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8 New Britain Herald HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Tssued Dally (Sunday Excepted) At Herald Bldg.. §7 Church Stieet SUBSCKIPTION RATES $300 & Year 0 Three Months 8. » Moot ase Mall Matier LELEPHONE CALLE ness Office orial Circulation books to sdvertisers. n the City foom always open the Amsociated I'ress Press s exciusively e re-publical o aiso loca Member ot The Awoclated ttled to the uwe for all news credited to ft or not edited fn this 1§ e aws shea there Circulation oigaviza tiurean ol e honewt statis <ures aper onal Meber Audit B. furnishes a strictly Qur ulation upon this audie This against f sews n o figures both o tiserm with » are pro ae wn New Iimes Entrance on e v o nge Newstand tzx Newsatanda e Streer Lue tierald I A DIGNEEIET OUR USE OF WATER inpurified r v such o sion detnar Ana, previousty pportunities trade. RITY UNDER Motorists what all the fuss is ai vemfently motor to the west hranc and the ton. And then they ¥ out ean con east braneh of 1he Farming- will have an op- poriunity to compare the that river bisecting the the the two purity of the water with which flows down the weary the L If pled purity of cente state; namely, i it were not for u the s of the Farmington, and th wurity of the purling brooks in watersheds generally, there would »e nothing to discuss, THE JUDG era sislator th HIPS other day. asked what were the main ofore the I at they were not those generally |have re udgeships. | Set at that point for something to | 1t it was high time the |happen. Corbin avenue has come to but were e mad about ap- their hill indica oile ouds it will at mar tmen THE PLAINVILLE N [RINN]) DISADVANTAGES otoreye conditions ikely to take a trip In- lost an anbody «lse ve were cops, dus to to do terrors trying more than expect of only thing in ore dangerous thercfore, have tomobiles for fast-moving skid- automichiles lu ditches. or poles, or doing limentary things to the stomy; but we suppose itomobile cops will be able to avoid serious injury by uring armour while on duty. 1f a the recommendation comes to Council to provide automobile cops with suct para- phernalia v it be no and 1} il be objections, nt recom- mendation will passed unani- mously. | | the | gislature, replied |and Corbin avenuc for a long time EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1920 NEW TRAFFIC LIGHTS So the city is to go in for more lights, We have carefully scrutinized the places where the four stop-go blinkers are to be put and | that the | traffic have about concluded motorists are themselves to blame. Take the corner of West Main and Corbin avenue, for instance. Our city | editor long ago took to calling that point “collision corner.” There are everal other corners in the city, by the way, which also merit the title. Autoists approaching West Main zed that the stage is always be a “well-traveled highway;” and of cou so is West Main street. More need scarcely be said. | It that time is probable, too, in put highways; at least, | Corbin avenue will be on ¢ the list of state that will happen if Senator Christ | Wwe not heard | about has his way. have much lately the suggestion, | and forced to assume not happen right away. | Corbin traffic | s apace, a carefully driven bus | however, are at M will anwhile avenue gro passes the corner at regular inte; vals, and many carelessly-driven | zutomobiles also pass the spot. The | city editor is convinced his nickname for the corner is justified and cor- city, to afford 1 the putting a policeman at the | r, has decided upon putting a there, Half mean a slight de- driving to Plainville or return trip, and a slight de- unable tratfic man-saving apparatus the time this w lay while on the lay for the But getting motor fans using Corbin by this time motorists used to delays; if not may as well | who have exhausted | the !stand speaking against traffic control blinkers The . with a majority of Re- orists on it 2 no headway om- passed the We recommendation The hope they at boys must like rs. delays than Ess HOMEWORK school children ever this is as it shoul ge amount K on his hands as a rule dong withou £ quite uselesg to papa 104 to help in solving problems of the school books; the elders or don’t know PERHAPS ONLY A GESTURE M. Hoover Elizabeth- raturally co 15 a result of The the big ulties, ot will move shock to well in comes 1 is not on af all, | to | how elsewhere in the 1 seems to be the ! loo s The girls up on nt some of 25 Vears Ago Today the rmomet over rom 14 to we various town Toronto reported was swept by fire 4 loss of botween & Corbin Motor arrested in New | and appeared He was defended J. H. irkham. It car had no license, & torney claimed that t being tested and that th law did t apply to cars being tried out in The judge dismissed the case because of the ambiguity of the During the tetstimony it was ht out that the local plant had | oped #ir-cooled four-cylin- der automobile, something that French engineers have about given up as impossible. [t does away with water pipes. radiator, ete. and, be- cause it cannot is as avail- able in winter as in summer { The mayor and a group of trolley- | men took 2 drive today to look over the ground for the trollcy extension nto the north end. They went up Myrtle strect, North Burritt, Broad, North, Hartford avenue, and Stan- ley Quarter road to Corbin’s corner. It has suggestad that two | branches be established at the head of Main street, one going up Broad and the other down North street. ! A thief robbed W. E. Clark and W. G. Manchester in Plainville last night and coolly packed his hooty under the horse sheds of the Metho- dist church Captain-e sded at the =t n'ght o nigh was last today. in by | & claimed Judg wa law, dey an freeze been H. Mitchell pre- election held by Co. K On the first ballot of | 1 ~ight of halloting Recond t Hanfard 1 Cartic reo | | Curtis was defeated | Hoover, success by {Every | Mussolini W. L. lieutenant. second Voight. Alderman Curtis was chairman and . Councilman Camp clerk at ihe republican council cancus last night: by Alderman Haley was then clected lieutenant over Corporal Haley and was elected first | | Humphrey for president pro tem., 10 | votes to 7. Andrew Turnbull was renominated for sanitary inspector. The K. of C. ball last night was an exceptional affair. A moonlight waltz, With nearly all lights turned off, was a decidedly unique feature. No herb is free of pests, Mr Think how much coluld have made wr money Ananias A successtul uoted on sub man is one who jects he dbesn’t know anything abou Now if only which cigarette men to fall. we it could is that causcs You can recognize the the sore spots of friends along the way roud The executive has ittle cold he Slogan o' the world's That's good enough.” a hard it gets is grippe. failures You can tell received a raise His monthly bills $1 when of a friend has $ a month. increase about capital writers usually a mile long enjoy that? Americanism: Buying more lux- uries to keep the factories Lusy to provide more wages to luxuries, make Wouldn't 1 16 buy more The child “too young probably isn't understand that you ar to undvr young to it. lying to too “Tight r.oney” kind can’t borrow beca gumblers New York are willing to pay mor for it. you T maki Literary noise an for th Digest wlh reit Ie grow m s cu Ma facturer out t thing. in t the Lolo- Jition, you't you it you don't, don't br you ¥, you form u conviction, 15 enoug 4 teaching vatch Protestants de of the Koviet Russia has ted *Mar The stork has Detroit's 200. mail than 72 hours be- the mors wasts this sentence jed the brick “they “Wh or the new Correct men unlo my house,” were cars 9, Publish Observations rs Syndicat nd Washington, A for Southern tonight and warmer in Saturday diminishing. orecast Mostly tonight; what warmer; winds, Conditions pressure most of Mississippi the Olio Appalachian Parkersburg, Knoxville ur lotte, 30.22 inches ported from the westward into nsylvania New York Th southwestern disturbance ret center over [tah, Modena 2445 1 ence has extended eastward over Plaing states rosulting thunder storms and tures Texas Minnesota Conditions fair weather perature Temperatur. s Fair lightly portions winds, Saturday extreme Fresh northwest v Yorl avy and some northwest for Eastern light Saturday fair with t Al diminishing. Al prevails this mor c the country e ver the river, with over valley ar souther districts, neinnatti Char- Jrosts were re- Carolinas Michigan north- also in and It Lake City and in rising teng norttward showirs, from to tavor with slowly or this vicinity rising tem yestorday High Atlanta Atlantic City ' Roston P 4x Ruffalo secens 8 Chicago “ Cincinnati Denver Duluth Hatteras l.os Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nantucket Nashville w Haven New Orleans Norfolk. Va Northfield Pittshurgh Portland, Me, & Louis ... Washing*on vt 3 a6 a4 Mrs, C 1.);)'}('"; to R;;nnin With Mother While Alive Boston. April 19 (®—Mrs. Calvio Coolidge will remain in Northamp |ton as long as her mother lives, she § {spoke to me in French, £aid in a leiter fo Mrs, Bert} Davis, president of the Professional Women's club which was read at a meeting of the club Lere yeeterday ng dog storizs | | | Facts and Fancies ' discover I fronting the natio; toler or not former a thini ar up to its reade o wouldn't “1 think t i {many and Th for som: iy wo |can, but pass out this high-hat la-la talk, but that don't rate with me, sec? You're in a real white man's country now, Bud, and don’t forget lit, sce? .. .. Now, boy, I want some ham and eggs. How about the rest of youse folks | —_— MUST €Ol 2 HIM Editor The Fun Shop: “We've got to run tht poem that was submitted late yester afternoon.’ Assistant: “Are you crazy the most abominable drivel rea Lditor: {Geors As Who is he Editor: JopErr I communications (0 Fun vare of the Writaln Heenld, and yonr kettes I be forwanded 10 New Vork say the market (hanges one we trade at doesn't though, “Spinach, spinach” all week | Ench |corner You'd think the stuff was all that | o That's I ever “T know, rson.” Never but it's by v he him tieard of “He's the traffic cop on —Paul A. Osann. (Copyright. 1929. Reproduction Forbidden). Questions MOVIE ‘he movies Lieir 4nfancy.” Howson: “Then they ind not heard!" WOULD YOU MARRY A GIRL WHO “NECKS of the biggest problems con- is wheth- a slave or are still in? should be | One Kansas s state. A great many peoy that slavery bad thing 1t many people defend it he editor of The Fun Shop de- ided to put the question spuarely s lLast month he ers on the subject. The | follows Girl Who free e A is a wsked for 1 stion Would Necks QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer 1o any |question of fact or information by | writing to the Question Kditor, New receiv- | lintain Herald, Washington Bureau dint all 1322 New York avenue, Washington ad we | 1D C., enclosing twa cents in stamnps tor reply. Medical, tegal ard marital cub- | advice cannot be given, nor can es- * 'tended research be undertaken Al !ather quicstions will receive a por- 0 sonal reply. Unsigned requests an- it not be answered Al letters confidential.— Editor. framed w You Marry a Thousands of replies wers We have not to them here, and even if we Spitc I on the “necking. sd thein Of those who wrote 18,900 were against ) these, more than half ba on constitutional that aught individual states way many expressed it and agreed with them Dred 8 Deeis Hoag, 1. & |¢ to leave 1o deetds hjection o Are o the s the Q. What states inclt ave Afr 1ore cited the ral e ,.‘ Thurlow vs vaal g wer of the estion BYN Q ar M. ) wins Judell: is the m ’ D hohbi Malay States | cre is it all going to ¢nd? If their em oy diff no more nothers would hring t o th wonld b pariics. 1 and 1 3 i jof ¢ tly, thers o s 5 as th necting v V st af my own ve i Iy ree of lking 2 _One I <0 now 1t Mother's Way tor-M six girls o Darlinz Bail wo hev rpew and b hat no r any rtoin . thin 20 d¢ c ed i ror may tions arc str je Iy uld have wish 10 tak <7 is working s of the o (e enel » necking comp & one ¢ 11 on bave not At Kind ef 0 omen * The whele thing i8 fr yuddn't girl i is ot clocls are tric cd 1o keep the Variations in med Iy who s 1) pri | W I < | A, The assassinatioin of the I Archduke Ferdinand of Austria by a Serbian student. {1 0 ‘Who was the chief of the Air Service of the A. E. F. during the world war? A. Major General Patrick. | & |name Jerome? | A, It is from the means “holy name.” Q. Under what Roman Emperor |was Jerusalem destroyed? Who 'owned it when the British took pos- session of it during the world war? | A Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans under Titus in A. D. 70. It was not rebuilt for a long time. Then it passed into the hands of the | Turks, from whom it was only tem ’pararll)‘ wrested in the time of the Crusades. It remained in the pos- session of the Turks hy the British under General Allen. by in the world war. | Q. Do former presidents of the | United States or their widows re- ceive pensions from the United States government? A Many widows of presidents liuve received a pension by special Act of C‘ongress, but none has been awarded to a former president. Q. Who said: “Laugh and with you, Weep and you weep alone; I'or the sad old earth must roW Its mirth, has trouble own? Mason M. Greek and the world laughs But enough of its A by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. ship is claimed also by Col. John A Joyce, who had it engraved on his gravestone. Q. Did President Coolidge sign the bill providing that the name of aisabled soldiers be placed at the head of the list on civil service registers? A Yes, March 2, 1929, Q. Between what boc does Manhattan Istand lie? A. Between the Hudson river and the East Spuyten Duyvil k and the Harlem river separate it from the mainland on the north and northeast Q. How many iladelphia American m won the SN time Author- The bill was signed on of water river; times Ie penna in 19 101 1914 Do president Tiave noan amendment to the constitu- before it Lécomes a Rat the 1o and he 10 A forurths law? by three- all that No. ation of states is s From what was the pl tiken? imatized Dy and John ald r's ne Hamil son fram of th fon Deane title 1i IES T AW DURTRDANT AGMIITTED BY JURY First Case in New York Under New nroduced torac 43¢ Hor Sth street Law Re.ults in 1 Secure Comviction ork, April 19 (R—Anthany first it in (¢ York d under a s acquitted Jor yes o | What is the meaning of the until captured | bor- | The poem is from “Solitude™ | terday by a federal jury which de- [tiberated only 40 minutes. Sager was accused of selling two gallons of wine to two policem-n. He testificd he gave the wine to one of the policemen as a present and when he refused payment the polic n stuffed the money in his pocket. The jurors denied they were in- fluenced by the severity of Jorcs | law, which makes the sale of liguor la felony and provides a maximum | penalty of five years imprisonment jand a $10,000 fine. Mrs. Ouimet Is Injured When Auto Hits Trolley Arlington, Mass., April 19 (P~ Mrs. Francis Ouimet, wife of the noted golfer, was rerlously injured here last night when an automobire in which she was riding with Mrs. ohn Bolinger, whose husband is vice president of the National Shaw- mut Bank of Boston, struck the | front end of a trolley car. Both | women were taken to a hospital | where it was feared Mrs. Ouimet | had suffered a fracture of the skull, { Mrs. Bollinger was cut about the head, legs and body. Mr. Ouimet is recovering from a serious operation. !Elaven Commit Suicide | In Vienna in One Day Vienna, Austria, April 19 (P—A highwater murk for suicides in Vienna was reached yeste rday when 1 persons, the eldest of whom was ronly 27, took their lives. | No day paskes in the once | capital without at least seven cight perscns committing suicida, | Sickness, unemployment, poverty {and unrequited love are the mot in most cases. gay or e Harny - HURNIER Hae ye heard this one ? TWO SENSIBLI? ME Donal’, the village fool of Drum- sturdy, wandered all over tle dis- trict muttering to himself. Nobody paid any attention to this eccentris regarding it simply mind the Auy the 15 the va- pourings o diseased minister heard ght was som sensible observation fallin Donal's lips 50 he stopped him wsked jocularly why he Iways 118 philosophising to himse'. | s smazement “daft yin piivd rom and ket To * re- in thi Nu nashedy o, toon I like an’ 1 man worth listenin® fine ar rackin' 12 me! And he pasced na. to man o to a isible ) o waA STREET NUMBER | ciry AND X CRAPT v s aid of seal molded an ex- s a per- Wi i out i ) weau, New Britain Heruld WAX TATE BITAIN HERALD, P —— o 1) The Toorar IN oN THIS LIXTY] 198 the little things that count! GOING DOV 1e): “What Gilbert: “That i o on he'l fellow a jon o ra argie: “Then what you te's losin md ail | the time, i he | | to women. a had #n | ust look as though he n tinz past To be interesting to men. a won- n must Jook as though she would | be interesting in the future! i | man 1 inter 5 T waiter but their | fook of ad- | tooked him | con- | ) PER the ONE HUNDR| They leughed when laughter changed to miration when T slowly up and down and said a with a Mrs. Coolidge wrote. “My plans ali |temptuous sneer in my voice: pend upon my mother. T am not leaving home even for a day, as long I “I don’t speak none of that wop | talk. wee? Yonse Frogs come over | rere and don't learn 1o talk Ameri- e Trolley That Meets All the Traine. By Fentaine Fox, THE S$KIPPER JUST SIMPLY HAP o STeP AND LET SOMEONE § (“Fontaine Fox, 1329, The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)