was fn-| augurated for the sccond term, in | the old IFederal Hall in Philadelphia, | John Adam#® was inaugurated in the | in SWAN | DANCING | 40 Main Street 3 Congross Hall, Philadelphia. Q. How many fllegitimate births | as compared to legitimate Dbirths | are there in the United States per | year? i A. The latest avallable figures | give for the year 1024, 1,709,916 le- gitlmate births and 42,208 {llegiti- | mate births in the United States. | Q. Where 1s the headquarters of | the American Civil Liberties Union? A. 100 Fifth Avenue, New York | City, U, . . ,Bemg absolulely sure on the Saly'ecf 9‘ uality THE HIGH QUALITY OF Baker’s Breakfast Cocoa is Not an Accident 1t is the result of a judicious selection and blending of cocoa beans, of which there are more than thirty grades; of most careful roasting, a very delicate operation; and its further preparation by the best mechanical processes (no chemicals) which preserve the delicious natural flaver and aroma and attractive color of the beans. WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd. 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