New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1928, Page 6

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Times Square; Schults's Newestanda, Batraasce Graand Oestral, ¢Sud Otrest. e ———————————————— 1f the campaign managers, the speakers, and the politicians gener- ally need a vacation let them take §t during the weck of the World Series, The safest way to be air-minded is to go up in the air when the bill- collector calls. New Britain is trying to possess jtself of good and sufticient schools | | made a good start. The new build- but doen't like to pay the bill there- for. Well, what does a man do when he simply must possess a shiny new automobile? The mayor knows. An old-timer tells us that in the old days doctors wrote thelr prescriptions in Latin. But those were the days when every drug store was equipped with a Latin dictionary and the clerks remembered all they ever learned about foreign languages, dead and alive also the doctors. The candidates refuse to talk from the rear of trains during this cam- paign, it scems, doubtless thinki they will divide the railroad vote anyway. The total of those voting this yea Is expected to be enormously in- creased, due to the peculiarity of the sssues. Now if every voter insisted on splitting his ticket how long would it take for the election to be over? A prominent Republican politician in New York states that the way to get Governor Smith's plan adopted as to elect Herbert Hoover. wet Leng distance aviation travel and | long distance bus travel are being de; veloped at the same time. And unless | and what we ' our eyesight is bad read about it all wrong, the buses are catering to by far the most travelers. It Mrs. Willebrandt subscribes to a clipping bureau she ought to be fully satistied with the number of times her name gets into the papers. Only two men can beat her at this gaume and they are the two main candidates. THE HOLMES REPORT It is doubtful whether the report of the special committee investigat- ing the schools will be more compre- hensive than that made public by Superintendent of Schools Stanley M. Holmes. It contains virtually everything in connection with the problem it discusses—“facts, figures and statistics,” One could not wish for more, Interspersed in the report are interpretations and suggestions that elucidate it. Closely following upon the heels of reports indicating that the school enrofiments have ad- vanced beyond cxpectations—which indced are also included in the superintendent’s report— those who give intelligent heed to this pressing difficulty will find much to ponder about. Despite the fact that the increase of pupils at the senior high school has been 8 per cent, and that there has been a constant incre year, the cost per pupil has decreas- ed since 1922-23. In that school term it was the highest of seven cities in Connecticut. Today it is next to the lowest of these s dition, New Britain's senior high is the only institution of the these seven cities which has shown a decrease since that time. In the face of this record there does not seem to be logic in con- tinually glancing at the senior high #chool and complaining of the cost of operating it To be means to quote the figures—the cost per high echool pupil in New Britain in 1922 23 was $161.18. The cost 1926 annual every en cities, specific—which was $133.71. New Haven is the only city | necticut such an outstanding public | having a lower cost than this. The cost in Hartford is $213.42; ‘Waterbury, $201.25. In ad- | kind in | pupil, New Britain's figures are not alarming compared with most of the other citles of the state. Of course, there has been an increase—from $82.93 in 1922 to $89.29 in 1927, an increase of less than $7. But compare this with an increase of $20 in Hart. ford, $11 in Bridgeport, $13 in New Haven, $32 in Stamford, and $10 in Waterbury. The only city with as small an increase as New Britain has been Meriden. The average for these cities is $108.34. If one hearkens back to 1916-17, of course, one finds that the cost at that time was only half what it is other cities and is partly explained by the fact that the teachers were patriotic during those days and did not insist upon higher wages during a time when war wages prevailed everywhere else, It has taken them time to catch up, and probably they have done it, not only here but everywhere. New Britain, of course, must compete in the open market for school teachers. The superintendent’s recommenda. tions center around increased cfficiency in plant, equipment and teaching. He believes it worthy of serious consideration to increase the number of pupils per teacher in the senior high and junior high. He fore. sees part time sessions in the senior high next year if increased facilitles are not provided. And while he is cnunciating this disconcerting fore- st there is further delay about im- proving the building. What is needed in the city is more action and less talk. The city several years ago started a plan to accom- modate its school children and has ings satisfy everyone, and whenever citizens look at the Roosevelt, Lin- coln, Vance or other new buildings they never pause to reflect or worry about the cost. The job has not been completed, Let's go. DEMOCRATIC HANDICAPS 1IN CONNECTICUT The Democratic party in Connec- ticut has been suffering a severe handicap since the days of W. J. Bryan. In no other eastern state did the vagarles of the wo-called great | Commoner produce a more devas- tating effect. Except for the election of Simeon E. Baldwin to the govern- rship in 1911 and the Wilson period | n national politics, Connecticut was about like it s now, the Republican machine primed with confidence, arrogant with power and usually a winner at the elections, From 1554 to 1892 Inclusive, many influential Connecticut citizens joined the Democratic ranks. Many of these had bolted Blaine and supported Grover Cleveland. Judge Baldwin was one of these and was typical of the bolters to the Democratic party, | They supported Cleveland in all of his campaign. In the 90s. when Bryan's silver theories took posses- sion of the Democratic party the cclipse started. Bryan was a particular flop in Connecticdt because of his handling | of the Bennett will case in New Haven, where if anything he show- ed himself to be a remarkably in- competent lawyer. Some of the erst while distinguished boltersagolted | back to the Republican party after | that, although Judge Baldwin was not one of them. Homer 8. Cummins, however, was hot for silver and Bryan in those days. The Democratic party in the state is also hogtied in state matters by the clauses in the Connecticut Con. stitution which give the small towns « disproportionate representation in the Legislature. The Democrats in | Connecticut, as in most other states, | are stronger in the cities than in the | country. But no matter how strong they may be or may get in the cities, they are submerged in the Leglsla- | ture. Even if the Democrats in the | state should happen to roll up a large popular majority it is likely that they would be unable to control the Legislature, certainly not if the | niajority represented an exclusive | Democratic vote in the cities. The result is that the state is de- nied the balancing advanta of a ong minority party in the Legis- lature. All political economists agree that a strong minority in any legis- Jative body is beneficial to the public It is 8o in Massachusetts and even in Rhode Island. And if the national Congress in Washington is to be that the Democratic minority there, plus the Republican insurgents or Progressives, forced the dominant party to exercisc caution and watch its step; in other words, liave improved its functioning? Another difficulty in Connecticut welfare, an example. who can sy have not | party is denied the development of | expericnced politicians in state af- | tairs. who gained the | knowledge by fighting their way up | through the Legislature. {system as happens to exist in Con- men | servant as Governor Smith of York would have found it impos- | sible to make his way to the top if today. But the same holds true in all | under the cirenmstances is that the | Under a portant appointive positions. Such experienced Democrats as happen to run for important office must have obtained their experience elsewhere. On the present Connecticut ticket there is Lonergan, candidate for the U. 8. Senate, who obtained his political experience as & congress- man. Another candidate for nomtna. !tion was P. B. O'S8ullivan, who had | obtaingd experience as a congress- man, But for governor the party re- turned to Charles G. Morris, who has had no opportunities to shine in the Legislature; and so down the list of other candidacies. Compare them with the Republican state candi- dates, virtually all of whom have been identified with the state gov- ernment. & This is not saying, of course, that the Democratic candldates, lacking legislative experience for the most part, would not provide a good state government should they roll into office this election on the tail of tye Smith Kite. Not even the most hard- shelled Republicans claim that Mor- ris is not an able man, and he hap- pens to be the type of business exe- cutive that the Republican have lauded more than once, If the Democrats should happen to wrest the state government from J, Henry Roraback they could do noth- ing better for the state than begin modernizing the state Constitution 80 as to wrest such preponderating political control from the small towns. And even that might be im- possible with three-fourths of the legislators hailing from the small towns. It is a situation where the prin- ciples of genuine democracy clash with oligarchy entrenched in the po- liticgl saddle. THE NON-STOP RACE The transcontinental non-stop alr- plane race was not as successful as had been contemplated. Jt must be admitted that flying from New York to Los Angeles without a stop is one of the most difficult feats in aviation. In the first place, it is westward flight, and these are al- ways more difficult than flying east- ward. The Rockies offer difficulties that cannot be accurately foreseen, sudden squalls and storms being as likely as mot, It is not surprising therefore that fliers were forced to descend en route, The race at least emphasized the progress that has been made in aviation, It is within the memory of most of us when it was not thought likely that any aviator could negotiate the transcontinental distance within approximately a day’s time, no matter how often he Had the weanm-,w descended for refueling purposes. Had the weather Dbeen more pro- pitious, with fewer head winds to buck, it is lkely that several of the tire distance without stopping. They probably will do it the next time, POST OFFICE CHOICES When it became established that the government would construct a new post office in Hartford, to take the place of the antiquated structure at the rear of the old state house, numerous interested citizens with plots to sell were heard from. As is customary under such circumstances cach had just the proper site and each knew exactly how much it was worth to the government. But the government, it scems, is not overpaying property owners for post office sites. The government, in fact, is an amazingly careful buyer. Anyone desiring to scll real estate to the government at twice its rea- sonable value much by the time, the discussion has progressed very far. 8o it is likely that in Hart- ford, a clsewhere, the government will choose the site where it ob- tains the most for its money this, it seems, will not be near the present post office site, The postal department in recent years has favored post oilices as close to the railroad stations as pos- sible. This is a logical development, | too, secing that the mails are trans- | ported on the trains and a long trip between the ratlroad station and the post office is just that lost | motion. In many of the most im- portant cities, indeed, post offices have been constructed in connection | with the railroad At the [rear of the: Penn. terminal, New | York, there is a post office which is |as large as the passenger terminal |itself; and there also is a post office |in connection with the Grand Cen- {tral terminal. In Philadclphia there |is a post ofice in connection with | Broad street station; in Washington there is a large onc in the { station, And thus it the line. The ideal post office site in Hart- ford would be adjoining the railroad | station, or close to that structure. 1t at least will be in that section of the learns and much stations. city, The quicker the present structure is razed the better Nutmeggers will | be pleased. It should not have been built upon state Jand in the first | place. In those days citizens were Elementary school costs per pupil | he belonged 1o the Democratic party. | more accommodating to the govern- in New Britain have increased con- siderably, cities, Bridgeport and New Haven, show lower figures. Hartford has a very much higher cost. In the costs for all schools, per ) however; yet only two A Republican legislature in petuity, such as exists in Connceticut regardless of the number of Demo- crats in the cities, and the bosses or boss controlling it, puts and keeps only Republican officials in the im. a per- | ment, yielding free land for innu- | merable post offices. The more mer- cantile view in Hartford,today is to charge the government up to $800,- 000 for a site, although the pos- sibilities are slim for such a sale. [} Y fliers would have negotiated the en- | 4auditors made today |of the city for the past year amount- ;cd to $200,418.19, jcrease ot §11,000 over last year. | Gays ot the year Preparedness encourages peace? Well, which fight less, dogs or rab- bits? Hoovér isn't a hypocrite, but no man could be the perfect prig some of his admirers think he is. It didn't help much to move the tank's foot from the bruss rail to the accelerator, A normal man is one who eases his conscience by wcorning the braz- en creature he used to pet. A sense of humor is much like good breeding. If you tell the world you have it, you haven't. The styles may have a good moral effect, after all. There can't be much sex appeal if you don't know which sex is which. Our next effort to win Mr. Du. rant’s $25,000: Deport all violators, and offer snoopers $1,000 for cach betrayal, Your social status is revealed by the kind of people you gossip about, not by the kind of goasip. It may net be significant, but the chickens that ean’t decide which side of the road to choose usually are pullets. Americanisn Dffering to pay the great man’s railway fare if he will sacrifice $500 worth of his time to address your luncheon club. It's easy to tell an acocmplished liar, The weaker his argument, the more he quotes statistics. Some people deserve help. But there’s no way to uplift thosé who need help if they also need a bath, The ass was the only animal in Rible times to argue with the boss, which may explain its usc & a par. ty emblem. Sunday would seem as impressive as ever if people still wore their good clothes only on Sunday. The man who talks dry hypocrite. He may just have a my- brother's-keeper complex. The little things matter most. You can be happy in time of war, but not if a shoe pinches, Every community has a wonder- ful dancer who “dates” with young boys because the men of her gwwn age who once called her a good sport now have wives, The reason a “fallen” preacher's sin i so vulgar and atrocious is be- cause a man must be very bad to be bad at all \n that environment. Correct this sentence: “We passed a man who had a flat tire,” said he, “und none of us tried to say any- thing funny.” Copyright, 1928, Byndi Publishers te 25 l’eaT Ago—hToday According to the report of the the expenses This is an in- Today was one of the hottest nd the children {in school experienced considerable |trouble in Kkeeping their minds on their studies. If the hot wave con- |tinues, it may be necessary to hold halt day sessions. The Russwin Lyceum theater fs experiencing trouble at all of its per- formances. A certain number of tickets are sold for each performance Union | goes all along ! Lut after allotted number of peo- |ple have entered the house, a great {number of additional tickets presented at the door. The police are investigating the pu: | It was announced yesterda {the corner stone of the new St | Mary’s school will be laid on the first | Sunday in October. A large crowd attended the |nual convention of the woodchop- | pers yesterday in New London. The |trip was made by boat and on the an- way down the river a number of fist | |tights took place. | During the past week | number of birds have been killed by {illegal hunters, Citizens are indig- Inant over the killing of the birds |and claim that the game warden s | not trying to enforce the game laws. The Fat Men's club meets at Lake Compounce tomorrow. A large number of members are expected to attend. The Maple Hill Golf club scored another victory Saturday afternoon by defeating the Wallingford team 15 up. Games arc being booked with Hartford and Springtield. On account of the numerous com- | plaints concerning the disposal of | garbage, the health committee has |decided to hold a special meeting City Clerk Thompson | has devised a plan of communicating with the collector. When he wants to sce him he hangs out a card {labelled “collector” from his office window. | this evening. German Monar l:is_ts how Signs of Life Karlsrhue, Germany, Sept. 15 () —Royalist dic-hards have taken the opportunity presented by the death of the former Grand Duke Fried- rich of Baden to air their monarch- ist convi COSTLY WATERMELON Warrensburs, Mo., Sept. 15 (U'P) —Gordon fchruzgs and Vi Drinkwz' paid $18 ezch for n wi- termelon. They fined that amount after a foraging expedition into a watermelon patch by John Donahue, near here. were A Difference of Opinion, Folks} The golden rod begins to glow, But folks opirions differ so, Some say, “How glorious view Some wipe their - eyes and say “Kerchoo!” J An Opener! Fuller: “Ish thish a party line?" Central: "Yes, sir.” Fuller: “Fine, Lesh go on a par- —A. H. Brebner THE FUN SHOP NEWS WEEKLY Toptcal It is noteworthy that an article a neighboring newspaper on hat every woman knows,” filled little more than halt & column!} in Musical “Modern composers are endeavor- oring to attract the unmusical,” says a writer. and | drinks wet may not be a conscious | are |, a large | We had suspected as much! Soclety Ir. and Mrs, wish to sin- cerely thank all kind friends, and special thanks to Mr. ——, who so kindly assisted at the recent de- struction of their home by fire." —New Zealand Paper He seems to have kept the home fire burning! Classified 'he language of many telephone users is quite uncalled for,” says an official. So are many of the numbers! Literary A best-sclling novelist declares that he does so much typewriting that he has forgotten how to write, We find this easy to believe! No Fun In That! Mrs. Laurzns: “I hate to ge around with Mrs. Bissell. 8he taKes 80 much pleasurc in snubbing peo- ple.” Mrs. Corbin: “Yes, if there's any- thing 1 hate it’s these slight-sceing tours!"” —H. H. Kramer Watch the politicians begin tak- ing planks out of their platforms to builld pic shelves! HOW TO FAT APPLES WHEN SERVED AS A DESSERT According to Fred Behrens Dessert {8 a very difficult course to manage. Indecd, a friend of mine once ceased to be mentioned by his aunt for six months for having cut an apple from East to West instead of from North to Bouth, Tt is to help such that I give the following hints on how to deal with apples as dessert, both in attack and offensive, with especial refcrence to the offensive, the consolidation of gains and the final touchdown: The apple should be held in the left hand and peeled with the knife. Care should be taken at the later stage to ensure (a) that the globe does not bound across the table un- der a too great pressure of the fin- gers, and (b) that the gradually lengthening by-product of peel does not Dbecome entangled with the clothing. This peel should be looped up as it becomes available and neat- ly coiled on the plate. The practice of throwing it over the left shoulder to sece what girl's initial it forms on falling should not be indulged in except in the se- clusion of your home ®%r in the park. In any case it should be dis- continued after marriage as likely to cause misunderstandings. The alternative habhit—once com- mon during heat-waves—of plaster- ing short lengths of peel on the forehead for the sake of coolness is fast dying out, After the preliminaries the apple should be divided into segments, ex- cluding the core, and conveyed to the mouth on a fork. I[“wry DON'T yun GO OVER AN' PASTE IM? ALL YER ANCESTORS DIED FIGHTIN'®, | I Characterized! Vineent: “What did Marjorie say about me?" Gladys: “She said you were per- fect. Vincent: “She did?"” Gladys: “Yes—a perfect fool —Irving 1. Metz. Surger) Once upon a time there was a baby born with a silver spoon in his {mouth. The parents were much alarmed, being ambitious for their offepring. “What is to be done?” they ex- claimed. wringing their handa. “Oh! A comparatively simple op- |eration will fix that” replied the doctors, reassuringly Now, there were several of the doctors, and each charged the fec that was usual, If not more so; and the operation was quite successful, —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Obesrvations On the City anc Its People The Hon. William D, Upshaw has learned the dangers of making prophecies. When the ex-congressman From Georgia visited these climes last he made the unqualified assertion that Al 8mith would not receive the sup- port of a single southern delegate at the national democratic coavention in Houston, Texas. Results proved that Mr. Upshaw was slightly in error. 8mith received wholeheart- ed support from the 8olid South. It was almost solid for his can- didacy. Mr. Upshaw has received anothér lesson, having been defeated for the democratic nomination for con- gress in his home state, He ran on a straight anti-Smith platform, con- sistent with his attitiude on the pro- hibition question. Out of the five counties in the district he carried just one—and that by a margin of 65 votes. In his campaign Mr. Upshaw ar- gued almost exclusively on the Smith issue. He professes to hate anything or anyone that might have a tendency to weaken the Volstead act. He spoke in this city in the in- terests of the Anti-Baloon league. He professed to hate John Barley- corn, But he is a professional pro- fessor. He is said to have received $50 and expenses for his speech in this city, Trip Through Fort Griswold a Delighttul Experience For u real graphic historical sto- ry, told with a realism that mak: the listener almost see that which is being described, autoists touring along the New London shore roads who have not visited old Fort Gris- wold atop the hill at Groton, just across the river from New "London, should not let the season pass with- out so doing. In 1775, it was In September, oc- cured what some historlans termed a massacre at Fort Griawold. Others call it a battle but the grisled old veteran who is the custodian of the fort at present and who himself is something of a historian insofar as Fort Griswold is concerned, calls jt not a battle, but the greatest 1gis take those old soldiers ever made in their live Briefly, Fort Griswold, on the high hill that overlooks the city of New London and its harbor, was defended by a band of American patriots on September 6, 1775, when the British under the leadership of the traitor, Benedict Arnold, cap- tured Nev London. The ‘troops in 1ort Trumbull, in New London har- l:or, surrendered and marched but with colors flying, Watching all this trom Fort Griswold, the American commander then concluded that the British could not cross the Thames river 8o when another body of Brit- ish approached the fort from the rear and demanded its surrender he refused. The British deployed around the fort and Major Mont- gomery, a British staff officer, headed a reconnoitering party. As the major peered over the southern varapet a negro soldier, armed with a French bayonet on a long pole, killed him. This report, taken back to the British, caused the command- er, by then reinforced by other Brit- ishers frem New London, to declarc that this would be an unconditional surrender, The fort was stormed. The dead and wounded numbered hundreds and t American com- mander, when he surrendered his sword to his British victor, way stabbed to death with his own wea- pon in the hands of the latter. Tak- ing the wounded in wagons opd carts, the British prepared to return to New London when reports came in that Washington's advance guard had arrived. The Britlsh embarked on their boats, the cartloads of wounded were allowed to dash un- checked down the steep hill, add- ing to the slaughter, and a slow time fuse was attached to the great powder magazine, One of Washing- ton’s advance guards, a soldier nam- ed Perkins, entered the fort and noting the fuse, secured a cartridge box of water from the old well still intact in the fort and extinguished the fuse and saved the fort from total destruction. Such was the story of the battle or massacre of Fort Trumbull, as told visitors by the custodian, a civ- il war veteran and a veteran of three Indian campaigns. Seventy six years old, but hale and hearty, and straight as an arrow, this old sol- dier delights in telling visitors of the stirring battle and during the 18 years that has been at the fort he himself has made some remark- able discoveries. Chief among these was the finding of three graves of soldiers massacred in the historic battle. He had been custodian for ten years before he made this dis- covery. In the northeast corner of the old fort was a pile of stones and slabs and one day, while doing a bit of excavating, he noticed chis- eled on three stones, definite ini- tials. Checking these with names of the known defenders he found the names and investigation showed that the bodies of these old fight- ers had been buried where they fell, presumably by relatives who had ed for the bodies and chiseled their initials on the stone. At present inside the fort the custodian points out the old gate- way with some of the original stones in it. The sight of the old cook housc has hecn preserved as has that of the interior blockhouse. The old well remains and a marker shows where the American com- the’ silver spoon being nmoved! wholly re- —A. C. Blackshear H Schwartz: ¥ Place! vare iss you working : “I'm vorking in der zink Schwartz: “Der zinc mine?” Krause: “Chess, Press one button and you come up—press anodder button and you zinc! s —Marie L. Goetz (Copyright, 1928, Reproduction Forbidden) mander was killed while another marks the apot where Major Ment- |, gomery fell. The outline of the orig- inal powder magasine may be seen and the caretaker also will take the vigitors in the present powder mag- azine which was built ten years af- ter the battle.and of the original bricks, baked in Holland, used in the original magazine, This maga. sine is eapeclally Interesting since its walls are literally covered with names of visitors "Who have been there during the years. Among them are Julia Sanderson, actreas, Jack Dempsey and wife, S8arah Bernhardt and many others. If one can find an open aspace on a brick the care- taker will permit an additional name, But it is the atory told by the custodian as he points out the his- torical sites thgt makes thia trip .2 interesting, He speaks in the pres- ent tense and with an intensity that makes the visitor forget he is liv- ing in 19238 and transports him in his mind back to the revolutionary days, and as his gulde points out the different places and follows up his description . with the query, “There is the British commander, standing right there, and here is the Ameri- can officer, do you see them,” you you unconsciously nod your head in the affirmative, for in your mind eye you do. And as a closing sight the custodian takes his guestsa to what he calls “my cemgfery.” Just outside the old fort entrance is a triangular mound, perhaps five feet high, Beneath this mound are the bodies of 145 British and American soldiers who died in the battls, while the bones of Major Montgom- ery are buried on one corner un- der a stone which serves as his humble marker. The view from Fort Griswold makes the trip worth while, aside from its other interests, for it not only looks over New London city, but it looks far down the sound, to Fisher's island, Gull island Plum ieland and the forts protecting the castern entrance to New York, while \ooking northward the guide will point out the location of Norwich and the valley where was born Ben- edict Arnold. In Civil War days Fort Griswold was an armed fort and the site of the old barracks, magazines, etc,, #till are visible below the revolu- tionary parapets, while three mon- ster cannons, each weighing some 43,000 pounds, are imbedded in the earth. These, the. guide explains, were brought there at the ‘time .of the Civil War but never were used because no gun emplacements were available. Hence, they still lay Wwhere they were dropped more than sixty years ago. Now just a word about the gen- ial custodian. He has been at Fort Griswold for 18 years and knows his history like a book. He was with the Union Army at Harper's Ferry as a drummer boy and later served in the regular army in the Sjoux, Nez Percez and other Indian cam. paigns, was with the detachments that followed Custer's ill-fated bri- Rade into the Little Big Horn and later on was himself detailed to take the notorious Indlan chieftain, Jo- seph, back to the Indian reservation, Unlike s0 many old Indlan fighters, the Fort Griswold veteran caretaker does not insist that the “only good Indian is a dead Indian” for he stoutly maintaina that Joseph was a gentleman. And one more little an- cedote which he relates is of inter- est. Some years ago a couple of l- derly women visited the fort and one showed especial interest when &hown the old well from which sol- dier Perkins secured the water to save the fort from destruction. In- quiry on the part of the guide elicited the information that she was Mrs, Harrison and further comment disclosed that she was the widow of former President Benjamin Harrison and the Perkins of revolutionary war fame had been her grandfather. This and many more interesting little tales will make the visit to, Kort Griswold a pleasant one and the end of a per- fect day may be enhanced by mak- ing the visit late in the afternoon and watching the wonderful sunset from Old Fort Griswold. Frascatore Explains Markings On Uniform of U, 5. Navy Men Many citizens have stopped Navy Recruiting Officer Charles Frasca- tore inquiring the origin of the navy uniform and its various mark- ings. The uniform, and the system of regulations incidentally, owes its origin chiefly to the British navy. The three white stripes on the col- lar of the American bluejacket signify Admiral Nelson's three ma- jor victories, Copenhagen, the Nile, and Trafalgar, The two stars, one in each corner of the collar, are in honor of Admiral Porter and Ad- miral Farragut. The collar itself owes its existence to the fact that many years ago sailors wore their hair in a braid which came down to the shoulders. To prevent the uniform from becoming soiled, the collar was added. The black neckerchief was adopt- ©d originally in the royal navy as a sign of sorrow for the death eof Britain’s greatest naval hero, and the United States adopted it along with the uniform in respect for our dead. The thirteen buttons on the pants probably require no explanation, for the thirteen original states and thus it is seen that many of tme decorations of the navy uniforms are typical of the spirit for which our navy stands, The. Connecticut Egg Now Has Label of 1ts Own The New England farm marketing jlzbel, adopted by the departments of agriculture of five New England slates in accordance with the New England Council’s farm marketing program, has made its appearance in Connecticut, on boxes of “Connecti- cut Newlaid Fancy Eggs. More than 70,000 of thesc labels have been purchased by Connecticut poultry- men, and began to appear on the market September 4. The New England label, which js gradually coming into use in all of the New England states, insures a | matter of state. v Gov. Smith Has Active i Support in Newiagton. § Exuberant youth is taking & hand ~—or a fist—in the Smith-Hoever campaign. Over in Newington the boys take their politics seriously. s One lad ‘was walking home frem school the other night wondering whether he had spelled Schenectady correctly in his spelling lesson when he was approached by another bey, of the same age. “Whe'r'ya tor, Smith er Hoover?”. ask he replied. i Then the sky fell. The un\h‘ fan felt the sting of swift retripw- tion from the knuckles of the Bmith adherent, ' He received a severs drubbing. A few days later a relative, ow! is an admirer of 8mith, remar to him: “Why, I'm asurprised gt you, saying you were for Hoover.” “Well, you can bet I'nf for Bmith now,” the youngster answered. ‘NURDER FARM’ IS PROBED BY POLICE Boys Allegod to Have Mot Their Deatls There : Los Angeles, 8cpt. 15 UP—~The story of a “murder farm” near Riverside, Calif., on which four boys met their deaths, as told by a 18- year-old prisoner at the place, was declared by the police today to have been veritied, at least in part, by an inspection of graves on the threo acre ranch, Although none of the three bodies declared by Banford Clark, 1§, to have been buried in and near the chicken house on the ranch prop- erty could be found, detectives said the graves were located: and judjca- tiona found that bodies or ather ob- jects either had been removed re. cently or had been treated with quick lime. i A boy's head was found in one.of the graves, It was belleved to be the head of a decapitated body found near Puenets, Calif., last month, Owner of Ranch Officers here questioned Cyrus George Northcott, 57, owner of the ranch, who was held as a material witness. A coastwise hunt has been ordered for Narthcott's 21-ye L] son, Stewart Gordou Northcott, a! his mother, Mrs. -Louise Northcott. The officers saild young Northcott was belleved to have fled to Canadu after Clark's arrest by immigration ofticers investigating his entry into the United States. ' The boys who young Clark said had been slain on the Northcott ranch were Louis and Nelson Wins- low of Pomona, 13 and 9§ years eld respectively, who had been sought as missing for several months; Wal- ter Collins, 9, of Los Angeles, and the decapitated youth, who was of Mexican blood. Walter Collins, kidnapped - last March, supposedly was returned re. cently to his mother—a doubting mother, however, who wasn't sure that he was her son. Shown a picture of the Collins boy, Clark told the palice: “Yes, that's the boy that was killed.” Clark, who claims that he was kidnapped from Baskatchewan, Canada, two years ago by Northcott, told officers that he had been forced to ald in killing one of the boys. Orders Newspapers Seized for Treason Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Sept, 15 (P —8elzure was ordered last night of all newspapers which printed the text of a letter signed by tha widow of Stefan Raditch, Croatian peasant leader who was shot during a ses- sion of parliament by a government deputy. v The letter was one the widow had sent 8ir Eric Drummond, secretary general of the League of Nations, asking that the league institute an jmpartial inquiry into her husband's death. It also set forth the famillar Croat views that Croatians were treated as an inferior race and de- nied elementary justice. The widow did not spare King Alexander in her denunciation and this was 'the ground for the seizure, u The government has under consid- eration application of the law of the defense of the realm. A NEW AIRLINE PROJECTED . Hamlilton, Bermuda, Sept. 16 (UP)—Major R. H. Mayo, of Lon- don, consulting engineer of the Imperial Airways, has arrived hére to make an areo survey of the islands, with a possibility of & com- mercial air-line between hers and London. He will also take up the an airplane pamsenger service between Bermuda and Ne York. 3 Observations On The Weather Washington, Sept. 15.—Forecast for Southern New England: Falr and somewhat warmer Saturday, followed by shewera Saturday .night and probably Sunday morning; cool- er by Bunday night. Forecast for Eastern New Yerk: Increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer Saturday; showers Saturday night and probably in west pertien Saturday afternoon: Sunday clear- ing and cooler. Conditions: The temperature will rise Saturday in the north At- lantic states, and cooler weather will overspread the north Atiaatic states Sunday. [