New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1928, Page 6

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Herald ‘15 ok sale dally in New <552 img's Newsstand, Times | Newastands, Emtrance | Wher snow in the city begins to melt it looks like chocolate ice cream, 1 Statistics tend to show, it is said, | that Waterbury and New Haven are no wetter than Hartford. How do| they collect the statistics, anvhow? | THE POLE AND THE TREE 1P it were mot for the city’s tree | 1t ‘the southeast corner of the tri- | angle the Connecticut company's | polé would topple into the strect, lt; was only recently that the company | secured a cable from the pole to the | tree.'We do not know how or why it | obtained permission to do such a| thing, but it was done. The question naturally arises, how long will it be before bbth the pole and the trec | will eed replacement. Np private institution has the | 1ight to use-city property in that manher; snd mo - civic authorities | havé the legal right to permit it. | | Gocd ‘news fer the autnmobile‘ Luyee: A judge says it is no disgrace | to’ owe money. | HONOR TO WASHINGTON | As long as this is a nation the memory of George Washington will be fittingly honored on each 22d of February, the day upon which the father of his country first eaw the light of day. Time will not tarnish the greatness of his character nor the | sublimity of 'his achievements, Our minds return to the travail of the Revolutiomary war period as we reflect upon the first president; to DEFEOTIVE .LIGHTS Having announced that patience, persuasion and kindly feelings won't work in connection with inducing owners of automobiles in this city | to see that their headlights are nnt; defective, the police department has | gone back to first principles and will | make arrests. ‘We never could see the advisabil- | ity of dilly-dallying with the law re- sarding lights. Complaints about the | headlights have bgen common for | years, and If campaigns of education | were worth the effort there would have been no reason for the com- plaints. ‘WALKER AND REED While Mayor Walker is south, whooping things up down does some whooping, but in behalf of. himself. The Democratic nomination will not be a landslide for anybod: Smith's friends have shown quite convincingly that he is certain to be the nominee. But the Missourian is | no mean contender. He is a good lariat thrower and he is aiming at the donkey’s head. GREEN “PROMOTED” Chairman Green, of the House ways and means committee, suppos- |ed to bea Republican from Towa,has not played marbles with the ad- ministration very well. Indeed, he has been an “opponent” of the ad- ministration in some important at- tempted legislation, greatly to the irritation of the boy Hence we read with the proverbial “mixed feelifigs” that he is to be “promoted” out of Congress. He has been appointed a judge on the court of clalms by President Coolidge, and will accept if the Senate confirms the appointment. Thats' one way to get rid of a party who has been a bad bunion on the administration’s right foot. In his place as chairman of the com- mittee will be a more reasonable and tractable individual. One naturally wonders why more independent and progressive Re- publicans are not promoted to gov- | ernment jobs. That would be a fine | way to devastate and | climinate the onerous opposition. | decimate, S | THE BRISTOL MENAGERIE The bobegt hunt in the vicinity of | Bristol, for which an expert lariat | North Dakota l-mu‘u' been-summoned, again emphasizes | the fact that one can catch almost anything from enails to elephants in | that territory; especially snakes and ! bobcats, in season. About the first thing the ambitious thrower from in be- | half of Governor Smith, along comes Senator Reed of Missouri and al6o | { with than 70 editions. The cherry tree incident, however, | (0 their publiciiy, do not take this | did not appear in the first edition. It was not until the fifth edition wgs headed toward the presses, in 1806, that Parson Weems decided to bol- ster up his story of “‘ashin_’;lou'a‘y the suger- boyhood with an account of | vxemplary illustration of According to Author Kellock, Par- son Weens declared the story of the cherry trec was given him by an “old lady"” who was connected with the household of the elder Washing- ton. The author does posterity the service of quoting the yarn as it | originally appeared in the fifth Washington. ““When George, said she, ‘was bout six years old he was made the wealthy master of a hatchet, of which, like most little boys, he was | immaderately fond, and was con- | stantly going about chopping every- thing that came in his way. Onc day, in the_garden, where he often | amused himselt hacking his moth- | er's pea sticks, he unluckily tried the edge of his hatchet on the body of a beautiful young English cherry tree, which he barked so terrib that 1 don't belicve the tree ev | got the better of it. The next morn- | ing the old gentleman, finding out | what had!befallen his tree, which, Ly the way, was a great favorite, came into the house, and with much warmth asked for the mischievous | author, dcclaring at the same time that he would not have taken five guineas for his tree. Nobody could tell him anything about it. Presently George and his hatchet made their appearance. ‘George,’ said his father, ‘do you know who killedrthat beau- tiful little cherry tree yonded in the garden?’ That was a tough question and George staggered under it for a moment; but quickly recovercd himself; and looking at his father with the sweet face of youth bright- ened with the tnexpressible charm of all conquering truth, he bravely cried out: ‘I can't tell a lie, Pa; you know I can’t tell a lie, T did vat it my hatchet'—Run to my arms, you dearcst boy,” ecried his father in transports, ‘run to my arms; glad am 1, George that you killed my tree; for you have paid | me for it a thousand-fold. Such an act of herolsm in my son is worth more than a thousand trees, though bloasomed with silver and their fruits of purest gold!’ " A beautiful story indeed, but then, this is a free country! The “‘aged lady” of Weems' fancy did not confine herself to talking about the cherry tree. She capped it with a second highly moral incident. Washington's fatker, it secms, want- cd to instill a realization of the Al- mighty into little George's mind,. so he secretly traced his name in his garden patch and planted it with cabbage seed. In two weeks George saw his name sprouting from the earthrand waxed highly ex- the grim days of ‘Valley Forge, to Mountain climber learns when af- | cited. Running to his father for an the triumph at Yorktown. And we remember the stories of the early | Compounce for the first time ie that opportunity to scrmoni. republic, of the first mountain climbing in those parts is \orkings of Omniscienc diys of the presidency, of the skillful guiding proaching the peaks around Lake | not hereft of danger. Folk who know | explanation, the elder seized the The anecdote, however, was not hand of the chief executive; and the the terrain, when consulted, don't| original with Weems. Not Washing- tarewell addrfss—its message s overlook mentioning the fact that ton's father, but an old English polgnant with meaning even today. | Fattlesnakes are about as prominent | squire perpetrated it, and the au- There have been other national 11 these parts as anywhere; and the thor deems it very unlikcly that beroek wince his time, but the life, | Information is added that they are Goorg-'s simple parent ever heard of afme and achievements of George | Washjngton will forever remain | Jave. He was the messenger from the Almighty who'made of us a na- | tion, who started us on the road to nationality and honored greatness. The father of his people today speaks 1n the hearts of all true Americans. WELCOME TO CONVENTIONS New Britain today welcomes the | state conventions of the Conne braneh of the National Assoc of Letter Carriers, its auxiliary, and thé” Connecticut Federation of Post Office Clerks. The eonventions come to a city 1aving'a matn post office that in ap- pearance compares favorably with siwmilar buildings in most cities of its | size; to a city whose growing postal ds somc y ago caused the ontruction of a substantia] parcel post sub-station; to a city that in ne rs a spite of these facililes requires morc postal room and will be the first city in,Connecticut to be thus favored in | the new public buildings bill beforc Congress. of New Britain the been giving the postal officials & merry rum, and a substantial addition to the main post office™ds Tn immediate prospect. ‘Phiwcity bs tighly pleased at being Lost to these important gatherings. The growth paw decade has THE KING'S TROUBLES one of our telegraph cditors v taken up with the story of King George and his radio, which appeared in this He thought it wa a pippin on which to liang an editorial inite newspaper. Somehiow we could not “share his varmth, The story, if you remember it, was to tie effect that the king complained that bis radio was far from satisfuctory. When he wanted | to tune in with Paris he got Lon- don. He didn’t want the home eta- tion all the time, but what could he do with such a set. There i» me kick in the story at all; the king's ordinary, Had we b troubles are only 1 writing the story would have had the king p wuse hig set could not tune in witl | Chicago. And we pecting readily mee the point. hope the unsue- or wuspecting readers will | hook b a particularly vicious sort. The re- sult that the quasi-mountain | climber decides not to climb, except nd a medicine chest. a bear | is with artiller, About a year ago we saw and the story as we got it was that | he had been snared in the vicinity. Now we learn there has been a bob- | cat obfained, and a mate for the' lonely animal is ardently desired. | It ther re any lions, tigers and a thereabouts the informa- tion should be forthcnmin;:‘ the various expeditions get under way. We had been thinking of going to India for a lion hunt and to Alaska on a bear hunt, but if | Bristol can furnish the excitement a and money will be saved. soon alter lot of tin THE CHERRY TR fables are 80 good th immortal. They are nice things Some y be- to belicve, and the majority of peo ple knock the props from under a wide- Iy pted fable trying to swim up the rapids of Niagara Ther Washington simply belicve what's nice. To 100 is i is the story Grorgs and the From time immemorahly of cherry tree, it has fur- nished a thesis to go with the max im that honesty is the best policy. Out comes a ne entitlea 1 Weems of the Cherry Tree,” about Wash- ground nd ir find something the ington as a lad felled to the it we famious tree that George in s To knov pirit of playfulness, a hit about liberal education in His full Weems, Parson Americana Mason and on religion, Locke Idition to sermonizin 'y e and was a fiddle player of note Wes out Washington un topics each Sund wrote bor va the Varson ms who originat story 4 cherry troe, < in enough fo eavse his name down iuto history s one of {1 mous Parson Ween hook story tellers of his time, weording to of Harold H v mors cliock, wa musing cies up 1 pit for the crative « and 1 uthor of 11 1 biography published the W first of Grorg ington in 1800, and thi 1 through more name it. ‘ How Pastor Weems manufactured bis biographics is told of in some de- tair by Mr. Kellock. For instance, there was the biography of General [In one of the windows in Bristol, | pruncis Marion, which was begun by one Peter Horry, but who found out that his ability as a writer w not equal to his task. Horry stipu- lated, in turning over his uncom- pleted manuscript to Weems, that the hook be a “truthful and digni- fied biography upon facts in the manuscript.” In due time Horry received the printed book as Weems had rewritten it, and was thrown into a panic by the scandalous liberties which Weems had taken with the unem- bellishod facts as Horry had them. According to Mr. Kellock, | “replied with urbane astonishment that he could not see how anyone could ohject to a book which place 1 national hero in exulted light.” based Parson s0 a | Well, that's one way to write his- tory; and it hasn't yet gone style PUBLICITY, GOOD OR BAD A Meriden eefy in from Judge Aubrey the other day. It was at he voung lawyer in ve- 1 a little lesson time when his first case nd the opportunity lawyer | was tryi in eourt he helpful disposi was one mdge, who owns a tion toward all young practition:rs, | could not averlook. “It is better had publicity 11 ot all,” the youne fllow, to reecive good n no pub- told the That ought to clarify 1} T situation niendously attoriey ived con ty 1 pre f it good rdin bis first case? 1t not especially as the case wont losini forth as the way, the A Lawyer w take this in order to mMpsiy; we siry to a sm 10 be of the opi only Kind of put that counts is what is known ' publicity. T publicity hounds, cdition of the Weems biogwaphy of | little | : upon the | the | Weems | out of charge clients money for attending vicwpoint. According to their diag- | nosis, eny kind of publicity is good | publicity; that the main.thing to do {is to get written and talked about. | Yor instance, in this state J. Hen- | ry Roraback has achieved more un- favorable publicity than anyone else. | He scems to thrive on it. For one |thing, he *never makes matters | worse by answering back.” Any eai- | tor can take a fling at J. Henry and | the only thing that happens is that | the power magnate-politiclan or his | secretary pastes the offending state- { ment in the big book where press comment is kept on file. J. Henry doesn’t even make a speech unless the assembled diners insist upon it, and then he merely states his con. viction that the Republicans will ry the state at the next election. i He never “jumps on the papers,” I'and treats reporters as'If they were angels of light, It is only amateurs who are afraid of unfavorahle publicity. i { Facts and Fancies BY ROBERT QUILLEN i | | i [ | | Hint to those who would- abolish fwar: Pray more and prey less, | whe donkey 1s s0 unappropriate as |2 democratic emblem! It can't kick | itself. | We hope the chap who writes winter resort literature makes | enough to afford a nice fur over- if_‘om. \ | But listen, republicans: Bryan | was nominated in that same conven- |tion' hall, and : | T | Stil, it's a good sign if people don’t stay at home now that the li- {avor is kept ther mily pride is absurd. Trace the r you ar Short hisfory of Russia since the war: Somchody kicking out some- |body. His knack of being right on time \is going fo save Lindbergh's ears | considerable labor when at last he is led to the altar, | The dogs of war would Keep quict |1t diplomats weren't so catty. Americanism: Delighting in " little | near-great. The cheap cars now give every- |thing one might desire except the impression that one could afford a better one, It Isn't right to use the camel as the emblem of a “dry” politician. The camel can go nine days with- out a drink. | Why not just admit that all mur- !derers arc crazy and lock them up | for life without the formality of a |trial? | If he thinks you haven't anything, | and threatens what you think you've |got, he is called a neurologist. I | o You can say this for Voliva of Zion City. He's traveling, takes nerve to travel (that has an edge onc may fal over |into space, | In days of old the knight we bold. They had to be, because the ladies of that day wouldn't start anything. Remember, if you make $100 a month and installment payments on ihe car are $52 a month, you'll have Jonly $48 a month to spend for gas- oline, yle shocs ar Sam’s fig use the or tin America’s ne | Unels nien, possibly d now don't fit | Correct 1 argu: considerable,” said he, “But never intimate that my opponent is a fool.” 25 Years Ago Today | (rrom Paper of That Date) myw»r of That W. Coofer, 1n. D, pastor of the South Con- hi. ion to (From S d as gational take effect A big illicit liguor was the police last night cers Nealon, Quirk Johnson entered the in the sign church, March 20 joimt in which old was raided by Special Offi- and Charles joint, which is House building, and tound ere. L. T ed as coun Opera all has e o1 for det A mecting in oltaining a t il be hield n 1) gregational church ol the interested urt for Berlin Kensington Con- Wilcox fias called what the 1 ple Lerlin of the Beu he duced the bill some 1g0, and it i= thousht it special town the nti- 1tor to find out the cting nt of s, prople inti should come 1, mectin Th yos the all were out taking advan- sleighin and y eriptions 8 about ity hicles of les and e liverymen slander stories about the great and | proposed for pel this eve- | Few | plan .un of the public demand to the fullest extent. There was some reckless driving and one or two minor accidents. One sleigh tipped over in front of the police station and the police were called upon to straighten out the tangle. JINHY WALKER S ONWAY BACK HOME | New York Mayor Was ex-Officio Mardi Gras King New Orleans, Feb. 22 (M—Jimmy | Walker, mayor of New York and ex-officio king of the 101st Mardl |Gras of New Orleans, packed his wardrobe trunks today to start home by easy stages. He Las a speaking engagement at bile to- night, a three hour visit with At- {lanta friends booked for tomorrow |and a final southern appearance at { Winston-8alem, N. C,, Friday, when he will speak again. To See Bridge On his final day in New Orleans | his hosts promised the mayor a sight (of the new concrete bridge across {Lake Pontchartrain, five miles over | water, and ten miles of approaches. { It bears a price tag of $5,500,000 /{but New Orleans enthusiasts declare {it cheap at the price as it enables Canal street to shake hands with Broadway. A reception by Colonel R. E. E. de Montluzin on_goard his yacht Edlouadma closed' the series of en- tertainments for the visiting mayos. Mr, Walker's private car will be lattached to a train leaving New Or- {leans at 5 o'clock for Mobile after} he has been shown through the | Vieux Carre, the old city, where & rich French flavor predominates. Reaching Mobile at 9 o'clock, Mayor Walker will be given a pub- |lic reception at a hotel and about 10 | o'clock will deliver an address in & theater. He will leave for Atlanta at 1:30 a. m. “Hey Jimmy,” as he has been call- |ed throughout his New Orleans stay | by the street revellers, saw the car- | nival through to the end, reviewing ! his fifth parade in two days and fi- nally joining joining the formal close of the 101st Mardi Gras by attending the balls of Rex and the Krewe of Comus. Sees Race The mayor of the many wise- cracks got his higgest laugh of his visit from Jockey H. West who rode Her Ladyship to victory in the “Jim- my Walker Trophy,” sixth race of the closing of the fair grounds meet yesterday. Stormy Port, the mayor's pick, finished in the ruck. The mayor went to the judges' stand to present the trophy, a huge cup, to Val Crane, owner of Her Ladyship. West atood by. The own- er was smiling and the lttle jockey grinning almost from ear to car. | When “Jimmy” opened his speech by saying: “The result of the race was not as I anticipajed,” the rld(‘r‘s; grin grew. The speaker continued: “But life is like that, and if I had| known half an hour ago as much as I know now, T could have taken an. other vacation next month.”” West | grinned on. 5 |~ When “Jimmy,” speaking to Mr. |Crane, referred to the jockey as “this wonderful boy, West, who helped you defeat me fn my pure pose,” the grin progressed to a loud long laugh. All Even The mayor's wagers in the three !races he saw left him all even. He | consistently supported the horses of ihis friend, E. B. McLean, winning one and losing two. He lost his first play on the McLean stable ¢n- try of War Eagle and Algol in the fourth race, but doubled his bet fo win on Time Maker in the next. He then placed his winnings on Stormy | Port in the Walker trophy event. Stormy was fifth. The mayor called on the horses as he had on the pa- | rades, nd 'em around again.” | Observations On The Weather | Washington, ¥eb. 22.—Forecast for Southern New England: In- crcasing cloudiness and warmer, fol- lowed by rain late tonight and Thursday, Increasing south winds. Forecast for Eastern New York: { Rain in south and snow or rain in north portion tonight and Thursday, warmer tonight and in- south por- tion v, colder Thursday night, incrcasing south winds be, coming strong Thursday. POISON RECEIVED Envelopes Full of Death Dealing | Substance ork City Court Officials for Second Time. Feb. 22—Envelopes | containing a sufficient quantity of polson to cause death have been received by cight city and eourt of- ficials In a resumption of similar at- tacks made Jast October. | The poison, wrapped in plain white papers and in envelopes minute, childish h: mailed to Chief Magistrute Wil McAdoo and his secretary, to other city magistrates and a i0es To New publicity | Copyright 1928, Publishers Syndicate | New York, | dressed in liam | two municipal court judge and” to the | chiet city clerk and two of his as- sistants, The missives recclved last Octo- ber were wrapped in yellow sheets | of paper which contained the warn- | inz “We mean to kill. We are not razy” and were signed “Feddern and his gang.” Warner Feddern, a | commercial artist, was arrested at [that time but later released. He said he thought the missives might have { been sent by some of his friends as o practical joke. The writings on the recently received envelopes were imilar to the others, the rceipients id. Chief Magistrate McAdoo said he believed the sender to be a dement- 1 person who should be confined to Jan insane asyium | 1s %o thick over cities that Smoke industrial experts estl- Ion the soil every year. i English mate that 3,000,000 tons of soot fall 1 ‘A QUESTIONS ANSWERED 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.. ehclosing 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.—Editar. Q. What was Bubble? A. A gigantic banking commer- cial scheme concocted in France by John Law, a Scotsman,~ip 1717) The purpose was to develop the resources of the Province of Leuisiana, then belonging to France. Large num- bers of shares of the capital were sold to the public and there was great speculation in them. In 1720 the whole acheme collapsed and thousands of people were ruined, in- cluding many prominent government officials. Q. What is frost? A. It consists of the maisture al- ways present in the air condensed at freezing temperatures upon the plants and other objects near the surface of the earth. Q. Has a goal from the fleld In intercollegiate football always count. ed 3 points? A. No. In 1884 goal from fleld counted five points; in 1904 it was| reduced to 4 points, and later to 3| points, the present scoriflg value, Q- When will the next eclipse of the sun occur? A. May 19. It will be visible as partial in South Africa, southern end of South America and the South Atlantic Ocean. Q. What is the width of the| Strait of Gibraltar? | A. Tt varies from about 9 milm! at the west entrance to about 18| miles at the east entrance. | Q. How do the areas of the Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean Sea corpare with the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? A, The area of the Mediterra- nean is estimated at 900,000 square miles; the Caribbean Sea, 750,000 square miles; the Pacific Ocean | 68,634,000 square miles and the At-| lantic Ocean 41,321,000 square miles. Q. What is the rank of the lowest commissioned officer in the Army and the Navy? A. A second lcutenant s the lowest commissioned officer in- thet army ‘and an ensign is the lowest in the nav | ‘Who were the first white men to land on the Hawalian Islands? A. SBurvivors of the crews of two Spanish vessels: wrecked on the is_ lands possibly as early as 1527 were the first, but the discovery is usual- 1y credited to Captain Cook while on | his third vi ¢ in the Pacific in| 1778, - Q. Are there any Louisiana? A. The parishes in TLouislann correspond to the counties in other states. Q. Ts a person born of Japanese parents in the United States a citi- zen of the U, & Q. Why are the letters * W’ and “F" and also 8. 0. and D. placed | on United States coins? A. M stands for MacNeil, or Morgan; W. for Weinman and F for | Fraser, al lof whom were designers of certain coins, 8, O, and D are mint marks standing for 8an Fran- | cisco, New Orleans and Denver, re- | spectively, Q. From what does “Pope’ gome? A. From the Anglo S8axon word “papa” which in turn was frem the Latin word “papa” meaning bishop. Q. How does the wheat produc- tion of the U. 8. compare with that of Canada and which states produce the most? A. Preliminary figures for 1926 the Mississippi counties in | the wonl‘ show that Kansas, North Dakota and Oklahoma produce the mosat wheat in the United States. -The U. 8. produces twice as much wheat as Canada, Preliminary figures for 1926 show a production in the U. 8. of 832,305,000 els and in Canada of 405,814,000, Q. Is there apy way to make in- delible writing ink from ordinary ink? A. By adding ferrocyanide of po- tassium to ordinary ink an indelible writing fluid may be obtained. | Q. What was the date of death of Wallace Reid A.. January 18, 1923, Q. How many times did Peter Maher and Tav Sharkey fight? A. ‘Pwice. The first fight was at New York-city, June 9, 1897 and ended fh a draw after 7 rounds. The other buttle was a 3 round no decision affair at Philadelphia, Jan. 17, 1902, 3 ; Q. How much of the earth’s sur- face is covered by water and how much by land? . A. About 72 per cent of the earth's surface is covered by water and 28 per cent is land area. Q. 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How # started in colonial days how it was developed under the Conatitution, whea postage Expross;” present postage rates, the about postal losses and irregularities, alr mail service, and cther interesting Information amps were first ustd, how ft got its mame, tho story of the "Pony Universal Postal Union, what to do protecting and expeditiig mail, the ali contained in our Washingten Bureaw's latest bulletin, Fill out thegcoupon below and send for 1t: CLIP COUPON HERE rml'l'(m! EDITOR,’ Washington Bureau, New Britain Herad, 1322 New York Avenue, Washington, D. C. ¥ want & copy of the bulletin, THE NAME STREET AND NUMBER cITY | I am a reader of the Herald. CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ICE, and enclose herewith five cents in loose, uncancelled, U, 8. postage stamps or cofn to cover postage and handling costs: UNITED STATES POSTAL SERV- | PRI ST ~— ABOUT ICUT , Millinery and Lace Goods; Textiles; Knit Goods. Connecticut ranks sixth among all states in the value Pf mill- inery and lade gools, seventh in dyeing and finishing textiles and seventeenth in knit goods, according to the last federal cen- £us of manufacturers. Millinery and lace goods were or 20, of the total for the United States. valued at $6,275,037 for 1923, For Connecticut this was a considerable increase in percentage comparison over 1900, when Connecticut factories produced millinery and lace goods worth $234,323, only .7% of the total for all states. New York led during 1925, with Illinois second and New Jersey third. In Connecticut, 1,086 wage carners Were employed, their wages totaling $902,403 Connecticut did 2.29; of the total dveing and finishing of tex- tiles during 1925. sachusetts led with a total value of $119,109,701. The value of this work was $9,874,829. Maa- New Jersey Pennsylvania third, and Rhode Island fourth, was second, Muring 1900 Connecticut. plants did 5% of this work in the United Sfates. The number of wage earners in Connecticut averaged 2,408 for 1925. Their pay totaled $2,934,666. Knit goods produced by Connecticut factories during 1925 were valued at $6,740,5649, United States. 530, or .89, of the total value for the Pennsylvania led with a product worth $230,06: Massachusetts plants turned out knit goods worth $4 $86,519; Rhode Island $10,605.476, and New Hampehire, $9,789,- 550. An average of 1,667 wage carners receiving $1,661,041 in wages were cmployed in this industry in Connecticut during 1925, Tomorrow—Vegetable Growing Is Extensive, “ sHe's "*TobAY GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY High Spots in the Life of Little Stan ley. HoME FROM ScHoolL BECAUSE TS 0 2% B\y Fontaine Fox. % “HE Nver “ You SAID IT WAs dEoRrdE WASHINGToN'S FIRFDAY AND Z'LL PE BACK IN Jus “Z bdoN'r quiTs UNDERSTAND