New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1928, Page 2

ANDY ANDMARY ANN TAKE RIDEIN FORD Bus Belongs to Former u\di Latter Tells How About It (Contributed) Dear Susan:. , Last Saturday I was limping along Main street on account of the new shoes 1'd just bought was giving me a pain, when a flivver rattles to a! stop. beside me and my fella Andy ! pokes his bean outside and tells me to hop in and take the funny look-: ing load off my fect, which I does. | Andy had been playing basketball | at the Y. M. and was in one of his caretree and talkative moods, as| his team had won the game, but, not until the captain used his ivory Ly taking him outa the Ane-up and putting in a sub so's to strengthen the quintet. Andy wasn't paying much atten- tion to where he was driving but kids me about my new “Kicks” and says it T ever stumbles while wear- ing ‘em It'll be because they're al- ways under foot, etc. T only grins and kids him about his driving. “What are yoy trying to do, fatten up your basket shooting average?” 1 asks, as a fender knocks over an ash can that was parked too near the curb and sends it end over for| a goal. “No,” he grins, looking sideways at me so's he wouldn't see the traffic signal which said “stop” as plain as the freckles on my map, | “my basket shooting is O. K. I only missed one outa two trips| around the square.” Juts then & cop blows his whistle tor Andy to stop, which he does, as they was a big truck in the way. “What do you think that stop sig-| nal there's for an ornament?” de- mands the bluecoat. “Why mno' says' Andy innocently, “T never looked at it in that way but now “Yeh” in- that you mentio nit—" terrupts the copper, “judging from the way you passed it I guess vou| never even noticed it.” It secems that this cop was a goodnatured lad and instead of handing Andy a ticket he waves him on with the ad- vice to “sell it and buy a horse.” Andy grins a reply, “Not while gas| | | QUESTIONS ANSWERED | You can get an answer to any | question of fact or information by writing to the Queetion Editor, New 1322 New York avenue, Washington, | D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps | for reply. Medical, legal and marital | tended research be undertaken. All | other questious will receive a per- | sonal reply. Unsigned requests can. | not be answered. All letters are con- | fidential.—Editor. | i Q. On what date did Easter Sun- day fall in 19082 A, April 19. Q. Who is the Governor General of the Irish Free State and what is his salary? What salary does Cos- | grave, the President of the cil receive? A. James McNeill is Governor General of the Irish Free State and his sulary is ten thousand pounds sterling. William L. Cosgrave, “res- ident of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State, receives a sal- ary of two thousand and five hun- dred pounds sterling. Q. TFor what does "DWT"” &tand? A. Pennyweight. Q. How many quarts or gallons in a liter? » A. One liter is equal quarts or 0.2642 gallons. Q. Can draw poker be with the Joker? A. According to Hoyle's official rules this form of the game is called Mistigris. Any player holding the Joker may call it any card he pleases, so that it is possible to hold five of a kind, which is the bhest possible hand, and beats a royal flush. In cases of a tie the hand with natural cards wins, so that a pair of kings will beat a king and the joker, etc. Q. On what finger should Coun- | to 1.087 played the and oll is cheaper than hay and oats and a flat tire is casicr fixed | Wedding ring be worn? than a spavined leg.” A. On the third finger of the Ve lls along to a store where [left hand. e % getting a' Q. What is the seventy-fifth Andy spent some time new fan-belt (though T suggested he save money by substituting a pair of suspenders.) Our shopping finished we climbs aboard Lizzie agaln and who does we meet but our friend the bluecoat, who was now off duty and also doing some shopping. He greets us cheerfully wit ‘If it ain't the comical couple in the gas buggy who never notices the stop signals, | axcept to give ‘em the cold shoul- der.” He once-overs the flivver like he's interested in antiques, places a gize eleven on the running-board, and remarks humorously, “I suppose vour tincan has a pedigree like a Pierc2-Arrow or something.” “I don’'t like to hoast”” says| Andy, "but I'll give you a line on its fine points, if any. It's a flivver touring car, but can also detour. Was born at Detroit in the year 1923 F. 0. B. Too young to votc but old enough to know how. Only | five years old but looks and acts Ilike twenty. Educated at the uni- vepsity of hard knocks and gradu- ated with shaking honors, minus one fender and a headlight, (Out- side of that nothing is missing but the engine and a diploma.) Brought up on the installment plan (now paid for and as proud as.any flivver that ever knocked another for a row of junk heap material.) *Has a ruddy complexion in spots and a good disposition, as it does not kick like a mule except in cold weather when being cranked. Goes by fits and starts (mostly fits) and | sometimes gasps and coughs like its | “MCrge depends on the size of the | Bot convulsions. Has a good self- starter (providing you're a handy man with the crank and can ma- nipulate a mean “daily dozen,” and often. . Easy riding and will exercise every muscle in your body. The| first ten miles are the easiest (after that it's agony.) Good mileage, Yses very little gasoline except when | -%engine 18 running. Very good on| down hill grades and when being towed. “Has a large capacity gas tank, which holds ten gallons when full, and nothing when empty. Equipped | with a healthy appetite and will run on anything but pills, soft coke and | lemonade. ~ Good body attached to | chassis, which 1s guaranteed not to | rust, shrink or fall off when going aroutd corners. Extra large run- | ning-boards (that's so you can “step on ‘er”) Radiator in good condition. Can also be used as a cook stove, as it will boil water, tea or any other | liquid. The extra equipment con- sists of—" ever mind the extra ca: interrupts the copper. all “but lay off the monoloz 1 got moving or I'm liable to foreet I'm off duty and hand vou a ticket for operating a public nuisance or some- thing.” Well, with a wavé to our cop and T asks Andy where he got mean line of applesauce but he only grins and says that if a fclla keeps his eyes and ears wide open they's no telling what he'll pick up, Ny on a windy day. As ever, ,we d irnd ARREST SPANTA Parix, 18 (UP) - Spanish anarchists, cx N France in July on jon that they were implicated in a plot against the life of Alfonso, have been arrested here, Is Your Garage For Rent? Advertise It In Herald Classified Ads Just Phone 925 wedding anniversary? A, The diamond anniversary. Q. What is the age, height and weight of Louise Brooks, the motion picture actress? A. She is 20 years old, b feet inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. Q. What {s the proportion of males to females in the U. 8.7 A. There are 104 males to each 100 females. Q. What is the nationality and mecaning of the name Stanley? A, It is English and means “stoney-meadow."” Q. Who eponsored the Catalina Channel swim last January? A. Willlam Wrigley, Jr. Q. How old is Pola Negri? A. Thirty-one years. Q. What is the largest railroad center in the world and how do Toledo, Ohio, and St. Louis, Mis- souri, compare? A. Chicago, the largest railroad center in the world has 34 roads en- tering. St. Louis has 25 and Toledo 19. Q. Who played the part of Mary in the motion picture “Ben Hur"? A. Betty Bronson. Q ed and brought to the surface? A. Submergence is effected 9 by admitting water to the submerging tanks, and the boat is brought to the surface by expelling this water with compressed air pumps. time required to submerge and boat. The reserve displacement, and the capacity of the ejecting ana pumping equipment. Q. What newspaper was first printed on a steam driven eylinder press? A. The London Times, in 1814. Q. What flag was used by the United States during the War of 18122 A. One having fifteen stars and MID-VEST N GRIP SNOW STORM RAGES How is a submarine submerg- | The | that was adopted” in when two states (Vermont ana Kentucky) were added to the ory inal thirteen. The present flag of thirteen atripes and one star for cach state was adopted by Act of t'ongress, August 4, 1818, Q. Who completed the story “8t. Ives,” that Robert Louis Stevenson icft unfinished at his death? A. Arthur Quiller-Couch finlshed it, starting at chapter 81, Q. Did John Greenleaf Whittier have sisters and brothers? A. He was the second of four children. There were two sisters, Elizabeth and Mary and one broth- er, Matthew Franklin. Q. Where is the hottest and the coldest place in the world? ~ A. The highest temperature of 136.4 degrees was recorded at Az- temperature, 93 below zero was re- corded at Verkhoransk, Siberia. Q. On what days of the week 1924 fall? A. May 3, 1905, fell on Wednes- day; Jan. 1924, on Tuesday. OF JACK FROST AS (Continued From First Page) | Minor traffic accidents were nu- merous. Many traffic tie-ups result- ed from the slippery condition of the pavements and necessary caution im- posed on surface and elevated lines [to prevent accidenta. William G. Anderson, man, was crushed to death when a north bound freight train on the | main track of the Chicago belt line | crashed last night into the rear of | another freight train. Anderson | was working on the standing train. | August Linneman, 83, engineer, | and Albert Zenaty, 28, fireman, on the moving train were seriously in- | jured. Linneman said he was switching | box cars and backed into the other train, being unable to see it because of the snow. Air mall service to and from Chi- | cago ‘was crippled by the &torm. | Planes from New York were forced to stop at Cleveland and send the’ | majla to Chicago by rail. Planes from the West coast to Chicago were reported down at Rock Springs, Wyo. | 30, brake- | New York, Feb. 18 (UP)—The | mid-west cold weather will extend | [to the eastern seawoard by tonighw | weather bureau officials predicted | today. Overnight there was rain and snow and the temperature dropped | slightly, in New York city. In some | suburbs snow was reported of ene |and two inch depth, | | | DENTAL FAVORS ABANDONED | Bridgend. England — No more | false teeth will be given inmates of | Bridgend workhouse. Women were found entering the institution mere- |ing ita own securi! 1TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIREBUG NIGHT Seven Fires in Three Hours oo - February 81, 1017 Tuesday will be the anniversary of what is probably the wildest night the city of New Britain has ever known. It was jyst 11 years ago, on | the evening of ¥ebruary 21, | that the city suffered fronj that af- tliction which has ever since been Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, | i2ia, in Italian Tripoll; the coldest designated as “the firebugs. Seves ](Irea within three hours sent the city into an uproar, bringing out every . biece of fire apparatus in New Brit- advice cannot be given, nor can ex~|did May 3, 1905, and January 8., ain and requiring the calling of help | trom Hartford, Bristol, Pldinville, and Waterbury. Both local com- panies of militla were called out ana for 24 hours the ecity was under martial law, but no further fires occurred. Neither was any trace ever discovered as to the identity of the Pperson of persons who set the blazer. The country at the time was on the vepge of breaking off its rela- tions with Germany and all attention 'was focused on the increasing possi- bility of war, There was great trou-. ble, but it all seemed far off ana New Britain was discussing the situ- ation with detachment and relish. » Thus all was peaceful at half past five in the afternoon as the city contemplated, the celebrating of Washington's Birthday on the morrow. Ten minutes later Officer Charles Johnson had discovered a fire in The Parisian, a women's apparel shop on East Main street and the terrible evening had begun, The firem.n upon arriving found two fires burn- ing in opposite ends of the cellar, but they were able to extinguish them before the damage had moune- ed above $200. They returned to headquarters, only to be called out again when flames broké out ag.in in the same establishment. Just before 6:30 o'clock came an- -other call which summened them to' the fruit store of Albert Lose across’ East Majn street from the ear'jer fire. Here paper bags had been piled in the cellar and ignited, show- ing incendiarismn. The flames broke into the neighboring establishment of Herman Schmarr and caused & total damage of about $500, A diversion was created at 6:45 when the bottom fell out of an oil heater in the residence of °John Pinches on Emmons place, The loss was negligible, but this fire, the only one which seems to have been caused by anything other than in. cendiarism, was later reaponsible for the panic which resulted from the bellef that the firebugs were e tending their operations to the rest. dential distriet. Every picce of apparatus in the city was 2w in use, but suddenly word “ought to the fire fight- ers that Reynolds blocks at Commercizl and Center streets were atire. Thy late 1. M. Dame, who was chief of the fire department at ly to get free teeth. | WHAT THE POST OFTY touch with every man, woman and chi partment. ‘postage stamps were first uscd, how i Express;” present postage rates, the | || Washington Burcau's latest bulietin. for 1t: cLIP Covi HISTORY EDITOR., Washington Bui | stamps or coin to cover postage an NAME STREET AND NUMBER cITY 1 am a reader of The story of the postal service {s as {nteresting as & novel. started in colonial days, how it was developed uniler the Constitution, when that time, hastily detached a por- CE DEPARTMENT DOES The Department of the U. 5. 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' "THE VILLAGE HALFWIT TAKES ADVANTAQE OF THE SKIPPERS FAILING EYESIGHT To REDUCE THE NUMBEK OF MISSILES THE ©OLD BOY HURLS AT HIM , /‘VL Sl 1917, ! of the most serious of te evening. gutted and great quantities of pota- toes and other foodstuffs were de- stroyed, while the neighboring tene- ment house was badly damaged by «ames which leaped the narrow gap between the structures. There was a welcome pause in the breaking out of new fires at this time, and it proved most w come, as the department was tyxed beyond ita power at the Reyndlds and the preceding fire But just be- fore 8. o'clock flames were seen shooting skyward from behind the Beloin hotel and the Herald office. ‘fhe sheda of the New Britain Ice Corp., located in the rear of these ‘buildings, were aflame, and hay and sawdust were burning like tinder. An ill-spared portion of the fire- men were hurried to the latest fire, and calls were gent for help from neighboring cities. The fire in the ice corporation for a while threaten- ed the line of blocks on Church street, and employes, policemen, Boy Scouts, and bystanders joined in carrying out everything that was moveable, but at last the fire was put under control. g Before this happened word came that the synagogue of the Congre- gation Sons of Israel at Chestnut and Elm street was afire. Here chairs were found piled in the basement, but the firemen were on the soene early and the damgge was kept down to $100. Three pieces of apparatus from Hartford and one from Plainville were now in the city and they were called upon immediately when Hatch's block at Main and Franx- lin square was discovered in flames. This fire scemed to have been re- served as a fitting climax to the serjes, and it took the combined ef- forts of the departments of five| citles to hold it in check. The Elmer | Autombblle Co., the auto ugencles of F. J. Zimmerman and C. A. Bence, Strom's florist shop, the Eagle phar- macy, and the Frarklin confection- ery store were burned out, the C. J. White factory on the second floor was damaged, the total loss being about $25,000. Small fires were found in the hasement of Luddy’s cafe on, Church street and other places but were ‘put out without killing the har- assed firemen. Mayor George A. Quigley hurriedly communicated with Governor Marcus H. Holcomb and then summoned Cos. E and I 'of the militia. All regulars and su- pernumerary policemen were put on active duty by Chief Willlam J. Rawlings, and stores and factories hurriedly had responsible employes aworn in as special policemen to keep watch of their properties. Several suspects were arrested, and the mob waa inclined to vio- lence, One man, nabbed as he slid under a ladder truck on Main street, came near to being badly handled by a erowd which Insisted that he be hapged from the South church steeple. All of these suspects were rubsequently released. A re- | | tion of his forces and sent them to{ward of $5,000 was posted faor the the new blase, which proved one The warehouse on the corner wus {turely. It was estimated that there capture of the ‘guilty parties, but nothing was ever learned. Chief. Robert Hurley of the atate police was in town the next day and later said that it was his belief that the fires could not have been of in. cendiary origin. He pointed to lock- ed doors and crowded stores through which a firebug would have had to pass after setting the firea It was believed, however, that the . guilty person or persons used some sort of time bombs, and the way in which the fires followed a asteady trail from porth to south through the center of the city left little doubt that the same hands ‘were responsible for them all. The fires, however, remain one of the great mysteries of New. Britain. CHIEF DULL KNIFE HEAP BAD INJUN Albert Remington Describes Fight at White Earth Greek A thrilling tale of the punitive ex- pedition of the United States army againat Dull Knife and the engage- ment against the Indians at White Earth creek in the winter of 1876 is told by Albert Remington of Plain- ville, who fought in the campaign. Mr. Remington served with Co. B, Fourth cavairy, in the pursuit of the recalcitrant Cheyenne, and details his memories of the campaign as follows: “Some troops of the Fourth and Fifth cavalry with 800 Indian scouts under Col. R. 8. MacKenzie started from Fort Fetterman on November 3, 1876, crossed the North - Platte river on the ice, and continued In the general direction of the hostile Indian camp. A white scout came to ‘us with information that the Indian camp had been located on White Earth creek, 50 when we struck the creep we followed it up untll we came to a small, well-sheltered val- ley which was prolific with wild game. This valley consisted of about 600 acres and was at the head of the creek. “We had planncd fo surround the Indians and if possible capture the whole outfit. Three companies moved up one side of the cresk and three companies up the other. We would have captured the whole band had not our Indian scouts become excited and begun the fight prema- were 1,500 hostile Indian warriors led by Dull Knife, a chief of some distinction. The Indians did not ex- pect a winter campaign and were surprised. All previous campaigns had been conducted in summer months, when there was plenty of grass to feed the Indian ponies, of which they had thousands, fnelud- ing remounts. But by this time the government had decided en winf ocsmpaigns, - Puffed up ofer fight the hostiles had become aw- fully conceited becayse of that vic- tory on the:Little Big' Horn some months previously, ‘ “My informatioh as to the condi- tion of the Indians &t this time came from W, 8 Bramason, who was wounded there trying to cut out two Indian ponies about 1§ feet below him. The Indians knew he would give the rm if he could and quickly resolved to kill him right there. One Indian had an old-fash- ioned brass-bound Dragon pistol and the other a tomahawk. Bramson shot the fellow with the pistol but the other Indian threw his toma- hawk. The handle struck Bramson's gun barre:, glanced off, and hjt him on the head and knocked him sense- less, This caused an injury from which he never fully recovered, though he is still living in the city of Washington. ,While yet a boy Bramson had taken part {a the Civil war, [ ‘At this point in fhe fight some of the Indians being surrounded got tehind and under the spreading roots of an overhanging, partly fall- en tres. All these were killed, but .owing to the Indian habit of con- cealing fhe bodies of their dead kill- ed in battle their true loas is not known. However, only 300 of the original 1.500 warriors returned to reservation and 1,500 captured ponies were turned over to the government, Dull Knife afterward deserted and tracked to some South- F Co worth $3,417,727. guinea fowls and pigeons raised necticut eggs.’ sex, j\@ver befo such Beaury and QuaLrTy for so little money ! ~ the p»erfected W lp Pet | T its remarkable You will be in 11.5 seconds; its feet from a s, ance of each of its proud of Whi, It will deliver you nmeh-::.a MM—{“ omy Record with an & your order now for early “A Quality Car at the Lowest Price in Our History” HE sensational success of the perfected B want—it BIG 4-wheel brakes will peed of 40 miles per hour. Above all, it portation at minimum cost. It holds the A.A.A. Const- of 43.28 miles to a gallon of ges. ELMER AUTO CO. 22 Main St. Tel. 1513 Chickens and Eggs. Poultry raising is a fast-growing agricultural industry in Connecticut. Increasing the poultry flock on hundreds of farms has added to the farm income. Many farms previously devoted to other Jines of agriculture have been entirely given over to poultry and many new specialized poultry farms have appeared. The greatest revenue from the poultry farm is derived from the sale of eggs. Chicken eggs in a recent year totaled 11,774, 725 dozens, the value of which was placed at §5,887,365, same year 2,670,099 chickens raised on Conngeficut farms were Several thousand turkeys, add materlally to the income of the poultry farmer, Only Massachubetts and Maine of the New England states raise more poultry than Connecticut. The value of t! rajsed in Maine, however, is about $500,000 leas than the value of the smaller number raised in Connecticut. The eggs produced in that state also are worth less than a smaller number of Con- Poultry raised in Connecticut in 1599 was valued at $984,207, and eggs produced that year were worth $1,523,319, Hartford county is the biggest producer of eggs in Connectieut with the other countles following in this order: Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield, Windham, ‘Tolland and Middle- New Haven, however, produces the most chickens, with the other counties ranking as follows: Fairfield, New London, Litch- ficld, Hartt6rd, Windham, Tolland and Middlesex. Monday—Cosmetics; Millinery and Lace Goods. re next to about Ameng the McPirian, whe had in the Light Brigade during Crimean war 'when it made imous charge. 1s & Prescription: for Colds, Grippe, Fln, Den, mfl&fih«:fifldfi: It Kilts the gorms. ABOUT Cu T The ducks, geese, annually on Connecticut farms chickens New London, \ } s I i kif )