New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 23, 1927, Page 6

6 New Britain Heral HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Tssued Dafly (Sunday Excepted) At Herald Bldg., 67 Cburch Street SUBSCRIPTION RATES $5.00 & Year. $2.00 Three Months. 76c. & Month. d at the Post Office at New Brit- sin as Second Class Mail Matter. TELEPHONB Buainess Offce Editorial Rooms CALLS The only profitable advertising medium n the City. Circulation books and com always open to advert Member of tho Associated Press Ihe Associated Press i exciusively en- titled to the use for re-publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited i this paper and also local news published thereln. ember Audit Bureau of Circulation . C. 1a a pational organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis of circulation, Our circulation etatistice are based upon this audit. Thls insure tection against fraud in newspeper tribution figures to both national local advertisers. The Herald is on sale dally tn_Ne. York at Hotaling's Newsstand, Times Square; Bchults's Newsstanda, Entrance Grand Central, 42nd Street. —_— The President becomes a sport,” <ays a headline. Well, how much did he lose on that fight? There are 5,000 lawyers in Wash- ingten and only 400 ever sece the inside of a law court. That leaves 1,600 to engage in lobbying. Down in New York 16 ways to end subway congestion discussed. By time sion ends and “a way is asons why the sub- are overcrowded, the chief n being there are mors cash the can are heing the the discus- found’ there will be 16 new v way: customers than subways hold, HONEST GAS The last bill signed by Governor ‘Trumbull specified that the sale of zasoline of poor quality is not allow- cd in Connecticut. That is to say, only gas of the kind prescribed by the tederal specification board of the United States can be sold in this state for use as fuel for motor ve- hicles, motor hoats airplane cngines. This law is one of importance to the people. It was held up until the and last to permit all gasoline distribut- | ing agencies to meet the require- ments. When we read, therefore, that gas costs more in Connecticut—tax ex- | cluded—than gas does in Massachu- setts or New York it is weil to take the specifications of Gas of into account the Connecticut law. this sort naturally costs more than the | with | kind which does not coincide this higher standard. The fact that the gasoline people required time to make changes indicates that much of the below-standard gaso- line was being sold beforc the law | went into effect. This stringent law gives the mo- tor vehicle commissioner his deputies power to demand a sample of gasoline being sold at any time, so as to enable tests to be made. These tests are according to federal standards. All motorists have noticed, per- haps, that the retail prices of gaso- line are being prominently display- ed at all filling stations. Where that isn't done the new law is heing broken. For the law provides that all sellers of ga hearing figures “at least five inches high and four inches wide,” stating the price cf gasoline. The@brice, of course, must include all taxes and other charges Heretofore much inferior gas had been sold by some dealers. Those days are past. Poor gas gives low or must display a sign mileage and is a source of injury | to motors. It was entirely proper for the state to pass a more rigid g line law. It seems to he working well THE MODERN POST OFFICE Here's The Chic office a large fat roof on which progress: new g0 post will which mail planes can land and de. part. The post office, of conrse, will he in the city; not Now k, N J Yorlk New where far away as Bruns is from Brunswick is place mail planes go n o they land “in New York.” Then it fakes ot the post office an lour or more to New York most inef mail to This possil the is Chicago will Fave the more modern methed. SHELPING” THE ATR MAIL Colonel Hartford da an appeal that the public pat the air mail o Lindb. other I thus make it s supporting. H X that Progress, experimer isted some of th nefits it would stimulate ion, and build up a larger air service, All these arguments are sound. Tt means that the contributions of the public's dimes will do velop a great air servics ed States, most to in the Unit de- erybody wants to development eventuate, of sending and getting see such The th air mail let proposed | have | and from New ters, however, is not yet widely di- versitied. A large proportion of the population has not yet seen an air mail letter. AUTOS IN CITIES The latest records show that there is an automobile for every five persons in the good old U. 8. A. And the records likewise show that there are fewer per capita in the metropolitan cities than in the small citics; and fewer per capita in the small cities than in the rural districts. . Figuring the population of Great- er New York at 7,000,000, the av- erage of one-in-five would provide a total of 1,400,000 automobiles in the metropolis. There are not near- ly that many. Instead they have more taxicabs than elsewhere—! 000 of them taking up street space. The chief difficulty in managing to own automibiles in the large cities is not the cost, but the lack of places to keep them. We have no doubt that if all tenements in New York equipped with garages that almost every tenement dweller would be owning a car, it having heen long ago conceded that or the lack of it has nothing with car ownership. Even the more attractive apart- ments in New York usually lacking in this particular. Many a family is paying $2,000 or $3,000 a year for a place in which to live but were are lacks a handy place to keep an au- tomobile. Many of them rather than be faced with inconvenience, don't own any It the parage problem in the large citics could be solved it would mean i tremendous expansion of the automobile industry. SAFETY ON THE PIKE More traffic signs, more more arrests, more everything—that is the plan to make the Milford pike safe. With ali ¢ death come cops. in the works the highway no doubt will be- safer. Lives must somehow The New Haven Journal-Courier hit the nail on the head: “The question would seem to be, not that a highway 90 feet in width is a dangerous thing to provide, but be saved is nmot yet prepared for its use. It is a good deal like giving children a loaded pisto! to play with. . The average driver steps on the gas the moment the highway is entgred s if invited to do &0 by its width and smoothness. Strangers | other where a like speed- way is lacking, enter upon the in- dulgence with the lunatics.” from states, exuberance of POLLUTING THE SOUND It that Sound is being polluted is no news Long Island from the poured into it by cities. The most significant news is that nothing is being done about it. | w eral years, sewage being rnings have been given for sev- and the warning thic its forerunners. No warning will amount to much until health authorities begin closing the popular | heaches, which the will come in a few ye When the people of th “priccless heritages is zone they will wake up. Wheth- er at that time it discover 1 one may be too late | is a matter of debate. New York beaches are confront- ed with the same outlook. A list of pollutad beaches made public the other day was an eye-opener. Bath- g at some of them is already quite dangerous to health. When gone the | lalkkes will take a boost as drawing cards for the of them are most the beaches are throngs. Some already among the resorts we have, and people in central Connecticut | up in popular 10 mak accessibility what they lack otherwize. There are many lakes in | Connecticut, day autoing-to-the-shore | are passed by as being beneath con- however, which in | these of tempt—except to admire their beau- | tv in passing. and provided they are | not hidden by sign hoards. THE HARDWARFE TRADE The hardware industry, like most a | other indnstries, seems to be affect by almost everythin weevil to sun spots. Lat s of warm weather learned. has hr beneficial « Evidently the the and ther earlicr in summer stimulated carpern join essional and q, wit perspiration to 1 vork, and probably devastating effect | po wateur e urn r such condition until cooler day Harvest prospects also have effect it seems. The better ous upon the hardwar ket the more lined farmers are to | tools with which to mend fer When > poor, of course, they do perhaps they don't aving that to the f [ tinker (G | bus | | ever tbout the house, {low who forecioses | When |is the mortgage ha s are good there also ibility of binders, mow ines, gang plows and all other soil-culture implements break ing under ¢ the po: ing ma sirain; all of which re- that the generation of automobilists | year has been more vehement than | from the boll | ! quires tools for fixing purposes. ! The extent o butlding programs, of course, also has a bearing upon the hardware trade. Those whose chief acquaintance are with theater and radio programs obviously may not understand this item so thor- oughly; but when building opera- tions take a dive it is the hard- ware manufacturer, jobber, dealer and salesman who needs resuscica- tion. The building situation is still alive, however, and there is no SOS. for the pulmotor as yet. An important item in connection with the revue—to use a term which glorifies things more—is that “prices are firm and collections g00d.” Where would the hardware {biz be without that phrase? When | collections are bad somebody holds the sack, and as sack holders every- body in the business is. suffering trom weak arms. Perhaps that is be- cause they don’t practice it muc which is good; indeed, very good. “Current volume for shelf trade™ is another jingling phrase that meets the observing eye. If these were not days of prohibition we would be in- clined to get a wrong meaning out of the connotation; but the present generation, being merely helpless connoisseurs in such things, is left to wonder what's on the shelf and whether it remains there long. If hardware remains on the shelf too long—this at least we know—it eats terribly into the overhead; and nothing, in fact nobody, except the Lindy folk have any right to re- main overhead for long in these modern times. The “attitude of jobbers” is in- triguing—to borrow a hack word from the stage writers, Upon their attitude much depends. They stand between the retail trade and the { manufacturers, and it they are not too hard-boiled things are common- ly termed good. When they become par-boiled, however, nobody can tell what may happen. “Dealers’ activity” must be a term used to camouflage what is meant | by zip, aggressiveness, go-getting. A dealer is expected to keep things moving. In so doing, howaver, he is not advised to disturb the price level too greatly; “collections” are expected to remain zood. When you catch & dealer smil- ing it means that he has cashed in has been helping him- self and everybody else. It the deal- ers wouldn't have such fancy win- dows and so much current stock about the place we wouldn't know enough about hardware to write this. They are hardware educators, | teaching the public how to use two tools where only one was used be- fore. This system of hand to mouth buying, which has affected the hard- ware trade to some extent, is at |least something to talk about. Any hardware salesman, for instance, could spiel about this onerous sub- ject for three hours without stop- ping. Where h. to m. buying pre- {vails it is difficult to snare an or- It makes twice as much work for jobbers as formerly, twice as many long distance tele- phone calls to answer, twice as many | entries on the books as formerly. To | do business that way costs about | twice as much as formerly, too; but nobody seemingly stops to think of ! that. In regard to the fall lines there is-no demand as yet. Just like in the clothing business; or the coal business. 25 Years Ago Today Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Marsland of Vine strect are apending a few days on a cruise down the Connecticut. About 25 ns in town hold permits to discharge firearms. Most of these were fssued to shoot cats or rats, Only the owner can obtain permission to shoot a dog. D. McMillan has reported that the receipts for yesterday's outing of the | Business Men's association were $156.70 and the expenditures $157 26. The committee made up the 56 cent deficit. Attorney C. F. Conlon and Charles Pettingill caught a fine string of fish at Lake Congamond yesterda: During a rainstorm last week W. E. Attwood's dog disappeared. He was afraid of thunder and lightning and it was supposgd that he was hiding some place, Yesterday he re- | turned with a different collar on and Mr. Attwood is pretty well satisfied that someone had the dog tied up. The announcement of the candi dacy of Senator Sloper for tate treasurer, carried in a recent | of the Herald, attracting consid erahle att on activity, der as is one. issur is arious newspapers are publishing favorahle editorials. | | | d by their large attend. fact that New Britain is | anxious to gat rid of the smallpox. {The meetings appropriated $14,000 for a permanent isolation hospital {and appointed a committee consist- ing of W. L. Hatch, F. G. Platt and Thomas McCahe to see that it built. Money was appropriated to / the bills for the epidemic, and tax of 2% mills was laid & rman Curtis introduced the resolution and had a long argument | with Roy N. Buell, who opposed {spending so much money. Senator Sloper settled the matter by {that the difference between the was merely one of principle ed his hearers not to be pen and pound foolish, Attorney Philip J. Markley di last night of cerebral meningitis sustained in a fall two weeks ago. Rev, H. I Bodley will take his vacatiok during the entire month o August wnd his post at St. Mar o urg- wise | smallpox on the other hand | ion about the state, and | The special town meeting and city | | meeting held last evening in Torner | saying| church will be filled by the Rev. Mr. Pulsifer of Plainville. Auditor Curtis forwarded checks to City Thompson this morning. Captain Griswold has appointed Corporals Emil Blair and Daniel Cashmore as sergeants in Co. I and made corporals of Privates Patrick Crowe, Robert Blom, Simon Meskill and Albert Whaples. the Clerk FactsandFancies It they smile as they hug, it's a movie; if they scowl, it's & prize tight. There's just as much tyranny in a republic, but you don’t know whom to cuss. Another part of an evening gown that seems to stay up without vis- ible means of support is the price. Everybody now knows about the reduction of movie expenses except the girl at the box office. “Yes, she's rather attractive,” said the young male centipede “but only sixty-seven of her legs are pretty.” NS If he tips willingly and fairly, he’s white; if he tips too much, he’s green; if he tips unwillingly, he's yellow. “v It only the darned gnats would take a vacation when you do. American voters can be reconciled to 600,000 tons of cruisers. Just say they aren't for war, but to chase rum runners. There comes a time when things can't get worse, and lawn grass scldom gets over knee-high it you let it alone. Americanism: Wishing the town had bought some park space while {it Bad a chance. You can't prove anything that way. Take the old-fashioned razor. Ask the man who hones one. The final test of personality is to | borrow money from a man who never has been slapped on the hack. post away I he buys twelve picture cards, this is his first trip from him in ten years. One reason why dad doesn’t want the kid to spend the money in his toy bank is because he may want to borrow it himself. “Have vou left anything?” asks {the sign on the door of vour hotel room. It probably means have you left any towels. We gather from the ads, that well-bred guests always guffaw with glee if you can't answer the hostess in French. All it takes to make a millionaire in the grain market is a lucky guess and 432 suckers to do the losing. You can use chemicals to make hair blonde, but you can’t act like an idiotic clinging vine unless you're | born that w Correct this sentence: “He got his first car after he was fi sald the gossip, “but he changes gears without a rattle. Copyright, 1927, Publishers Syndicate Fewer Englishwomen Are Going in for Law - London, July 23. (UP)—The de- sire on the part of English women to follow the profession of law is on the decrease as compared with the number who became harristers five vears ago when admission was first possible for feminine legulists. The Trinity Term Bar examira- tion report shows that this decline in interest is due to the fact that many of the women lawyers have not been able to make a remunera- tive living frem the profession. Only a few women have taken high rank with men as advocates hefore a jury. Three and four years ago there were often as many as fifteen wo- | men admitted on “call nights” while | now there are generally not more than two or three, i FGYPT ACCEPTS THE BOR ' London, July 23 (U'P)—"Hair- hobhing and shingling is quite the fashion fn Egypt today,” said . A. Morrison of Cairo, speaking on new | developments in Moglem lands, at a ' conference held by the British Mjs- sionary societis at nwick, *In Afghanistan,” he added “foreign ! customs are still hated and the Ameer is said to cut pieces out of all | garments which he detecs to be of | foreign texture. Observations On The Weather W for ors sli July England Sunday fair Forecast Show- and hington, hern Ne Saturday; varmer. Forecast for Fastern New York: Showers Saturday; Sunday fair and somewhat warme Conditions: Pressure is relatively low and falling over the Atlantic states. High pressure prevails over the Canadian maritime provinces and the western Atlantic ocean. There will he showers Saturd in the Atlantic states. The tem- perature will continue helow normal y in New England, but will Sunday. Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York. Sounds Reasonable, Doesn’t It? On the blistering sands by the side of the sea We've mede up our minds change that should be, Instead of in woods where the sun never reaches, The place to plant beach trees right on the beaches!! qn one Main Thing Judith: “Dad, I'm going to open a tea-room. Father: “Have you got ony money cr a location?" Judith: “Oh, no, but I've got the sweetest little name for it!" —Bruno R. Koch THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY The Great American Home In summer folks can live so cheap That some of them, upon our soul, Contrive to save a little dough To pay for last December’s coal! o e Acquatic A scientist says a fish can articu- late. Gold fish, however, are very reti- cent about the lack of privacy in their baths! . Cinema Our movie queens are title mad! We sincerely hope This craz> subsides before some star Proposes to the Pope! s e e Foreign Hungary is talking of quitting the League of Nations. It has always struck us, for no reason in particular, that she be. longed in the minor leagues any- how! .. Insectivorous Wherever people congregate Now summer skeeters lurk. The skeeter scems to like his job— He singeth at his work!! Failed Uncle Ezra: “Did vour son have a successful carcer at college?” Uncle Ben: “No, I'm sorry to say he was a total failure. He tells me he never played on the football team, played a uke, or fought a policemaj —Sophie H. Mack Items from the Darktown News Edited by Onyx and Florian Supervised by Paul S. Powers) News Mr. Glorious Crickey. who kas been in de poultry business for de past year, was caught at it Wed- nesday. Napoleon Splash has what de doc- tors call enlargement ob de stom- ach. Lucky devil, and de watermel- on season just coming on! . . 'n—To Mr. and Mrs. Charles- Flap, an infant son fo which v has given de name of Flippy. Darktown gossips counting back to de time de Flaps was married will be amazed to discover dat it has been a year. . Advertisements GIRLS! Try our sticky lipsticks! You won't be disappointed and we don’t mean nearly! Long Kisses guaranteed with these! They cling. See de Darktown Drug and Herb Store. . . DARKTOWN HOTEL ROOMING HOUSE FLAT APARTMENTS. Rates—Single. $1.15. Married, (we feels sorry for de poor devils) — $.65. Roller towels. De luxe meals. Ouchy Whack, Mngr' Chamber- maid, Bell Hop, etc. PR Personals Honey Child Girl, meet me at de corner under de viaduct as always. Scorching warm smackg from your loving papa. F. J. T. Note to my wife—Dis ain't me what has insert- ed dis ad, but some other nigger with de sama initials! F. J. T. P Just whistle for Service! Three longs and two shorts. The Tippey Sons. and Brothers, Inc., Bootleggers to de Elect, DROP DOWN How Sky Billboards May Read! Explained Visitor: “Hew many you here?” Swall Towner: “None.” Visitor: “But I just saw an arm- ored car down the street.” Small Towner: “Yes; that's the baseball umpires —Manning Spuyer banks have for TO EAT OR NOT TO FAT! (Conducted by Mrs. Pillar) Dear Mrs. Pillar: What diet do you suggest for reducing the waist —THE 0B SERVER— Makes Random Observations On the City and Its People It has been vaguely assumed that a committee on ordinances has been around the government reservation more or less. Almost all cities have them but ask the average citizen where and when the local body meets and he will blunder through an explanajion that doesn't explain. As a tax payer Qe contributes to the cxpense of running the city govern- ment and takes it for granted that the ordinance committee, if there is such a committee, and all other subordinate branches function some- how, somewhere, But within the past week the or- dinance committee has assumed a place in the official community which brings it into strong relief. It has done nothing more or less than snap its fingers at that august body known as the board of adjustment. The board, it seems, passed judg- ment on a petition for a zone change on Hillcrest avenue and let it take its usual course, presenta- tion before the ordinance committee for aceeptance. This was in the rot nature of things and no one suspected for a moment that the or- dinance committee would do other than requested. But an earthquake is never anticipated—it just happens. The ordinance committee put on its horn rim spectacles, gazed thought- fully at the document, cleared its throat and inquired: “What is this all about?” When it finished con- sidering the matter it decided that it did not care to agreed with the board of adjusMment and sent the hoard's reccommendation back with a large “N. G."” stamped on it. This sudden rebellion on the part of the ordinance committee took away some of the official breaths in city hall. Cerporation Counsel Kirk- ham calmly supported the commit- tee, saying it was well within its le- gal authority. Then the subject came up before the common council and that body proceeded to back up the committee with the result that the board of adjustment is zooming around somewhere in space beyond the reach of the strongest telescopes. How did you enjoy your first week in the woods? And tell us, did you wonder if we were never com- ing back to instruct you how to cut wood for the camp fire? No, your Uncle Elijah will never forget his little chums no matter what may come. In cutting fire wood, it should al- ways be remembered that the wood is meant, primarily, to BURN, and therefore submerged logs, dredged from the bottom of the lake, are practically uscless except to sit on and get all wet. The wood that should be used in building the camp fire should be of a dry consistency, should Lend without breaking, should creat a great deal of smoke and should be found to contain nails while one is gathering it. Railroad ties make excellent fire wood. Just take a little overland hike to the ncarest railroad and tear out a few tles from a bridge or a trestle. Telephone poles also make mighty good firewood but be sure not to get entangled in the wires as the pole falls. Now that you have gathered your wood, pile it in a neat heap where it will be conyvenient to stumble over in the dark some night. selecting the smaller chips, 6. pile them in the shape of a wig wam or taepee (any nearby Indian reservation will show you the shape of a wigwam or teepee) and stuffing the rotogravure kection of the Sun- day paver beneath it, apply a match and await developments. Then try another match until you have run through an ordinary large box of matches. Now Is the time to show your real talent as a camper. Getting a small piece of flint and steel, hit sharply at the flint with the steel or vice versa. Remembew first two hours might be unproduc- tive but what is that to a hungry man and the matches are all gone anyway and something must be done. When the novelty of sharply striking the flint with the steel or whichever mathod you have chosen | has worn off. make a bow of yvew wood and string it with an ordinary | strip of rawhide. Now get a sec- ond picce of wood and create by friction. If you can't do this you never would make a Boy Scout. Some people carry a small oil worked very well. We ourselves at one time watching the prettiest ex- hibition of fireworks we have ever seen after an oil stove hlew up. Tt was wonderful, including three set- pieces, pin wheels and rockets and ending with a set piece which sald “Good Night” as plain as day ex- cept where the “i” in “Night" was a little shy and wasn't really trying |at al. Now that you have a cheery fire roaring away in your fire pla~s and | for a distance of three miles 1p and { down the mountain, it is time to cook your first meal in the woods. But kecp the fire roaring until next | week when your Grandpa Joe will | be with you once more in the regu- !lar weekly Simmer Soap Hour from | Station TCUR, with his weekly talk {on camping! The subject next week | will be “Hiking, and treatment of | blisters For our tour this week-end let us | go over the Bear Mountain bridge land the Storm King highway. Just | line? | Helene DuRoss Dear Helene: Fat watermelon and j pick up all the secds. Dear Mrs, Pillar: T am a slack- rope walker. What diet would you suggest ? M. Picro Dear M. Picro: String beans, nat- urally. D Pi docto thin hy eating liverwurst you think of such Mrs, T went fo my What advice? Greta Deovre never Dear bologna! (Copyright, 19 Reproduction Ferbidden) kY Greta: 1 tire | stove with them and this idea has | sausage | what the names signify we can't tell you, for we have never been on the particular highway during a storm and we have never been fortunate enough to see a bear pay his toll across the bridge. But if you just want to see the country and not delve into word derivations, just fol- low the following: Leave New Britdin on West Main street, slowing down at Midway un- til you see whether or not there is a motoreycle cop watching from the porch. Straight ahead to Blos- som's corner. Detour around wrecked cars and on to Plainville, Pull out telescope and look at Civil war memorial on right. Notice wall where Chamber of Commerce wants to boost the town which Governor Trumbull loves. Turn right at cen- tel Forestville. Do a right and left, then go back and settle for the broken traffic signal. Turn right at underpass and go over broken pave- ment along boulevard into Bristol. Called the Bell City be- cause its athletic teams use ringers. Keep going. Pequabuck, Terryville, Plymouth. We're not quite sure which is which but you can tell by looking at the post offices. Go into reverse on way down Plymouth hill. Also apply emergency brake. Thomaston. Turn left, then go right and up over range of hills. It is also about time you took off that emergency brake. Woodbury. Home of Taft school. named after the president—quite a while after. Right through to Danbury. Hold vour hat tightly or someone may steal il and try to sell you one made in Danbury. Fol- low the arrows up hill and bear right. If you don't look closely yowll never know you are going through Mill Plain. Nothing hace worth stopping for, unless that emergency brake is still on, Carmel, N. Y. T.ook for stone building on left and bear right. At end of six miles retrace joute and take the right road. whichever it is. Lake Mohopac. Lake on right. Bear right. (No 1ot THAT far to the right). Peckskill. Where Rip Van Winkle went to sleep. 1t is still the most ting pastime of the natives. Camp Grant road on right. left. Curve to right and sheer drop to left. Bear right. ntrance to Bear Mountain high- way. Bear Mountain. Pay what uniformed man ask Note 20-miles-an-hour and keep-in- line signs. Pass cars at 40 miles per. Stop at curve overlooking river and throw rocks on New York Cen- tral railroad tracks below. Refore workmen can catch you, continue s over the bridge. This is the longest single span bridge in the world, including that over Willow Brook, and it i well, many, let us say—many above the river. Until you get acr bear neither left nor fight. Then go to right over smalfer bridge and on through F't. Montgomery to Highland Falls. Traffic officer at center is very accommodating and always allows you to go in any di- rection other than that you want. Straight ahead, if possible, to West Point. Argue with soldier at gate. He will tell you that traf- fic is not allowed through the¢ mili- tary reservation Be nasty—aren’t you a taxpayer and a contributor to his wage Finally give in, us after all the U. 8. army does slightly out- number you. Go hack and around to Storm King Highway. Laugh at signs warning you to beware of falling rocks. Then dodge two or three and cease laughing. Remark that river below looks like ribbon- trip is not succoss mnless this or- iginal poetic simile is sprune. Down- grade through Cornwall-on-Hudson, to Newburgh. The motorcyele cops here wear unusual unifyrms 0 don't race or argae with anyvenc who looks like a chauffeur. Go right down hill, but turn Jeft before reach- ing river. Right again and aboard ferry boat (Guide hooks agree tha before boarding hoat it is bhest to make sure that boat has docked). Take ferry to Beacon. Pull out compass and drive due east until you get near enough home to know the rest of the way vourself. This ar is getting too long, and, anyway, vou ought to be made to develop scye initiative. Otherwise, what would you do on the numerons detours? ex Bear Bear right This younger generation of ours is on its tin ear again. It has de- cided that old folks need a little more education before things will be allowed to continue and it has |issued a new set of informative statements in an effort to prevent | misunderstandings along certgin |lines. The chief objective of the latest attacks seems to be to prevent {novelists who are probably around !the ages cf 50 and 60 who write articles about the younger genera- | tion, lauding them or otherwise, and iwho persist in using antiquated Iterms regarding the much maligned youngsters. The latest reports from head- quarters give the old folks the fol- lowing information, that they sHould be learned by heart | In the first place, (the headquart- er's report states) the word “flapper” should be dropped, killed and buried with customary ceremonics. The “flapper” about which kind hearted |old ladies delight to write, is no {more. She went out with the plain |bob and the Wilson administration. If one is desivous of calling the sex |by a pet name, the words “flamper, |bim or girl friend” are acceptable. | Stockings are NOT rolled helow |the knee any longer, excepting cases |:md strictly adhered to. nd he said that I could get [of 10 year old kiddies, trying to live | do | up to story hooks. Where stocking |3 rolled 1= nobody’s business but to- day's skirts veto the bare knee proposition. Tkuleles, with a few exceptions are out. Look at the cut prices in 'the music stores to be convinced. ] with foot-notes | Cheek-to-cheek dancing hasn’i been seen on a floor for at least five years. Why must these novelists persist in mentioning it? Drummers in dance bands do NOT bang on cow bels and tin pans non do their wield rivetting machines any longer. A trip to nearest dance place will prove this point. Drum. mers have been tamed considerably since the days of “Ja-Da.” ané “Dardanella.” Young men do not “slick” their hair back any more. It was pretty bad while it lasted but the greasy: ?omed boys are far in the minority oday. Such slang as “Hot dog” and “I'l' tell the world,” with which heroines in books are still being credited, be- longs to the dark ages. Even “Anc how!” is old now. “No end" is fair. ly new but aging rapidly. There is no such thing as “bell-bottomed™ trouser today. The 26 inch trouser is out. About 20 Inches is the limit today. And patent leather shoes—ouch! The six inch cigarette holder which invariably droops from the painted flapper's mouth, is a myth, All girls smoke 'em straight and in- hale to the tips of their toes. These are a few of the rules which have been made public by the younger set. We are submitting them to educate the older genera- tion in ways it should ftravel—the ways that have been laid out by the enthusiasts of the straight eight and three dollar gin. the In the interest of a worthy cause, we print the Ten Commandments of Cleanliness and Good Health: Thou shalt honor thy neighbor- hood and keep it clean. Remember thy cleaning day and keep it wholly. Thou shalt take care of thy rub- Dbish heap, else thy neighbor shall bear witness against thee. Thou shalt keep in order thy al- ley, thy backyard, thy hall and thy stairway. . Thou shalt not let the wicked fly breed. Thou shalt not kill thy neighbor by ignoring fire menace or by pois- oning the air with decaying swill. Thou shalt covet all the air and sunshine thou canst obtain. Because of the love thou bearest thy children thou shalt provide clean homes for them. " Thou shalt not steal thy children's right to health and happiness. COMMUNICATED WALLINGFORD TORNADO EBditor, New Britain Herald: To settle a disagreement will you please print the date of the Walling- ford tornado. A claims it occurred in 1577, B places the year at 1888. Which is correet? JACK L. Ans. The Wallingford occurred on August 9, 1888 NAVY DS USSIoN HALTS Ar GPAEVA Tliness of Two Delegates Delays Deliberations neva, Switzerland, July 23 (P The illness of two admirals, Viscount 3 apan and Sir Frederick 14 of Great Britain, and sultry weather in Geneva precludes the possibility of even unofficial infor- mal talks among the delegates of the three-power naval conference until the return from London of W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the Brit- ish admiralty, and Viscount Cecil, slated for Monday or Tuesday. This, however, has not prevented the circulation of gomsip in thosc circles which have been following the discussions. In American quar- ters there appears a disposition to be less atified now over the Anglo- Japancse suggestion that in addition to the total fonnage of cruisers and destroyers stipulated in the pidject- ed treaty, Great Britain 4na the United States be permitted to main- tain another 100,000 or 125,000 tons alled obsolete vessels, and pan have proportionate number of tof The Americans are disposed doubt the wisdom of a sy: ive obsolote warship: are discussing whether it would not Dbe better to agree to a tofal tonnage with an understanding that a defl- nite amount of it might be made up of so-called obsolete warcraft. Admiral Saito’s indisposition is due to a slight o of indigestion, Admiral Field is suffering from a recurrence of an old intestinal ail- ment. His case is not considered serious by his fellow delegates. FOUR ARE HURT IN DERBY ACCIDENTS None of the Victims Likely to Die | Derhy. July 23 (®—Four persons | were injured here yesterday in auto- mobile accidents, None is thought | to have suffered fatal injuries. Mrs. Steve Sobin, 40, received a ctured right leg and possible in- ternal injurics, and Miss Alta Sobin, {17 aad Miss Ayna Warcholik, 19, | received bruises and lacerations | when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into a tree and demolished. John Sobin, 35, |driver, said that something went [ wrong with the steering apparatus jand the accident resulted when he ttempted to control the car. He :seaped with minor injuries, but was |arrested on .a recKless driving | charge. All are from Ansonla. | Carlo Dattaglino, 10, of Derby, re- ceived a fracture of the right leg and probable internal injuries when he was struck by an automobile op- erated by Harry Pardoll, 23, of New Haven. Pardoll was charged with operating a'motor vehicle without a license, tornado a | was | | | Last year China bought 4,142,000 Bibles, nearly half the number is- sued by the British and Foreign Bible society in that period. {