New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1928, Page 6

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Member Audit A B C h furntshes e aad The Herald 1s on sale @atly in New York st Hotallug's Newsstand, Times Square; Schulta's Newsstands, Eatrance Grand. Central, 42nd Btreet. —_———— Only #ix more days to Spring— and the revival of love's old sweet song. The entrance to Walnut Hill park on West Main street is getting lolier | every day; and the fact that moi springs are not broken thercabou is due to the excellent springs than to the skill of drivers in a ing the depressions. This is a free country and ar can guess: Ours is that T. F. Keuv- ney, former superintendent of str: who waa ousted by the board of public works, is having a nice laugh all to himself since being made gen- | eral superintendent of a large con- struction company. THE DAM THAT BURST The St. Francls dam in Califor- nia was built only a year ago. Dams are constructed to last a long time; but here we read of a dam, practically brand n which was 5o weakly constructed that eecpage through an abutting hill is believed to have caused it to collapse. No one noticed any weakening of the dam; perhaps regular inspection was not deemed necessary. Anyway, it broke, and with the avalanche of water down San Francisquito can-“ yon went a distressing toll of life— | sudden death coming to victims in! the middle of night. Of course there will be some sort of investigation, and perhaps some- thing or other will be blamed for the catastrophe. Maybe it will be | blamed on the legal fiction of being an “Act of God.” We are 3,000 miles away from the disaster, and this distance may cause us to be over-critical. The common belief cannot help being that the dam was not constructed | properly, and the blame for the dis- at the feet A les. aster properly belongs of the proud city of Lo PERIL IN TBE AIR would think that proved airplanes there would One with im- ‘ewer fatalitics. The front pages of however, do not Either the pilots are not as skilled they ought to he, or there ard too many the newspapers, give that impression. as stunt flyers in the 1 air, chines are more unrcliable than is or mi- commonly advertised by the plane manufacturing interests and others laving a mor: or less vested interest in the development of airplan The frout page of the Herald told distressinz story yesterday. Three Rritish prominent aviato with their lives within the woman, paid I lanes sudder two days. e the plunged down; in emine stunt av end while tlying. At about the same moment when ter Hi mpt to to west ormed in WIDENING ROADS tmportant roads rsfield the t might be tern in B . erlin, aling to the the perfor court against hig Farr highway artment’s plan to ) ington road. The state riment m other wide rojects in v y will hear # T publie additionul | rallel ction of t0 1z of thos howe alternate outis e question Only a one | over isting existing | o | Lighway is then possible if congis- tion is to be eliminated. The Farmington road according to reports from the high- situation way department, comes somewhat under the latter category. We do | not know whether this conclusion is | correct; but it is evident that if res- idents of Berlin who object to the widening are to make an impreasion when the court decides the case they can do no better than putting forth a different plan. It is hard to get local residents to ¢ upon any plan, however; the disagreement in Plainville over the proposed eclimination of a | recent the point, Perhaps the highway de- it became inured to the hazards of in this respect. But it must ! realize that local residents have rights; they usually were on hand long Lefore the roads became Whichever way the decision goes it lits job | con- | the losers should accept it grace- | ways and the eliminations of cro: ings is a fruitful ¢ of argument | Tt's just as cheap. | BOYS AND RIFLES How is it that boys are allowed ith fircarms after the b fooling with dangerous to play n the city? Who looks from | them - | weapons, and sees to it that theg | exe rcise sense and caution? Tn soma cases evidently nobody. Th Ouk street undoubt- edly would have been playing with somebody's .22 caliber rifle yot had one of them ot been shot. It s against the law to discharge youths on firearms in the city but here were shooting at targets before the fnevi- | table happened. One wonders wheth- ler the | of rifle shots, or whether they bother about them after they arc heard, or | whether there is a police officer in police ever hear the those parts anyhow. | Parents who permit youths to play with rifles are making a bid for | tragedy, in addition to giving their | sanction to a plain violation of the {1aw. 89 TO I8 Sounds like the lish cricket match, but it isn't that. It means 89 railronds of the land suffered a decrease in net operating i score of an Eng- | income during 1927, ed an increa Among the 15 fortun the New York, New Ha ford. ‘When it is realized e, lines is ven & Hart- that such tral, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Union Pacific, cifie, Chicago & Northwestern, and Atchison are numbercd among the Baltimore & Southern | the New Ha spect for the pre Another New ven fncreases one's T nt management. ngland road; the | Bangor & Aroostook, also is num- {bered among the fortunate 18; but the Boston & Maine 9 is numbered unfortunates from 19 | among the who showed a decrease 6 earn- 1 ngs. The year 1927 was a good vear | for tines which were less fortunate is the which ; the Cen- during previous years, Th | Rock Island, for instance, | showed a substantial gal | | wise showed a splendid gain: w York minus a fine station, like- the | Denver & Salt Lake, which operates the recently completed Moffat tun- nel, | muters' paradise, were among the 18, and the Long Island, a fortunate As far as the railroads & con- ern #28 will not to be a hoom year to show an improvement over 1927 As a harometer of trade, last ye 1 ve r on the railroads was the article, THE OIL ME is not a pretty spectacle to lave cd and pumped of nowlédge about the tainted Lib- rty bonds which figured in the Te Dor 1t retary of the treasury pla witness stand o oil scandal ¢ question is heing asked why Mellon did cts in his knowledge since ary not volunteer furore I comes 1 t the about 1e the oil is o legitimate question. ore evident every day politicians have e known ore than bos been made public Their actions on | ven the impression 1gainst ref: specitically 1+ Enard rring anythi 1 not in- about. There has been no cartod attempt to pesist of the honds, ome to only one NG THE ¥ nd general BUNG Politics HER ficieney Both the 1a radio control bill, but the original bili ine locked horns again. and the House have pass and the eroto differ so vastly t linen will have to be sent to conference laundry for an fron- {ing process. Meanwlile the much o Commission may grade crossing is a case germane to | partment is accustomed to opposi- | tion to its plans; it it isn’t it is time | fully. The details of widening high- | throughout Connecticut; but when | & final decision is made about plan | let there be 100 per cent satisfaction. | prevents | youths who spent considerable time | reports while 18 enjoy- | strong lines as the New York Cen- | Pa- showing a decrease, the feat of tral of New Jersey, which runs into | com- | scandal | House amend- | control and Com- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1928, mieree Sceretary Hoover is loaded up with the title of being a radio czar The Radio Comumission, of which !®' much was once expected, hasn't | been as efficient as its friends had | hoped. It has been clear to all that | the hig New York stations have been able to get nearly everything they wanted, from favorable wavelengths to increases in power. The remain der of the country has been greatly peeved, of course, the west and south. congressmen hail from those areas and for this reason the House couldn’t agree with the Senate. The plan seems to be to force | Herbert Hoover to wrestlé with the | | problem once more. That will be a rather hard job for a man running | for the presidential nomination, for | it Is well known that no matter what a radio czar does a large section will | not be satisfied. That, indeed, is the | [ | particularly in idea behind the Democratic plan 10 ing priscry, shelve the commission and hand the iob over to Hoover. But suppose Hoover happened to setle the radio situation properly? Wouldn't he be playing a nice joks on somebody? about PRE-CON There is a dic Republican party which is bound to | force the nomination of Coolidge at | | Kansaa City; but as the situation | requires strategy they going | about it in indirect manner. They are giving the impression they favor Dawes. iard section in the | are an This faction in the party cente s in New York, Massachusetts, Prnn- sylvania, Ohio and Ind perhaps a few other stat The delegates from these | it app to be billeted ¢ wes, knowing fully that ther with | na, s/ intire- 4 serve, states, are for 1 is no chance for this candidate to| get the delegate ever, will prevent their being in- ! structed for Hoover, and this is an important After the first few rounds of the convention | nomination. By having th instructed for Dawcs, how- | preliminary. fight are over the Dawes del at the moment | somebody starts a shout for |idge. It s a fine plan and may if nobody is watching. The Democratic party also suffers from preliminary strategy, particu- ; larly regarding the nomination of Governor Smith. With Senator Itecd |1 | of Missourt aroused to a high pitch | ¢ ation | | can be released Cool- | work, ' ¢ of oratory in the west, and Senator | Walsh of Montana brought forward as a Catholic Dry, the rumbling is | like & springless wagon going over | 2 bad road. As hero of the oil scan- dal Senator Wi stands very high among citizens, and the fact he ig a Catholic can pos- | sibly lcad such southerners who in- sist they do not object to a Catholic candidate so long as he is dry prove it by favoring him over & investigation Ish | | { 1o | nith, Snags of this nature are inevitable | during a pre-convention that under the circumstances for months. They have been fatal to many a candidacy, too. Messrs, Hoo- ver and Smith, the leading candi- dates in both parties, could not be | | expected to ride along to victory | | without a fight. In spite of the diffi- culties with which their campaigns | are beset they are still the leading candidates. Both are fighting against | the field, and to date hoth remain in the lead. 25 Years Ago Today (From Paper ot That Date) ampy W. P. Felt represented the Maple | Hill Golf club at the annual mect- | ing of the state leaguc in New | | Haven yesterday and was clected a | member of the executive commit- ! tee. ) | | John F. Willis, the hoxing | moter, has been conducting |in reducing and reports g |cess. He says thag for the first fow days he had the heavyweights in ac- tion it was necessary to have a boy | continually mopping the sweat off | | the floor, 1 |~ Among the members of the com- | mon council whose terms A\pn"-‘ | next month are Orson curtis, | i Clayton A. Parker and E. N. Hum- i phrey. All will be candidates for {reelection. The check-up on attend- | council meetings for the past year shows that, as usual, City | Cle Thompson was present at all | meetings, while Alderman Curtis had a like record. The city tax was lald last night, | being 8 mills to cover the estimates | nd an extra 23 mills as a legacy | from the smallpox epidemic to meet the hills then incurred. The annual freshet necticut river has begun, and the exodus of residents from the river streets in Hartford is under way. Five hundred spectators w present last cvening as Co. 1 ¢ feated the Governor's lat indoor basebhall Ly 1 now in second place. Meriden vs. N. T, pro- fance of the Con i seats at Cl inville 18 shouting for a trolis waiting room at the conter, whe three lines meet, The Berlin Tron Tiri give a dance after Britain today legislative fight to get water in the Pequabuck river. The g argume very strot New Britain las ms cellent case. conclud r clos- | imd | ex= | 8 were e ont COMMUNICATED XPLAINING THE WALLACE BARNES CASI The New Britain Herald, New Rritain, Conn Gentlemen: We noticed an iper in reference Appeals case, wticle in fonight's to the Board of decision upon which h portion of o wh fupon you correet th A great many |cau Facts and Fancies mistr | him as well as its tion is 19 peoples haven't them, you ust been handed down. The wanner fm which you hav up this news itém is somew The portion of our which was rejected was for a ¥ small amount. hat i claim in reference to | Board bf Appeals up- ield us involves a considerably lars- r amount. In other words, we won the important part of our case, 1 lost unimportant or minor portion of i We should iding SR be very erroneous Leadlines Send all communications.to Fun shop Editor, care of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York. 1 by the article. st in your Yours ve WALLAC D. v truly, BAR C. Buftum, Ass't Treas. THE It Is a Problem! And office | | | | | i how boys are y Sinc die!! once is all ‘What He Did! “You BY ROBERT QUILLEN Monroc's ic was to atin Ar but not as u hunt- a preserve | Casstt: I anything? Surely he must have fixed { something."” Mrs. Cassett: “Oh, yes. He fixed up a date with the cook!” from the 11, Navies THE CAT AND THE BROOM! By Paula Hopkins broom looks tattered and tired today, The r: couldn't r Erey Or sweep out the smallest room- In the herea the dumb shall | cak, so that settles the argument | the future of luncheon \l\Ah.\‘ The dest stick of a broom, It ach up for a cobweb Central our mational prictorship Anierica’s air plaint is that an air of pro- is | | And vides | fo un- STEEe: little Punchy black cat, With fur like the finest silk, Is curled up tight in a ball on the mait Too sleepy to drink his milk. Hopkins, our Government by majority us into classes—the herd an rd But the and sly, As if it had been on a spree, And Puss from a narrow satin eye Looks wickedly out at me! ainimal w alone Man is an fant progeny tted hecause In the midnight hours were It wasn't mousing or stair That made THAT! o 1ets his fn- | at, and 1 frels | it dovsn't like | mother. THEM like loolk As to the spectal throry that Chu age bring tian civliza- | [ know Wy the old broom’s battered plight And Punchy’s 100k of sin A They were both of them out with a he th loped veloped are the white man's vice And they've only just got in!! There are pxercises sh, but gatKering 1t irdboard into bools to reduce | of of “What great friends and Logget are. 1 wonder | what the bond is between then Vaughn, “They both have une favorite comic-strip!” —Emma D. Sherer Taylor: Wecke one isn't the Americanisii: irrogant and armed; pe ws to handicap ndlessly. t forms; gets| people get | unfair Repeat 1 55 f00lis and SPIRES AND RGOYLES busincss, Mr. Mrs, An ness-Man: “Take have had no reply to my cont date re: funds for gs, semi-colon, please > and avoid riod I and - | There aren't any “fattening | foods,” however, that will fatten people who eat little enough, Prohibition will he a vital fssue, However, if it becomes necresary to draw attention from something else, Mrs. Bu dictatio request of sille stockin remit at o trouble, 7 Business. “Dear Woman, colon, your request for funds, dash, tiled under head of silk stockings, comma, at hand, comma, and in an- swer to same will say that pay- [/ ment at this time is impossible due pockethoolk situation, period. Hoping that next weck will be sat- tory, I heg to remain, comma, Voliva's theor flat gets somo ondition 100 that the world is from the Presidential Man: “Contents of | vour reply duly noted, period. Re: pocketbook, comma, take the liberty to say that same is highly inflated | imd that your excuse is the bunk— underline bunk—exclamation point. Now are you going to come across, comma, or will I have to keep you in every night for a week, question mark g Business-Man: reeent favor, comma, Poise is the 1o bhuy ithout s hole in Guality that enables a new pair of shoes cming to be aware of the your sock. During Leap Ye privileged to make : can think up any new 1s will say, col- o comma, take the money.” —Martha W. Poehler The Queen' There's Lindy always somethi flying, he may get| the workmen in laid off. keeps on if he medal factories Husband?! quits, this morning.” got a grouch, You seem depress William: “Wif and T didn't get Gilbert i she sick? William: “Now dance Jast night Gilbert: “Oh! Tired out, I s'pose?” William: “Naw. She's sore.” Gilbert: “Hard luck { partners?” William: Gilbert: William: v, Y vy, She wore that new pa + made herself and we w annual ball of the ome well affair. But her oft at the wrong floor i iotel, where the sed s the little country that no natural resources, It never offends anybody's “national honor. the matter? Discovery he A cane tional of new diamond fields in too late. Nobody's “na- ' requires grabhing | them now that cannon-fodder is fed | vp. | She didn't stay arty 2" Naw. i ‘Rough “My | n return- my owr - b t1 bl not the editors’ | dumby as goin' Bringing / Forger to Boston Portland, Maine, March 14 (®— Alfred Carbonne . of Medford M: lias Fred alias Frar Morton, s R. C. Martin, | alias Peter 13 reached here last night in « Yolice In- Driscoll and Wil- ton, for which | mswer a charge | onofas he imits 18. It for the funniest costume, an' 4 if she don’t blame me!"” Sliis Crimmins, spectors James Ham city hie sased on th ed cb orging, y in bl 1o, nary a Ne Carmon rubt < on ne night how forgeries and | 10 be meth fence man, wading 1 anks that tburne, 10 days The him "y the irtstown, remained Coos \ ¥ climbe The baseball teams are training now wondering When the season opens they'll get oo grandmothers say that plumber was here all afternoon and didn't do bad old hroom looks rakish | Ho, ho! I know what the rascal pair sweeping the | Business-Man Have this | further | “In reply to your on, take the money, comma, honey, Gilbert: “What's the matter, Bill? | a decent breakfast.” 1s was out to a with her ¢, it was this dress Junior 1 Elks were hav- ., and the com- THOMAS EDISON PLAYS . Cards; Son SAXOPHONE SMITH BROTHERS LOSE Time Stroking BEARDS and New England and drifted by gales that lasted several days to depths ranging from 5 to 20 feet. Q. What year were the Olympic | Games held in Stockholm, Sweden? A. In 1912, Q. Has the United States ever coined four dollar gold pieces? A. No. Q. How old is Mary Pickford? . She was born April 8, 1593. Q. 1s Coal mined in South America? A. Very little coal is mined there. Agin the Law! Chief of Police: “Why did you ar- rest this dancer? Get her with the goods on her Policeman: ““No, we caught her without any goods on her!" —Marie Elizabeth McGrath (Copyright. 1928, Reproduction Forbidden) coal mines and it does not produce enough for its own use. Q. What is the duty of a valet? A. He is a man's personal servant who takes complete charge of his master's wardrobe and per- | sonal comfort. Q. What is the pileage of the world | United States? | A, The world total as of Decem- her 81, 1924 was 750,925 miles of {main line, The United States, in- ;4-luding Alaska, has 250,966 miles. total and of railway QUESTIONS ANSWERED On The Weather Sou can get an answer to any question of fact or information by i writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, | 1322 New York avenue, Washington, | | D. C., enclosing two gents 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- | sona! reply. Unsigned requests cnn-i not be answered. All Jetters are con- fidential.—Editor. Q. What states produce the | largest amount of wheat and corn? A, Kansas produccs the most| | wheat and Towa the nrost corn? Q. What is the middle name of ncis X. Bushman? | A, Xavier, Q. What was the cost of the Woolworth |New York City? A. Including the site, it cost ap- { proximately fourteen million dol- | | lurs. | @ | meat? iy | voung sheep, | of old sheep. | Q. When did the Boer war begin and end? A, The first Bocr war began in | 1880 and ended in 1881 without per- manently settling the conflict be- tween the Dritish and the Boers The South African war began | October 1809, and peace was i signed at Vereeniging May 31, 1902, Q. What was the d of the Chicago fire A, Wednesday, October 9, 1871, | Q. What is the method of capi- !tal punishment in California? | A, Hanging, Q. What is the “B'nai B'rith?" A. A Jewish fraternal organi Hon founded in New York in 1543} The name is in the Hebrew language and means “Sons of the Covenant™. | Q. Mow much unemployment is {there at present in the United State. A, Rceent estimates | million out of work. Q. How large plane carriers 1 toga ? A. Both are 5§88 feet long and | 106 feet wide. Can a lottery he conducted legally | in the United States? A, No. Q. What is the nationality meaning of the name Gordon? A. It is Gaelic and means gener- ous, hospitable. Q. What is psycholog: | A It is the science of the! human mind and its operations, powers, functions, et | Q. Where and w Island ? | A. A small barren island off the | coast of French Gui South | | America, about 30 miles northwest | of Cayenne, famous as the plac where Captain Alfred Dreyius was | imprisoned. r Devil's Island arc | the two small Franch penal islands | of Saint Joseph and e Royale, | which were formerly known with Devil's Island as Iles du Diable, but later received the name Iles du | Salut. Q. How deep was the snowfall along the Atlantic seaboard during the blizzard of March 1888. ! A. Snow fell to the depth of three feet over the Atlantic atut«s] Washingon, March st for Southern New Engl ¢ and colder tonight and Thursday fresh southerly winds shifting to westerly tonight. Forecast for Eastern New York: Generally fair tonight and day, cxcept snow flurries tonight in northwest portion; colder tonight and in north portion Thursda fresh west and northwest winds. Conditions: The disturbance noted yesterday in the upper Lake region is moving slowly eastward with center this morning near ioucet, Canada, 29.54 inches. A trough of low pressure extends southeastward over the eastern por- tions of the Middle Atlantic states to the Southern New England coast. I approximate | | building in | POPULAR ( Is Lamb and mutton the same Fivo Mundred, Auction Piteh, Hea for play of these card ganmes are c Lamb 1s the flesh of lamb or | Mutton is the flesh Jatest bulletin, r 1 I now AMES EDITOR, New York Avenue, ashing I want a copy of the bulletin herewith five cents in 100 NAME give four ¢ the new air- ington and Sara- United States is turned out by C and hard-rubber goods produced i $7,432 ,027. at is Devil's| worth $3,675,733 during 1925. for all United States. all states in value of output. are given for only two “These are goods, not the former during 1925 167. Connecticut ranked 19th cighth in the second. ‘Tomorrow—Connegticu! Chile is the only country that has| the | CLIP COUPON HERE ashington Bureau, ing and New Jersey sccond in total output value. During 1923 Connceticut's cutput was worth $12,70 An average of 2,496 v this industry in Connecticut during 1925. Their wages totaled 9,377, and materials cost $8,691 Connecticut factories turned out brushes (other than rubber) Materials cost $1.562,505 Connccticut was sixth. Connecticut has many factories cngaged in leather industry. the number of establishments engaged in each, tication of the industry made by the Ci eather, tanned, curried and finished,” and leather cifically classified. wus $1,: | Rains have occurred in the Lake region, Ohio valley and most of the north Atlantic states during the past 24 hours with foggy conditions along the coast. A ridge of high pressur: extends from the Canadian North- west southeastward over the Mis- sour‘ and Mississippi valleys, the Ohio’ valley and portions of the southern states. It is attended by cooler weather which is overspread- ing the northern districts. Conditions favor for this vicinity unscttled weather followed by fair and colder. Temperatures yesterday: High .. 66 48 50 Low Atlanta ... Atlantic City Boston . Buffalo . Chicago ... Cincinnati . Denver . Detroit . Duluth Hatteras . Jacksonville Kansas City . ... {Tos Angeles .. | Miami Minneapolis Nantucket . | Northfield | Pittsburgh . St. Louis .. | Washington GASCO CLUB HAS SOCIAL. An entertainment followed { meeting of the Gasco club in club rooms last evening. | O'Brien played piano solos, James | Bonney offered some recitation: |and Elmer Johnson sang and gave | monologues in Negro, French and {Trish dialect, P'resident Francis | Shechan was muster of ceremonies, entertainment was well received {and every number was encored. the its James EltEAD HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS ARD GAMES rts, Twenty-Oue—rules and sugge: ontatned our Washington Bureaw's ¥ill out the coupon below and mail as directed: New Britain lerald D. ton, c: POPULAR . uncancelled, o cover postage and handling costs: CONNECTICUT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Rubber Goods; Brushes; Leather Goods. Seven per cent of the rubber goods, other than rubber tires and tubes and rubber boots and shoes, manufactured in the “onnecticut factories. The value of rubberized fabrics, rubber hose, clothing and belting, and n Connecticut during 1925 was Connecticut ranked fifth, with Massachusetts lead- 2,8 77, and during 1921, age earners was employed in / This was 8¢ of the total vaine New York led sions under the clas: sus of Manufactures. of ten di The value of the products of 479,251, and the latter, $1,317,- in total value of the first and t's Indian Reservation. L “Honest, Boss, 1 ain't no porch- I'm training for the part | of Romco for the stock company, izht told re- crime for 15 hough he had ! ne He | nal escapades w York and he decjares | DR. E e land I'm rehearsing the balcon: poricr see id well, yOurs 1 A of that t MIRTFH OF A NATION SMITH RUNS spent b talked freely in New England chuckled over b he outwitted bai of crin and w GOV . 1y TZER LOSES ice; Stops; PANT v Te Catch STREET CAR s | Aunt Eppy Hogg, the Fattest Woman in 3 Counties. By Fontaine Fox.