New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 6, 1928, Page 3

(Contributed) Dear Andy: Yesterday afternoon I was visit- ing my Unkle Oswald who has a farm om the outskirts of the city and when I told him that I could gt a driver's license if I only had & little more driving practice he says I'm.welcome to use his filvver and farm for sald purposes. He shows me the flivver, which was in good running condition, and all he asked was that 1 leave it that way, 1 thanks him, climbs into the buggy and has no trouble getting outa the garage, unless you calls taking one of the doors off ita hinges trouble. Not getting any kick outa moving slow I bears down heavily on the foot accelerator until it can't go any further on account of the floor- boards being in the way. In sogo- ing I made a bigger miscue than the kid who told his teacher the reason why he didn’t get his home- work correct was because his old man put down the wrong answers. It seems the accelerator got stuck in & crack or something, making the bus pick up speed like the last trol- ley car outa town and I'm so rat- tled that all I thinks of is hanging on for dear life, My heart was in my mouth and I was afraid to awallow for fear I'd lose it. A sharp turn is ahead but I has no more chance of snaking it than a poodle has of winning an argu- ment with a bloodhound. The fliv- ver almost throws me overboard as it bounces off the road and takes short-cut through a cornfleld, spill- ing bundles of cornstalks as though tiiey was pins in a bowling alley and never missing any. We was hitting only the high spots and traveling like a mule bging chased by a regi- ment of hornets. Every time the bus hit a bump I'd leave the seat and come down on places that had very little upholstery, if any. My noble bean poked through the top and ruined it so's there wasn't enough left to make a patch for a side curtain., - I would of stepped on the brake pedal only I shuffled about so much I couldn't reach it. A tree seemed to rise directly in front of me and in avolding it I goes through the gate of the cow pusture, even though it wasn't open, scattering cows in all directions, One cow rears up on her hind hoofs and I almost picks her up as a passenger. A rear tire “blows out” with a bang that could be heard during a saxo- phone playing contest and the wa- gon skids against a fence post, splintering it as though it was a toothpick, and then heads straight for the barn. I throws up my hands and mutters a quick prayer that it would stop. It did, but not until the front end had crashed into the horse stall. My troubles would of been .over if a horse hadn't been occupying the atall, The flivver was wedged in w0 that neither the nag nor I could get out. The frightened nag “is straining at his halter and wishing he was somewhere's else (and so was 1) I tries to quiet him by saying, “Whoa, Oscar, nice horsie, etc.” and lots of other things which dumb animals is supposed to under- stand but has no more luck than a flatiron has headaches. If he'd only move ahead a few feet I'd take a chance on sneaking past him to safety, “Gid-dap,” 1 yells, but I guess he never heard as he didn't budge an inch and so I blows the horn. Then he moved, and how. HW rear hoofs moved like it was no- body's business and every shot was a bulls-eye. Before you could say Herb Hoover or Al Smith, he had the fitvver looking like something ‘ried to squeeze between two large trucks and didn't quite make it. Finally my Unkle Oswald hears the commotion and running in saves the day, not to mention me, the bone- rack, and what was left of Lizzle. I explained how come - I couldn’t stop the bus and he asks why didn’t 1 stop being dumb long enough to turn off the ignition key. All I could say, Andy, was that you can’t expect & jane to think of every- thing. MARY ANN. France Has New Shrine To Napoleon the Great Aix Island, France, Oct. 6. (P— The house where Napoleon the Great spent his last three nights on French sofl after Waterloo, before surrendering to the English, has been converted into a national mu- seum. The inhabitants of the district aro'nd La Rochelle have named the building the “Emperor's House, Corsica, Elba, Aix and Baint-Helena are the four islands which n€sk the destiny of Napo- leon. The house on the probably te least the four, contains the table on which Napoleon wrote his letter surrendering to the English. There can also be seen the bed where he during his night on French soll island of Aix, celebrated of A China with {Vinland, given to the eastern coast Lavatory GERMANY HEARS U. §. PRODUCES MOST WINE Amased at News That America Grapes Berlin, Oct. 6. MM—Germany has been amazed by the news that pro- hibitionist America grows ten times as many grapes as Germany and that Kalamazoo wine of 1920 has excellens quality. Counselor Dr. J. Diel of Berlin, writing from Washington to, the Deutache Tageszeitung, tells Ger- man readers that the United States is producing poasibly 55,000,000 gal- lons of wine annually, or 10,000,000 gallons more than in pre-prohibi- tion times. Dr. Diel says that America justi- fies more than ever the name of by Leif Ericason and his band of Icelandic explorers, as in spite of the Volstead Act, it has more than doubled {ts acreage devoted to the culture of the vine aince 1920, Delving into history, Dr. Diel re calls that it was Nicholas Lon worth, grandfather of congressman Nicholas Longworth, who headed the noble band of German vintners from the Mosel region and became known as the “Father of American Grape Culture.” SHOPLIFTER ADDS 70 STORE COSTS Managerial Headaches Result From Need for Alertness Since time immemorial the aver- age merchant has been the victim of that common disease called shop- litting, which in the course of a year's time mounts up to a goodly figure in the debit column, It is & condition merchants and store own- ers cannot put a stop to despite the employment of well trained men to keep a sharp lookout for the pro- feasional shoplifter. They expect it to a certain degree and have grown to realize through years of experi- ence that commeon thievery will be carried out no matter how strict a supervision is employed. Shoplifting is felt mostly in large department stores and five and ten cent stores, where articles are with- in easy reach of the prospective buy- er. During rush periods, such as bargain days and Saturdays, it is quite impossible for a salesgirl to keep a survey over the entire coun- ter, nor for a single store detective to keey sharp-lookout for shoplift- ers. It is then that the professional shoplifter reaps her harvest, taking anything and everything that may come into her hands while no wne is looking. An epidemic of shoplifting was noticed in & large five and ten cent/ store recently, For more than ‘we weeks the manager recorded & heavy loss of various articles. ani went as far as keeping a satrict sur- velllance of every salesgirl, placing additional employes to keep a look- out during rush periods. He had four friends who would not believe that such gross appropriation of merchandise was possible. It seem- ed highly incredible and they decid- ed to determine for themselves whether his reports were exagger- ated. The following Saturday all four went to the store and dispersed, cach going to different parts of the store, and began their experiment. A half hour or so later they met at a certain spot in the store and went to the manager's office. They explained to him that when they first came into the store they were satisfied from their personal convic- tions that such shoptlifting as he de- scribed within the past few weeks was impossible, and decided to test their ability. Before the manager could utter a word of explanation, the amateur “shoplifters” began to | empty their pockets of goods they had appropriated from the counters during their experiment. The sight was astounding. Out came little scis- sors, nail files, jewelry, pencils and scores of other articles with aggre- gate value ef $15. They paid for the merchandise and left it with the manager, firmly convinced that if | amateurs could get away with so large a quantity, professional shop- lifters must reap a harvest doubly as large in their prowlings around the store. There is a remedy for this, how- ever. The manager, his assistants and salesgirls are well acquainted with their clientele and know who buys and who comes into the store with {ll intent. There are cases of the professional shoplifter going the limit and having the freedom of the store until he is about to leave. Then someone of the personnel checks his final move and he is first put “on the carpet” before the manager and finally turned over to the proper authorities, 666 Cures Malaria and quickly relicves Billousncss, Hoadaches and Dizal- ness due Lo temporary Constipation. Alds in climinating Tozine and & highly esteemed for producing copé- ous watery evacuations. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD,' | | QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Questicz Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1323 New York avenue, Washington. D. C., encioeing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cpnnot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. Al other questionr will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are con- fAdential.—Tditor. Q. Why are “Pin Indians” so called? A. The Pin Indians (Apache), are 8o called from the Pinal Moun- tains in Arizona, whence they came. Q. Are there more women than men in the world? A, That there are more women than men in the world is the con- clusion drawn by a statisticlan after recent researches. Q. What is common riage and is it recognized United States? A. A common law marriage is one not solemnized in the ordinary way, but created by an agreement | to marry, followed by consummation. Some of the state in the United States recognize common law mar- riage and some do not. Q. Is Walt Mason the correct name of the author of “Rippling Khymes”? What is his address? A. Walt Mason is the correct name of the author. His address is La Jolla, California. Q. Where are the West Indies? A. The West Indies is the great archipelago which extends in a vast curve from Florida to the northern | coast of South America separating the Atlantic Ocean from the en- closed waters of the Mexican Gulf and the Caribboan Sea. law mar- | in the| Q. How old are the three Barry- | mores, Lionel, Ethel and John? | A. Lionel is the oldest, age fifty; Ethel is forty-nine and John forty- six. Q. Who played the part of the nurse in the motion picture “Honor Bound”? A. Leila Hyams. Q. What church do Mrs. Hoover and her sons attend? A. They attend the services the Society of Friends (Quakers). Q. What is the value of a Unit- of with Liberty seated? A. 25 to 85 cents, Q. What are the seven wonders of the ancient world? A. The Pyramids of Egypt; Pha- ros of Egypt; Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Temple of Diana at Ephe- sus; Statue of Jupiter by Phidias; Mausoleum of Artemina; Colossus of Rhodes. Q. What are the meanings of the names Clarence, Imogene, Mil- dred and Garth? A. Clarence, bright; TImogene, well-born; Mildred, mild threatener; Garth, an English family name from l?’e Scandinavian meaning rd." Q. Is Ben Turpin really cross- eyed or does he just make his eyes go that way while acting before the camera? A. He is really cross-eyed and has been for many yeara. Q. When was Tammany found- ed? . A. In 1789 as the Columbian So- ciety; the name was changed to the Tammany Society in 1805. Q. Did Col. Lindbergh land on the water on his New York to Paris flight? A. No. He landed on Le Bourget Aviation Field near Parls, France, making a non-stop flight from New York to Paris. Q. Who is Clara Bow's man in the picture “Wings" leading | the questioning of a rabbi concern- | Stephen 8. Wise, president frequently appears on thc French stage. Q. How many pari-mutuel bet- ting tracks are there in operation in Maryland? A. Following are the race tracks in Maryland all of which have the pari-mutuel system of betting: Laurel, Havre Je Grace, Pimlico and Bowie—one mile tracks; Cumber- land, Timonium and Marlboro — half mile tracks. Q. How are the electors of the electoral college chosen? A. Each state elects presidential electors equal to the number of its senators and representatives in congress. These are elected on & general ticket throughout the state | at large. Each party in every state | prepares a list of candidates for presidential electers, These electors are usually chosen by the state par- ty conventions. On election day the people vote for the electors pledged to support the party candidates for the president and vice-president. MASSENA INCDENT REGARDED ENDED Jewish Leaders Satistied With Apology of Mayor with the apology of Mayor H. Gil- Lert Hawes of Massena, N. Y., for ing a ritual murder rumor, Jewish leaders today said they regarded the incident as closed. Mayor Hawes in a letter to Dr. | of the American Jewish congress, “clearly and unequivocally” expressed his regret over the affair. Louis Mar- shall, president of the American Jewish committee, who had threat- ened to bring charges against the mayor unless he apologized or re- signed, expressed himself as satis- fled. Two Rabbis Pleased Rabbi 8. Brennglass and J. Shul- kin, presideut ot the Jewish congre- sation in Massena, in a joint letter to Mr. Marshall informed him of their satisfaction with the apology. “We wish to assure you,” they wrote, “that we desire to live in peace with our Christian neighbors in Massena and we are entirely sat- isfied with the sincerity of Mayor Hawes' expression of regret, and we heg to call your attention to the en- closed letter of regret and apology to us by Corporal McCann. “In closing we wish to say that it is the unanimous sentiment of the Jews of Massena that, deplorable as the incident was, this is the best public disposition of the matter and ed States quarter dollar dated 153&.{”"9 incident should be regarded as closed.” Corporal McCann, a member of the state police, questioned Rabbi Brennglass after a 4-year-old girl disappeared, The girl later was found unharmed. Mr. Marshall charged the questioning at police headquarters was “arranged” by Mayor Hawes. A. Charles Rogers. Q. 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Another tradition for the wearing of trousers with wide legs states that this practice dates fromn the days when tho sailors made their own clothes by doubling broad leg-length strips of cloth, sewing two inner leg seams, and by doubling broad leg- length strips of cutting between them, thus making the waist dimen- sion the same as the leg widths com- bined. Prior to November, 1918 there ap- pears to have been no prescribed uniform for enlisted men of our navy, each ship dressing men differ- ently, The crew of Commodore Ste- phen Decatur's ship, the U. 8. 8. Macedonian, in January, 1813, wore “blue jackets, scarlet vests, and straw hats.” Sailors, who had circumnavigat quered bamboo from China or the East Indles as a mark of their travels, An order of the secretary of the navy, dated November 13, 1813, prescribes a blue coat with six but- tons on the lapels, bluc pantaloons, white vests, and round hats with cockade. Gold letters of the ship’s name adopted in 1836 was worn on the hats, and the present type of white was ordered in 1886, The present wide and stif crown gradually evolved from the soft narrow crown hat of the Civil War period. The double-breasted coats for chiet petty officers, which appeared in 1830 was prescribedsby order of J. Branch, then secretary of the navy. These coats had lapels that could be buttoned back. The com- bination of the blue jackets, white vests. and white trousers was in- troduced about that time, WARSHIPS PLAY ROLE OF 600D WILL ENYOYS American Navy Thought Rather Lax In Not Making Mare Visits To South America Buenos Aires, Oct. 6. UP—With the arrival in the River Plate of the British warship Capetown, the white ensign of the British navy has appeared in the harbor of Bue- nos Aires five times in less t-an four months, Meanwhile, no United States warship of any class has visited the east coast of South America this year and the next appearance of the American flag on this conti- nent will be in April, 1929, when the Pacific fleet plans to come down the west coast as far as Val- paraiso, Citizens of the United States re- siding here believe that their coun- try might take a leaf from the Brit. ish naval book. Frequent visits of single craft or small squadrons are considered more beneficlal to the cause of friendship than rare visits by the fleet. When British warships port they are usaally thrown to the public. AN EASY WAY TO LOSE FAT Instead of abnormal exercise or di flmmhu-umolucmh:m supply an are in open FAVORS RECAL _ OF WATER GRANT Morris Would Cancel Charter Given by 1987 Assembly (Special to the Herald) Watertown, Oct 6.—Cancellation of the grant of water power rights made to power interests by the 1§27 legislature and the adoption of a definite policy to prevent pollution of streams and waters in the state were advocated here last night by Charles G. Morris, democratic nomi. nee for governor. He termed the action of the last legislature in granting one-third of the state’s water power to a cor- poration without obligation to utilize the water power until ready to do 80, and without adequate considera- tion to the state, was a “vicious abuse ot power.’ For 16 years, he said, stream pol- | lution in Connecticut has been a problem but nothing constructive has been done by republicans to solve it. If elected and supported by a democratic leglsiature, he said, he would mect both the water power and pollution problems in an ener- getic manner without delay, yielding | a *safe, sane and prompt solution.” Demands Definite Policy “It is time that this state had a definite policy in regard to proper development of its water powers,” he said. “Charters to develop various public utilities were granted in the early days of this state only as ap- plylng to comparatively narrow areas, strictly delimited. Obligations | were customarily laid on the gran- tees to perform specified publie service in return for their franchiss | | which might be forfeited if they did | not render adequate service in re. | turn for the privileges granted to | them by the legislature, “The last legislature of this state | which was so dominated by the re- | publican party that its acts may be considered typical of the party's real motives and aims, made a free grant—without reciprocal obliga- tions of any sort—covering approxi- mately one-sixth of the state's area. i and that an adequate policy of conservation and development our water powers for the public ahall be established beyend the er of another republican to give away to its friends the less heritage which belongs to the people of this state.- Any charter to develop a public utility which is hercafter granted must contain obligations commensurate with its privilegea. Stream Pollution Menaco “The pollution of our streams and waters has become a public menace. For many years the republican par- ty has heard the demand for a cor- rection of this evil. It has long wasted the public's money in futile committee work over this subject. For over twelve years this waste and futility has gone on and is ap- parently no nearcr a solution of the problem than it was at the begin- ning. Meanwhile the problem daily grows more acute and daily becomes more difficult to solve, “If 1 am elected Governor, with & democratic legisiature, 1 know that the democratic party of this state will meet this acute problem of finance in the nation. The nation had recognized the evils growing eut of the treasury system for at least as long as the people of this state have recognized the evils growing out of the pollution of our streams. It required a democratic president and congress to enact the Federal Reserve Act. It will require a dem- ocratic administration of this atate to find a safe, sane and prompt ¥o- lution of the problem of our pol- H ! luted waters.” . Trade Compels Nuns To Abandon Quarters Havana, Oct. 6. —Cuba's fa. mous Carmelite nuns have been forced by pressuré of commerclal expansion to abandon the seques- tered retreat which has been occu- pled by the order since 1700. The low, rambling building of Moorish-Spanish type, the massive walls covered with the moss of cen. turies and the altar containing the remains of Cuba's first bishop, will soon be razed to make room for shops and office buildings. he Burglar Works when the family is out—and locked doors and windows rarely provide complete pro- tection. The surest way to thwart him is to put your valuables in the fire and burglar proof vault of the New Britain National Bank. 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