New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 5, 1927, Page 6

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This insures pro- tection agalnst fraud in pewspaper die- tribution figures to both pational and local advertisers. | n_Neu Times ald 1» on sale dally Hotaling's The H Tork at Square; Schultz's Grand Central, 42nd § ——— e hing in the Sound was like playing wal Did you get your mail at the pos office yesterday? Neither-did we. He who had youngsters had the best time. us wonder how vive the Fourth. sibly 30 years from now th state will need an air tgaffic depart- ment. Yes, Toul cept whe neighborhood shot off it a quict the boys of the big big stuft visit is soothing to Who “Coolidge west,” says a headline, took the straw vote Th J0 years old else it began as a highway department is Like almost everything luxury and has become a nece: Tt is clear to the most diffident ob- server that Great Britain still has notion that it should rule the waves —if nobody else objects. The weather we have been having is what the President expected to enjoy in the Black Hills. The Pres- ident has the weather we red we would get. It pendence D: was a case o on tires; or getting all tired out, so to speak spending Tnde- Modern girls are sensible. They have been prepared for 100 in the shade long before anybody thought of asking “Is it hot enough for you?” Some time there will be a Fourth of July without any any kind; but that will be after the planet has dried up and nobody accidents of is left upon it. No week pass without an What was once necessity. should be allowed to aviation exploit. a luxury becomes a | Scientists are that 1} liet, " finding nd cggs form a first ¢ are just as good fo when lable t scrved under some fy reign name In the of bliz summer nothi winter we constantly read | the but ards in the west; in is s0 common to read ® Still there ingland of hot s in the are some Middletown his world that it city limited parking prevails a wail that there is where un- Now con is too n gestion on the ma the middle now suffering from ind streets, In other words, of the town zestion It will take a week to get The Auction The homa was particularly plan to curtail erudc t has fallen as tire, Seminole f loc by the oil moguls, with the apparent result that i iled all Exvidently 1k o rds ing curt rec broken, are ' Caustic critics of the ind Fi pur Bourd of Control taken a crack at ti automobile for the use of every eity state, and cvery qua is turnished a tine save s find fault with the vesti little mc s There is a point criticism becomes senscless, A FINE MUNICIPAT FIREWORKS DISPLAY The Municipal R sion the excel tion Com- congratulated display of fire to be upon worke | fore, | ward. The immense [ tions w given in Stanley Quarter park. I was a large and varied assortment | of sparklers and bombs which were propelled toward the sky and the public satisfaction must have been general. The display this year, there- | distinct advance | dangers of reckless driving, thought- | | over that last year, when there was less driving, and all other kinds of | registers a some dissatisfaction expressed. The city administration did well to avoid the possibility of renewed censorious comment by putting its best foot for crowd present indicated that journeying to Stanley Quarter park is no hardship citizens. The Recreation commission will do well 10 maintain this high stand- ard in tuture years. It is giving the people what they want when they want it THE PRICE OF GAS Tt is being discovered price of gasoline s higher than ti. huge that the production and surplus would Justify there overhead in getting the fluid to the public. Fancy gasoline s t be paid because is a heavy ations m for, and where there is a gasoline station in every block, with half of them not very busy half the time, this also must be pald for Some people think the mo tition compe- there is in an industry the lower the prices. competition in the gasoline distribu- tion business and there are There is plenty ot prices. If there are 100 gasoline sta cre 50 could serve the pub- lic equally as well it means that the public furnishes the means to main- tain e 100 stations instead of the and that has an important in- fluence upon the rate of profit. The | 100 stations would have to get twice | the profit on each gailon that the 50 stations would nced. But it is a bus- | | {iness employing many people, and it | that's matter? something, what does it | SELLING ITS HOLDINGS WOULD BE A BEN It the New Y ew Haven and Hartford siderin; railrs erio! reported, the disposal of its majority stock in the New York, Ontario & Western railroad in order to make a substantial payment upon its heavy loan from the government, it will not be the first time that a relinquishment of this property, ac- quired in 1904, has been bruited. So | the | all rumors that it desired to adopt this short cut toward paying off some of its indebtedness; two | used an offer of $30 The originally paid was $45 a share, The New Hay ter far, New Haven has steadily den years ago it ref a share for its holding: price bet- financial returns d the fen ith the ssity of | . despite the usiness it and that has enjoyc last years, is faced v l ! lines disconnecting its: it it cient of its debt with so of it suffi- ke possible an | diy is earning money holdings we pay off ton carlier return to The New a dend ba Haven make cannot 4 showing divi- | ndwise because its inde Nuhh»,\! s up too much of the earnings. The upon its large government loan. The railroad is paying six per cent government, in refunding a Liberty did s0 with the objcct of sav- 0,000,000 in the loan ing 1 $ coming | but so far the railroads who unfortunate as to borrow | money from the government's re- volving fund flave failed to be favor- so ed with any refunding which would | entail How a lower interest charge. ] the New| be hurt, or its in- | terests threatened, if it disposed of | HEPE) Ny o) WL or| <old of its oth The b t lies in its indebtedness. 1t hasn't 1913 much would Haven's prestige & holdings? holding st future for system ing It vidend since June THE AFTERMATH a s in the Chic a 1King pains for Tribune launc ars to pub- lish complete lists of fireworks talities throughout the entire United tes, no matter how long it took to 1 and the ing hand. rs follow pre ciations lent a campaign for the national holiday to be 1 more rational rvance of f ly began r good fe ruit; ver accider 1ing of explo- regulatin maki 1ly the extend over setting aside for frolic, not permit uni n the individnal effort to life, limh ana lerable re stitl aps, but nothing per capita lik good old days beyond rec the tollowing gone 10 i perdition 1 tack death The credited 1o driving the uni and iy o o total of personal 1soline chariots on the holi m to surpa tireworks i 10 { whether the no low | | kid fa- 1 be another troublesome syst | carnage to worry something that the about. safe and sanc ns so far have n unablc Yo eradicate. Tt is ‘the duty of press, of course, to emphasize the driving that stimulates the accident | totals; but )\!pilc the efforts of a _multitude of publications little head- way has been made. The wild driv- ing on the Fourth and preliminary lolidays is particularly dangerous, worse condition t | the days of reckless use of fireworks. an that existiag in TAXING THE HEA' er RS tax law ed The sta e is inow in effect. and as it is rdle occupied to on of or be i scating capacity, 1 seats are not, much computation is lavoided. The theater owners mcrely i according to the A the state will i pay size their houses, ty. i $200,0 ol state is sitting pret- he collect nearly 0a y nd reduced to a ar, collection costs most of are the minimum, money will be pure vel- vet. The public, tax. It is one of course, pays the of the state’s numer- of indirect taxation which nobody is supposed to notice. If there have been { taxation possibilities ous systems any overlooked 1029 legislature will at 50 far the to it A CHILD'S FOURTH eat 6 a m “some shooting. Out of bed; wants to be dre in Grabs joins kids in some noise-makers and block. Business of awakening the neigh- borhood for an hour. Tails to be located fox breakfast; or, if located, is tardy about taking time to cat. Off again after a few bi Everything ofiay Asks dad in by some sight shot to up n. uy more.” Dad, aftcr considerable complaint about youth who think their elde: are made of s and money, but com prom| stuff. Dad turns and shoots buys another bug of young again limself off the whole bagfull while his kid hops around in glee. Also the neighboring are out of ammunition. Youngste fire cr: kids, who to see the last is sorry cer spent. G rocke and wants to see it go off. Dad says “nothing doing with that il night.” Explanation follows companied by wails. Afternoon ac- arrives. Kid crying, and sometinies does, feels lik at hard when left to there’'s nothing ft inds stores sold out. Nothing to do till nig! Then lights up the sky for an hour or so. Then turns on the radio while 8ocs to bed d dr glories of th ‘Olll(h. 25 Years Ago Today The Fourth of July will go down as one of the noisicst in history. The police were rather | the way Young America ook advan the ams about th ient, and : was astonishing. new cane shooting off caps was r¢ sponsible for much of the noise, The only serious fire was the one which de a J. G. Thompson's | and there w serious accidents. August Grand- quist received a wad from a toy pis- tol and nearly had his eye blown ont. Frank Woods hadly burncd his fin- with a Chinese IRoman candle. Burke attempted to swallow ge from a blank pistol filled with powder shot in the hand Thomas Mc- top of his tinger and A e no o arly had the Kilbourne has t pplication to build a ti o on Bronson street The Quartette wa ning its first rfest wd on O n club was so proud price in tate aturday that it tele- icad and had the mg Philharmonic band waitin at the s 1on. The ed rough th for members then st white club toter ses and in wrship s H carricge 1s follows: Iir. Michael K obert ors, Gror Jacoh Kurt Louis Lehr, M John Bernhardt dinig, Herm Merviman, B Giustaye Neuratl H ' ol cond entirely . Nuil | plant in s e 1 by s | ught how | the and the records are a sad returntoa | indirect | »nd | his father | | -3 rnoon | nt | indel, | Factsand Fancies The most difficult intelligence 0 b popular hero. There isn't much left in the stunt except a horse shoe marathon. to for who lie the kids Parcnts are people their kids and lick lying. The new Ford will be the first ex- fample of a commodity that must lavoid using a valuable trade name. Tt isn't hard to get a reputation for wisdom. Just confine yourself to platitudes, is middle tolerate class is the one th cigarctte ashes on the t ent, where get news? would the newspapers Still, animals would need medicine 1lso if they lived as foolishly as men. Since it isn't the number of bat- | tieships that matters, but the ratio, why cling to 5-5-37 Why not 0-0 Americanism: Feeling abused be- you must work; wondering what to do with your spare time. Comparatively | resent prohibition. Tt's just v're 5o darned sick of prohibition se re a pretty decent lot, and rybody would be willing to abide | by the Golden Rule if everybody else would Accumulation is body, for example, fourth drink. habit. No- wants the cedn’t indulge in low-doy jerime to get a thrill. ping ten | vards ahead of the speed cop is ex- citing enough. K The reason there are hypocrites is because people haven't the bone to scorn them publicly as they do secretly. Mah jong. cross word pu: another Il played ou Not a popular craze left to our name ex- pt hot dogs. nge that the writer gets come peopls from letters of from sen- the letters of criti- idiots, cism e e The Dopartment bulletin Now to get of Agrl about wr it it will the shoes. ulture aring tell nds out a { tarmers how | Correct this W wife sev- sentence hundred “but v and doesn’t ghs one uid he, now she I enore | Copyrizht 1827 Publishers Syndicate Observations On The Weather Washington, July 5.—Forecast for Southern New England: night and Wednesday. warmer tonight. Moderate we northwest winds bhecoming vari | Forccast for Kastern New York: fair tonight and Wednesday; slightg warmer tonight and in the in- rior Wednesday; moderate north- west and north winds, becoming | variable Conditions re nn Iy I It An ove vea of high pr Ohio, i 15 | Pe morning. weather in r ast of the | the sout | turbanc | plains { Kota in tl | border lakes region. Temperatures relatively cool In the no Atlantic Ohio valley and lakes region, in the Mississippi valley and aliing west of th ains states, | Conditions favor for this vicinity ither with slowly rising tom- centers weste It is producing pleasant practically all sections Mississippi river and in rn plains states. A is central in the northern Williston. North Da- Showers have oceurred the St the qAis- cast Gulf vailey state Law northern upper states, | rising fair we perat | Tempera | Attanta Atlantic rday High S8 City 6 {1 PANT mer ENOUGH PUNERALS move rapidly blivio Don't Herald Cla book. 125 1 Ad number, is the i | 'n ylvania and West Virginia this | p, | seen some | what happened to me once? Ah was {interrupted W | Onyx, after a long pause | dem aviatormen..” {longed to Send all communications to Fua Shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York. WE KNOW HOW IT IS FOLKS! “Under new man _cment, open this year,” But don't let that statement mis- lead you, The same old mosquitoes are there, never fear, And the same old string-bean crop to feed you! (i A NICE PROMOTION Book Agent: “Read this wolume, my friend, and I'll promise you that vow'll own the business you are in then some Democrat tries to poison the elephant!” —Theodore Densen. NOTHING REMARKABLE Keeper: “This camel can go nine days without water. Mandy: “Huh, dat's nuffin’! Mah fust husban’ drank nuffin but liquor while he lived!" ~-Mildred F. MacAdams. PROOF Wallis: “Dear, I Wonder whether that lion over there is a male or fe- male.” Mrs. Wallis: “Male, of course. Did- n't you hear the keeper say it w roaring because its dinner was a lit- tle late —The Bobbed-Haired Bandit within fiv: years! Doesn’t that sound floor, but must do its own sweeping. [g00d to you? Prospect: “Pretty good. I work in if man always acted sane and |the Ford factor; WE CAN LIKE JUST AS WELL AS WE CAN HATE! HECTOR Because of my fondness for Hector McGlynn I'd give him my watch, or I'd hock it is the charmingest lad in the world— He's always gat his stamps in —Rogers Dorner. A WOMAN HATER Some like noodles, Some spaghet'— The girl T like Ain't happened yet! —James Veil WHAT A WIFE! y wife. I knew that she ything a pal should be— Last night she proved it—poker game-— her heart—the little dame didn't beg ONE CHIP from me! And bl —Walter J. Murphy. A TERRIBLE MISTAKE ‘Was Muricl Harper a June bride? Lois: “Yes. But the society editor describing the eve.t made an awful “In what way?" Instead of calling June bride they. printed ‘bribe. her a it June Martin G. Landry. HIGH FLYING IN DARKTOWN! (Overhcard by Sylvan F. Robbins) | “Dat Lindbergh am SOME avia- torman,” announced Uncle Cracky Goggle, leaning in his chair in front of the Darktown Drug and Herh Store, “and so am dat Cham- | berlin! Danger 18 somethin’ they | don’t have nothing else which!” | Huh!” snorted Mr. Weary Ooz “dem boys can fly all right, but Ah's sky flyin' mahself. Ab | seen a aviator man make a para- chute jump once. Dis aviatorman | weighed 300 pounds. and dat para- chute turned wrongside out with him—ju.. like an umbrelle “And what happened den? Uncle Cracky. “Well, as de parachute was turned wrongside out dat aviatorman, in- A ob comin’ down, he went up— nevah heard ob him agaln Al's been an aviator,” spoke up shington Slic n' do you know asked loopin’ the loop an Ah looped so fast dat de propeller cut de tal ob de airplane off!” “ANHL tell you what happened to me,” Florian began. Al didn't know you eveh flew,” 9 “Ah didn't know T could do de flyin' act,” said' Florian, “until one night. Al was passin’ de graveyard and A sces something white mov- ing. Presently Ah was moving, too, but de thing was gcining on me. Ah worked my legs and Al worked ‘em, but it weren't no use, and finally I just folded ‘em up under me—and tlew. I'd have beat dat Lindbergh to if dat ghost hadn't got dis- couraged after about 60 miles! “Did Ah eveh tell you about me gettin' injured in a tail spin?” asked “ANN car- dc scars 'till mah dying day.” I didn't know yor was one ob Ah wasn't no aviatorman.” Onyx, “de tail what Al a balky mule!” sighed spun_ be- | off the othe QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answ.r to any question of fact or {nformation by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washington, D. C. enclosing two gents {n 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 answared. All letters are confidential.—Editor. Q. What is a “prosthtic techni- cian?” A. A person skilled in the art of making artificial parts and fitting them to the human body such as false teeth, cork legs, artificial arms, ete. Q. On what day does summer be- gin? A time). | Q. Are the works of Charles Dickens protected by copyrights? | A. The copyrights have long since expired. Q. What is the value of a Con- federate one dollar bill, sue of | 16647 A. @wo cents. Q. Are there any magazines de- voted exclusively to poetry published in the United States? A. Poctry, a Magazine of Verse; American Poetry Magazine; and In- terludes, are three poetry magagines. Q. Is they Flint automobile still being manufactured? A v T Q. What makes the sky blue? A. The air surrounding our earth is filled with countless millions of tiny specks of dust. Sunlight is pure while light made up of rays of red, orange, vellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. The specRs of solid mat- rs. The rays that are ab. sorb some of these rays and throw off the others. The rays tha tare ab- sorbed form the combination of col- | or which makes the sky seem blue. Q. How many comets have there been? A. Between seven and eight hun- dred comets hav. been recorded from the o “liest times to the pres- | ent | Q last? A. They are usually counted from July to August 11, a period of twenty day Q. What is the altitude of New Orleans, Louis Five feet above sea level How is it by the Lincoln y from Washington, D. C. to ancisco, California A. The Lincoln Highwa run to Washington, D. ¢ Francisco, Californa, From San wcisco to Gettysburg, Pa., over the Lincoln Highway is 2039 miles. From Gettysburg to Washington 78 miles. Q. AL Q. “Swed Kelly A Q. June 22nd (Eastern standard How long do the “dog days” does not from San What is the Iishes. Who in Slide Karl Dane, Did Tony Lazzeri of the New plural of fish? played the ie photoplay, part of “Slide Her Most Embarrassing Moment! AT THE Z00! in THIZ FUN SHOP oke Factory) Mrs. Moran: “Oh fover and see the stos Moran: “No, I'm afraid they'* in the visit! Henry, lef's go re- \ Louise Tewson. A s observed by contributors)-— other FUN TIE (. 0. P. HATRED | Friend: “Do the visitors ever try, to harm the anii.als?" Kee b Every now and (Copyright York Americans hold the record for home runs while playing in the Mi- nor Leagues? A. While he was with the Sait Lake City club of the Pacific Coast League in 1925 he made 60 home runs. Th:* is the record for ‘"o Mi- nor Leagues. Q. When starting a load does a horse do more work with its hind legs or front legs? A. With the hind legs. Q. Are the members of Congress predominantly of the legal profes- sion? A. Yes. Ia the last Congress there were 62 lawyers in the Senate out of 96 memibers and 72 lawyers out of a total of ‘35 in the House of Representatives. Q. What service did the JLevia- than perform during the World War? A. She was seized by Customs of- ficials when war with Germany was declared on April 6 1917. She was taken over by the Navy and operated as a ira .port from July 12, 1917 until “ctober 29, 1919, Q. Who is the “King of Jazz?" A. The sobriquet has been given to Paul Whiteman of New York City. Q. Who was the fitst aviator to cross the Atlantic in an alrplane? A. Lieut. Commander A. C. Read flew from Rockaway, New York to Plymouth, England by way of the| Azores, Portugal and Spain in 57 hours and 16 minutes flylng time in 1919, in the U. S. Navy seaplane NC-4, Later in 1919 Capt. John Al- cock of England and his American navigator, Lieut. A. W. Brown, flew from St. John, Newfoundland to Cliffden, Ireland in 16 hours and’ 12 minutes. Lindbergh was the fi st t cross from New York to Paris and the only man to have crossed the ocean alone. Q. What is the value American three cent piece 18657 A. of an dated From 25 to 75 cents. 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