New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1928, Page 6

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This tection agalnst fraud in newepaper ation figures to both @ advertisers Pl Entrand Herald 1s on ssic dally ip at Hotallng's Newsetand Bchuite'n Newestands, The York Bquare Grand Central, Peking its mont No, tha the Cento nerly in s5 1D summe MAYOR'S MESSAGE ary for upon a te I livered an annual m rmat the with keen observations and a of The opportunity to it municipal 1 vy of literary virtuc i grand disp with alacrity and usually accepted pr the mayor's ent contribution i no the message about There 1s little doubt exception, three columns in length yout what the on S0 mayor means, either, and could scarcely of the topics more added without A striking s declaration undue repetition of revival ction the mayoral s the of the municipil be movement for a Lrport The virtually cveryone was in favor of the mayor must aware that plan a year ago but that it went up the cost of an the in thin smoke when alrport site Lic Lust October me & part of discussion. the aviation committee of the Common Council went so far as to recommend th purchase of the Edman property of 144 ac $40,000, it being held up as an addi- | tional attraction that there was ulso enough land there When the with the cost s in Newington at a cost of for a golf course s that be their Jead caused pow began figuring pencils, them Hall, strong hox, waxed however, to lose patience, and even Iid custodian of the pessimistic. Anyway, no moncy wis apropriated in the cconomy bud the the general impression at i being that securing airports was too react the expensive and would on tax rate. The city election being qver, however, perhaps the will ha score. with aequir say I8 the city new mayor ¢ less to worry about on this here we sin that Al Anyway, the city to watch proposal - airport. we have dads should thelr steps. the unproteeted rai Important, oo, is mayors declaration that road crossings hould at the rate of one a year. This plan, it the railroad be fall in line, would mean mucn to the be climinated can induced to city. His revamping of the park com- mission continues with a wish that commission the bhe would give more work to the park the recreation and park board combined, which | board ani whether it would improve An- municipal golf matters is a matter of opinion. nouncement that a course is possible in the northern scction will be reccived with acelaim by a section of the population which, when it wishes to play golf, goes to Hartford. The public itsclf should given the opportunity a new high school should be ecrect- to say where ed, the mayor says this being an ad- ditional blow againet the plan to enlarge the present high school to the limit of the possibilitics before going to another site. True to his statement during the election, the mayor continues to ap- prove of the plan to have the public control large appropriations through | & board of control, mecting hoard, or similar to the erstwhile public through some similar body. This is a kood scheme and is conve with efficient and democratic govern- ment. The elimination of the public meeting board has not set well with nt many citizens Who now discover that they have little check—none what- apparently—upon plans ‘volving a large expenditure money. 1t the mayor's scheme for such a board could be set into action at once the purchase of an airport and other costly enterprises could Tun the gauntlet of such a board and *the result might be interesti ever, in- of NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1928, OVER THE ARCTIC of the ambitions of ma being attained be interested world. The dirigible Tta I'has been crusing over the Arctic s in apparent safety, observa- is fore the eyes of an sior tions have been made of the terrain the beneath, and throughout trip there has been steady communi of ice cations with the base at Kings Bay, Spitzborgen. While bile the Genera nbert ieneral Umberto ¢ gallant crew scoured orthern rim of the earth the world not left to wonder w were having but ly as if all ts on the noble xpiorers in the no ority werd 1h- the of the ible 10 es tiy members the of down" from the od up mooring masts in that region flying ficlds on the rigid decined prac gular air routes Arctic, providing to the continents? ze of scoffing at what querors of tie air may achieve They have done much in lecade that it at the takes a possibilitics and prébabilities of future LOGS IN THI WATER been demon the Moo that the cause of foun 1 launch in head, hng to nt omi citizens of Brocl Tue lannch it struck a mer Which renminds of the a Enficld 1o on realty company at Having oceasion remoy of along the the number trees nk of the Connecticut river wore simply dumped Several into I wine them When Connecticut river. s narrowly ¢ hitting caped s they flowed downstream v launch hits a log the dar uite as real gs hitting anoth The 1 1y flow below or even with umeh wdded danger is that and lack the visibility of ther Iaunch Dumping tree 1 lake ould he in ariver or made a crime CONTROLLING THE MISSISSIPPY became mixed bill just Hers Polities inevitably with the flood control lgned by’ President Coolide was a vast project designed to pre vent a recurrence pf the devastyting inundation which laid waste 1o a vast territory in the nation's terri torial eenter, The people demanded ietion by Con Washir showed an inclination (o move ess and the parlia ment at no tinu ow Iy. To have given evidence of hesi tancy meant the alignment of count less thous leading to punishment at the polls ds of citizens, inevitably 1t was no time for dilly-dallying such as has characterized the delibera Muscle Something just had to be done tions over Shoals or Boulder Dram. done Congress, et to mark ited and quick for oned up over a situation, failed time but jumped on a lim Histor with cxpress instead, was m in the speed which the Mississippi flood control problem was tackled. rresident (¢ solidge had a weather cye open and was the only person in Washington showing an inclina tion to put on the brak let The Presi seented He o the discomfiture of sundry con- waste and political ork.” openly said so, greatly essmen who had not taken the time nor trouble to look of the sibly there were many congressmen pork bill to other kind. They could not do other- the President had respectfully called at- up this hase undertaking. Or pos- who preferred a any, wise than yield attention after tention to what he deemed oncrous | features of the bill. however, and for such changes as have been mml"“ the perfected thank the foresight and cautiousness of the The White indnead the in measire one must President. House the bill > things to conform with hoys on to chan such common sense as was still in circu lation, and the final bill as signed by the President proves to be a much milder instrument than the origina plan to spend as frecly as possible and with as slight returns as politics fwould permit. The complete outl stands at §325,000,000, and of this $25,000,- 000 is to be appropriated at once &0 the well under way. as to get work started before election campaign i There remains no guarintee that the ultimate total of costs will not be | neetion with public 1 | eizht ye: much more than $325,000,000 — a] _ President devoted o Che point which the deep ous thou; additions and ch g it secms to be hoped that the ad al cost the hardihood to forecast eral belief now is t M for ke more 11 cost muc 1f it ultimately goes to a cool millio ntlemen ippt Be that a few ultra-critical ge no at home in the Missi valley will not the surprised Diis may, Mississippl i6 going to stay That “book ; can do it : Should be BOOK BASSETTE'S STATEMENT Buell B. of 1 tter Bass secretary has come out giving his cannot win per Bbition should be mad as the ind dry the voter uch a el issue Al Smith Thus one depends u hibition fence one at Smith statement crious Known propensity to 1t Catholic chureh lewders about best way tc 1pport position America religlons but 4t is 1 nt of all predominantly Prot such mived This s a serious charge to m nd rather an unfair one affdr 1 clear manner in which Smith nthly artic Lnown propensity i composed lavgely y H League with church affiliations, and Methodist board of tempera morals o influence politic wrong for Smith to talk w olic church dignitary— whi privil there is no of proof that it is his custom in con s cqually wrong for to intlunee No churches other ticians, one ean suec real in first companies int id whether claim that the Anti-Saloon leag the Methodist hoard of temperane ind morals and other probibition organizations do not attempt to in fluence congressmen and th that public of ficials to accept viewpoints, 11 it were not for they would not ] in My believe York New busing uin, 3 discussin Bassette Mr. ntly doosn't app Smith will carry New te their Nero, whole e These 11 ar pression thrillir clemer stirance enough whil own for i state, nor Massachusetts, not Probal Smith nor Maryland Mr. Jersey. S believe ly he doesu't will Con 50 apt 1o make have a Chinaman's chance in neeticut. 11 he is of the opinion that i one, Smith simply hasn't @ ghost of u chance let him talk to some of t 1o Vides Rtepublican ] politicians whose L are on the pulse of the political pa talk So we must thes them honest while the to tient. If they are Mr derived men Ives fr They ing with Bassette informa tion. toc tion will stir uneasing and tend to break the mirror of |pice as their complacency, smok CIRCULATION ago there was very little about the which talk among advertisers circulation of a newspaper they were considering using to make What a for known their wares, differ. cnce a few years make, for now cir culation is the main topic of conver sation at as it with this office, The is ertisc 1hat the better it that, count. advertiser more people seb is for after all, The Herald culation is the him; he knows, too, its results which realizes that cir- very life of a news paper, and all other claims, not hit- ting direcily on circulation, are but hit or miss affairs, The Audit Bureau of Circulations | was taken on by the Herald some | s ago to assure the adver- in circulation state- tisers truth ments. This national organization of crack auditors from time to time to check up on | and they swoop down on us our circulation claims, The the problem ¢ the him have to sce money taken in, the weight of the paper used and other inusing little details. good time | As a trump card, our circulation | Need | acher we get from Pupil: * hooks are open to advertisers, as is the press room when the daily run is being made. Eldorado, Kansas, May 17 (P — | Owen Oberst, 17-year-old farm boy | charged with the murder of his | father, mother and five brothers and sisters in their farm home, was sentenced last niglit to life imprison | GETS IN PRISON | 1 | Laugh after you suc la Substitute of v Send all communications to Fun | |0y hed Shop Editor, ; Britain Herald, and your letter . | wil be forwarded w New York. care of For Omar, THE P Py rry » o u ther rta n't who o o, ha Ta mo inventive M Out of Luck! South Pole Speaks (o the North e Thouzht G peoj cen i inty companics on edge and pro ins ir. baby, 1selt! a ‘Tariff “What's the fore and grow i sionally Mecker fat reeme i) 28 Vears Ago Today can’t tell cmfw licity as a convention city. The For- esters have just finished a session, matter with [ now it is announced that the Grand e feel well?” crowd of girls called him ‘my and | Temple of Honor will hold its con- vention in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall on June 3. Another important transfer of Main street property was announced rstand. He's [today. It was the sale of the Elbert { H. Preston block, on Main street op- posite the Savings bank's old site to Luther M. Barnes. The price {said to be $25,000. Mr. Barnes lives lat 12 Hawkins street. He has busi- ness interests in Boston and is & member of F. W. Loomis & Co., of Arch strect. His intentions are to re- model the building. In its present condition, however, the authorities will hardly permit any changes be- ing made unless of fire proof ma- teral. Th this A. Traut president and Mrs, C. Merwin vice-president. It is said that If the striking paint- rs, who demand $3 a day, should suggest a compromise at $2.75, the Losses would agree instantly The officers of the newly organ- ized Andrew G. Hammond mand of Spanish War Veterans will | be installed tonight at the finstitu- an mnswer o &nY i, of the Jodge at the state armory act or Information bY | o1 marched through the city in Herald, Washinglon Bureau. | ;. o)t meadow in Hartford, whers w York ;A.\":.‘.‘l,’ (\:;I(;mr‘n:"'x?:!- it held 1ts annual fi day. Under Captain A. H. Griswold, the y. Medical, legal and maritat | C2P12In A. H. Griswold, cannot given, mor'can ex- | Thaco & N8 appeanan i L. Hatch, the ma be undertaken. All g first selectman will ride down to the willj recelve, ier 2 s Rl R e Unsigned requests can- (' ']” = ¢ ‘]f’: 1‘"‘ “‘ no! “’“"I answered. All lefters are con. | Stake out what is to be considerec e |the limit of the land surrounding 2 5 [the pest house. | Berlin Jiguor dealers owners of the brickyards plaining because beer New Britain come to the New i o sort, you —J. Otto Lembke 1928, Reproduction Forbidden) Folks! (Copyright hospital ladies' auxiliary met afternoon and elected Mrs. J P, com- QUESTIONS ANSWERED You ¢ t fact be research yor, and the the com and are st man 6 W and out 14 C St from daily teams Berlin was tagged |0 sell beer by the bottle to men St Lou attempted | employed in the yards | Otticer Hellberg has superseded ters | Officer Anson Johnson as day po- Society? | liceman of the| The strect committee voted lust n- | evening to spend $1,000 in macada- ild- | mizing Shuttle Meadow | Jehiel Vaughn of United | has been awarded the contract for rcur- building the Wolcott mountain stor- reservolr. His bid was $24,7 while the other bids ranged as as $53,200.10 wor quarters road amford, N. Y., 1862 to s high 1Ha Paul t of the COMMUNICATED ANOTHER DOG OWNER | | | | Is in 1904, airplanes be .‘ | Objection to “Sta Finds A Iiditor New iter” of Canines ther Supporter Britain Herald I am greatly favor with the taxpayer and dog owner who ‘Wil the item in the Herald Monday, May 14th, of so many dogy being sliugh tered. There Is enough being ki by autos. But when it comes to 81 dogs in one month I think that junnecessary and something should be done to stop it. The most dogs must have had own would have got them out had had a chance, And if they had not, somebody clse would if the advertised people as there would Bohe s formerly a king. 1 Empire, and en a constituent | Re- in led by Saxony | on the t, Moravia on Austria on the is did t in of ind “Doris rodou- Opera | 191 i could come 5 were s0 and see them |are lots of people who [the fee to get a nice dog. And |of those dogs could not have becn | mongrels. Other cities advertise and give the dogs a chance to get a | home so0 time the Humane so- ciety takes a hand and sees that this slaughter stopped It’s nothing but a downright crime, Another Taxpayer and Dog Owner, chewing toba loose leaf hydraulie v sound It may n der al leat be or its ne What is meant by a 5 is Any attempt to win a trick rd which is not the hest in the sui; such as queen Who wrote the motion picture is A, It was taken from a legitim by n C. 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Temperat rfume pla avor for this weather with vesterd nta wntie City te Chicago Cincir Detroit Duluth Hatlras y Kansas C Los At Miar Minneapolis Nantueket ew Haven New Orleans New Yor Norfolk Nort Pittst Portland 14 Vit M. Washington PEKING SITUATION REPORTED TEN Gity Is Threatened hy Advancing Nationalist Army PIGS MAY Br bulletin tellp of 1 1 osend for CLIP COUPON 11 lietin HOUSE ANTS crase dollar gold picce dated 19117 It commands no premium How old is Lindbergh? He was born February their 1 “Watc 4, What Bradley A, It i Fnglish name mean- ing “Broad meadow” (lea). | Wherwrote the story Dirds”? I AL Ttisithe wiator and 18 the meaning of the irnam is [ “War dlary of an u is listed at the Congress nonymous”. Q How long do cats live? { A he normal life of a cat is to 15 years How is papier-mache made? A It is a tough plastic material made from paper pulp or from paper that has been reduced to a 1p, mixed with paste, oll, n or other Properly peaking it molded into shape. Tt is used to make small articles such as bhoxes and | trays, and in the interfor decora- | tion of houses for cornices and | ceilings Q. Did the United States Louisiana from Spain or France? A Tt ceded by Spain to “rance and sold by Napoleon to the :d States Who 1own ibrary from Q. glue, stzing is paper pulp get was made the first die- st is any of one of dictionary mention is nevah in the reign in the Tth centu B. 1pressed on a number blets in cuneiform letters. solves shopping having AvTo ahrigian, aged 2 years, ord avenue, was struck »mobile owned and driven Kingsland of 46 Bingham ibout 4:55 vesterday after- on Hartford avenue, and suf- a scratch on the arm. Kings- driving when the rother child and ran into . striking the rear left fen- : down. Kingsland s car to a stop within five fect, he said, and brought the child hom HIT BY an au Tames south is fine, ceases to ;he Village Halfwit and His New Airplane. . Piles Dy