New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1928, Page 6

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ADVICE A LA CARIE The superintendent of the troll @ompany having conferred with the mayor upon proposed chanzes in the Pus parking situation, e yasyor may need the opinions of the fadependent bus owners nd $hen the merchants; and mayor has heard all that osted ‘parties have to tell im “ou Balt of the public,” the public, as! wsual, will not have any represoita fives ‘discussing the situation the mayor. All the dear public has| Poming to it is the opportunity to rhaps the also; when the the int otand around in the cold air wait-| " g for vehicles. But perhaps this is ®ot worth discussing. ¥ THE GASOLINE TAX he gasoline tax seems to he one 88 the most successful taxes the state B3acts; at least, it brings in more | | | . | | goney than was estimated, aud | when a tax performs in this way it | gualifies as an extra good one—from the state's standpoint. But no on ®eed worry about the money thus ®earned;” the state knows how to make good use of it, especially as @very community can give the state Righway department plenty of good advice as to where to construct new yoads, or how to improve those al- ready existing. TWO AT A TIME Plainville I8 wide awake in connec- tion with eliminating grade croesings. and the town s entitled to congratu- lations upon the well-directed | energy being shawn. The new plan, | which originated 1in Plainville, to kill off two crossings with one build- ing operation, instead of only one as Beretofore suggested, gives the im- Premion of being well thought out, 884 18 particularly noteworthy in hat 1t will oost less under this alter- @ate plan to do away with the two Ovessings than the one suggesed by he etate highway department. It Wwill be interesting to observe what | oert of an answer the department Wil offer to the Plainville alterna- @ive plan. As the highway depart- | Sput In principle is given to the alimination of as many grade cross- | -fngs a8 possible it probably cannot | #i8d fault with a plan that will eliminate two such crossings instead of one. BETTER CONTROL NEEDED In Chelsea, Mass, Sunday one B114 was killed and another is near @eath as the result of an automobile @rtver's recklessness on a public Bighway. The dfiver escaped. In Astoria, Queens, yesterday, a woman weed a public highway in learning ¥ drive and with her husband be- #i8e her bumped into a perambula- ®or on the sidewalk and killed Baby lying in it. At Norwich, (‘0 @8 will be noted elsewhere in tol Pgaper, a family of seven wus kill When thelr automobile struck motorcycle on a bridge. Courts a n, d a Beld that automobiles are dangerous | fastrumentalities. Proof is that more people are being killed by them than succumb to discases formerly garded as plagues. It is elearer every day that fuman race possesses something that it has failed to control. ZONING EXTENSIONS The zoning law as operat this oity seems to be one of 1l application. At one point the recently was “extended” so far business buildings are with the result that instes new business house of being erected a store is constructed on what former- ly was the front Jawn of a ho; All of which is within but there can be no doul that the constructi bulldings should be the law. A one-story i a business district some uses, but it scarcely type to iIncrease the ap ;. the locality or intensi function which the zor supposed to achicue It would scem that the @epartment shouid he given n POWwer to supervise much matters. Ssesent it has no ruch power. & the poor ng cone pre one-story lin this country | that HIT AND RUN DRIVERS Oue of the most difficult of feats is to write about hit and run driv- ers and remain calm. Adjectives and hard words readily to and with little effort style of copy en- come mind, one conld furnish a tirely unfit for a family newspaper, or of a type which Uncle Sam woul not permit the use of the mails. The that and one could point is, however, use such lang em- 1ge inently truthful. hit < who ran down 4 weman de- There was the case of the and run d —the mother of there children | other respects business pending vpon her for their support —on cid street. This woman Motor ff it vas alighting frem a bu snpposed fe o car the curb, or nough to it to prevent rom drivi en the cnrb! 1id not do s 4 from 1l rionsly joyriders, perhaps offending antonobile conscien and law- individuals cal moment that part shich witnessed the | re collectively slow-wit- | thought of observing | rs of the car, and in nts the perpetrators of el were n unfortunately Almost daily one | Yet i ads of hit and run drivers. hers must be a cure for the evil. | Whatever the cure, however, it will | Liootless unless these i-n‘uvmrsl of ordinary decency are caught. One | way never to locate them is for no- | \ body seeing such an accident taking 1 e ne iry moment of time to note the numbers on the car's markers, | rsons who have heen hit and run drivers, flly fled or whicl they hle them at time, wlio have suceess- from sce T t nees nes of carnage | on responsi- ir consc must trouble they have | iped for mai provided any. Some of them esc same roason that enabled the Shef- | ield streed misereants to get away. If the public wishes to help in the crusade to reduce the foll exacted ty hit and run drivers let there be keen wits whenever such an accident | oceurs; 1ot the markers be instantly | noted. THE SOUTH ‘AGAIN WARLS ll" That the south is deeply aroused | over the attack on Gaevernor Smith last. week hy Senator Heflin of Ala to its credit. The heen charged with being politically, it dsn't anvthing but indignation | Heflin and the 1ntoleiant | attitude he represents. So deep s the indignation that only a small minor- | ity now care to be identified with the Heflin cause bama is greatly south ha pie-eved showing agafnst but Robert Choate, Washington cor- | pondent of the Boston Herald, takes casion to utter a cheme that had been under way | v prohibitionists of the south who opposed Smith, Their plan was to | ¢tart a hoom for Heflin! This as fonishing scheme has gone glim- | h Helfi | 104 the outlook now Smith will secret, mering throu unpopular | staterments receive even loss | opposition than was anticipated | when the Houston convention rolls | | aronna The New York World to insist that Democratic continues senators, while they were about it have don. could | the | son of Arkan- | o0 2ot into the argu- | The World s ocrats could have taken the more than upheld hand of Senator Rol , the man m t with He the e £ | lin, ays | opportunity to smush the entire in- | CArses of wasting the public funds. | tolerant wi ed 't b of the party with a W poir resolutions, Such a matter w fore the Democrats, t they were called to | vote upon they did for left no as to th nt through- , and this, after all, i tha na must know MIDDLETOWN'S To be advertised to the the center of a . and ) play a berth as poss U modnt up nount uy lirections to foot e bill caused by the smallpox epi- | proximately 20 years | now [ —ars, demic. The municipality's savings to date as a result of a lack of snow to dispose of about equals the cost of the epideinic. If snow continues to be conspicuous by its absence the city will not feel the financial drain any more than if there had been the normal downfall of snow and RBut in is injured, nd in the future there will be more here had Leen no epidemic. ——t 4 Lack of Excltem“!.‘bflu PIP{Y‘ nominations may" indicate indiffer. ence or just the inertia of despair. Some drinks play havoc ~in an empty stomach, and some ideas act that way in an empty head. The tourist is funny. He tries to Facts and Fancies| Scnd all communications to Fun Editor, care of the New Shop intention paid to preventive meas- | -qo” a foreign city in 24, hours,!| Britain Herald, and your letter ures. SPOILING A GOOD One reason why the street condi- tions the northwestern part of not satisfactory to resi- effort has conilitions the ity are denters is because little been made to improve 1long logical iines. A resident of that section told the Herald of a specimen of the “nn- provements” rde there. For ‘ap- . he zaid, a £00d dirt road existe ong Slater road road was not as good s paved highway, but the dirt was packed down tight and even inowet Lad cather wias not exceedingly Last year the bright minds actu- ting the city street ent improvement depart used a plow to scrape the eides of Slater r and the dirt from the sides was piled up in the conter of the street. The idea apparently of was to make “rotund,” the street | a rather than flat, @ ance. The result, dirt the road, and during cent wet s how- hed of the pe- ally ts approximately half a foot to a foot in depth. ever, was soft in Slater son tlre mud na No roller was used | to pack down the soft earth after it had Leen plowed from the sides of the street, such methods naturally arouse the ire of residents. In our opinion flat, hard dirt road is many times preferable to a soft, high-in-the- center road. Anyone wanting to see bad city streets with this kind of can become attention need only to drive into the northwestern section, providing e is willing to risk breaking his automobile springs. Soft dirt in a highway has only one advantage, especially In weather. When an unwary autoist wet is pitched out of his car—provided he has an open “fall soft.” vehicle—he will MRS, VAPP UNDER FIRE Tt is a peculiar tnist of fate that rotable women office holders the past few the wrong kind of publicily. There was ' years have received verner “Ma" Ferguson of Te for instance, who attalned remark- 1ble dis ng off| holder last year. And jnow we netion as an am, the name of Mrs. Florence E. S, Knapp, formerly secretary of state for New York, connected with a report which charges astonishing waste of funds in the taking of the New York state censua. Mrs. Knapp, whether guilty or innocent. has taken a poor way to ingratiate herself with the public. Tnstead of being willing to talk with reporters and answer questions pertaining fo the public’s business with dignity and definite distinct- ness, she gave the impression of be- ing anxious to hide from them. There thould be no reason for try- ing to dodge reporters. They are looking after the public business, in a sense, and any office holder B | With a clear conscience need not fear to answer their questions. When Mrs. Knapp became secre- 1ary of state she was looked upon as a major example of woman in office, for being secretary of state in a commonwealth of 10,000,000 People is no mean underling post- tion. Instead of upholding the tra. ditlons of her sex for careful fi. nancial administration—or heing a prudent houscholder on a hig scale Knapp is involved in ugly Several other women are included in the charges, as well as several men. A state census shows no improve- ment over the ‘ederal census and is wasts in the first place. It is to he hoped that Mrs Knapp prove her innocence. able to Politics Steps Aside For Church Concert The Polish Dramatic club of Nor- wich, with Rev. Stanley Ieciek at its . is coming to New Britain , to give A. B. hall. Th vening will go to ! of the new Polish Holy Cross church. A large attendance nl merica neelled :’s hich comes on tead will hold it Re- an- he 15 ¢ HOLDUP urean o report lerest 1 gold nd and <ethook um of money North on 1he REPORTS JAN, 1 ectiy Poliee ¥ Charels that q of a8 H Jvene robbed o on Tocke h Poc ng on Hartford street, The ir out ry of hi Worl ey The hecanse of committed the robt is valned highly !the occasion it eignifies, |to her wallowing in the mire. jcountries that resent invasion. on | 2| The though he has learned little aboyt I his own city in 24 years. Somebody created the radio. You see the result, and accept on faith what you can't comprehend. Why jdoubt the miracle of earth’s crea- |tion2 Well, then, let's abelish “aggres- sive wars.” Nobody will mind a nice passive war in which every. hody can stay at home and profiteer. Refinement on a car are those lit- tle dudads that say: *Rattie, rattic, rattle.” When at last everything is. per- fect, alienists will exgmine the law makers as well as the Jaw breakers. Puzzle: What did’yoy da ‘on January first that has since remind. ed you that the washed sow. returns It you want to get rich, provide pleasure instead “of misery. The ach gets more than ‘the professot of mathematics. Americanism: Resepting:the fact the menu is printed in Freoch: keeping still ahout it lest peeple think you a low-brow. The annual prize for charming | modesty goes to civilization, for try- || Wi be forwarded ‘to New Vork. WHERE DO THEY STAND? The cadldates are known to us by photographs, but. Folks, {We'd rather see their fun-tographs, | know if they're good at jokes. And if their sense of humor's keen, for we believe it's mirth. This country’ll need if it would lead the nations of the earth! CARELESS! Dr.. Pierce: “After feeling your pulse l've found your condition is very serious.’ + Patient: ““Maybe you'd feel the pulse in my other wrist then, Doc. | That arm ‘you had hold of is arti- ficiall THE PUNCH BOWIL . One ‘Way Out! Sandy was a stage-hand, And he was all on edge. | Hin tamity doctor told him He ought o sign the pledge. | At present, as o stage-nand, Sandy's an awful flop, He found that he had promised not To touch another drop! —Jean D. Kibbe. . Zip!: *She went into a notions hop, (A hard-bojled "dame and ecrap- py), 8he said, “Young man, I wish to buy a ‘garter—make it snappy! $ —Mother R. . e o _ Page Eli Whitney! Bhe spiled some liquor on her dress, The gooda was frail and thin, ing to make the heathen like Hgbif. We wash the criminal and edu- cate him, so he can keep out.of jall longer, and call that the progress of civilization. You can eat just so much dyring your lifetime. Devour it fn smaller portions and you get to stay. here longer to finish ¥ Another way to shine in soclety is to refraln from powdering your bald head. g 4 Tt Nero's fiddle sounded like th one the neighbor's boy ‘is learning to play, it was the people next door who set Rome afire. France is will to outlaw “aggres- sive war” only, reserving the ‘right to defend herself eagainst small The cynical high-brow critic has relatively few . followers because most. people have too much geod hard senee to think him worth fol-* lowing. . An “original New York cast” serves one good purpose. It affords. exercise in credulity for those who have lost faith in Santa Claus. ° Correct this sentenee: “He made good in the city,” said the gosaip; “and nobody in the old home towp was astonished.” (Copyright 1928, Puhlighers’ Syndicate). 25 Years Ago Toda :‘ At a meeting of the directors of the New Britain National bank held today the old officers were. réelected and in addition the posjtion of & sistant cashier was filled by the election of A. 8. Parsons. A commit- tee consisting of A. J. Sloper, C. M. Jarvie, and F. L. Hungerford was appointed to consider the matter of | the erection of a new building. The Herald prints on the front page a fiv proposed five wards. Ward 1 in- cludes the entire southern portion up {to Hart and Kelsey streets, Ward 2 |the eastern portion to East Main, | Ward 3 the western part as far as the railroad, Ward 4 the northwest, |and Ward 5 the northeast. Allen Istreet is the northern boundary of | the city. The map was made by Max J. Unkelbach, engineer in W. H. Cadwell's offices. The Association of Union Prison- ers of War will meet in Grand Army | column cut showing the | | The ligtior burnsd a hole in it * And ‘Burned' her to the skin. “Oh, ho!” she said, in accenis wild, “This must oe Cottqn Gin!" " —~Ruth C. Leaber. DIFFERENT! Schuyler. “You should say ‘Thanks' vhenever gives you anything.” Berger. ow about when a per- son gives you a pain?" ~—Mrs. L. C. Klesling. DOROTHY VI (Overheard by Allen C. Mall) but this is an in- teresting place! 1 suppose you're the carpenter. You have lots of queer things in here haven't you? What's that funny ' looking object with the crocheted edge?" Carpenter: “That's a eaw, youns 1ady, and that isn’t a crocheted cdge. ‘Those are teeth. Dorathy: “No wonder carpenters are so busy. J suppose you have to brush ita teeth every morning. This thing is a file, fsn’t it 7" Carpenter: “Oh, no, that's a rasp. It'’s one of my very best tools! 1 wouldn't sell that for ten dollars: It's the berries!" Dorothy: “Oh, I see. Raspberries! What's thi -Carpente brace.” ‘Dorothy: “Oh! And of course this little one {5 ‘a bracelet. What is always anybody SITS A CARPENTER SHOP Dorothy: “'A square’ ‘I knew it's square, but “Jt's what I measure ‘Why? Don't you know My chest.” : “It s not, and besidex. 1 wasn't asking you about your anato- my, willy!"” Carpenter: “Yourg lady, may 1 ask what you came here for?” Dorothy: “Oh, just a little busi- ness call. You see, you and T are in the same business—you work with nails, den’t you?" Carpenter: “Yes. Why?" Vell, =0 do I—I'm a manicurist! hall in this city on Saturday, Febru- ary 12, for the annual reunion. A carload of coal from Tennessee {has been received in this city. The | freightage will probably be $3.50 [ton, and the guality of the coal s {only “the run of the mine.” (list evaluation by $75,000, and the | New Britain Knitting Co. wants $6,- | ;mm cut off. | Dr. Hall called on the mayor to- quite evident that the | visit had regard to the Lewis-Fitz- gerald bout at the Casino tonight. | Dr. Hall says he does not oppose | boxing for points but objects when a knockont is in view. The license | committee has received an anti-box- |ing petition from the W. C. T. U. Two men headed for a cock fight on the Plainville-Southington town line were struck by a trolley car y terday and their carriage was de molished. The men were taken to Dr. Moody's office while bystanders et about rescuing the child which 1s crving underneath the wreck- e, Investigation disclosed the hild” was the gamecock. very in- dignant at not heing able to fight. Bishop Brewster made his annual isit to St Mark's church for the | puipose of confirmation last evening. tishop contirmed one of the largest classes in years, which fact e attributed to the zeal and energy lof the rector, Rev. H. 1. Bodley, ¢| The Stanley Works has filed a re-! § . anest for the reduction of its grand Louise: “What a tiresome wait?” Arthur (drowsily): “Well—er— rather! What do you weigh?” ! THE MIRTH OF A NATION ONE-EYED MAN TRIES t To 8towaway TO PEKIN CITIZENS GET ZERO In Cold Wave At READING HUGHES HANDS COOLIDGE DOUBLE Tribute From LaCROSSE SAYS BRAZIALIANS ARE Good At Harvesting N THE RETORT HAW-TY! | ‘The butler and the maid were dusting the library. As the girl was climbing the 1ad- der with an armful of hooks, &he fell, swiftly and decisively, from the top step. Meadows began to langh, but at the second guffaw he caught a warm and withering 1ook from one pretty blue eye. “Marle,"” he said, picking up a copy of “The House of Seven Ga- ‘are you fond of the works bles, of Nathaniel Haw-haw-hawthorne “No!" she ‘replied, atill clutching a rare edition of the “Ili 1eally prefer Ho-ho-homer. —Mrs Glean R. Morrow. (Copyright, 1928, Reproduction Forbidden) QUESTIONS ANSWERED ‘Tou can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Queetion Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents in stampa for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended rescarch be undertaken, All other questious will veceive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fidential.—Editor. Q. 1sa person charged with crime presumed to be innocent until proof of guilt-is established? A. In American law, person is presumed to be until found guilty, and in criminal proceedings, the guilt must be ' es- tablished beyond a reasonable doubt. The accused is clothed with a pre- sumption of innocence which abides with him throughout. the trial. Q. What is the origin and mean- ing of the name Coila? A. It is from the Latin Ceelius, from which the English name Celia is also derived. Tt mecans "Heaven- 1y one” or “radiant one". Q. What are the addresses of John McCormack, the tenor, and of Amelita Galli-Cur A. The address of John McCor- mack is 270 Park Avenue, New York city, and that of Galli-Curci is 7 Fifth avenue, New York city. Q. How does the birth rate and death rate eompare in the U. §.7 A. The birth rate is 21.4 per thousand population; the death rate in 11.8 according to latest available statistics for 1925, 7 Q. On what day of the aweek did January 6, 1922 fall? A. Thursday. Q. How often do deer shed their antlers? A. Antlers are renewed aunually, the fully formed pair hecoming de- tached from the “pedicels”, and a new pair arising at the same place. Antlers are usually shed soon after the close of the breeding season. Q. What does a gallon of water at 212 degrees Fahrenheit weigh? A, Approximately eight pounds. Q. Ts a civil wmarriage =ervice legal throughout the United States? A. Tt constitutes a valid mar- riage if both parties are under no legal impediment at the time it is solemnized. Q What salaries are pald to senators and representatives in congress and to the speaker of the house? A Senators and representatives receive $10,000 per year and the speaker gets $12,000. Q. 1s Billie Dove, married” A, Yes, to Irvin Willat, the film director. Q. When and where was Sitting Bull killed” . A. In North Dakota, in Decem- ber 1890, v Q. Is “center” or centre” correct spelling of the word? A. Either is correct bit “center” is the preferred American spelling. Q. From what is Swiss cheese made? A It is made from fresh sweet milk—i. e., without ripening—and is of waxy texture, with large eves or holea distributed evenly through it. The curing covers two stages and is carried on In two cellars to secure the proper conditions. It requires a number of months and a fine Swiss cheese is at least & or 10 months old before it is ready to be eaten Q. When d4id Benjamin Franklin 5 the actress, the HADN'T GIVEN 1T determine that lightning was an electric phenomenon ? A, 1762, Q. What was the extent of the extreme east portion; Forecast for Eastern New Yorl Rain in south and rain or snew in northern portion tonight; warmer in ‘Wednesday Papal states prior to the reign of |rain or snow and colder except Pope ‘Pius IX? A. For many ages until the reign of Pope Pius IX. with some com- paratively - short breaks the Popes| or Roman Pontiffs rule over a territory had temporal clearing in south portio; strong southerly winds shifting to north- west Wednesday. Conditions: The storm of the in. | terlor moved eastward and centers stretching | this morning over Missouri within a across mid-Italy from sea to sea|narrow trough extending northeast- and comprising an area about 16,000 square miles. Of this do- minion the whole was incorporated with the Italian Kingdom and an Itallan law of May 13, 1871 guar- | anteed to Pope Pius IX. and his suc- cessors possession forever of and 14 acres, the Lateran palace and the villa at Castel Gandoldo, a small village of some 1,200 inhabitant: There are no Papal states today. Q. What is the meaning of the name Rita? A. It is a contraction of Mar- guerita meaning *“a pearl”. Q. What is the address of the headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America? 200 Fifth Avenue, New York Do men have the same num- ber of ribs as women? A. Men and women each have 24 ribs—12 on each side in all normal individuals. Q. What is the design of the Bel- gian flag? A. . It consists of three vertical stripes each of equal length and width, black on the left, yellow in the center and red on the right. Observations On The Weather Washington, Jan. 24 for Southern New KEngland tonight and probably Wednesday: warmer tonight; colder Wednesday in Connecticut and western Massa- chusetts; strong southerly winds shifting to northwest Wednesday af- ternoon. the | Vatican which comprises between 13 | jward over the lake region. The ! eastern edge of the rain area has | reached eastern Ohio; light raina | were reported from the Gulf states east of the Mississippl river gnd northward to Lake Michigan. Snows were reported from the upper Lake region southwestward to Towa and northern Missourl, Tempera- | tures are mucch warmer frfom the central Mississippl valley northeast- ward over the Ohio valley regions but are falling west of the Missis- sippi. They continue below zero in Canada from the Canadian Rocky Mountains eastward to Quebec. Conditions favor for this vieinity increasing cloudiness with slowly ng tetmperature followed by light rain. Temperatures vesterday High . 54 . 50 . 46 . 46 40 Low { Atlanta . Atlantic Boston Buffalo Chicago . Detroit TDuluth . Hatteras ..... Jacksonville -, Kansas City 1.0s Angeles . Miami .. Minneapolis Nantucket . New Haven . New Orleans | New York . Norfolk Northfield . Pittsburgh .. Me. . T.ouis ashington TEA CAKES AND pastries and receptions, cakes, luncheons, dainties, teas, P 1322 New York Aveoue, 1 want & copy of tha bulletin and enclose NAMB STREET AND N | NNE Connecticut in As Connecticut has borne her have engaged the attention of carried out her allotted part in regular army. Stonington was lution declaring beginning of the were sent on the first call. second call. Two hunderd men states’ part in the war during 1 coast artillery, a negro infantry border fracas. The majority of tioned at Nogales, Ariz. Tomorrow—More and AWAY . 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All state organizations offered themselves for duty at the hostilities in the Span first regiment. one of four from Connecticut seeking to be the first on the field, on cleight battery and two heavy batteries. The third regiment went on the 1lie action of the president -American war. The in the naval battalion of Con- The fotal expense for the AR was $175,648.36 All state organizations with the exception of a regiment of company and the naval militia reported at Niantic in 1916 to begin training for the Mexican the commands were later sta- More Hats and Caps. The Toonerville Trolley That Meets All the Trains. By Fontaine Fox. THE VILLAGE HALFWIT’S HAND CAR 1S FASTER THAN THE TROLLEY BUT THE SKIPPER'S SCHEME -To CATCH HIM WOULD HAVE WORKED FINE IF A YOUNGSTER