New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1928, Page 3

DISCRETIONNEEDED| IN JUVENILE COURT Yoathful Law Breakers Must By Tunght Ervor of Ways The law covers everybody, the minor as well as the grown-up must face the court for criminal of- fepses anid law breaking, with the only difference that the juvenile trespasset is not handled as is the mature violator of laws. Judges in cities like New Britin have the rather difficult task of Judging criminals in the police court, where a law-breaker must be treated with justice,-and the task of judging youthful trespassers, who for the most part are innocently drawn into- the net of crime by en- vironment. New Britain can well boast of the fact that it has comparatively few Juvenile law-breakers, and still more of the fact that its two judges dis- pose of the cases of these minors with such fairness as to rival that of the famous Denver judge of the juvenile court, Ben Lindsey, who treated every child with the same kindness witih which he would want bis own child treated. Cases of juvenile law-breakers in this city are so few that it only re- quires ‘one session a week to dis- pose of them. This often does not take more than an hour. There are times also when no weekly session is needed. The ‘problem confronting the judge sitting in the juvenile court is not an easy one, His task is Lo make the juvenile law-breaker real- ize” the penaity the crime carries with # and * the consequences he faces for repeated criminal acts. A fatherly talk by the judge often does mpre good to the child than repeated “lickings” administered by either parent, and the child seldom appears before the judge again. ‘There are those who have inherited a tendency to wrong-doing and no amount of fatherly advice, “lick- ings" or harsh words will bring any good resuits, but therc are few and far between. Such children are us- ually disposed of via the state re- formatory route, but this is avolded as much as possible by the judges. Often the mere mention of the name ot some familiar state reformatory is enough to bring tears to the ju- venile trespasser, and proves to be an excellent remedy for the cure of the child’s criminal habits, Man Who Sank L-55 Now Is Driving Paris Taxi Paris, Sept. 15 (P—The man who says he sank the British submarine, 1.-55, with 43 men aboard, off Cron- stadt, is driving a taxi in Paris, He calls himselt “Major M. N. N.” in telling his story to an after- noon newspaper and made himself known only to set history straight, he says. “1 was the one who caused the L-55 to be bombarded and sunk, May 29 1919, Ke ‘eXplaimn. < “I was in command of the fortress Kras- naja-Gorka at Cronstadt.”” = Cost of French Wines Continues to Soar Paris, Sept. 15 (®—The price of ordinary French table wine has reached a point 2,000 per cent high- er than before the war. Despite the fact that the 192§ grape crop is excellent the wine merchants are driving the price still higher. The actuel increase is not as much as the figures indi- cate, owing to the drop in value of the franc. Turkey Seeks Remedy For Student Suicides Constantinople, Sept. 15 (P—An epidemic of student suicides which has been giving the Turkish au- thorities some concern, spread to an American institution of learn- ing. A 14-year-old student of Roberts college named Mehmed Salih failed in his examinations and forthwith drowned himself in the Bosporus, THE FIRST TiMF IN HIS LIFE THAT HF EVE oUT oF THAT DPEEP and | QUUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an ani T to any question of fact or information by writing to the Questic= Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Burean, 1323 New York avenue, Washington. D. C., encioing two centa In stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questionr will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fidential,.—Tditor. Q. At what time in its history has the United States had the larg- cst number of men in its armed forces? A. The greatest number were in 1918 in the World War when ap- proximately 4,000,000 were in the army, navy and marine corps. Q. Who is the Adjutant of the Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States? What is his ad- dress? A. Lieut. Ben Prager, care Crim- inal Court, Court House, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Q. Is steam visible or invisible? A. When water is subjected to the action of heat, it is converted into invisible steam gas. As the steam passes into the air, it is cool- ed and collects into small particles of water which are visible as a white cloud above the surface, Q. What makes water sweat? A. The so-called “sweat” is dus to condensation of moisture on the pipes. The layers of air which come into immediate contact with the cooled water pipes are themselves cooled, and as they thus reach a temperature at which the amount of moisture which they already con- tain is in a saturated condition, they begin to deposit this moisture in the form of dew or sweat upon the pipes. Q. How long would it take a current of electricity to encircle the earth? Al lectricity travels approxi- mately 186,000 miles per sccond. It would therefore take eclectricity a small fraction of a second to - en- circle the earth, Q. What did it cost to build the ‘Washington Monument? A. $1,187,710. Q. How much is pure gold per ounce? A. The price Is fixed by law at $20.67183 per ounce. | Q. What is meant by a Synodic month? A. The Synodic month is the in- terval of time between one new moon and the next. Its mean length of 29.53059 days varies, owing to the eccentricity of the moon's’ ard the earth's orbits, to the extent of pipes ,-——- - | 1322 Ne SCREET AND NUMBER Ty TAAP 1IN oNE STROKE NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, PATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1928, 13 hours. A year comprises 12.369 Synodic months. Q. What color eyes has Dana? A. Green. Q. What was Larry Semon be- fore he went into pictures? A. He was a cartoonist. Q. On what day did May 1908 fall? A. Friday. | Q. What kind of a periodical is| The New Mena A. An aati-clerical weekly pub- lished cvery Saturday at Aurora,| Missouri. Q. Does an American citizen Lave to have a passport to go to Colombia and Ecuador in South America? Does he have to be vac- cinated assports . are . required of American citizens to go to Colom- bia and uador. Applicants for vises for Ecuador are required to present to the viseing officers & vaccination certificate showing that the applicants have been vaccinat- ed or re-vaccinated against small pox within given period of time prior to the application for the visa. Q. Is it true that the names of all persons who have one thousand dollar bills in their possession are registered at the U. S. Treasury? A. One thousand dollar bills are not registered in the Treasury un- der the names of lhe'.persons hold- ing them. Q. How are the ages of fossils determined. A. Paleontologists determine the e of fossils by the age of the rocks in which they are found. The age of rocks is determined by their composition and their relative posi- tion in the various strata. Q. How is “Sinn Fein” nounce: What does it mean? A. It is pronounced ‘“shin fane.” It means “we ourvelves.” Q. How many feet on each side is an acre that is square in shape? A. Approximately 208.7 feet on each side, Q. What is the derivation and meaning of the name Boldizar? A. It is a form of the Slavic name Boltazar, derived from a Persian word mecaning “treasure- master. Q. When and by whom was the first piano made in this country? What is the oldest piano firm in| this country now? | A. The first pianos made in this country were made by Babcock Brothers in Boston in 1810, The first pianos made in New York were | Vieola 15, ¥ro- formality, be drive has been the means ducing the number of accidents or not, it is a matter of record that during the past collisions reported to the police have not been serious for the most part, from the standpoint of injuries and damages caused. accidents, speed was the city, notably Broad strect, POLICE NET SPREAD FOR WILD DRIVERS Motor Laws Being Eaforced for Public's Protection Making the strects of the city safer for pedestrians and automo- bilists, through compelling the lat- ter to drive considerably under pen- lty of fines in police court, with the attendant suspension of licenses, is the purpose of a campaign going on under the direction of the police de- partment without any particular Already, the results have n shown through numerous con- ictions on charges of speeding and reckless driving, and whether the of re- several days the In the opinion of the police and court officials, the number of motor vehicles in use on the streets of the city is not so great that they can- not be operated safely, Cases tried in court have brought out that in the majority of accidents and near principal In certain sections of the Stanley. street, and West Main street, po- licemen have seen cars driven past intersections at high speed, probably because of the fact that the straight ribbon-like layout of the highway invited the drivers to go fast. BSome accidents which have heen investigated by the authorities have illustrated the danger of inexperi- c¢nce on the part of drivers who venture into traffic without having the proper preparation for emerge cies. In such cases drivers have been found utterly unable to do the correct thing the correct time, cause. made by Robert Stoddard of London | J in 1820. In 1821 Dubois joined him. | The firm soon became known as the | Bacon Piano company of New York. ‘ The Babcocks later worked for the | Chickering and Sons company which | began work in 1523, It is now the | oldest existing piano company in | this country. | READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS | 666 Curcs Malaria and quickly relicves Biliousness, Headaches and Dizal- ness due to temporary Constipation Alds In climinating Toxins and & highly esteemed for producing copl- CLIP COUPON HERE SCHOOL LUNCHES EDITOR, Washington Bureau New Britain m.-m,] York Avenue, Washington, D. C. 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At the same time, the authorities point out, lack of proper Judgment or the failure to think Guickly can cause serious accidents, und frequently results in court ac- tion through civil suits. Throughout the state, New Brit- ain, so far as the authorities know, has not an unenviable reputation as regards enforcement of the motor vehicle laws, either from the view- point of the drivers or the masses who are quick to condemn anything that. looks at all like recklessness. There are no “spced traps,” but the roads leading into and out of the city are well policed day and night. King Alexander Is Fond of Radio Set Belgrade, Sept. 15 M—Kiug Alex- ander of Jugo Slavia is an invet- erate radio fan. Using a scven tube Western Electric set. the king spends practically the whole eve- ning tuning in. He has already picked up most of the European stations, but com- plains that reception of Daventry and Paris is poor on hLis loud speak- er. He is now censtructing, with the help of an engineer, a small, short wave, amateur set, which will enable him to receive stations in the United States. NOISELESS TROLLLYS Tired Cars Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. 15 TUP)—Nolseless street-cars, long dreamed of my restless sleepers, are a reality in this city. Tracks arc now being torn up but as a street is freed of the rib- bons of rails car service is not abandoned. Tnstead a newly de- signed trolley car runs on wheels equipped with pneumatic tires. ‘The new type of car is restricted Move to Salt Lake Uity for Rubber- | MARY ANN DRIVES FOR STATE POLIGE That Is, She Takes a License Examination in Flivver vl Lear Susan: The other afternoon Andy and my me was flivvering be a good time for me to get ex amined for a drivers’ license. Andy cnough wisecracks that they're dumb drivers on the road withou adding another and what | about autos could hub cap without ecrowding works. After getting same wade out a stat questions about motor vehicle laws, ete., and then tells me to do stuff, 1 steps o nthe starter but the cyl- inders or something must of down on the job because the bus never moved an inch. All 1 got out of it was a whirring sound like our cinder lawnmower going over path, and u 1 asks Andy to get ou and lift up the hood to see if the mut- your- engine was still therc. Andy ters something about being sclf and turning on the ignition k: I does this, steps on the grips the wheel tightly so'a off. After I drives about a city block the cop obligingly release the nergency brak- (I'd already taken my faot off the other one) so's I could shift into high. Irom then on the kinda bumpy, especially went over a curbstone about when and bows was sticking out to fas trolley fella in Hartford and 1 tells him this would knows be parked in a the papers cop hops onto the tront seat of the flivver, asks some my starter again, shoves the flivver into gear, it wouldn’t get away on me, and we're flivver went fine, except that it seemed to ride it got v yard of paint scraped off a fender by a fire hydrant whose cl- A stopped to pick 1p a passcinger and sceiug he was safc- ly aboard 1 keeps moving. The con- ductor glares at me as though 1 owed him a couple of fares and muttered words which should nev- er be mentioned except at carbarns. He had no reason to holler as all the flivver did was to close the door for him. A large truck got in my way and in slowing the flivver so's 1 would- n't drive under it 1 stalls the en- gine. 1 looks back at Andy for ad- vice but the big Bwede is grinning from ear to ear and enjoying him- self as though it was a circus and he had a ringside seat. Seeing no help was coming my way 1 hands him a cold look that would freeze . | the covering off a hot-dog and at- tempts to get out of my difficulties, {and how. I somehow gets the fiv.| t | ver started again and nears a traf- fic signal as the light changes to “stop.” 1 jams on the brikes but as Td neglected to release the clutch they didn’t hold half as much as a borrowed vanity casc and 1 goes past the signal the same way hids black eye when the grapefruit § way eating back-fired or. something. 1€ 1 had my roller skates I'd of gotten out and walked, uo matter bow_far,. Without waiting 0 see whether I passed the examination Andy drives the bus home und tells me to cheer: up as he'll find me & nice empty ten acre lot to practice driving, proe viding nobody objects. b Mary Ann.. {Inventor of Champagne Is Honored in France Epernay, France, Sept. 15 UP— Dom Perignon, the monk who put' the first sparkle in champagne wine: 200 years ago, lives in .he hears of his countrymen. Great religious celebrations, under the direction of. Monsignor Neveux, ausiliary bishop of Rheims, have been held in honor of the man who put chmpagne on’ the gastronomic map. Wine growers from all the coun- tryside around Rheims and Eper- nay flocked here for the celebra- tions, and many a bottle of cham- {80 past a no-tresspassing sign in an | apple orchard. 1 had presence of | mind cnough to keep zig-zagging | | s0's not to knock the other gas wa- | gons for rows of junk heap mater- | fal. T holds out an arm as a sigral | that I'm about to swing into the Capitol grounds but some driver must of thought | stuck out my mitt t|{ merely to show my wrist ticker and almost removes my running-board. To avoid him T turns the wheel so| sharply that we goes aro 1 i a complete circle 3 times. To make matters worse the horn got a short | cigeuit and kept blowing as though | it was the only one in town and| was advertising . The cop reaches | over and shuts off the motor, and then steps out to regulate the traf- | n | fic. | A crowd witnessee the flivver's antics and the remurks J heard did | everything but cheer me up. Judg- | ing from the number of cars tied | up in the jam it scemed as though | the cop would hafta call # company of militia to help straighten out the tangle. Honest. Susan, | was never s0 emlarrassed since the time T at. tended a banquet and almost got pagne hoarded in dusty cellars was opened in honor of its inventor. 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