New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 12, 1927, Page 6

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The Herald s on sale dally in Ne. York at Hotaling’s Newsstand, Times | Bquare; Schultz's Newsstands, Entrance Grand Central, 42nd Street. | c— Mr. Ford can now tell the world that it pays to apologize. We wonder how a heat wave feels under a ten-gallon hat. Cave men should be careful when they hug their wives. Jerusalem lad an earthquake, but | there was no way to blame it on| atone quarries, The Bristol factorics are opening up again, and some of the hoys will feel too tired for the daily dance. Again an army flier is killed. The trouble with most army planes is they are not all junked. accl that The number of drowning dents in the papers indicates summer has arrived "in earnest. ‘Whenever a police court case gets uninteresting the prosecutor and the defense lawyer can get into an argument and liven things up a bit. That New Haven murder trial| hinges around wkat happened at a card game, with the state playing trump. Another thing not worth shout- ing about until it happens is that | projected non-stop airplane flight from Berlin to San Francisco. The new dial system of telephon- ing In Hartford must be easy. Let the public imagine it is operating a radio set. The auto driver whose car lacks good brakes would not think of rid- ing on a train with defective stop- ping equipment. Dudley Field Malone, probably the nation’s foremost divorce law- yer, is adding to his enormous ex- perience by having himself for al client. There are times, it appears, when it 18 not considered necessary to arrest a man who is intoxicated on the street. These are not the old saloon days. Permitting non-fireproof shingles to be placed on garages and other accessory buildings in the is one way not to reduce the fire in- surance rates. clity The fellow who paid a fine of $25 for driving an automohile while or may not think it was worth the money. One reckless driver who car after car on West Mai told the judge he did not re was traveling too fast. Possibly he thought the other cars all standing still. strect ze he | were Judging by the number teur baseball games played each week-end the nationa of an not entirely confined i to reading ahout the home run race. Lads who do in a week to recover are physical condition. That Vanderbilt , seems to he of the eminenily ultra-moder have nothi there is no oth We © In the good old the case. days st usually hunz on to dear life. While Congress aviation history when Congress opens it is likely that Ser will be the only me the national capital. Provided t is enough room carry his voluminous re China and the Fhilippine sioners ar been made; Dec Ri in the airplanc The police comm fussing with tra“fic is even possible that tratfle lights sectlona. 'Twiil d stimulate autoists reginla a few p at ood way to avold th will to o | taker. The road is maintained | the | which means it is very rough. When | will the highway department get all |in the 1 | Wi his best girl was in his arms may | work is nece [ Macdonald also h ! so that it is epparent he thought it | he was well come when even pedestrians m prefer to take their hikes in t country. Some stretches of highway seem made to order for accidents. Shovel Shop hill in Bristol is one of them. Two turns in the road within a dis- tance of 300 yards, trolley tracks, land a steep gully, make it easy to | court the ministration of the under- by state highway department, the kinks out of the minor roads of the state? BEAUTIFYING HIGHWAYS A STATE DUTY that High- way Commissioner Macdonald con- ifying It is gratifying to note tinues a firm believer in beat the highways of the state. The last Iped materially in that ng the ap- nt of a tree warden to have ntailed upon legislature Y direction by authort: ntn charge of the work e the highw department through giving him shrubbery S the passage of the act Jurisdiction over 3 : and flowering plants growing with- ts of v This entails the other state job the state & giving out of an- the tree to work for his but as salary and shew results no objection to another job is at hand. There is a difference Fetween necessary and unnecessary jobs, and if tree culture along the highways is at all a public necessity it is essential to have a man of responsibility and skill at the head of the work. One detail of the tree warden's ¢ to meet with opposi- then, and frequently duties 1s lik tion ne the criticism may be justified. This an has to do with the new law empow- ering the tree warden to eliminate transplanting he by cutting dcwn, or trees and shrubs it necessary for highway con- whenever dee struction. It has occurred in the past that the highway commission more trees for this surround- has eliminated ostensible purpose than property owners thought B It is to be hoped that the tree war- d to good udgment when it {s a question of And when essen n takes care exer such ate- eliminating trees ry a detailed ment to the public should be forth- | coming in order to avoid misunder- standing. The tree varden is to be Luther M. Keith of Putnam, Commissioner from Putnam, wisc to give the position to a fel- low t with whose qu . is in of that the tree warden has previous- this likely view Iy been in charge of a highway dis- trict embracing Windham c: The business of nty. planting shade along Connecticut highw arricd out with renewed vigor this spring, this being a follow-up upon the work started last year, when several thousand shade tre The work this year will be vastly increased, or should The state’s high for the most part offer beautiful vistas to the motorist but could be improved to equal the high standard of the more delightful sec- tions. The highway were set out. be. ways some stretches commissioner, armed with a law which stimulates the undertaking, should do his best to make the state’s highways attra tive to residents and visitors alike. The work is one of the most con- structive of endeavors. STIFF FINES DO GOOD Judge Saxe in police court is not letting sympathy for culprits who od morn ing, udg we find sway b one youth ined | an autom | fined suspend il for oy it is cle husine riously. Ar ard of what t 1 decided to offer cor thi heir time it- b t to ord f cic all t inction is sea le; but so and talk long st about t, and downtown section, The time may the newspapers duly chronicle such i . | been made | | peurile” endeavors along with the more notable achievements of man- kind, there will be Kellys and Haines persons. It is a hard way to qualify for the vaudeville stage. KNOC being an expert we take Florenz Zicgfeld's for it that 80 per of American girls have knock-knees. The champion, non-stop glorifier, who says he began study. ing knces 22 years ago when only chorus girls had them, says ‘legs while they must be good, are not so -KNEED GIRLS Not on things, such cent girl all-fired important as modern style- dictators seem to think. In order to get into the chorus, here is what they've got to possess Personality, beauty of face, beauty of form, good carriage. “If a girl those assets and is 16, no older, she has has essential a chance,” says the girl glorifier. “If she is a brunette rather than a red-head or blonde, and is less than five feet, four inches tall, she has a better chance.” Line forms to the right. world. A GOVERNOR “IN BAD" Revelations purporting to that Governor Ed show Jackson of In- diana ted a check for from the | to be acec Ku Klux Klan, this said t of a payment of $10,000, does not of itself prove more than the public has suspected all along— that the Indiana governor, as well as some other officials of that state— warm-hearted toward that ation. This, too, would not be . Any governor money from were organi 1e can accept whatever source he sees fit, provided it comes in amount within the limit fixed by state law. But the point offering a s to political cbservers is that the governor made no mention of such a contribution in the campaign expenditures which the law requires must be made by all candidates. Indiana It the governor of at- tempted to hide the source of this money, assuming there is truth in the intent and purpose of a law which he as chief executive of the state is supposed to be a model in supporting With Former Governor McCray of Indiana serving time in Atlanta penitentiary, with D. S. Stephenson, former head of the Ku Klux Klan in that state, serving a life sentence in state’s prison, and with VArious grand jurics being somechow unable to get at the bottom eof significant political fundamentals in the state, the disclosures regarding the $2,500 the Klan enough to cause the hot poli cheek from is quite 1l pot in that commonwealth to boil over. crusading against the state political machine, says it has “other docu- ments of an incriminating nature, Stephenson In state's prison was to have told a grand jury “all he knew,” but for some reason the re- sult of the jury’s visit flattened out. “All he knew” seems to be in the custody of the Indianapolis paper. Evidently hot weather read- ing is the mental forecast for the summer in the Hoosier state. new INVESTIGATION The special advisory committee of Governor Fuller of Massachusetts investigating the case gives indication that it is out to do a thorcugh job. If it had con- tented itself of the evidener given in court it would most of the with a review have missed salient | points of the charges which have since the famous case rminated there. By going out of beaten paths, permitting both <2 and prosccution to present > places itself in the tribunal, and na- ale will be much less likely ck from eith- ense all along has claim- y a ncw trial for the two , this being based d important di ch it is pre pared to sub- a the of to the zing devoid showdown is T hand. from execution hol 1st 10, although anoth if the nt it. The ven cir- g0 his own concl he easc; his 11 come to a 1 ot concur it is like- the two rnor in justice will ield the prisoners oubt and take legal steps to bring As we 101 this all { see it, \“I\ | | in | v atlves, lshould be exel cuted as the result of als or conser sation | account of | hatless, i I don't need, {in the world, the suit that he has on The Indianapolis Times, which is | nesses and new evidence, the | upon | the claim being made, he disobeyed | i Tive but ther its decision | !’ Ll | for t i | |1 | = | | | a conviction based upon circum- stantial evidence. FactsandFancies There's no way left to insult the oceans except to wade across. So muc’. of man's apparent virtue 1s just fear of his wife, School taxes wouldn't be high if none were educated except those who are worth it. . a third term wouldn't be an age of endurance still, urprising in stunts. s can't reason, how does e won't be swatted on 1f insec a fly know a bald spot? It isn't fair. € enough to chas suffering have hair enough ly those young a straw hat without to go Bachelors have one advantage. They are the only ones who dare write mother-in-law jokes. You are factory equipped for just <0 much mileage. Malke it in 40 years or 70, just as you like. i i Jim Reed might reflect that peo- ple never elect a bitter man while they are making money. Americanism: Feeling poor be- cause you can't afforl something you Normal times :re those in which real estate is an investment instead of an epidemic. 1f his wife says he is the best man was bought in 17 New Yorkers pay most of the in- come ta- ? Huh! Does the man who takes up the collection in church de- serve all the credit? | | Some time T shall | He insists on Encourage your to have a beau| drive his car yours. young daughter She can learn to before she tackles We don't like people who disagree with us, which means that vanity confines us to friends as foolish as ourselves, It's a confession of age confess the close-up of a kiss doesn't afford us any worth mentioning. An “intellectual” is one who loses contact with common men and thus is unaware that they are as smart | as he is. | but we 300-foot kick Each year sees a Lew crop of mil- lionaires, very few of whom are hick town gamblers who outguessed Wull street. She does nid about Correct this sentence: many little benevolences,” gossip, “but she never br: 25 Years Ago Today There is a possibility that the ! long-standing difference between the | town of Plainville and the Plainville | \} Co. may be settled soon. A | committee from the company met | with the sclectmen last night and | discussed the matter. First Select- man Prior would be glad to peace effected, but he thinks that hefore a contract can be made wa- should be extended on ind Pearl streets and other where a reasonable number | of residents agree to take water. He | that the fire district includes 1ould be given pro- on for their tax. L Andrews of Andrews Swift said today that there is no > in the whole cattle as yet, figures ining at about $12 the hundred. Grass-fed cattle have begun to ar- is not much demand \m despite their cheapness, Two city meetings may be called and a special two-mill tax voted to cover the cost of the smallpox epi- demic. The mayor now feels that idvocacy of a ten-mill tax was ustified, as this would have given ith which to cope with sce places says th . Moore, pastor of pl's church, plans to open parochial scheol rooms in h building this fall. He plans for time into They th St. Jo: new some include parochial residen, of South Main and cts and the building of a north of the church, W. Manning of Union streot tacked last night for the third o bull do; Manning wa futurs on of corn on s bit- ing the dog of Mr. Manning's nimal belongs to who lives near the Opera He appears to have a strong n twice eve only tore Parker and Hungerford to Watch Hill for a week or ten days. Burritf in Cherry en renovated and equip- fistures, T. The Mission s e demands physician and the isolation hospital for foods have aroused the ire of and M. positively refused fruit cake and that ind should food urses at oy the smallpox committee Curtis 1 n order plum pudding. and with night for lobster, He vs da that they the I the inmates at the expense | somethin city. | Your Honor., It { Some time T will capture Diogenes | The dirty bum gets up at dawn the | the | Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York. Another Sign of the Times”! We’'d know vacation time was here by what the gift shops show, dusted up their “Pleasant .’ “Oh Dear, I Miss You 8 Their ‘Bon Voyage” You'd Write,” and Home, Regards"—— Why we could guess the season just by reading greeting cards! and “Wish “Folks At Bad Breaks Judge: “Have you anything to say regarding this charge of reckless driving?"” fault, tough “It wasn't my was just luck.” Judge: “Nonsense!” Yes, it was, Your Hon- jor. I had some bad brakes! UNDYING HATRED How Dairy He Do It? Gilk And bore a deep hole in his brow; Whene'er at the table the sap wants the milk He hollers out, “Please pass the cow!" —Lewis Freeman o o0 Smack Him Down! Fhe lowest man I've ever known Is Willie Sutton-Draper, And swipes his neighbor's paper! —C. L. Pervereau . s e You Shed It! Some hate blue And some hat red; 1 hate dogs And girls that shed! —Thecdore R. Baxter L. Rock Him To Sleep tear Puddlehim's spine And break it in two o’er his head, going out camping out Bill with me And then sleeps cross-wise of the bed!! —TFrank M. Doll Silly of Him? Clerk: “Madame, this will fit-you like a glove.” Mrs. Whalen: “I'm not going to it on my hand, you poor mune!” stocking —TLucille B. Pappas THE LIFE OF ANY ¥ In Ten Chapters (Obseryed by Dorothy Rasch) Chapter One 1 don't wanta—-" CLapter Two “Say, Nellie, don't take cream cone. T don't wanta—" Chepter Three “But Marjorie! We're to get married. T don’t want to— Chapter Four “Name the bahy Alfonso? But listen, Maricrie dear. I don't want N “Ma-ma! 2 my ice | too yvoung Chapter Five “You and Alf visit your mother? But Margie, T don't like batching. I | don't want to- o Chapter Six “But we'd have to mortgage the house to get a car, and I don’t want o Chapter Seven Alf into getting married? n, Marge, I don't want| “Talk But liste to Z Chapfer Tight “Don't heat on the drum like that, Dickic! Hurts grandpa’s cars! Ride vou on my hack? Oh, no, I don't want to—-"" Chapter Nine “This is the medicine for my sprained hack, Doc? And you think T ought to make my will? But I HERE 1.1 BROWN. HE DI (How it rcached The Fun Shop Joke Factory) Howard: ¥ spite of my trouhle Anne: “What is it?” “Falling hair.” You darling boy! To how u marry me in muc —F. P. P. e e (And how other Fun Shop con- tribytors pulled at it)— Their Nasty Dig Two wide-trousered youths had heen knocking around all day with o pretiy little maidens. The boys Seotch., Consequently the girls frequent] emarked to each other about “Cheap Skates,” | “Pikers,” ete. they parted that evening one READ HERALD CLASSIF] FOR BEST RESULTS “Little - of the young men sai maiden ere we part—' maidens, “you're barbers, eh?" ~—William J. Cosel ¢ o o ‘What She Did Bitner: “The stork left a nine- pound baby at that wealthy Ben- der’s house last night. When the doctor told him about it Bender rushed into the sick room, but the nurse stopped him abruptly. He re- sented this deeply.” Mrs. Bitner; “What did the nurse do then? Bitner: “She gave him the heir!” —W. H. Friedman (Copyright, 1927, Reproduction Forbidden) QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answ.r to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britaln 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. How large are the Sequoia trees in Sequoia National Park? A. The largest are more than ten feet in diameter and are gathered in twelve groups covering many acres. They include the General Sherman tree, over 279 feet high with a diameter of 36.5 feet; the Abraham Lincoln, 270 feet high with a diameter of 31 feet; the Wil- liam MecKinley, 291 feet with a diameter of 28 feet; the Dalton, 292 feet with a diameter of 27 feet. Q. How large is Mammoth Cave in Kentucky? A. Mammoth Cave is a complex series of more than 200 so-ealled rooms. chambers, domes, abysses, Dits, grottoes, avenues and galleries, extending nine miles underground. Q. What is the area and height of Great Smoky mountains? A. Their area is about 20 miles long and 20 miles wide. The high- *st point is slightly more than 6,600 feet. Q. Where is “Aero Digest’ pub- lished ? A. At 220 West 42nd street, New York City. Q. Who made the first dawn-to- dusk flight across the United States from coast to coast? 4 Tieutenant Russell Maughan, T. 8. A, who flew from New York to San Francisco in a single day, making four stops for fuel, on June 23, 1924. His time was 21 hours 48 minutes and 30 seconds. What was the first caplital of When Tllinols was organized as a territory, the seat of govern- ment was at Kaskaskia. From Kas- kaskla the capital was removed to Vandalia and remained there for 20 years. Springfleld has been the capital since 1837. Q. How should the word “only” be placed in a sentence? 4 Next to the word which it is desired to modify. What was the name of Lot's No one knows. Tt is not given in the Rible, Q. Is the Marconl Wireless Telegraph Company of America still operating? A. On November 30, 1919 the Radio Corporation of America pur- chased all the assets of the Mar- coni Wireless Telegraph company of America including its stations and patents, excepting certain claims against the United States govern- ment and corporations and firms, that arose from the unlicensed use of apparatus covered by the patents of the company. Q. Did German aircraft drop hombs over the city of TLondon at any time during the world war? ‘Were any persons killed in this way A. German dirigibles and air- planes dropped bombs on London during the great war beginning early in 1915 and lasting until October 1917. There were 34 air raids in which 865 persons were killed and 2,600 were wounded. Q. Does the word “Niger” occur in the Bible? What does it mean? A. The wogd occurs in Acts 13:1 —*“Symeon, who called Niger”. It is a Latini name meaning “black". Q. Who was Lawrence D'Orsay? A. A famous English actor who played in America in many dramas. Q. Is “Deadwood Dick” a real character? A. The nickname was applied to Robert Dickey (1840-1912) whose actual adventures formed the basis of many dime novels. He was a scout under General George Crook. Q. What is the duty on an old violin imported into the United States? A. If it is over a hundred years old and evidence of its age can be established, it can be brought into the United States free of duty. Q. Was New Haven ever the capital of Connecticut? A. Tt was the joint capital with Hartford from 1701 to 1873. Q. How can an act be passed over the president’s veto? A. By two-thirds majority vote of both houses of congress, Q. Do scorplons ating? sting fatal? A. All scorplons sting. The sting is very painful but rarely fatal. Q. What is the nolse made by a frog called? Is the A. The hoarse, hollow, low pitched vocal sound of the frog, is called croaking. Q. If an American citizen should contract a communicable disease Wwhile en route to New York from Europe, would he be allowed to land in New York or would he be sent back to the port from which he came? A. He is allowed to land but may be quarantined until the disease is cured. American citizens cannot be sent back to the point of embarka- tion in a foreign country. Observations On The Weather Washington, July 12.—Forecast for Southern New England: Mostly fair tonight and Wednesday. Some- What warmer tonight. Moderate southwest and west winds. Forecast for Eastern New York: Generally fair; somewhat warmer on the coast tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy; local thunder showers Wednesday afternoon or night; moderate weather and southwest winds. Conditions: Pressure is high off the south Atlantic and relatively high over the country east of the Mississippi river, although consider- able cloudy weather prevails in many localities. Centers of low pressure prevail over Ontario and the Dakotas and southwestward over the southern Rocky mountain districts. The north Pacific high pressure area was increased some- what in intensity and extended its influence eastward over the northern Rocky mountain region. The show- ers of the last 24 hours were widely scattered. Temperatures continue without appreciable change. Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather with slightly higher temperature. Temperatures yesterday: Duluth Hatteras .... Jacksonville i .racacace Kansas City .. < Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nanucket . New Haven New 'Orleans New York « Norfolk ... Northfleld . Pittsburgh . Portland, Me. r- St. Louis .. ‘Washington SECOND YALE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED 70 C. H. HANSE! Shuttle Meadow Avenue Boy's E..« cellent Record Recognized by University Officials C. H. Hansen, son of Mr. and Mrs, Adolph Hansen of 113 Shuttle Mea« dow avenue, who won a schol« arship at Yale last year, has been notified that he has just been awarded an additional schol« arship this year. High Atlanta e e s 50 Low 10 Hansen will be a sophomore af Yale next term. He is a graduate of the New Britain High school, class of 1924. The scholarship has been awarded in recognition of his excellent all around record, according to a let« ter from Albert Beecher Crawford. “OH KAY!” DANCER TO WED London, July 13 (UP)—An nouncement of the engagement of Janette Gilmcre, American revue dancer, to G. C. Weightman-Smith, Cambridge student, was made to- day. The romance began with & meet ing aboard an Atlantic lner. Miss Gilmore was featured in “Oh Kay!” a New York production, last season. Weightman-Smith was one of the track competitors against the Yale-Harvard team at Stamford Bridge Saturday. [t Melts Freckles | Away In 4 Days | OR YOUR MONEY BACK — The Fair Dept. 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