New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 6, 1928, Page 6

More proof that the-election is go- ing to be “tight” is the fact that no- body but J. Henry Roraback is claiming Connecticut. Tonight Schuyler Merritt will dis- cuss all the state issues at the G. O. P. state convention—may b also, maybe not. The current badge of courage: Re- ferring to November 6 without an e Now if Messrs. Hoover and Smith wish to cap the climax, 80 to speak, let them engage in a public debate on the same platform. Shades of Down in Missouri the Democrats are trying to elect a bone dry senator to | succeed Jim Reed. The dry, Charles M. Hay, is running on Al Smith's kite, ‘Why reformers take heart: There are still numerous people who think the world can be made better by legislation, Newspapers which do not print cross word pussies can feed politics to their readers. Which is about the same thing. The “worst” intersection in the state is always the one where the last_bad accident occurred. To be a real politician one must | still smoke a big black cigar instead | of the more effeminate cigaret. It seems that some grand old party | gentlemen were such children that they didn't know Walsh would carry Massachuetts until Senator Moses sald so, SURVEYING THE SCHOOLS Decision by George A. Quigley’ special school mittee to devote approximately three months in searching for what the schools need and why they nced it will appeal to most cifizens as an evidence of thoroughness in the contemplated fulfillment of obliga- | tion, The school problem is so com- plicated that no cursory examination by & committee could get at the un- derlying difficelties. Mayor Paonessa told the commit- tee that he did not think the Com- 000 to employ an out-of-town expert 0 assist the committee. It might be worth while to bring such a matter before the Council to note the re- aclon of that body. Within a few years, it is declared, the city will have to spend $1,000,000 for the schools, exclusive of the senior high school and the junior high school needs. With the latter two needs added the total sum may well be near $2,000,000. We the opinion that if the citizens com- posing the Quigley committee think they need the advice and opinion of an outside school expert and such obtained for $2,000, it would be advisable to take this step. The might sa much more, and give the committ Common Council, too access 1o a few viewpoints that all thankful to are of services can be small outlay —and the concerned might be receive, A FOOLISH Clarence M. Knox of field, commissioner of IRT Weth sviation, mus be one of thos: thinks it is the individuals who province of cvery body to “boo “pro mote” it, or Tuking « photograph of a crashed j seems to ruminate, doesn’t do any of these things, espes i the wicked newspapers print the picture in their nasty columns. His ldea evidently is that the papers should aviation,” or dvanee” it ally 20 long on printing glowing accounts | hts but go short on | of successful 11 mentioning crashes. If he had his way about it, perhaps, they would be prohibited from mentioning any- thing about the fatalities at all n the would be Thetr readers speedily would become alr-minded The captain has done his bit, or crashes and the papers “g00d Anheuser-Busch. | investigating com- | thinks he has, by trying te censor ter to the papera Like many another the newspapers of the state against printing plefures of plane clashes in Connecticut. Photegraphs, he says, “are often misleading and give the public an erroneous impression of the accident.” We have never seen any such photographs. But even, for purposes of discussion, suppose the commisioner were right about fit. Then what business is it of his whether newspapers publish them or whether they don't? His business is to be an aviation commissioner, of perhaps sogip value to the state in the compilation of statistics as to the progress of airplane manufacture and 8o’ forth. His business is not to attempt to censor what particular photographs are printed by news- papers. Happily the auutomobile industry did not need such pseudo-censors against publishing pictures of auto- mobile accidents, The automobile in- dustry somehow survived after countless pictures of accidents had been printed. The aviation industry also can survive without Knox's knocks against the newspapers be- {ing taken seriously by said new: | paper. Photographs of plane crashes when printed in the papers tend to play up the morbid side of the acci- dents, Knox asserts. No more so than accounts of the accldents do in the first place. 1t the aviation industry wishes to avoid any morbid side the [best way is to have fewer dare- devil aviators in the air, fewer fool- ish persons who do stunt flying, few- I er reckless alrmen who defy bad | weather and fogs. When the total of aviation accldents in the papers on the total of automobile accidents reported the morbid side will be shown up less, and not before. some days surpasses A CHANGED MAN 1t has often been stated that the job of being President of the United States is a man-killing occupation. Few on the outside believe, it how- ever. To them the glamour hides the | work and the fatigue that go With| it. Before departing for Wisconsin President Coolidge confided to inti- mates that he “never felt so tired in his life,” He probably was near a physical breakdown. But the nation ‘is glad to learn | that President Coolidge now is “a changed man.” The summier at Cedar Island Lodge has convinced him that lie in the open not only has cha !but has health-giving properties, He now s epry, has a sparkle in his eye, a snappy step, health. When he left Walington it was rumored that he disliked fishing; he now is not | only an inveterate but expert. Also, he has hecome a trap- | hooter ard marksmanship that angler, an thinks so well of his| will go to| ntucky this winter and engage in 'some hunting.” Taken from any angle, he scems to be a vastly different Calvin | Coolidge than once upon a time. He | will leave the presidency a changed | man, but not a man changed by the presidency. The outdoor MNving of the summer has done more to warm { and humanize the Coolidge heart and | manner than years of office-holding. he MAKING NEW VOTERS [ QUITE AN ARMY ! ! What explanation is there to be | offered, ether than that the prohibi- | tion issue s a live topic, for the | amazing over previous | records of applications for the voting | privilege? None whatever, With the exception of 1920, incrs | increase has been known. The urge | [to vote is in city and | |town, in urban and rural districts. | Take the small in this| | vicinity, for instance. The last day ‘rampant” towns ithat are attractive are downright when | behind & dot, just how strong the mon Council would appropriate $2.- | omen were enfranchised, no such | hair happened fo be. Which was only | industry as a whole. It is the great | for riling applications took place in | Southington this week. One hundred | fifty new voters in Southing- [ton in any one year has been con- |and world famous. It is b Sut this |ated by the government in the eity sldered a stalwart increa week there were §49 These will be able to vote at the town eloction in the first week in |so far above any private institution October and also at the November |of the Kind that there is no possible | national election. The record of new applications in Plainville and oth surrounding towns has been equally stonishing. A large cants for the voting privilege is com- have, posed of women who never tuken the voting privilege seriously. As everyone knows, there have been many thousands of women in Con- aid belicve in and they necticut who not caual sffrage have con- sistently refrained from voting most of the years since cqual suffrage he- nd at when it was a novelty Aan’t This yes gan, many of these even vote that time, however, al Most every last one them has been aroused over the campaign is- stis—or rather, the main eampaisn jssuc—and they intend fo walk up | Tuesday, making Labor Day a com- to the polls and let their power be felt For years the get out the vote™ organizations have functioned with- out getting out the vote, This yen | fitst class issie is all that is nee TING BILLBOARDS he OBLITF Admiral McGowan had mis- antomobhile thronzh the Carvolinas. When he turned to his home in Philadelphia fie tock pen in hand and wrote a let fortune to fake an trip re- new ones. of portion of the new appli- Lout the whole third rail system be- tourist, he had waxed wroth abeut the multitude of billboards which spoiled the acemery. The admiral brought out a point that is well worth pondering. “The item of insightiiness 1is decidedly secondary because unattractive signs are merely useless, whereas those dangerous, the reason being that the back seat drivers are not the only ones whose attention is attracted, and, in the case of the man at the wheel, correspondingly distracted trom driving carefully and safely.” It will be remembered that a re- cent fatal crash in Berlin was ac- companied 'by looks to the side by the motorist who waa trying to do a 100p the loop. Isn't it possible that he may have been looking at one of the fancy signs along the road? “Has anybody ever heard of an automobilist driving out to learn what to buy and where to buy it?" the admiral asks pointedly. Then he comes to the main point, and does so rather piquantly, avoiding nothing that ought to be said. “Several states have stopped this by legislation, Others have tried to and have been balked elther by the machinations of Insidious lobbies or, later, by the courts’ leaning back- ward in their interpretations of property rights. “Honolulu took another tack; and it got results almost overnight. “The Federation of Women's Clubs—or whatever they call it out there—served notice that they would not patronize any billboard adver- tiser. The threat did not need to be- come effective, Just the suggestion of & boycott did the work, and down came the signs. “Nuisance, however well organis- ed, and lobby, however insidious, have never yet won out over en- lightened and well-directed public sentiment.” Tt is clear that the admiral is try- ing to start something. GOVERNMENT ABILITY “The government never docs any- thing right.” 8o runs the myth, all dene up in one sentence. Those who twist it be- tween their tongues do not pause to investigate, How abaut the Bureau of Stand- ards in Washington? Is there any American laboratory maintained by any great industrial corporation that can remotely approach it in akill and achlevement? The research laboratories of cer- tain big corporations are famous. Every so often they get a play in the papers. But the Bureau of Standards in Washington rarely gets publicity, doesn't secm to care for it, but merely delivers the goods. Recently it did something never before done in America. It drilled a hole through a disc of glass eleven | inches thick, This may sound easy, | but it had never beem done any- where else than in Europe. Of course, this was a telescope reflector and it weighed two tons, It required cight months to let the glass cool; then an eight inch hole was cut through the center, which was done without a flaw and was merely an- other first-in-America job. Now the reflector will be put in a great| tolescope designed to wrest more secrets from the skics. Some years ago a foreign diplo- | mat was shown all over Amcricav and got his biggest thrill in the Bureau of Standards. One of the thrills was to see a machine weigh- ing many tons take a piece of human hair, pull on it, and indicate accurately, with cver so many figures one of hundreds of mechanical feats pertormed, The bureau operates almost ex- clusively for the benefit of American national clearing house for exact in- formation upon a multitude of in- dustrial problems, It is ably managed § oper- Washington—where politics 18 supposed to reign supreme—and s comparison. 25 Years Ago Today The common council voted last evering to borrow $116,000, of which $60,000 will be used by the water de- partment for its new Walcott reser- voir. During the past year New Dritain cxpended $103,7 The New Britain and Hartford plumbers had a joint outing at in Rock yesterday. The Hart- ford joint-wipers won a game by § to 2. plumbers were P. J. Tormay, A. E. Weiant, A. Hjerpe and ¥. W. Loomis. Inqitfry reveals that most of ‘the ractories will shut down Saturday noon or night and not reopen until plete hotiday. John A. Andrews & Cos store will be open four nights this week luring its removal fo its new huild- ing. A defeet near Newington threw fween here and Hartford today. This was a day of outings. and 1 hundred New Britain young- ters spent the day at Compounce. The St Mary's cadets and ) Junior Sodality of that church pro- seve! .77 on its schools. | 15th amendnt baseball | lican congress pa: Among the local | head, hospital has Snally decided to open the mew sddition, A big reaity deal inveiving lasd be in the werks. There is some talk of & big ceal yard being instalied there. ‘With Beyce and Langden as their battery, the Gireenwood strects de- feated the South Main streets at baseball -yesterday by 54 te 9. The managers are signing their players for the state basketball league, which will begin about No- vember 1. New Britain will not go outside for its players, and there is considerable good material right here, Facts end Fancies A republic is a land in which £ood manners make people think you are up to something. Now that war is outlawed, na- tions need armament only to show what they could do if they hadu't reformed. Durant offers $25,000 for a sug- gestion that will make the 18th ef- fective. Make drinking a crime. Suggested cartoon: Fox Hoover sitting placidly on a fence while the hounds race by hot on the trail of Fox Bmith, ‘We hereby contribute to Dr. Stra- ton’s hunger for publicity, which is Small families are essential. Think of an old-fashioned family waiting on an clectric toaster. Buggestion to craven officials: There. wouldn't be 8o much boot li- quor if we didn’t have 8o many boot- lickers. N Among the things that give the vietim future immunity are small- pox, measles and camping out. The undesired alien shouldn't feel hurt. A lot of natives brought by the stork aren’t wanted, either. Americanism: Using time-saving devices; wondering miserably’ what to do with your spare time. No two can love equally—and the one who loves more lets the other have his way. Example of a melf-made idiot: A married man thinking he is interest- ed in another woman’s mind. Every community has a success- ful lawyer you can’t hire without seeming to confess guilt. 9 A hick town is a place where the fellow who tips the waiter is a trav- eling man, A professional radio operator sccms to be one who connects with lost. explorers after amateurs tell him how. New York telephone girls collect over 87000 & week for telling what time it s, Think how much they| could tuke In if they could tell | where the fire is. Another good way to chill the at- mosphere is to enter a swank inn dremsed In koiled khaki and ask the clerk for a room. Note oncerning battleships: If a man swears off drinking and means to stick, he doesn’t keep on stock- ing his cellar for an emergency. Correct this sentence: her precious kid to school.” said the gossip, “But didn’t offer the teacher any advice or suggestions.” 'She took (Copyright 1928, Publishers Syndi- cate) COMMUNICATED Answers “Real American” New Britain, Conn. September 6, 1928. Editor New Britain Herald: 1 have bheen a reader of your pdper for a great many years and bave admired your manner of pre- senting in an honest and fearless viay the mews of the day and the it is not my intention to place upon your paper any blame for the com- munication which appeared Tuesday nright over the signature of *“One Real American,” it doés scem to me that the public should be set right on some of the guestions discussed. It might also serve to enlighten the writer of that article on something that any real American’ knows, namely, that the late President Wil- n did not, as he wrote, cause the nt 1o be In effect, but of fact he vetoed the and it went on the ute books only after a repub- ed it over his as a matte “One Reol American,” as he signs nis article, has offered to the public | & combination of bigotry and ignor- ance, which is i dircet contraven- | tion ‘to the principles of real Amer- jcanism. He writes he was born in the country and then moved to the cit ‘That brings to mind the old sa You can take the hick out of conntry but you ean’t take the coun- try out of the hick. MATTHEW J CALLAHAN. | CARPENTF | Lowell, Manx., Sept. 6 | B. Berar . a carpenter of this | eity. was last night when he was gfruck by an in-bound B and W . Berard was working on the tracks and was believed to vided 500 boys and girls for the re- | 16 executive committee of the have become confused when trains passed him in two directions. | For my Copenhagen Mamma cpinions of your publication. While | SPEAKING OF SCHOOL DAYS! It Mirthmetic and jokegraphy Were added to the A B C Ot every school, Folks, we surmise The nation's stock of humor'd rise! CLAIRE AMBLER! Psychoanalyst: “Just two more questions. Who did the - ancient Greeks worship? And, what is Sar- dinia famous for?' Claire: “Ye gods and little fishea!" THE COPENHAGEN BLUES By Marshall Bennett | My-ah Copenhagen Mamma Done give me the Copenhagen Blues, And the Copenhagen Blues don’t fade. ‘ She’s just a Danish Mamma; Just a dashing:Danish Mamma; And I got the Copenhagen Blues. Now what's a fellow goin® a do When his Ma-Mamma gets him blue, For a Copenhagen Mamma Done give me the Copenhagen Blues, And the Copenhagen Blues don't fade. She’s just a little Danish Mamma A dashing question period comma QGiving me the Copenhagen Blues. Now what's a fellow goin' a do When his Ma-Mamma leaves him too. Left me with the Copenhagen Blues, And the Copenhagen Blues don't Visitor (as farmer takes off his shoes): *“Goodners, where did you get such big feet?” Farmer Burns “Out of my shoes, of course!" J. H. Beers. Many a man has been beaten by a woman's lashes! NGING By Tony, the Bootblack Mariouche, datsa my wife, she wants 1 should send Pasquale, datsa my litla boy, to Ectly to have-a hees voice collarvated. She say heesa got fine-a tenor voice an I say he shoulda get-a da job inna da five an ten cent store. Dey make-a heem seeng for-a hees money. Avra night I come-a home T heara Rosa, datasa my litla gal, play da planola. Sheesa gotta fine nimble feet for-a museek. An Pasquale hee- sa standa by her an seenga nice-a beeg-a songs il “Hot Mamma, “Lukewarm Lucy” and “Cold Caro- line.” Mariouehe sheesa cry when-a she hearsa heem seeng dose-a songs, because she sa; weed hees voice he should make-a da class-seeck. Mariouche sheesa come from mu- seeckal family, Her grandfather he was-a inna da Metropolitan Opra House. He sclla programs. An her father heesa stecl up inna Seeng- Sceng. He wecnga alla da time cause he wants whatsa you call da Ward- en shoulda throw-a heem out. When Pasquale he seengs avra- body stands in front from da house, Somebody wants send for-a da pleccemans he teenka T keela Mar- fouche. Somehody he say Pasquale take-a da high notes fine, but when heesa get inna da bizness nobody gone-a take-a hees notes. Once da doctar he tella Pasquale to gargle cause hees gotta da sore throat an when he was-a gargle Marfouche, datsa my wife, sheesa teenk heesa seeng picce from Verdi. Sheesa know notting bout seeng. Pasquale he raise-a hees voice; Mariouche sheesa raise da keeds. When da stand-a inna da line dey run-a right uppa da scale. Once T seenga weed Pasquale anna da peoples dey say dey like-a Pas- quale's voice but dey like-a my voice Detter steel. Mariouche she geevesa me nasty laugh inna da face. Pasquale he scenga now five years but heesa gone-a be better when he seengs forte, | expression originated from an old Strongheart, the Pup POWER Ames: “If you don't quit criticis: ing my game of golf I'm going to rap you one over the head.” Boyd: “Huh! You wouldn't know what club to us —E. J. Fitzpatrick. FUN SHOP FOLLIES ONNET No Bee in His Bonnet SMITH A Blacksmith CHABED HIM! Hugh: “Did you call on that Whit- ney girl last nigh Panl: 1 swiped a drink of her old liguor.™ Hugh: “What did you have for a chaser 2" Paul: “Her 6ld man!™ Mother R | “Can that chatter!” shouted the manager. and the famous comedy | team made another phonograph ree- ord! QUENTIONS ANSWERED " 'You can get an answer to any question of fact or Infermation by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1323 New York avenue, Washington. D. C., enclocing two centa In stamps for reply. Medical, lega) and marital advice cannot be given, nor can e tended rescarch be undertaken. All other questionr will recelve a pe: sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fidential.—Tiditor. Q. What were the total dis- bursements of the United States government for the fiscal year 19277 A, $3,493,598,519.00. Q. What is the size of the aver- age family in the United States? A.- According to the last census it was 4.3 persons. g Q. What percentage of the pupils that enter elementary schools graduate from college? A. Out of one thousand pupils entering elementary schools 72 enter colleges and 23 graduate. Q. From what did the expression “To bring home the bacon™ ori ate? A. “To bring home the bacon means to carry home the spoils, be successful in an enterprise. The practice of greasing a pig and letting him loose among blindfolded per- sons at a country fair. Whoever caught it and held it “brought home the bacon”, Q. How many Indians are there in the Uhited States?® A. According to the latest figures there are 354,940, i Q. At a church wedding does the groom furnish the boutonnieres for the ushers A. He furnishes the boutonnieres as well as the ties, gloves and a gift the ushers? Q. How can old copper and gold coins be cleaned and restored to their original lustre? A. They'may be cleaned with powdered whiting,applicd with a dampened cloth, = To return the original lustre of copper and gold coins place them in a raw white potato and let them remain over night. Copper coins after being cleaned may be coated with spar varnish or a good hard lacquer which will prevent tarnishing for a considerable time. Q. What are the qualifications for enlistment in the Marine Corps? A. One must be at least 18 years of age. must be not less than five teet four inches tall nor more than six feet two inches; weigh not less | than 128 pounds nor more than 240 pounds; must be of good health and | strongly built. | Q. What Is the work of the United Btates Dureau of Mines? A. The [I. & Burcau of Mines o the Department of Commerce 18| charged with the investigation of methods of mining, particularly in relation to the safety of miners, the appMances best adapted to pre- vent accidents and the possible im- provement of conditions under which mining operations arc carried on! the treatment of ores and other mineral substances; the prevention of waste; the Iimprovement of methods in the production of pe- troleum and natural gas; and other inquiries and technological inv gations pertinent to such industries. Q. Is there any life, on the moon? Does the moon have any controlling power on people’s lives? A. A few astronomers think there may be very low forms of life left on the moon but the weight of opinion is that the moon is entirely a dead planct, having no atmos- phere and that there is no life of any kind there, The moon has no controlling power of any Kind save its gravitational attraction which is the cause of tides on the earth. In anclent times the supposed effects of the moon on life on the earth pposed that thé person wi moon, struck. There is no truth whatever in this superstition. ek Q Is Pearl White still in plob tures? Is she married? How in she? A. Pearl White is not appearing in motion pictures now but is play- ing on the French stage. She ia net 8he is thirty-njne years Q. Where are the headquarters of the Bocialist Labor Party? A. 46 Roso street, New York City. Q. On what day of the week did April 30, 1909 fall? A, Friday, Q. Which president of the United States was impeached? A. Andrew Johnson in 1368, The trial resulted in acquittal. Q. What is the Spanish for “aunt”? Tia. ‘Where did Enrico Caruso die? Naples, Italy, August 2, 1921. . What is the weight of boxing moves used in heavyweight fights? A. Six ounces. Observations Cn The Weather Washington, Sept. 6.—Forecast for Southern New England: Rain to- night and Friday; not much change in temperature; moderate east to northeast winds. Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy tonight and Friday with showers in east and south portions; not much change in temperature; moderate east and northeast winds, Conditions: The pressure is low over the Gulf of Mexico and . Al- berta, Cinada. 3 It is high on the north Pacific coast and over the lake regfon. The southern disturbance is causing cloudy and rainy weather along the coast from Florida to Massachusetts, and as far westward as Ohio. The greatest amount of rain re- ported during the past 24 hours was 9.32 inches at Hatteras, N. C. The temperature continues moderate in all the northern sections. Conditions favor for this vicinity cloudy and showery weather and not much change in temperature, Temperatures yesterday: gh . T4 . 68 Low 60 54 60 50 A6 Atlanta ... Atlantic City Boston . Bufralo Chicago Cineinnati . Denver ... teeen 04 Detroit ... o 68 51 Duluth . s 52 Hatteras A . 70 Kansas City Los Angeles Miami Sce Sept, Issue Good Housekecping Page 137 For Air-Way Sanitary System Advertisenient Telephone 512 For This Interesting Demonstration TRNNIS You may ngt be a Bill Tilden or Providence, R. 1., Sept. Firé starting in a drip pan wadec || broiling steaks late yesterday ‘de- i yed the Modern Inn, located in fohnaton, three miles from het, with lous of $50,000. 4 _The hostelry, one of the n known roadhouses in this state, built in 1898 and for years was #bh- ducted as the Sunnyside Jnn. Nine years ago its proprietor, Rutus- J, Fellows, was found murderediin bed. His wife was charged with kille ing him, but was later acquitted, Ten patrons who were in the dining room when the fire broke eut escaped uninjured. i 1 NEVER SUFFER WITH BURNING ACHING FEET NOW/ . Gi al'lln:flon guaranteed — or Coolene ck. today at sny goed drag or departiaeat stere, such a8i Fair Store, Mallinowski & O'Brien, J. 3. Mcprierty. M Lohitt 8.Rene Lacoste, but when you play tennis sou want to know what it s all about. Our Washmgton Bureau has prepared onu of its complete and up-to-dato rules of lawn interestiug aud Informative bulletins, containing ‘the tennis, Included in the bulletin slso are suggestions on bullding & proper tennip court. Fill out the coupom be- low and mail as dirested: IS EDITOR, 1322 New York Avenue, CLIP COUPON HERE Washington Bureau, Washington, D, C. New Britain Herald, cant A copy of the bulletin, LAWN TENNIS RULES, and enclml herewith five cents in loose, uncancelled, U. § postage stamps, or coin, to cover postage and handling coste: NAMB STREET AND NUMBER STATE .. I am'a reader of the NEW BRITAIN HERALD. The Toonerville Trolley That Meet s All the Trains. By Fontaine Fox. doNTINVED &oMPLAINTS FRomM THosF WHe HAD -To RIPE oN THE RooF DURING RUSH HoURS, LED THE SKIPPFR To | i e Fox, 1928, The Bell ¥ Q yndicate, Inc.) TABLISA HALF FARE FoR UP THERE . . forces, lectmal have t Leon which Monda this b Mr. was eld every made this h] ta $50 annua) while existes The: Carter| their for rn'i study of the mine ¢t ing thy has d could roads. There four hJ