New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 21, 1928, Page 6

- gowied Dafly (Sundey Excepted) . At Horsld Bldg. €7 Cburch Street Riteréd ‘st the Post OfMos at N R secend Class Mall Matter. - only prefitable advertising medium u.’t '} G'!.. Circulation beoks and press | room @lwaye open to advertissrs. “Member of the Ascelated Prese yrhe Associated Press i exclusively en- titled to the use for re-publication of all pews eredited to it or not otherwise credited in thiy paper ead also local news published therein. Sembse Audit Burean of Cieculation Tie & B G i & nations) organisation | which furnishes and adver- | tisers with & strictly Bonest amalysis of circulation. Our circulation etatistics are | based upon this audit. This insures pro- | tection: sgeinst fraud n pewspaper dte- tribution to botb oational and local_advertisers. ! bt s on sale dally ta New Yotk ot s Nowsetand, Times | Square; Bchuits's Nowsstands, Katrance Grand .Osatral, é2nd Street. e > Additional proof that Japan has become modernized is elicited from the statement the election there was “bitter."” —_— Mayor Walker says Maryland is sure to go. Democratic. If Smith is | the nominee it will be practically unanimous. e After all, it is doubtful whether Senator Willis will be as much of a nuisance to the Republicans as Mr. | McAdoo is to the Democrats. | SRS and that the states had no right to meddle with such commerce. This would be like saying because the railroads are engaged in interstate commerce the states through which they pass had no right to tax them. The bus people had a losing fight from the start. They objected to a tax which was by no means high, | and which was deemed merely a fair recompense to the state for the use of its highways, which have cost the taxpayers heavily. The decision is to be a precedent for all other states confronted with the same problem. It will have far- | reaching effects so far as benefits to the states are concerned; but it | probably will not deter a single in- terstate bus line from remaining in business. Its main effect will be to place interstate hus lines on the | same footing as intrastate lines. HARD STUDY IN PLAINVILLE Residents of Plainville are entitled to sympathy in this hour of hard study. Like children at school, they | are forced to get at the why and | wherefore of & deep problem, one having fire raniMications. Of course, this refers to the five proposals to eliminate its grade crossings. which | the Public Utilities the embattled | | is now before Commission electorate, New Britain can and | situation and its ifficulties. 1t is as | by gencrous if somebody were to start a plan to | eliminate the Main street railroad crossing in this city. There probably would be a dozen plans before the | original scheme was one week old. | | 5 | KLUX POLICY IN INDIANA That was a rather startling de- forward by one position brought | “Pat” Emmons of South Bend, Ind., | buy more government ships at that for lack |a former Ku Kiux Klan worker. In | ime at a price of ten cents on the | time after completion no doubt WHT| ping interes | sooner or later to lead to a juicy | line for $10,625,000. This subsidy of | to compete with any foreign lines understand the | | gress, could new ships be built and | ment to get out of the shipping busi- ness, for if that were the only ob- jeet in view there would be no fur- ther need for the government to construct additional ships. But while the government is selling its re- maining vessels already built, it is appropriating money to construct additional vessels, and these in due be handed over to the private ship- | s. This system is certain | scandal. Take, for instance, the of vessels on the Pacific coast to the Dollar line in 1925 and 1926. Seven- teen ghips were sold by the govern- ment, and ten of them, known as the President ships, cost the govern- | ment $100,000,000 to proffice. The | entire ten were sold to the dollar sale $90,000,000 enables the Dollar line employing Chinese coolie sailors or | Japanese labor; and also gives the line a tremendous advantage with any other American lines trying to do business with the Orient minus such a subsidy. The Times professes to see trouble ahead, “The troubles of the Pacific coast, and, for that matter, all buyers of government ships will come when additions to their fleets by replace- ments have to be made. . . . Only mail payments and long-time loans at low interest, as proposed in bills now before Con- | | | put into service.” This does not take into considera- | tion the new ships that the govern- | ment will have built by the time the | present supply in private hands go | to the junk pile. The lines expect to | | bad, all things considered.. They had to all parts of the town, and it was not uncommon for frisky citizena, young and old, to walk to and from downtown and think nothing at all of it. Nowadays we have a much Letter quality of sidewalks bu most of the pnpulnfl,n seema to be riding on tires in the streets, Wooden sidewalks, clanked with many trees on both sides, their | brancies making bowers for pedes- trians to walk through, were not so a homey atmosphere, and people were glad to have them. But they existed in days long since past. When cement began to take the place of wood on ‘the sidewalks it was the beginning of the cement age, which now is turning every road and highway into avenues of speed. A once great lumber {ndustry has made way for the cement in- dustry. { { ! | | Facts and Fancies By Rebert Quillen The greatest enemies of any good cause are the extremists who favor it. Modern woman seldom resorts to but there isn't much left to | How to entice our abler young | men into polities? Let all offiy hold- ers wear spurs. Typical man: One who yearns to, have a son, to pass a law and to | start a mazazine. 1890: “They're middle-class; she does her own washing.” 1928: “The; middle-class; they wash their own car.” The Prospest Detating club will celebrate its first anniversary tomor- row eveping with a proggam of exer- cises at the Trinjty M, E. church, Ernest F. Neuman, Jr., is president, Ralph Smith secretary, and Arthur Thornton treasurer. Charles W. Bar- rett and Edgar Dransfield will sing. There will be a debate on “Resolved, that woman suffrage s desirable,” with Wdlfred Hamilton and Ernest Neumann, Jr., on the affirmative side and Howard BStearns and Arthur Thornten on the negative. FILTRATION PLANT SITE IS CONPLETE Tl Obened o Al Land De .Sired for Development ) Through settlements reached out of court, the water department has taken title to all lands required for a filtration plant in the vicinity of Shuttle Meadow reservoir and other extensions of the water service, three condemnation actions having been avoided through agreements made by Attorney Donald Gaffney, repre- senting the original holders of the land, and Judge John H. Kirkham, corporation counsel, representing the city. Several days ago the Sandberg tract was taken over for $7,500, An- nouncement was made today that the Julius and Mathilda Schultz plots have been purchased for $29,- 000, and the Gottfrey M. Holmquist tract has been purchased for $3,000. | The Schultz deal involves 75 acres of land while the Holmquist plot embraces 14 acres. Agents of the water department had made several unsuccessful at- tempts to purchase the land at a price favorable to the city but were unable to bring about a reduction in the price asked. To avold. further delay, Judge Kirkham brought con- demnation proceedings. The de- fendants engaged Attorney Gaffney to handle thelr interests and the Tou can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1323 New York avenue, Washington, D. C., enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- 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, Q. What is the meaning of the name Velmas? A. It is a Blavic name meaning “peace”’. Q. What is a lottery? A. A distribution of prizes by lot or chance. Q. What is the population of New York city? ~ _ A. The estimated population for January 1, 1927 was 5,870,800, .... Q. What is the real name of Dolores Costello, the movie actress? A. Dolores Costello is her real name. Q. In what county is the city of Baltimore? A. It is not in a county. an independent city. Q. Why do dogs turn around several times before they lie down? A. Far back in the history of the animal kingdom, when the ances- tors of our domestic dog were wild, they slept in the woods or open. When they were ready to lie down, they first had to trample the grass (o make a place to lie down. This It is A. There are abeut 1,930,000 Roman Catholics and abeut 3,394,- 000 members of the Church of Eng- land. Other leading denominations with their membership ase as fol- lows: Wesleyan Methodists ¢90,000; Primitive Methodists 217,000; Con- gregational 451,000; Baptist 414,000 Calvinistic Methodist 189,000; United Methodist 164,000 and Presbyterian 84,000, Q. What was the cost of .the battleships California and Maryland and the airplane carriers Samto] and Lexington? 7 A, The battleship California cost i approximately $26,000,000 and the land $23,000,000, The airplane carriers Saratogs and Lexington cost $45,000,000 each, Q. Why are ‘birds’ eggs of dif- ferent colors? 3 5 A. In the animal kingdom every kind of life is-tKe hatural prey of some other kind. Birds have enemies. A bird must “often fly when danger threatens. At certain times also she must leave her nest in search of food. In order that the eggs left alone may have a better chance of not being discovered, nature through evolutionary process- es has arranged matters so that the eggs take the color very 4much of the surroundings in which they are laid. Eggs of ‘some birds are the mother bird lays them in the sand. -Some of them are green, al- most the color of the materials from which the bird builds the nest, and 80 the colors have a real and valu- able purpose. Q. How old is Olive Borden? Is she married? A. She is 20 years old and is not married, There now is one motor car for every 26 persons in Great Britain, partment. Express;” present postage rates, ‘spotted or look like pebbles, because)| The story of the postal service s as interesting as & novel started In colonial days, how it was developed unier the Constitution, when postage stamps were firet uscd, how it got its mame, the story of the the Universal Postzl Unfom, about postal losses aud irregularities, protecting and expediting mall, the jeints pwolles, stiff azd oo tendsr you ean hardiy touch them gnd shoss couss terrible pain, you RENT A STORE Fine Tile Walls and Floor. Can be arranged for any business. Rogers’ Recreation 50 Church Street WHAT THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT DOES The Department of the U. §. Government that comes mdst closely fm touch with every man, woman and child in the U. 8. is the Post Office De- How 1t ony what to do Having been acquitted, Ra g ‘ of sufficient evidence, of having of- | order to stir up interest in the wan- | dollar. 1f ‘It la i ecanay io.m.nk‘ a ! tered a bribe, Governor Jackson of |ing organization it was necessary to small down payment, maybe the | Indisns now eonsiders himself qual- | beat up somebody,” he said an offi- government will be so kind as to became a habit and one of the in_ stincts of the animal which has been transmitted to the dogs of today who keep it up. - settlement, agreeable to all, was rcached. alr mail service, and cther interesting information s all contained fn owr Washington Burcau's latest bulletin. Fill out the coupon below and send for it: ified to run for the U. S. Senate. o eSS ! Another law that the country | needs is one prohibiting interests | which obtain favored trcatment in | tarife from making contributions to campaign funds, either national or | state. But there won't be any such| law, w “t %he ‘parcel post ervice to and | from Cuba will end March 1 unless Congress does something. But the tobmcco interests do not want good Cuban cigarets to be sent into this country through the parcel post. So-far the four best known Re- publican’ presidential aspirants are boné dry: Hoover, Willls, Curtis, Watson. Noedless to add, one of the four will get the votes of all the wet Republicans in Connecticut, | and the support of all the wet Re- ) Phbli®an newsparer editors. The city of New Haven is efpected 1 to work up-cnthusiasm regarding a New Haven Foundation,” which is being formed. and which is to be a | “charitablo trust fund, consisting of gifts of money or property . . to be used for such charitable, educa: tional and. benevolent purposes as | ‘may.tonteibute to the general wel- Mre,” ete:-If the nation gets a few ' moré “foundatigns” they might as weil be inyestignted by the Senate. Ecepomics.: scicnces, arts and what | not are heing plagued by founda- | tons; most of which provide &oft jobs’ for.their officers and little more. -, | QUIGLEY ON THE BLEACHERS . It 4= an unusual sort of political foothall game-that will be played in Anriouncement by George gley, one of our star per- ‘ormers, that he will not take part ih the game this spring 1s éomewhat of a ' surprise. Nobody Quigley 1o be satisfied with a place in the bleachers. What sort of a po- litical contest is this going to he? Quigley has heen a contender for s0_long that no local campaign has _ Deei rigarded as comp! " tew spirited broadsides from our mast eynfeal political critic. He says, or at’least indicates, he lacks the fime, That fiust mean he fen't sufi- ciently aronsed over anvthine. I . baps ke has been too b practical things. Howcver, wuch for g some_pol Quigley doesn’t iik= may he a commotion in expected and somebody will be lis way into INTERST, The right to nterstate huse Highways 15 Connecticut's operators from o'l the U. & Supreme Court attained adjudication in nearly 1 time, and the won fts o« This latt. state | tion all alonz the line th of logic was possille becar a prepond: on its side: to be permitt i 10 1 of tte high of states would most serious blo The bue operato - ; their €aith In._the. contrntic ware engaged in fnterstcte by 18 and state N buses for the o sovercign clal of the order had announced. It is hard to believe that there | are people in the Hoosler state who | would he attracted to this organiza- | tion only i it indulged in such tac- | tics. The, “spirit of the south,” it | was called; and when one reflects how parts of the south have handled men with this spirit, sending them to jail and making it otherwise hard | for the ° tar-and-feather policy to | flourish, one is inclincd to believe that this spirit is slipping cven in the cotton picking distrets. | Indiana has been quite busy of | late years sending officials to the penitentiary. A few more sent to the | ame terminal ‘will greatly help to clarify the atmosphere and help to rebuild its ehattered reputation. A BLOW AT CONFISCATION OF AUTOMOBIL The national prohibition which presumes to allow the scizure of automobiles used while trans- porting liquor, has not been aided by the decision of the Supreme Court. The decision that automobile financ- | act, ng companies should have an op- portunity in the courts to preserve thelr equity in such seized cars will make it all but impossible to retain he machines, as most of them en- | gaged in such fllegal transportation | will be found to be plastered with liens from such companies. The point brought up for judicial disposal has been one for many years. Confiscation of the automobiles of persons who put them to such use is one thing, and object of a sorc original but when the | encompasses the the prohibition- act; car is not really fully owned by the person transporting the liquor, the rights of others are Involved. The from the first has been rather these <. Ac- Court’s law rig regarding cording to the rulings, the finance companies have vague Supreme ght to prove their equity, and that the cars cannot he confiscated whenever there in | court. the practical result will he is such an equity proven OUR SHIP SUBSIDIES other day we made bold to mention the opinion that the man- ner in which the government is out of the shipping busi- | question the Monroe Doctrine, and | make the long-time loans. THE HAVANA CONFERENCE Instead of ending in general dis- cord and extreme bitterness, as some forecasters declared would eventu- ate, the Havana conference of Pan- American states has finished in com- | parative amity, Instead of dodging | the intervention issue, the confer- | ence discussed it thoroughly; and | the United States, which was sup- | posed fo be anxious to avoid such a discussion, was the first to bring it | up through the leader of its delega- | tion, Charles E. Hughes. x The Latin-American republics, some of them eager to call into the Caribbean policy of the. United States, had an opportunity to match wits with the American defenders of these policies and found them- selves unable to upset the clear logic of Hughes. In contrast to this was the rather bungling effort of the objecting etates—=Salvador, Argen- tina, Mexico, Panama and Santo Domingo. They pinned their case on a clause written by a commission of jurists which met in Rio de Janciro last year, and they wanted the idea embodied in a rule of international law. Mr. Hughes had no great dif- ficulty in showing that the confer- ence had no power to change inter- national law. He did not even need | to argue whether intervention was right or wrong. As one commentator hae put it, he argued as a profes- sional lawyer “dealing with well- | meaning amateurs.” Instead of having | Nicaragua subject to & serious at- | tack during the conference, it passed | through the ordeal without even slight damage. That does not neces- | our policy in | sarily mean that the policy is a per- | fect one, but means rather that the Latin-Americans who were inclined to question it were inept in their manner of presenting their case. The most important item on the | agenda held over for the next con- crence turns out to be the establish- ment of compulsory arbitration in | Latin-American affairs, which mu‘ b considered at the Washington | Pan-American conference next year. e inter- Fhis is expected to include 1 along practical | vention problem <, republics opposing | and if the aribbean policy of the United | tates have learned something from the Havana conference, they will not attempt to cover too much territory. WOODEN SID| upon town had to have side- and The residence district of too far in ti wood existe the e: but they rs can tickle v regoliections sidewalks Ocea : but inext day except the hostess. | torward to growing young and silly. In the good old days, a success ful party didn't put anybody in bed A child is too old to spank when it is too old to need it. Womdn's charms are her weapons. So the law against concealed wea- pons isn’'t wholly ignored. Even in a dry district, however, there is enough moisture to prepare the political dirt for mud slinging. Amecricanism: A belief in equality with those above you, never with those below. Tmpudence: A quality that ap-| pears in other people soon after you develop swellhead. The remainder of the winter wiil | be hard on those who live by selling | official Mexican documents. Another thing you can say with candy: “You suit me, Honey; I don't like the skinny ones.” OBJECTS T0 FIDDLING Frank Hogan, Big Song and Dance Man of Giants, Finds Opposition fn | Recruit Pitcher, New York, Feb. 21 (# — Frank Hogan, the/big song and dance man of the New York Glants, is running up against opposition in Jack Levy, recruit pitcher John McGraw is try- ing out at Hot Springs. McGraw told the ponderous catch- er to tell the pitchers anything he wanted yesterday. “Make yourself at home and tell the pitchers about their failings,” the master mind advised. “I'd lige to tell that guy Levy a few things the are wrong with him,” Hogan muttered. “Go ahead, why don't you,” came back McGraw. “Oh, it isn't about his pitching, though,” Hogan answered, '8 about that fiddling he does.” _Observations On The Weather ‘Washington, Feb. 21 W—Forecast The only difference between a chef and a cook is that a cook doesn’t use fourteen spices to- hide what he's done. “The sclf-made men in the ranks of the great are more domineering than the other kind.” What other kind? Al sin is deliberate. No man ever surrendered to a temptation while | kecping his mind on something else. How much worse it would be if we were born old and had to look War necessary? Well, you could solve the problem of an ingrowing toe nail by sawing your leg off, but there arc easier ways. Corract this sentence: “Dear Wife,” he wrote, “having a good ime at the convention, hut lonely without you. Copyright 1928, Publislicrs Syndicate 25 Y;’an AgoaTI' oday for Bouthern New England: Partly cloudy, continued cold tonight. Wednesday increasing cloudiness, | rising temperature, Gentle west winds. Forecast for Eastern New York: Partly cloudy; continued cold to- night; Wednesday increasing cloudi- ness; rising temperature followed by rain or snow in the afternoon or night; variable winds becoming moderate south. Conditions: The high pressure area covers all of the country from the Atlantic “coast westward to the Rocky Mountains with crest of high pressure over the Ohio valley, Louis- ville, Ky., 30.66 inches. A disturb- ance overspreads the Rocky Moun- tain districts with center over east- ern Washington, Spokdne 29.88 inches. Only a few widely scattered districts reported precipitation and all amounts were light. Tempera_ tures are lower this morning in the lake region, Ohio Valley and north Atlantic states and warmer in the southern districts. Conditlons favor for this vicinity fair and continued cold followed by increasing cloudiness and warmer. Temperatures yesterday: High . 54 . 48 40 .12 Low 34 20 14 4 s 4 Atlanta Atlantic City toston Buffalo .. Chicago ... Cincinnatl .. (From Paper of That Date) It was mighty cold in Berlin last night, the thermomcier getting down as low as ten degrees below 2 and machinery in the pump ho was all frozen. Today the third rail cars had no power to pro- pel ot Ives and covered their itinerary by means of engines at- tached to them. ] sevent] mecting of the Y. M. ( the Center chuech when Dr. M. W vker of Hamil-s s college will deliver his celebrat- address comnemorative of Abri- Lincoln, C. W, n of the ushers RS w. B se annual under the auspices will be held at mday afternoon id will be Timbrell, W, E. con, €. H. Fox James M. Plans are being formulated for the construction of of apart- “nt houses s in demand of th v's krowth., B. plai cct one on old home- il be of brick modern im- couple h g it his stage Porter So lot by 1to the all nts er Helli with the Sloper adids 1 the Bibl the Y. M. C. A. last eve- talk deall with the ad- t from the study dham’s sin 2 n's fair in Plainville last wging dred military | Stevens #s chair- | Bur-, | Denver Detrolt .. Duluth .. Hatteras . PR Jacksonville ... Kansas City ... Los Angeles 28 antucket ew Haven . New Orleans New York . Norfolk | Northfield .. Pittsburgh . | Portland, M ! D Los Angeles (UP)—suit “of John Mitchell to collect $£31.000 damages from the city of Pomona 4 school frustees for the death of kis son, killed during high school football practice in 1926, was dis- missed on a technicalit 200 ARRIVE { Nuoro, Feb. 21 (U'P)—Two hun- dred farmers from Rovigo arrived to inaugnrate extensive reclamation 666 Is a Prescription for | Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue | Bilious Fever and Malaria i It Kills the germs. Q. Is the past tense of dream spelled “dreamed” or “dreamt"? A. Either is correct. Q. How much damage was done by. the tornado that swept through Louisville, . Kentucky, in March, | 18907 A. One hundred persons were killed and property worth $3,000,- 000 was destroyed. Q. What countries are included in the term Latin America? A. It is the name given those portions of the American continent inhabited chiefly by races of Latin stock, Including Mexico, Central America, South America and parts of the West Indies. Has the motion plcture “Louisiana” been released ? A. At has recently been released under the title “The Love Mart". Billie Dove is, starred and Gilbert Roland plays opposite. Q. How much tobacco is used per capita in the United States in comparison to some of the European countries? A. Three and three-tenths pounds for each person is the annual con- sumption in the U. 8. The Dutch and the Belgians use respectively 6.6 and 6.7 pounds a year per capita and are leading consumers. The| Germans usc 4.3 pounds and the English 3.8 pounds. Q. How many males are there in | the United States in comparison to the females? A. There are 104 males to every 100 females. Q. When and where was Cos- grave, the president of the Irish Free #tate Council, born? A. In Dublin in 1880. Q. What is a writ of Corpus? 4 | A. An order of the court having for Its object to bring a person be- fore a gourt or judge; specifically the writ commanding a person hav- | ing another in custody to produce | the body of the person detained, and | to do, submit to, and receive what- | ever the judge or court shall con_| sider in that behalf. Habeas ICE, and enclose herewith M NAME L I am a reader of the Herald. FACTS— CcoN less than $4,000,000. five-year and barley. the remaining states. gtate is cut for silage. for 1926, 28, Q. How many Roman Catholics | are there in England and Wales? | How many members of the Church of England? ““How many members | of other denominations? | acreage less than 100, CLIP OOUFPON HERE rms'rcl“ EDITOR, Washington Bureau, New Britain Herad, 1322 New York Avenue, Washington, D. C. T want a copy of the bulletin, THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERV- cents in loose, uncancelled, U. stamps or coin to cover postage and handling cost Ppostage CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - High Standing in Corn. With the exception of corn, the growing of grains is unim- portant in this state. The total yearly value of &Il cereals is In comparison with all other states, Con- necticut leads in the average per acre yleld of corn and in . » average per acre yield of rye and stands well up among the leaders in the production per acre of wheat, -oats Corn, an important crop for Connecticut dairymen, was grown on 54,000 acres during 1926 and 47,914 acres in 1900, mated yield a year ago was 2,700,000 bushels against 1,931,000 bushels for 1900, ! The average of G0 bushels per acre was greater than that of any other state, while the estimated price of $1.15 per bushel equalled that recelved in two other states (Massachusetts and Rhode Island) and bettered the price of More than half the corn grown in this The estl- The acreage in oats increased from 9,883 in 1900 to 15,000 for 1926, the production being 316,000 bushels for 1900 and 480,000 ‘The yield per acre of 82 bushels and the estimated price of 66 cents per bushel were higher than the average of bushels an acre and 39.8 cents price average for all states. The acrcage in rye has decreased from 10,282 in 1900 to about 1,000 at present. The average yield per acre is 19 bushels. Buck- wheat, once grown on 8,000 acres, is now harvested on 300, while the yecarly wheat acreage is about 300 and the barley Tomorrow—Millinery and Lace Goods; Textiles; Knit Goods. The Terrible Tempered By Fontaine Fox. MR. BANG AND “THF SODA CLERK WHO WAS SHORT IN His MFASUREMENTS .