New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 10, 1928, Page 10

That “symbol of Americ od, the President's wife. manhood, the Presid A5 the cyvnosare of all eyes, par- what sort of woman h ficularly the relentless eyes of wo- down the years? Fannie Hurst, mon, she mnst «xemplify those mo- famed author, set out to learn be- dest qualities which make her fit- | fore writing her most vecent | ting compiement to the more ag- novel, “A President I Born." In | gressive-by-nature male, : this article, written by Miss HUSt | 1o Jaiies of the White House exclusively for The He: have conformed rather uniformly e tells b That they have vxerted power from of espeei hehind the throne is pot to be ques- est in that a new first lady of the | yioned. Bul from {he fore, fheir rols tand is to be designated in the | jag peen charming and innocuous & presidential election this Near. | ooioone: : L It is not an casy part to play. BE-Eanjle Surst Not alone hecause of its conplexiti Vortunately for the scens of in- | nocuous domesticity which 1he | jie jife of M sand Mne <Presls American public demands of i3 | qont pust take | in a goldfish great public figures. there Das | joup with the eves of the country never been a Susan B Authony or | grendily focms 1 upon it Luey Stoner or Iuez Milhollind oF |~ o whatevers fempests have vaged | Emma Goldmaa or Mrs. Mosko- | froyy adminisicition fo administra- | & viteh or Carric Chapman Catt or | fjan have been obliged to rage in Alice Paul in the role of First Lady | (pogr s ot imoiiEn e nen LTt of the Land. of priv s afforded the two most A composite photograph of the | punlie figures of the lapd. But it ladies who ¢ occupied this 10t | jons seom Feilly true ol theal s to be envied position would | yy0¢t total majority of White. House a common denominator 0f | coyples that the wives of prest- ntle major qualities as di- | gapngs, (he groat majority, with clal flexibility, amiability | oniy cursory preparation fog the Blg role, have conducted themselves She Must Be a Complement vith no small anmount of grace, It you want to realize to just | White Houss wives, if a cat what extent we are a conscrvative so speak of a queen, bear ou stuly what we demand of theory that men of affairs see that sytibol of Anierie woman- ' relaxation of ch noin o the L every room—throughout the entire house—is kept “warm as toast.” Yet the Vecto burns no more fuel than is ordinarily required to heat one room. $ A a week or $4 a month will enroll you in the Vecto Christmas Club—an easy way to have one of these remark- ably efficient Heaters in your hom the cold days of next fall and winter. Complete details cheerfully A. R. HAUSCHULZ . L g RN so much of the dome: t th k the | Tom !an ax to grind or with a fanatical | | | | or two sub rosa exceptions, have so | | gracetully adapted themselves to ths |amiable demands of the nong-the- | ven if that home be mone other than the White House and the dweller therein the President of the United States. No Place for an Axe-Grinder The crusading and pathfinding type of woman—the Woman with zcal for “cause” or reform—would throw out of ¥hythm the long pro- cession of pleasamtly conforming White House wives who, with one fimr;: 15;‘ PORTORICOIS AN INTERESTING ISLE When Lindy Flew High Over It Al Was Visible D. C, B | Washington, Feb. 10.— leas exacting role of first 1ady. Be-|wpon Colonel Lindbergh flew over | | | | | satisfied with the ordinary risks at- | tending marriage, Joseph Bouglione, {and entered the cage among i i i is h = i cauee difficult and insidlous 18 1T |, 1\ Rico he could see practicallyd gai posjtion in many of its aspects. Such qualities as diplomacy, poise | conservatism are qualities not to be | drawn from a bigh Lat as readily as a magician draws forth bunnies. There is no law of primogeniture that can possibly prepare an Amer- ican girl taken from the ranks of rural community, small township or even average society circles for | the peculiar and epecialized world of national and intérnational joli- tics, Yet it must be said of White House ladies that they have shown amazing adaptability and have run true to form. So true to form that their composite photograph sums gently up into-such personable qual- ities as amiability. grace and charm. WEDDED BLISS, WITH LIONS Paris, Feb. 10 (1'P)—Not bheing a lion-tamer and son of the director of Beziers circus, and Mile. Rosalie | Ven Ben, also a lign-tamer, decidel to celebrate their. wedding by enter- ng the large cage .of lions and pat- ing the beasts in.taken of having brought them together. After the wedding. the hridal pair was escorted through Beziers by the | circus-cowboys and other noise mak- ers found in every circus, and enter- ed the main tent. Bride and bridegroom kissed each other fondly, shook hands all round lions. They survived the ordeal, and now hope to live happily ever after. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS TOR YOUR WANTS the| |all of the island at one time. | “Rectangular in ahgpe; ' Porto | Rigo ‘has an area a third less than | that of Connecticut, a length of 100 { miles, an average width of 30 miles,” | writes John Ofiver LaGorce in a | communication” to the National | Geographic eociety. | *The%sland supports a population | of 1,300,000, continues the bulletin. | “The harbor of its capital, San Juan, lone of the finest in the Western Hemisphere, has been dvedged to a depth of 35 feet and will enjoy ever- | increasing importance as a coaling ion for the transatlantic routes |to the Panama Canal. In Path of Trade Winds . “For a tropical land, the winter climate is unusually free from ex- | cessive . and the abundant rain- fall over most of the isiand Eives getation a perennial luxuriance. nee it lies in the path of the trade winds, with its mountalns in the central portion of the island, the humidity is rarely oppreesive. “The mountain &cenery is wild apd beautiful. The main range, known as the Cordillera Central, runs from east to west, with slopes sweeping over a wide area toward the north {and rising sharply from the south, | 1uvial plain only 10 to 15 miles wide | between the peaks and the sea. “The magnificent main highways over fhese mountains make the | matchless scenery enjoyably acee | sible to the'vacation motorist. | Setfled Barlier Than U. §. | “One will find history and ro- | mance in every part of the island. | San Juan itselt | halt a century hefore St | Florida, the oldest town in the TEACHE Take a Summer vacation trip to Niagara Falls in July —see the scenic and industrial wonder of the world at our ~xpense — give one of your . apils the thrill of a lifetime. The conditions are easy ~ et us tell you about it. 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Address | 1eaving in the latter direction an al-— was a settlement | Auguetine, | :BRUARY 16, 1928 United \States, came into being, and a full century before the Pilgrims landed 2t Plymouth Rock it began to tak on the semblance of a city. “But it is the progréss of Porto Rico and the Porto Ricans since the | advent of the United States, barely a quarter of a century ago, that furnishés the most engaging and inepiring chapter in the history of the island. “Under the American regime, the amount 8f sugar exported has in- creased sevenfold; coffee exports have doubled in quantity and trebled {in value, and tobacco shipments ha likewise scored: marvelous hen the United States took” | over Porto Ricé the ffuit industry, as such, was unknown. Today the island ships annually millions of dollars’ worth of the finest pine- | apples, grapefruit, and similar pro- | ductg to distant markets. “The drive against illiteracy and |ignorance and the fight against sickness and death have been mark- {ed by triumphs that two decades ago would not have been thought possible, Has 2,500 Schools “When the United States entered | Porto Rico there was not a single building from San Juan to Ponce, or to Funk's in atol, rath reputation for fair dealing. operating costs are smaller than in the larger cities. 2 from Mayagues to Puata Santiage, devoted exclusively to school werk, and nine-tenths of the chidiren of school age were without educational advantages. Today there are nearly 2,500 schools in the island, and the number of pupils has increased more than sixfold. Y “When the American occupation began, the military road between 8an Juan and Ponce was the only highway worthy of the name in all the island. Today there is a veritable network of splendid roads, and as ope travels amid an exuberant nature that is never curbed by frost or drought, one feels that Porto Rico is, indeed, a garden s and that it fully justifies Ponce de Leon's name for it, “The Gate of Riches.’ Feet Help Classify “The insular police roughly divide the masses in Porto Rico into four categorjes for identification—the ur- |ban dwellers who wear shoes, and ;!hyee other groups that proclaim the regions from which they come by the sapes of their bare feet. “The jibaro with a broad, flat foot can usually be designated as a worker in the cane lands along the coast. A native with short, stubby | feet usually comes from the tobacco !districts, where he uses them to “A wan with over groat toes (helptul in climbing] comes from the hill coun. try and the mountains, where the coffes plantations abound.” TELEVISIN TESTS "WILL SPAN NATION Geaerl Eectric and R. G, A. Plasning Experiienty Schenectady, N. Y., Feb. 10 UP— Transcontinental experiments in radio television for the home are to be undertaken this spring by the Genergl Electric company and the Radio Corporation of America. Shart wave equipment for the transmission and recepiion of pic- tures is to be installed at KGO, the General Electric's station at Oak- land, Calif. similar to the unit demonstrated here recently, will be set up at in- tervals across the country to test the { plant his crop. er than to the larger cities. The stock and assortment are efficiency +of the system at various ¢ hett values in furniture, New Britain, Hartford, and Plainville folks have learned the wisdom of turning From three generations of service, this store has earned-a ¥ N The original prices are lower because ) With the additional saving which prevails durng our 20% sale, we believe that nowhere else in Connecticut is there an event to compare with this. That is why our 20% discount sale should mean so much to everyone, unusually large. developed ] aistances. can be picked up in homes that are many hundreds of miles from the transmission point. P “With shert wave transmitting equipment in -both Oakiand and Rchenectady we will e able to carry out our experiments on a much wider acale than has ever been at- tempted.” says Dr. 8. F, W. Alex* anderson, consulting enginéer of the two companies, who developed this home apparalus. “Experiments in refining the process can now be car- ried on in the research laboratory-in Scheénectady by working with pic- tures sent by KGO." Radio epgineers comcede that numerous obstacles must be over- come before the radio fan, sitting in his living room, can see as well as hear the musicians and speakers who are giving him a program. But the experts believe the difficulties Twelve receiving sets, ' Will be solved in time, just as were the problems that were surmountad during the infancy of broadcasting. 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