New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 20, 1927, Page 8

" New Britain metropolitan district New Britain Herald | RERALD PUBLISHING COMPANT ——— lmued Dally (Bunday Rucepted At Herald Bldg, 67 Church Irlll SUBSCRIPTION RATES Editorial Rooms The only profitable advertising medium in the City, Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers. Member of tho Associsted Press The Associated Press is exciusively em- titled to the use for re-publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited tn this paper and also local news published thereln. Member Audit Burean of Clrculation T B. C. ts a national organization | 0 which furnll tisers with a ati circulstion, Our circulation statisti based upon this audit. This insures pro- tection against fraud in newspaper dis- tribution figures to both national and local advert! The Herald 1» on sale dally in Ne. York at Hotaling's Newsstand, Times Square; Bchuitz's Newsstands, Entran: Grand Central, 42nd Street. ———————— { materially affected by overproduc- slowly, and perhaps most Spanish war veterans will no longer be here when that happens. Putting it in another way, many a gallon of gas will ooze to its final resting place befors that transition occurs. Our advice is for public officials to use more judgment when they are dealing out gasoline permits. SOME FIGURES ON OIL “The retail price of gasoline is not materially affected by its con- sumption,” remarked an oil com- pany official. The retall price, however, Is tion. The retail price of ofl has de- clined an average of three cents a| gallon throughout the country. Nothing but overproduction is| blamed. Ot course, tha oil interests are much alarmed. The public fs decid- edly not alarmed. Most people been of the opinion that oil has been | priced too high all along. It is difficult to estimate the average consumption of gasoline per automobile dally. But setting this consumption at a minimum of one gallon for each car, and not- |ing there 20,000,000 gasoline chariots being operated in the country, and that there has been an average decline of three cents a have are LINDBERGH TAKES A CHANCE The electrifying news this morn- ing was that Captain Charles A. Lindbergh took the air in an at-| tempted non-stop flight from New York to Paris. This fiyer, who gain- 2d public attention by hopping from San Dieso to New Yagk, s described as a “modest, ‘unassuming fellow,” one who habitually wears an ex- pansive smile, one whom New York- immediately dubbed as an ers “Adonis of the air.” From this we | judge he is also good-looking, which might interest the women folks. The nation will not have long to walt to determine the success or fallure of this flight. The American choose a day that cannot be termed ideal, Fog 1s reported along the At- lantic coast—a fog that as this was written was equally noticeable as far west as New Britain, Coon. They say this man has a lucky star shining on him all the time; that he is in the exalted mental state of - the supersatitious darkey who always carried a rabbit's foot about his person. He has courage; is a master techniclan of the air. Let us hope they all assist him in his venture. “METROPOLITAN” DISTRICTS The Hartford metropolitan dis- trict, being planned by ambitious legislators from seven towns, in- | cludes Newington. We have no ob- jection to seeing Hartford swell with pride over a new toy, but are inclined to think that Newington be- longs to the New Britain metropoli- tan district, if this city wants one. The metropolitan district business is one of attaching a fancy name to something which already exists. Every city has its metropolitan dis- trict, official or unoffical. The towns continue with their regular names, and whether their residents feel more important if they belong to some ‘“metropolitan district” is a matter of opinion. Boston has a metropolitan district which includes some 60 towns and cities, but that doesn't do Boston a bit of good ‘when the census takers make their rounds. Hartford would find the pickings just as meagre. Citles like to puff themselves up and amount to something in the world. They are like individuals who wear fancy cravats, red ties, striped vests, a boutonniere and sport a walking stick. It is all very nice, but under the fancy regalia is the same | old skin, the same old carcass. | A “metropolitan district” amounts to the same thing. If Hartford wants Newington to fill the role of a stripe on its fancy vest it can kid itsclf into | thinking it has “progressed.” We in | New Britain, however, will continue ! te realize fully—and more fully as time passes—that | reality will remain a part of H\‘"! unofficial but nevertheless existing | Newington in | GASOLINE AND A MEMORIAL That gasoline station under con- struction across the highway from the Spanish War veterans memorial in Willow Brook park is not exact- 1y in good taste. Public officials who allowed this to but slight comprehension of what the vicinity of a memorial should be like. Now the city eventuate showed = to have a pretty expression of its esteem f the Spanish war vets at the entran to the park, while across the road there will be a memorial to the oil industry. Our artistic ideas revolt at the prospect. But the permits have been fssued, both structures are be ing erected, and it the gasoline s tion proprietor has his way, the new a- oll emporium will be “dedicated” about the same time the war memorial is dedicate erything, of e e, is donc atrictly according to Hoyle. The city does not own the land across the highway, and in time it wil} be oc- .cupied hy sundry enterprises, Gaso- line stations are not necs rily por- the one coni- with the war manent, and i prting for att memorial may dences. But such tion to resi- e way lopments moyve | the opposite. It i3 | ™ prov | gallon, that would figure up to a | saving of $600,000 a day for Amer- 1 ican autoists. | That means that the John D. gllocke!“ller companies and the oth- | e# oil companies are getting $600,- 000 a day less than they formerly | | got. The owners of oll stocks have also been losing. Here is what a financial | experts says: “Statisticians have figured that |the depreciation in prices of the: various ofl stocks listed on the New | York stock exchange and the New | York curb, as & result of the recent decline, have amounted in money to | between $2,000,000,000 and $3,000,- 000,000. This means that investors| in ol securitles are worth between | two and three billion dollars less [than they were a few months ago. A leading banking house estimates | | that the losses sustained fn ofl se- | curities during recent months amount to a sum equal to nearly one-third of the total value of the rallroad securities of the country listed on the two leading New York marlkets.” 1f the public is saving $600,000 a day, and the ofl stock investors have lost $3,000,000,000, it will take the public 500 days to save what investors have already lost. Who's got the kitty? | TRAFFIC THROUGH CITIES When it is more generally realiz- ed that through trafflc in a city's downtown section accentuates traf- fic difficulties out of all proportion to the business value that may come from such traffic there will be more of a demand for the perfecting of | good alternative routes around a city. For a long time the prevalling opinion in most cities has been that traflic, when virtually forced to pass, through a central business district, helped business. Now there is a widely current be- lief that it doesn't. Merchants everywhere are com- plaining that traffic congestion dis- courages trade, Shopping by auto- mobile, which used to be a pleasure, now has become a hazardous under- taking. When potential customers cannot obtain parking space, or cannot park their cars long enough to do shopping, no visible gain can be seen for the business community. In most cities such conditions are | getting werse. Tt is for this reason that alter- native routes around cities are be- ing discussed the country over. The small town welcomes automobile traffic through the main street; a percentage of the autoists always stop for refreshments. But in the larger cities the conditions are just | | getting to be routes for through trafc New Brit- in fs particularly deficient nature of the street lay rather poor sport for autoists and | citizens ali | ng alternats through | The s has a bearing on this matter, perhaps, but more especially do we suffer from results of encouraging the other stem of stimulating traffic |through the center. For years, it is apparent, it was thought good bus- | iness to cultivate a bottls nack tra this flc arrangement; aided the | business district when the town was comparatively young, enhanc- | ed property values in the | central district, and did everything which artificial stimu- | lation of traffic could provi Now the pendulum is swinging in tion, and if anything, ng quite a hit to discour- traffic through the ion—the recently in- 4 traflic lights being of a factor in this dircction. | 1en autoists passing through the are confronted with conge F')On“ and trafiic delave they will sesk | other moans of aftaining their des. | tinations, and plenty are already ioi One of the next improvements in 'throulh routes. Here and there, in | preventing order to accomplish the object! street extensions might be neces- sary, as is the cas: in the Monroe street extension; in other cases im- proved street paving may be all that is necessary. Instead of being a detriment to the downtown sec- tion, as formerly may have been the case, such alternate routes through the city will be an aid. “INTELLECTUAL” PRESIDENTS Some of our intellectuals have been saying that a president of the United States should be & highly learned man—perhaps an intellect- ual, or a member of the intelligent- sia, or a sophisticate, & wise-crack- er; or what the common citizen would term a smart-aleck. Thus they regard President Cool- idge as rather an average man who happens to have been elevated to the presidency by chance. Indeed, that prince of literary buffoonists, H. L. Mencken, thinks Mr. Coolidge writes like an amateur. All ot which is humbug. of course; a president must possess considerable welghtier attalnments than an abllity to write like Robert Louis Stevenson, O. Henry or the author of a best-seller novel. He must possess a well-balanced mind, mental attributes which first-class writers only too frequently are able to conceal under & layer of fine- spun English. At least one of our presidents has been far from being even an aver- age good writer, it appears from authenticated information to which historians have had access. Yet his state papers continue to circulate in the dusty tomes of libraries as his | own. The Nation lately commented up- on a story which originated in Nash- ville, Tenn., where somebody dug up a copy of the Nashville Republican of April 27, 1837, which contained a letter from Judge Breckinridge. { The judge must have been distinctly peeved when he wrote the letter to the editor and thought it about time that the true status of President Jackson's literary days, however, such ordinary news did not travel fast nor very far; and anyhow, it wasn't a nice thing to show up an illustrious occupant of the White House in this manner, Of General Jackson's goodby speeches Judge Breckinridge wrote: “I know something about these farewell addresses, having wgitten two of them for him. The first of these was on the ocersion of his taking leave of his command in the army. The only part of it that was his was an uncouth memorandum containing some {illiberal and ungentlemanly reflections on a brother officer who stood hign in the estimation of the coun- try (Gen. Brown), but who had been so unfortunate as to speak with disapprobation of the pragtice of whipping in the army. This is all that Jackson contributed to the address. The other state paper was on his leaving Florida, where he had displayed his excessive energy for some months as civil and militaty governor. He said to me: ‘You know how to fix it.” I wrote the address without a single suggestion from Jack- son and he signed it without making a single alteration. The incapacity of Gen. Jackson has become proverbial.” But in epite of all this President Jackson has a comfortable niche 1'n the hall of presidential fame. CHILDREN, THE AGED AND AUTOMOBILES Motor Registrar Goodwin of Massachusetts has started a life- saving campaign in his state and is attainments men; kicking because were known thereabouts. In those | fourth-rate laws. problem that has not yet been solv- ed. We rather think the same condi- tions exist in Massachusetts. The complaint made by Mr. Good- win of conditions in his state are paralleled in Connecticut. Reducing the slaughter on the streets and highways remains the most acute problem we have, one causing great- er loss of life the year réund than the loss of lite from floods, earth- quakes, and disasters of all other sorts. We cannot afford to become callous, about it, or regard it as an unavoidable adjunct of fast driv- ing. AN FactsandFancies Join the Marines and learn to use chopsticks. There may not be a hell, but no- Lody can deny there's “rose fever.” “Goesip is more interesting than other forms of conversation.” What other forms? \ Ty Cobb's legs may be slowing up, but hs tongue functions as nimbly as ever. 1t is just as well not to have grand opera in summer. It wouldn't seem natural without the coughs, anyway. Kids naturally belfeve in evolution anyway. They think they're an im- provement on the old folks. Still, men have liberty to do as they please—assuming, of course, that they pleass to be decent. A college town s a place where the locomotive that hits a coupe| kills all seven passengers. It helps in understanding Coolidge when you know his middle name is “Galusha.” Americanism: Electing fourth rate they make You can say one thinz about the tlood district. There's nothing yellow in that vicinity except the water. Consclence makes cowards of us all. That is old stuff. Now the re- former’s conscience maites goose- | steppers of us all. The Pennsylvanla elders who charge a preacher with “osculatory indiscretion” are too modern. Fun- | damentalists say “kise.” You wonder whether you casual guest is married or single? Observe where he scratches matches. People love old ideas. They still | picture Turks butchering Armenlans, | though the Armenians have becn out of thero four years. yet our much abused celleges will graduate 1,287 .300 hitters who might have become mere business men. 3 | Happy thought! Scientists who | can make an Atlantic cable could as cosily make a compressed-air tube | to shoot passengers through. The *raz” has only two form! “Yeah, you thought climb above us and you couldn’t,” you eould ! Send all communicatioas t0 Fun Shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York. Cau't You Just Hear 'Em, Folks! There's another flood impending— the time is near at hand When a flow of oratory will go sweeping through the land As graduation speakers on platforms near and far Tell youth exactly how to hitch its wagon to a star! Natural. Question Ca ‘Andd is this good gaso- line Servicg man: “Best on the market. There # no foréign matter in it.” Case; hure, do ye mane to say the Oltallans and the Grakes some- times git into the dom stuff? . WHEN BLACK 18 READ . Ambidexterous Poor Mrs. Holmes! She and her spouse Did nothing else but fight! She wouldn’t give it up. .She knew That she was right. And right she was, as all could see ‘Who were not sense-bereft, Until her husband ran away. And now she’s left! —Rose Tishman. o o From the proverbs of Solomon Gins- burg The proverbs change as time goes And youth should heed this tip: It's always very sensible To look before you lip! —DMother R. .« o0 It's Nectar to Him I'd rather be a chauffeur Than a jockey, yes, by heck! The jockey from his saddle, Just sees the horse's neck. The chauffeur in his taxi Sees everybody neck! —Harold T. Wallen. Successful! ; Elmer: “Ralph made his way through college by writing short storfes.” Frank: mer: wrote them to his father! —Herman Fetzer. The bibulous lover: “I love you, Elizabeth. I love you so much, Elizabeth, that it there wuzh two of The Sure Sign? “Come grandma,” urged Tommy, four years old “and see this cute lit- “How do you know it is a boy?" asked Grandma. “Look he's got ears!” pointed Tommy. —D. C. Retsloff. The Foghorn By Hilda B. Willoughby Mr. Washington Jiggy, of Dark- town, was observed walking slowly, and apparently aimlessly, about in the rain. He had ng hat, and was in his shirt sleeves. His teeth were chattering but he was making no attempt to seek shelter. ““Ain't you got no sense. big boy?" a friend yelled at him. “Don’t you know 'nough to get in outa de rain. What's de matter with you?" “Ah’s got a car,” muttered Mr. Jiggy. “Ah know you has. What's dat got to do with it?"” “De horn,” pointed out Mr. Jiggy. gloomily, “am busted! She won't moan.” huh. But why don’t you get outa de rain?" “Ah's\tryin® to catch an awful cold so when Ah blows mah nose it'll make a big noise!” and “Darn the big stiff; he’'s gone ahead of u Correct this sentence: “We were kind to her when the community turned her down,” said the gossi; “yet she didn’t make herself a nui- going about it in his usual energetic | sance.” manner. Of course, the lives he is intent upon saving comprise the slaughter of people by the large number of speeding autoists in his state. The weekly toll of casualties show that most of the victims dre pedestrians, and of theae the ma- jority are children and the aged. Tt seems to be the exception for a man (Copyright, 1927, Publishers Syn- \ dicate) 25 Vears Ago Today Dr. Recks, who was called in to attend four small children on Greenwood street vesterday, told a or woman in middle life to be killed | Herald reporter this afternoon that Ly an automobile in the Bay State, | he is not sure what the disease i3 The reason is not of them are unable to realize the dangers of crossing streets unat- tended. The aged often are absent- minded and are as thoughtless as children Motorists, the registrar contends, ould take such. possibilities in consideration. When they reach in- tersecting streets they would slow | it may be varioloid. | far to seck, | DUt that it is sufficlently serlous for Children are thoughtless and many | him ¢b report to Dr. Clark. He says it might be chickenpox, but if so it is of a virulent sort. and he believes Dr. Reeks is the physician who recently opéned an office in New Britain and who went to Southington to assume charge of the smallpox case report- ed there. Co. E held another meeting last night and changed its mind, decld- ing to turn out and escort the Grand Army on Decoration Day. The cap- up, blow their horns, and have thefr | tain presided with a revolver instead cars in such control as to be able to stop quickly. Efficient brakes— tour wheel brakes—are a necessity | dry of P. & F. Corbin in these ‘days, he says. ctive in accidents, 1s It might The law is not v automobi another of his contentions of a gav. Tt is hard to block the wheels of industry. Although the brass foun- was com- pletely burned down two nights ago, a Herald reporter witnessed the molders pouring off this morning. They were at work at their benches in the burned building heedless of be, if more rigorously applied; but | the carpenters rebuilding the walls at is the chief not only in other states. The Goodwin will be to rid the highways | Was not in his usual form and gave e sight hases on balls allowing the of reckless drivers through the sus- e . Co. T men to fie the score with ten pension of licenses to drive. runs in the seventh and cighth in- It was shown in Comnecticut last | nings. Tn the ninth, however, F ar that ten per cent of the auto- | made four and Beach tightened up. moblle drivers are Incompetent in| F: W. Schultz advertises for sale American Hardware stock in lots of emergencies, and that these form zards of the highways, those This ten per cent includes | difficulty. Tt fsn't Massachusetts but in | around them. Co. E won the baseball cham- plonship of the battalion last night new aim of Mr. | by defeating Co. 1, 18 to 14, Beach one or more shares, The congregation of a Kentucky the city, a problem that demands |whose mentality makes them dan- |Church was thrown into a panic | early solution, is the systematic 8 e R when a large blacksnake was dis- ¥ : ¥ - jserous drivers. How to prevent| o 4 it in a booke S rangement of more alternate”them from driving, however, 8 a|the puipit, If Well-Known Songs Were Tustrated “The Parade of the Wooden Soldfers” Phiziically Speaking SHOP Joke Factory) Burton you giggling all the time for?” Enid. “Oh! I just H. T. —L. .o ! tributors dabbled with)— . The Hero the other night he she refused him."” Fuller: “What did he do?" Berkley: “He like a man!" —Joscph Sweeney. The German's Description Henderson: “She usad nice-looking woman. Her were red and made like a claret cocktall.” Krauss: “Is dot 802" Henderson: “Yes. on Ol (How it came into THE FUN “What in the world are washed my face and I can’t do a thing with it!" (And how other FUN SHOP Con- Berkley: “When he called on her begzed for a kiss hecause he said the situation of her lips was Jike Cupid’s bows. But faced the situation to be & cheeks her face look But now she 18 fat and pudgy, ber {lesh bangs {lab- bily, and her face actually holds three chins. Bhe no longer looks like a claret cocktall’ * Kraus: ‘Ach nein. looks like a chin phis.” —Raymond Horn. .. Now she : “Ol hear yure woife had trouble wid th' barber.” McEwen: “Yis. Whin she was in to have her hair cut. he towld her that now whoile th’ war-rm weather here he'd loike to give her face a “An’ phwat-~did she McEwen: “She said it'll be a cold day whin her face gits lift.” —Mortimer Fahey. (Copyright, 1927, Reproduction Forbidden.) ‘ QUESTIONS ANSWERED H You can get an answ.r to any i 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 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 world’s speedboat record? i A. 80.567 miles per hour. ! Q. What does the word Cavan- nah mean? A. It is the Creek Indfan form of the name of the Shawnee Indians fwho lived at one time on the banks of the Savannah river. The word is said to mean “southerners.” Q. Who wrote “If to do were as easy as to know what were good to i do, chapels had been churches, and poor men’s cottages princes' pal- | aces?"” A. Shakespeare in the Mer of Venice, Act 1, Scene 2. Q. What is the purpose of Arbor Day and who first suggested it? A. Itisa day set apart each year by the legislatures of most of the states and territories for the people to plant tr more especially school children. B. G. Northrup, while secretary of the Connectlcut Board of Education in 1865 seems to have been the first to suggest the annual planting of trees under the direction of the state government. { J. Sterling Morton was probably the first, however, to propose setting lapart a certain day for the purpose and in 1872, largely through his ef- forts, the custom was inaugurated 1in Nebraska. At present Arbor Day is ob¥erved in nearly every state, in some as a legal hollday, in others as a school holiday. The exact date is not uniform throughout the coun- try but usually falls late in April or tearly in May in the northern states, while in the southern states it oc- jcurs in December, Jaunary or Feb- ruary. Q. How often spawn? They spawn once a year, us- { ually during April, May or June and {lay 25 to 30 eggs each. About half {of these are hatched. Q. What pitcher in baseball holds ths record for pitching the most consecutive shut out innings? A. Walter Johnson. He pitched 56 consecutive shut out innings, be- ‘ ginning April 10 (2nd inning) and ending May }4 (4th inning) 1913, Q. Who were the German Em- perom from the founding of the Empire in 1871 to the abdication of Wilhelm I1? A. There were three: Willlam I; Frederick 1IT and Wilhelm II all of the House of Hohenzollern. Q. What is the population of the state of Al Q. What is the meaning of the name Alice? A. A princess. nt do gold fish EXAMINES OTHER SLEEVE AND ADMITS WELL, JUST A UITTLE | sibly light frost in north portion to- {and north winds. Q. Who was Vice President ‘when Lincoln was President? A. Hannibal Hamlin was vice president during Lincoln's first term and Andrew Johnson during his second term. 2 Q. What is the Taj Mahal? A. A magnificent mausoleum, the most beautiful monument of Mohammedan art, rising from a marble platform on the bank of the Jumna at Agra in India. It is bullt entirely of white mgarble and inter- nally is adorned with mosaics of carnelian, lapis lazull and jasper !arabesques and Koran texts in black marble on columns and ceilings. It was erected (1629-49) by the em- peror Shah Jehan as a memorial to his favorite queen. Q. What is & epinet? A. A musical instrument with a keyboard, much used from 1500 to 1760. It derived its name from the spines or crowquills which were at- tached to-levers called jacks, and plucked the strings to produce the tone. In England it was especially popular in the reign of Elizabeth, It was also called a virginal, Q. What is the total Portuguese population of the United States? A. According to the census of 1920 the total Portuguese popula- tion of the Unugd States of voting age was 33,837 males and 22,739 females. The total Portuguese popu- lation of the United States in 1920 was 67,453, Q. Where 1s the Yarrow river and where did the name originate? A. Yarrow is the name of a stream in Selkirkshire, Scotland, celebrated in the poems of Words- worth and Scott. It is named for yarrow, a plant commonly known as the tansy, the crushed leaves of which have healing qualities. Q. Why do peoplessob? A. Sobbing is a reflex act which as a rule is involuntary. It is pro-| duced by - sudden and spasmodio contractions of the diaphram fol- lowéd usually b ya short closure of the glottis. The contraction of the dlaphram brings about a rapid in- spiration and the stream of air pass- ing downward through the respira- tory passages produces volceless sound. The inspiration is often fol- lowed by a forced expiration which lowed usually by a short closure qf the glottis. Sobbing is usually the | result of emotional conditions, but it may be a symptom of hysteria. Q. Where is the tendon of Achilles and how did it get the name? A. It is the tendon connecting the heel with the calf of the leg, and is the principal extensor of the foot. It is 8o called because, accord- ing to fable, the mother of Achilles, when she dipped him in the river Styx to make him invulnerable, held him by the heel and thus the heel was the only part of him which re- mained vulnerable. _ Observations On The Weather Washington, May 20.—Forecast for Southern New England: Gen- erally fair, cooler in northern por- tion. Saturday fair, continued cool. | Moderate to fresh southeast and north winds. Forecast for Fastern New York: Fair tonight and Saturday; cooler in north and east central and pos- night. Moderat to fresh northwest Conditions: A disturbance of slight intensity prevails over New England but pressure onditions have gradually increased over the | morth Atlantlc and westward over | the St. Lawrence valley, the Lake! region, the middle Atlantic states and the Ohlo valley. Light show- ers occurred vyesterday and last| night over most of the New England | and middle Atlantic groups. Clear- | ing conditions are now in evidence. | The western disturbance continues | to increase in extent and energy. | Modena, Utah, 29.36. Its influence | has extended eastward into the lower Mississippi valley _ where showers and showery conditions | prevail. Temperature changes have been unimportant. partly cloudy weather and not much change in temperature, Temperatures yesterday were: High Low Atlanta ceee 88 68 Atlantic City «.. wees 60 52 Boston . 52 FINDS HE GOT T FROM SLEEVE 0 TRBLEGLOTH T ELBOW. BUT- B TER 15 SCRAPED UP AMID CHORCS OF"SUCH A CARELESS BOV " Buffalo . 46 | their land. | Palmer is Conditions favor for this vicinity | ChloAg® ... oo B « Clncinnat! wucraeonan 73\ 50 Denver . .urom oo 16 4s (1] 42 46 34 . 70 70 58 52 45 Nantucket ...cacefn.e 45 New Haven :..unt 59 New Orleans wamm: 70 50 64 Northfield 42 Pittsburgh . 50 Portland, Me. 46 8t. Louis ... 56 ‘Washington 56 CUTS DOWN CEDAR.-TREES, MOTTA IS FINED $18 — Former New Britain Bfan Caught Wiclding Axe On Hartford ‘Water Dept. Property In Farmington borough court lag night, Judge J. Ellicott Hewes im, posed fines totalling $185 and costs, and & jail sentence of 30, days on Salvatore Motta, aged 46, of 221% Front street, Hartford, on charges of theft of cedar poles from the property of the Hartford board of water commissioners, in Farmington; trespassing, and wilfully cutting trees more than four inches in diameter. He appealed to superior court on advice of a friend and bonds were set at $500. According to the state’s witnesses, Motta cut down a number of trees cast of Rattlesnake mountain, but he sald he simply took ‘“rotten wood.” He said he needed the poles for fence bullding, amd had sold only two of them. He said he had made his hame in New Britain for 20 years, and on Monday this week he moved to Hartford. He was arrested in New Britain a short time ago for cruelty to a horse. Among the state’s witnesses were Joseph R. Andrews, Herbert N. Lockwood and.-James Andrews of New Britain; William Johnson, an engineer in the employ of the board ot water commissioners of Hartford and Milton Stocking, patrolman for ihe Talcott Mountain Forest Pro- tectlve association. It was testified that more than 100 trees had been cut and carried away. 0il Under Swamp Lands; * Probably It’s Limonite Urbana, 1L, May 20 (P—Many an optimistic swamp owner is led into drilling for ofl by appearance on the water of an oily looking film which is really limonite, an oxide of fron, warns R. S. Knappen of the Tllinois geological survey. The geologists made a survey of an Illinois region after many farmers had thought ofl lay under It was found that there was no oll, and thoss who spent money in drilling lost it. The {rri- descent film which they mistook for oil on swamp waters turned out to be limonite: Two simple tests revealed the truth, The limonite film would not burn, and when disturbed it broke up Into sharp fragments, which did not reunite as ofl film does. Womens Clubs Solve Business Problems Washington, D. C. May 20— Problems which grandmother never dreamed of are besetting the wom- en of tcday, according to Mrs, George Thomas Palmer of Spring- fleld, Tll, who as director of a com- mittee of the General Federation of Women's clubs on family finance and education In investments, has established a department of bus- iness transactions for women. Mrs. also president of the ‘Women's club of Springfield. Iler department does not attempt to train women for business careers, but h@s them solve everyday business problems. At regular meete ings they discuss such questions as wills, legal status of women in their state, laws governing her property, and many others. POT OF PARSCEY Keep a pot of parsley groying in the kitchen window. It is decora- tive and useful for seasoning. 6ETS BREAD JUST AS MOTHER. CRIES T LOOK OUT FOR HIS SLEEVE, N5 IN THE BUTTER < WIPES BUTTERY SLEEVE OFF ON NAPKIN NOTICES THAT MEANWHILE THE R HE WIPED OFF RIGHT ONTD NAPKIN HRS 607 ONTO LEFT SLEEVE $MS NO IT DIDNT 6ET IN, AMID PAMLLY CHORUS NO THE OTHER. SLEEVE!™ STARTS TO RESUME MEAL WHEN FATHER CRIES 600D CRIEF TS ON HIS ELBOW 00 !" SURREPTIMOUSLY WIPES LEFT SLEEVE OFF ON TABLE CLOTH AND GOES ON EATING | v 1009 5:20