New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1929, Page 6

& o = o o P j . i ed to all southern hospital at Newington. This central- 1y located town, easy of access from all parts of southern New England, charmingly situated amid rural splondors yet near emough to urban centers to be easily reached, appeal- New England the Pest Ofice ot New Britate { cOngressmen except those from Rhode laland and New Haven. Opposition to the site thess could muster availed little in view of the backing accorded Congressman Fenn ising medium | by veterans' organizations. nd press Newington is the ideal sort ot town for such an institution. and Lotti to be aviators to span though they failed THE LATEST OCEAN FLIGRT It has come to Assolant, Lefevre the first French the Atlantic. Al- to travel from Maine te Paris in one flight, their time from continent te continent was speedy, and had it not been for the added weight caused by the presence of the stowaway the de- Thé Wersld fo on es\e dally 1n New !scent in Spain probably would not ‘0 Nowsstend, Times Hotal York &t ing' "Eat Squsre; _Bchults'e Grend Costral ¢3ud Btreet e e Now that a youth in Maine has ot the precedent, we trust it will not become the ambition of every Amer- ichn youth to be an airplane stow- away. Showers ia this vicinity have been forecast often enough recently to suggtet the know it no longer is May. The suggestion of Clarence Barne: that the loca! airport, if and when it materializes, be named Hamilton field in honor of New Britain's l piopeer airman, ought to be follow- : ed. Certainly no other name is more appropriate in view of what this native of New Britain accomplished in the field of aviation at a mnel when only a half dozen dare-devils had the nerve to venture aloft in the new contraptions. CRITICISM AS AN AID FOR MORE NEW SCHOOLS School conditions in this city ap- pear to be normal in one respect— against what has been done, what is there is room for argument for and belagrdone, and what should be done in the future. We have about come to the con- clusion that a town or city which has no argument about the achools on its hands is dead or dying. With- in recent weeks such fiery discus- sions have taken place in Berlin and in Newington; every live com- ‘munity in the state seems to suffer frem this species of municipal m that the doctors cannot com- bat. Superintendent Holmes the other day referred to the curious fact that when the Stanley scheol was built the school board was reundly criti- cized for overbuilding, thus wast- i8g the money of taxpayers unneces- sarily. Since then it has been neces- sary to construct an addition te the school, the gymnasium is being used for class rooms, and portables need to bs added to accommedate on- rushing youth. We should like to know what has become of the eritics who levelled verbal bricks at the schooel beard at the time the Btanley scheel was bulit? Of late years the city has been try- ing to do one thing at a time in con- nection with its school system. At present the addition to the senior high school is the city's construction | job. Plans have been discussed to erect an elementary achool pinnt at the end of Oak street, which reb. ably would be the chief construction work for next year. But there was a time when the city did better than this and made more headway. The Lincoln, Vance and Roosevelt schools were all con- structed aproximately at the same time. If the hiatus in elementary scheol construction is to lead to more or less fiery criticism, and there secms to be a feeling that more action is necescary, then the school board need not be backward about pushing ahead in a manner to disarm such criticism. The method 1o de followed would be simple: Start another building program on a lurge scale. The new schools will cost money. but if the flery criti are sincere there would be no ob- jection from that quarter And there is something else not to overiook: The new schoo's built dur- ing the last few years have proven to be popular additions to i * city's resources. All of thew “ex- pensive;” but we have yet to meet with anyone except and there a politician who has grumbled at their matcrialization Perhaps the city. by building more of them, would contribute just that many more opportunities for citizens to point with prid Let the school board take heart Buch criticism as springs up ploughs the ground for a new harvest of het. ter schools. Everyone's help in this important matter is worthy of ap- oreciation. wors perhaps here THE VETERANS' HOSPITAL Cengressman E. Hart Fenn did well by his constituents and to Con- mecticut gemerally by leading the wer these repeated ocean flights is & matter of opinion, and thers is | cellection stage of no practical purpose |.er\'ed by ocean flights. Everyone is | Lloyd George has taken on the have been necessary. The three Frencnmen seem in- clined to try again. attempting a ard flight next time. Whether re wise plenty of testimony that at this of aeronautical development any longer is airminded enough to realize that favorable circumstances. 1t is probable, however, that intre- pid and courageous fliers will con- tinue at intervals to attempt to bet- ter the time of predecessors. The !gamble with dcath may add to the interest of such flights. A non-stop flight across the American conti- nent, traversing equally as great & distance as acroes the ocean, does not attain the widespread attention as & flight across the ocean because there is less of a chance to die in the attempt. It is because the French govern- ment refused to permit a westward flight by two of the aviators that they went 10 the United States to fly to France. It remaina to be seen whether the French government sees "fit te changs 1ts policy in view of the ensuing succes. Of one thing there is little doubt: The French government will be loth to permit such brave aviators to throw away their lives. If. after due calculation, it seems likely that they can succeed. the attempt may be al- lowed. Otherwise the aviators, de- spite their initial success, will not be permitted to accept the risk se fur a8 leaving France is concerned. Having flown across the ocean once usually is er.ough for éven the most courageous of aviators. MRS. HOOVER'S RUSINESS ‘That peculiar trait which causes some folks to delight in attempt. | ing to run the business of others can be located in bounteous measure in in passing a resolution condemning |Mra. Hoover for entertaining Mra. | Oscar De Priest, wife of a Negro member of Congress. at the same time she entertained other wiven of | congressmen. Regardless of how much or how little race prejudice one happens te possess (and the less the better) it was the private and personal busi- ness of Mrs. Hoover. GOVERNMENT WHRITEWASH I The U. 8. assistant secretary of the treasury, Scymour Lowman, has made a rather unconvincing defense for the government In the killing of a Minnesota merchant by a prohibi- (tion agent. The fact that he stated newspaper accounts of the affair were “highly colored.” but failing to {specify in what manner this color- |ing was laid on, adds to the uncon- vincing nature of his defense of the prohibition Killing. In addition, he }uoum have the erring prohibition of- | !ficer tried in a federal court, in | which trials of prohibition killers usually have terminated in acquittal. little doubt that "Fome of the persons killed by prohi- | There' can be bition agents were desperate char- acters; but not all of them. Some | were innocent citizens. Differentiat- |ing between the desperate characters and the innocent citizenry is a task | that prohibition officers are unable 1o make. Certainly not under the |system under which such oficers go {heavily armed and have the govern- |ment's permiesion o shoot upon slight provocation, if any at all. | 1t is a matter for a therough in- | Yestigution by Congres. looking to 'such changes In the law as will ob- i\mu- the slaughter of the innocents {by prohibition guards. Mr. Lowman for the treasu hoids that gome of made would nullify the prohibition Jaw nullify the the suggestions It is better to law as 1o horder patrol continue the risk of slaying citizens innocently com- than to to run ing into contact with minlons of the government who are buttressed with the thought that whatever they may do they will he whitewashed and go free The only punishment out to a ever meted ! prohibition officer with (Which we are familiar was in the case of Miss Betty Heywood, a Brit- Ithe actien of the Texas state senate | isulin( 0il weil cases. toh subject, whe was ehet ia the base of the brain last September by probibitien officers In Oblo. The driver of the car in which Miss Hey- wood was a passager thought the agents were hold.up men. For- tunately Miss Heywood recovered. The agent who shot her was fined §5 for ssssuit and battery. He has the distinction of being the only prohibitien agent ever punished for an indiscriminate shooting. Per- haps. as ene Ohio newspaper wit re- marked. he was fined for having such bad aim as to hit the guest in the car instead of the driver. And how ineficient the prohibition agents are in stopping ‘the flow eof liquor en masse. They shoot up | citizens in automobiles, as if much liquor possibly could be found there- in; while the truckloads of liquor pass them by virtually unmolested. Perhaps this is becauss the truck drivers and helpers are harder to handle; and perhaps they may shoot first. THRE LLOYD GEORGE BLOC Having glanced across the sea and discovered that a firmly knit Pro- greasive bloc can play hob with par- liamentary machinery, Lloyd George in England has modeled his lonely of 6¢ Liberals on the | American bloc plan. Declaring !hag his following in the House of Cm- mons holds the balance of power, ]npem of a political dictater. His weatherman doesn't |airplanes can span the ocean under 'bloc will vote with the MacDonald government, he declares, only so long as the MacDonald party plays with Liberal doctrines. Just as soon as it becomes socialistic, down will go the MacDonald government for | lack of support of the Liberal bloc. Senator Norris. operating in our upper house, can well envy thn’nlt 'Geor[e. Nothing would suit Senator :Norrll better than a bloc of 54 tried and true Progressives who would 'hnla an outstanding balance of lpewer in the American government. But the American anti<4his-and-that . bloc only encempasses the bright !minds of about a dozen men. Some- times these have the balance of power and sometimes they don't. What Lloyd George's bloc will faver to the extent of supporting the MacDonald government required no leng period of cogitation on the part of the leader. First comes recogni- tien of Russia. “I assume’—re- marked the doughty Liberal chief- tain—"that the government will im- ' mediately repair the stupld blunder of the Arcos raid and resume diplo- matic relations with Russia.” From which it is an elementary problem in arithmetic that the MacDonald and Lioyd George forces will jein in ‘recmldn‘ Russia, and that (hh; will happea quickly. Withdrawal of troops (rem llll: Rhineland, arbitration in domestic labor disputes, co-operation with 'tho United States in naval matters. ,further extension ef the Washington ars treaty. an agreement on cruiser plans with America, and an attempt ' 10 abolish submarines—these include | what the Lloyd George bloe will support. The “foolish undertaking” by the late Baldwin government in consent. !ing that trained reserves are not to 'M computed and diacussed in any examination of national armament is scored by Lloyd Geerge; and as this plan also is opposed by the Labor chieftain it seems likely that a new deal In computing armaments is likely at future conferences on the subject. ‘These questions encompass foreign policies in which the United States is | vitally interested. On the whole they indicate an enlightened attitude by ‘the new British government, one in |conformity with the attitude of the | American government. The Amer- ican government. The American public can 100k for a heightened un- derstanding with Great Britain un- | der the MacDonald regime. aided |and abetted by the Lloyd George bloc. The “strained relations” of |some time back, caused by the | hard-boiled attitude of the Baldwin | imperialiata, happily 18 due to be | definitely a thing of the past. In these matters the Baldwin govern- the | prevailing majority opinion of the I ment woefully misrepresented British people, in great part leading I'o its defeat at the poll Chairman Patrick ¥. King of the school board. today has made a flery rehuttal to the fiery criticism of the mayor made on Saturday. The 'chairman evidently believes in fighting fire with fire. We are in- I terested obscrvers, or seconds with towels, water buckets and smelling Isalts. Being chairman of the board. {tlon. When he dies he leaves just as |admi‘ted the farmer. “but that coo Facts exd Fancies People don't want advice. That's just a way of biibing you te lsten to their treubles. You can't understand the tariff bill, eh? Well, maybe you can un- derstand yenr grocery bill. A news story says Rome is en- couraging the manufacture of bot. tiesc. Another simister threat for Senator Heflin. Happy thought! Keeping a few rival gangsters outside might dis- courage jsil breaking. Don't be common. Every garden- er would be raising dandelions it they were hard to raise. S — Women are braver than men. No man waits until he is three feet bo- hind a car to honk a warning that he intends to pass, “The night has a thousand eyes,” said the poet. What of it? A darned house fly has eight thousand. What's the use? The bee keeps busy all his life and his end is tur. rible. Count that day lost whoss low descending sun sees no flight rec- ord broke or flight begua. Americanism: Temporarily hold- ing a commonplace job you are go- ing to scorn just as soon as the publishors have sense enough to ac- cept your stuff. Law will seem sacred to every- body whenever the bleacherd think the man is out just becauss the ump says he's out. Now if only the Crime Commis- sion can get as much first page space as the commission of erime. Mrs. Willebrandt's interest in flying isn't new. She has made sev- al noted efforts to encourage the sprouting of wings. If it is true that soft music overcomes the desire for revenge. why doesn't the dentist hire an or chestra. The poor man has one consola- much as the rich man does. He 1€aves it all. He must be a pretty good presi- | dent when Senators kick because he doesn't pay enough attention to senators, As we understand it, the Germans simply can’t pay any sum they think the Allies can be bluffed into re- ducing. » Lindbergh has lemened national anxiety. The group that can't sleep without knowing just where he is no longer includes flappers. Correct this sentence: “Just tell me frankly what you think of my weork.” eaid the budding poet, “and 1 won't he offended.” Copyright. 1929, Publishers Syndicate o - Send sll communications to Pun will be forwsrded (o New Vork. 'WELCOME OLD SUNMER TINE™! The mercury is climbing, folks, now summer time is due, It used to hug the freesing-point, thank goodness that is done! Let's see to it our spirit rise propor-! |ashamed ot yourseir tionately, too, And keep them at the pleasing-point with mirth and cheer and fun! GOOD RECORD! Clarke, 8r.. "Did you get good marks in college?” Clarke, Jr.: “Sure did. 1 passed the highest in the blindfold cigar- ette test!" THE PUNCH BOWL . Brief Poem! I rise to toot the farmer's horn. His lasting praise to sing. He raises: families, and corn, and hell, and everything' —E. W. Marple. DR The Tired Business Man! 8ix ladies, rather dreasy ones, have come To get a small donation for their fair. A man, not dressy, asks a modeat sum For keeping an asylum ir repair; “Good morning. Pleased to muet you. Have a chair,” Another cancellation has been wired. And nothing's really vood for falling hair— No wonder the tired business man is tired. any Stenographers insist on chewing gum, ! And giving you the Lady-Alice atare, All office boys who do not whistle, hum A single and unvariable air. “My dear, 1I've really not a thing to wear, And you MUBT see another cook ia hired”; Dog Pr.ferred is Hot off three points a share— No wonder the tired business man is tired. Quite late last night he drew to help a pair, But one small spade was all that he acquire It does not help, at such a time, to swear— No wonder the tired business man is tired! —Charles K. Wing. A LONG PEDIGREE An Ayrshire farmer 8 selling off his stock to a Glasgow dealer d the latter commented on the skinny, emaclated appearance of one of his cows. “l grant ye she's a bit thin-like,” has a long pedigree.” “Umph,” eaid the dealer, €00 that ever | saw mair!"” fl‘w? (el 25 Vears Ago Today Marcus White will make an ad- at the graduating exercises of |the Wethersfield high school Wed- nesday evening. A scries of baseball games are be- ing arranged between the office em- iployes of Russell & Erwins' of this city and the New York office . | Mrs. Theodore Hooker, a teacher ,at the high school, entertained 40 |of her pupilg Baturday at her home in Rocky Hill. Preparations are being made for the farewell reception to be given {16 A. H. Goddard, who has resigned a8 secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Rev. Dr. Ozora 8. Davis preached his Airst sermon at the South Con- “Nae needed it Mr. King naturally feels inclined to | resent the Kind of criticism which {he is not at a loss to describe with telling words. We have no doubt |that the public will be able to come to an cquitable conclusion, and that the ultimate result will be a more speedy realization of the ideals of {the school board to provide this city with a wel thought-out plan of ade- quate buildings regardless of the Itemporary difficulties that may beset |the board during any ene year while _the ultimate goal is being attained. Alkali “lakes” in substitute for cement the Mohave suitable lor] gregational church yesterday. The {new pastor was greeted by a large ‘congregation. | A musicale was 'music pupils of St yesterday. given by the Mary's convent SKIDS ON OILED ROAD Rkidding on the freshly oiled road- way. the car driven by -Jose Gine- star, 90 RBroad stre bumped into the car of William J. Boland. 219 Burritt street, parked in front of his house. Sunday morning at 10:30. In his report to the police, Gine- star_says that he was going south ,on Burritt streét and another car was coming in the epposite direction To slow up, Ginestar applied his brakes, and skidded into the Beland |} Dentist: "Do you want any spe- cial kind of false teeth?" Rastus: “Make ‘em as sharp us yo' kin, Doctuh. Den Ah won't have to carry a razah E. Remsen. TAXI DRIVER PHILOSOPHY By Joan Martin “An' lemme tellya, buddy, reasoa the lady picked me steada you, see, the was lookin’ f'r a good depend- able cab an’ driver, see, an’ w'en 1 come along it was jus’ like a answer to a prayer, see, an’ . .. ." . . “So long, Yellow, an' may all your Kids be traffic cops.” .. “Sumpin should oughta he done about them forty-cents-a-mile bird anyways. Forty cents a mile to ge cher spine broke in them double~ boilers they hounce aroun' town in, anya tle it! An’ reckless! Sa them guys don't pay no more atte tion to traffic signals than you an’ me does to Prohibition!" . e “Sure. T like night drivin’ the best. ‘Bout t'ree o'clock in the mornin'— ‘at’s the time 1 get my most elegant passengers. Sure. W'y, twicet aw- ready 1 carried Tex Guinan. Sure. An’ anudder time 1 most come near | pickin' up Peaches Brownin' an’ her jmudder. Sure, nights is the tim: you carry the swells. Sure.” . . “Sure, it's them few pirates an’ gyps in the taxi racket that gives all the resta us fellas a bad name. Now like wit' me, see, way 1 feel, honesty's the bes' policy ever' time. Sure. T guess 1 jus' got too much Faiaiaa for this game. thass Il I always tell them gusy, trick meters |don’t getcha nuttin® nine times outa ten but a arzument an' you lose yer tip too! Sure t'ing. Firs' place they's too many meter watchers, an' hell. how 1 hate meter watchers! Yessor, brother. honesty's the b policy, thass my motto ever' time ck. P"‘l'ho trouble with said the lady. as for another book, 80 far—and no farther.” that suthor.” AUNT THE OPPONITED Hartley, Br.: "You ought to be Junior: “"What's the Harticy, 8.0 “They are traveling sronad people.” Junior: “That’s & tie. Imd They're tight all the time! —A. H. McHariand. (Copyright 1929, Reproduction Forbidden) matter?” tell ma you with loose § }"1 s seifite: s i keep it from gradually slipping fer- | fair ward a little bit. Q. 1s thers any @difference be- tween the temperatures of maturs! and artificjal ice? “|ice have the same temperature. Q. What is the correct prenun- ciation of Afghanistan? A. It fs pronounced Af-gan-is- tan with a slight accent on the sec- ond and last syligbles, Q. What s the Arabia? A. Arsbis is now divided into four states, each with its own capi- capital of QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1322 New York avenus, Washington, D. C., enciosing two cents in stampe for reply. Medical. legal and martial advice cannot be given. nor can ex- tended rewearch be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be unswered. All letters are confidential. —Editor. Q. 1In descending a stairway should a woman precede her male | escort? A. The lady follows the gentle. man. Q. What is the value of @ United States zoid haif dollar, dat-| ed 1856? A. There nver has been a coin. Q. Do horses always, sleep #tand- ing up? A. They can sleep either stand-| ing up-or lying down. Their habits vary in this respect. Q. What salary does the Gover nor of Ohio receive? A. Ten thousand dollars a year. Q. What is & “Travelers check™? Various agencies such as banks, travel agents and transporta- tion companies sell to travelers checkg or drafts in denominations of $10. $20 and upwards, which when properly endorsed by the holder can be cashed in all parts of the world. Q. What is the highest temper- ature ever attained? | A. The United States Bureau of | Standards says that the highest temperature at(ained ik about 5600 degrees Centigrade, by carbon under pressure. At this temperature all substances vaporize. Q. Who is the author of “Molly Bawn"? A. Mrs. Margaret Hungerford who wrote under the pen name of “The Duchess.” Q. Who owns the forest land in Oregon? A. The Federal Government and private individuals and corporations own a large proportion of the for- est land in Oregon. Over 13.000.000 acres are under Federal control. Private holdings comprise abhout 10,900,000 acres. The state which at one time was the owner of a vast acreage of forested land, now helds title to less than one per cent of the| total forested area. Q. Where a coin does not have actual representation of a head em- bossed on it, which side is “hcads” and which is “tails”? | A. Properly speaking a coin has two sides, an obverse and a re- verse. The date on U. 8. coins is on: such | SO IT HAS! Bert: “Do you believe in immor- tality = George: “Why of course. Evén a machine which was parked along the curbing. Damage was but slight. 8hoA has a sole!” —Nina Willis Walter. | for Bouthern New England: tal. They are as follows: The King- dom of Hejaz and Nejd—capital, Mecca; The Imamate of Yemen — capital, Sanaa; The Sultanate eof Kuweit—capital, Kuweit; The Sul. tanate of Oman——capital, Muscet. Q. Do chameleons breed in cap- tivity? What is the best way to keep them? . A. They breed in cantivity under faverable conditions. To give them “natural wurroundings.” construct a large screened cage where there is an abundance of sunlight. Keep plenty of plants in the sage. Cham- eleons like plenty of water, but will not drink it from a receptacle. Sprinkie the water in drops in the cage in which they ate kept, and on the leaves. They will drink all the water they can get in this manner. Do not let the damp leaves remain long in the cage as chameleons do rot thrive in dampness. They eut meal worms, bread crumbs and tiny pieces of mea'. Put the food on straws and move it about they will not eat if it remains ionary. In their natural environment, they live by catching moving insects. Obseroations On The Weather Washington, June 17.—Forecast Fair and continued warm tonight and Tuesday; light southerly winds. Forecast for Eastern New York: Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer in central portion tonight; gentle to moderate west or southwest winds. 25 Arch Street Phone 207 Temperatures yestorday: ! Atlanta . JUNGE I8 NONORED Burlington, Vt, June 17 UM Judge Wendall Phillips Strafterd, as- sociate justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbis, was awarded the degres of doctor of laws at the 126th commencement of the University of Vermont todsy. Judge Strafford was aise the com. mencement speaker. Three other honorary degrees were awarded. Arthur Edward Pope of New York, was awarded the de- gree of electrical engineer: George Edson Philip 8mith, Tuceon. Ariz, irvigation engineer, doctor of ene ginéering; and Allan Pearson’ Shate ford, Montreal, Que.. Canada, preacher, doctor of divinity. 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