New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1929, Page 6

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The Herald 1o en ssle dally in New ork st Hotaling's Newssand, Times . . estands, Eatrance Square; Schults's New Grand Central, ¢3nd Strest —————————— Some of the boys in the smoke shops don’t like the ideas of Euro- peans being “too prominent” in the fisticuffs industry. -Well, it is an open season for contenders and any of those who don't like it can get an inning it they care to stand up as sparring partners. 'y Perhaps Senator Gould of Maine is the fellow who dropped that laundry package in Washington, accidentally breaking two bottles. Hylan wants to run again in New York, saying the town is wide open and needs closing up. That's a good way not to get elected in New York. Down in Bristol the political pot is said to be boiling early. That' bad feature about politics—the boil- ing stew. Nobody cares for it except the politicians. The Philadelphia Athletics look ‘like sure winners in the American league, provided they don't all go up in the air and come down too sud- denly. Somehow this team, despite itsa wide margin above the runner- up, remains popular; showing that ‘there is a warm popular feeling for Connie Mack ™ his come-back. A sliding scale for sugar duties, or any duties, must mean about the same thing as the flexible tariff— something that goes up but rarely down, “I was beaten by a better man,” announced the marble champ from Akron, O., when the marble champ frem Philadelphia won the national championship. It doesn’t take long for a boy marble shooter to feel like ~ & man. A BETTER WAY TO TAKE CENSUS How to take the census next year in ‘he best possible manner is a point that is agitating many a muniel. pality. It is being recalled that the ‘census-takers in 120 were not in all cases very adept and some cities a. mid to have suffered from careléss- nes on the one hand or were given a better census rating than the facts warranted by overzealousness on the other—the census-takers, as we un- derstand it, being paid by the num- ber of names they brought into ‘headquarters. In the cities the taking of the cen- sus could be simplified by using the letter carriers and the police. If every such public servant were given a little extra money for taking the ‘census it would be taken properly and there would be no cause for doubt after it were all over. The letter carriers and the police, at least, are more reliable than the talent usually hired by the govern- ment census bureau. NOW BETTER WALKS IN WALNUT HILL As we understand it, the siope from the northern side of the war memorial monument in Walnut Hill purk to West Main street or there- abouts is to be improved with an artistic graveled or concrete walk or steps when the city through the park board accumulates sufficient money 10 go through with it. This will form a vast improvement over the pres- ent condition of this slope, which as a matter of fact is being left in a more or less unimproved condition until such time when the real im- provement is undertaken. This plan, it it is carried out, will make northern approach to the monu- ment as impressive as the southern approach, where the wading pool and flower beds are situated. While the city is at it. there is something else the park that could be improved with much sat- isfaction to such habitually trundle baby carriages to the top of the hill. The so-called walks leading to the top of the hill are composed of thinly laid down in crushed stone, without binding maferial. That is to say. the stone is loose and soft. The wheels of baby carriages and go-carts have a habit of pushing down into the soft stone, ‘ vastly increasing the muscular effort required to trundle one of them to the top of the hill. It is about all a woman can do to push a go-cart through the soft stone composing such a walk, and as the hill is steep, the effort is quite exhausting. The walks exist for the purpose of enabling all visitors to the park, with or without babies, to reach the summit of the hill conveniently. At present there is not much con- venience attached to the work: and on warm days it is considerably more than an inconvenience. It has come to the attention of the Herald that mothers would appre- ciate more solid material for these walks. The park board should get to work on the matter. Either cement walks should be put down or first class binding material mixed with the soft stone, preferably the for- mer. PROPERTY ATTACKS ON GRAND LIST It is becoming clear that property owners of the city are looking with the | mothers who | disfavor upon the grand list. There seems logic, too, in the assumption that at a time when property values have declined the grand list also should decline or at least remain ap- proximately stationary. When a property owner realizes that his pro- perty is worth less in the market, and yet finds it assessed quite as much as ever before, he is inclined to question the justice of the city's method. A reduced grand list, however, will result in a reduced tax income, and this at a time when many necessary {improvements face the city. City Hall has a problem on its hands, and so have the disaffected property owners. A reduced grand Iist cannot help the victims of realty speculation who operated with the proverbial shoe- string, however. In the first place, it is impossible to reduce the grand list over night, and such a materiali- zation of necessity would have to wait until next year. Meantime the situation will continue as at present. POLITICAL BOOMERANG IN WRONG TARIFF They say down in Washington that President Hoover is in favor of an increased sugar duty in order to help the beet sugar industry in the West. But after reading the dispatches one is left in doubt whether the President doesn't merely want to be a good fellow and not hurt the feel- ing of Senator 8moot. A significant point about the tarift discussion is that the President does not wish to have Congress write an- other tariff which would become as unpoular as the Payne-Aldrich law, which resulted in political repercus- sions. That sounds as it raising industry way. every taritf- may not get its WHEN HUMAN NATURE RUNS WILD It occurs often: The more one sees of human nature the more respect one has for dogs. The other day a boy was walking along a sidewalk and a bus was pass- ing in the astreet. Some smart aleck on the bus threw a cannon crack- er at the boy on the sidewalk and hit him in the eye. Fortunately the cannon cracker did not explode at that time. The situation was reversed when a boy on the sidewalk threw a can- non cracker at another bey riding by in a truck. Such loons neced to spend the Fourth of July in jail and be fed on bread and water. SO THIS IS PROGRESS IN AVIATION | The present week has been one of the worst on record for airplane fa- talities, at least as far as front page attention has been concerned. All other sorts and varieties of airplane news likewise figured ex- tensively in the news. On Thursday there was seven stories having to do | with airplanes on the front page of | this newspaper. | The higgest merger in the history of aviation, too, took place during the week—that between the Wright and Curtiss interests, involving ten | other offiliated concerns. | Aviation is “advancing;” the ques- |tion is, however, in what direction. | A tetter from an nvestment house, | wheh arrived yesterday. distilled the | engrossing information that air- I plane stocks are undergoing a “bull market;" that there have bheen ad- | | vances of from 30 to 1200 points In the stock of “some of the pioneers. In this respect. undoubtedly, avia- tion is “advancing.” | The general run of citizens, how- |ever, will not he convinced that the | progress is entirely satisfactory until he reads less of airplane fatalities. | Stock advances alone cannot make people airminded The complaint is general in this country that Americans are not as airminded as they Qught to be. Some of them, of course, are ex ively airminded. if that is possible: but | the majority stil seem to be on the | fence. Some of tHe most excessively | airminded—ror instance, aviation been among the | casuaity list. That does not make a | officials—have good impression elsewhere. Foolproof planes, engines that don't balk, and pilots who do not take chances are atill the chief needs of aviation. A merger of airplane companies doesn’t impress the aver- age individual half as much as definite news that engines are being made which don't stall. FREE COMPETITION WITH UNCLE SAM Quite a furore was caused some time ago in the candy trade when a cigarette concern began advising the public to smoke cigarettes instead of reaching for a sweet. This was a species of “unfair competition,” and “unethical,” it was claimed. The cigarette concern, harassed by the indignant comments and fearing the loss of trade as a reaction from popular indignation, ultimately changed its style, so that the candy trade now rests in more or less peace. However, it wasn't the first time that one industry openly and bland- ly told the public not to patronize another. It is being done right along. and the industry which suffers in silence and without objection mere- ly does so because it is not operated like other industries, but happensa to be the U. 8. postal department. ‘Who has not noticed, while pass. ing a telegraph office, that signs are displayed reading: “Don’t Write— Telegraph.” It looks to us like competing with the mails with a vengeance. Good natured Uncle 8am, though, does not care. o WHY RACKETEER Pl?.\'ER&S ARE EXPENSIVE AFFAIRS At the Marlow funeral in New York there was an outpouring of flowers valued at $10,000. That's considerably more than honors the memory of manv a man not identified with underworld activities. ‘We have become somewhat ac- customed to such manifestations of affection at the funerals of racket- eers, however; and we understand the reason better, thanks to the in- vestigators of gangland psychology. Such displays at such funerals are intended to impress rival factions in the underworld that the deceased has lots of friends. There is an aroma of vengeance in the back- ground. No racketeer is ever allowed to be laid away without a vast display of flowers, and preferably in a silver coffin costing $20,000. This is supposed to impress all enemies with the enormity of their deed. In due time there is another big funeral. NORTH AND SOUTH ON MRS. DE PRIEST The achism that exists between northern and southern Democrats has been rarely more clearly indi. cated than in comment upen the in. vitation to the White House of Mrs. De Priest, wife of the colored con- gressman from Chicago. Legislatures in the South have passed resolutions condemning the First Lady of the Land; southern politiclans have been windjamming in rare form. Most newspapers in the South have harped on the “dangers” to white supremacy underlying the incident. The New York World, leading northern Democratic newspaper, and the Boston Post, leading Democratic organ in New England, both highly commended Mrs. Hoover and have been indulging in pointed words about southern chivalry, prejudice and politics. Other newspapers in the North, quite regardless of politics, have tak- en sides with Mrs. Hoover. It is more significant than ever be- fore that northern and southern Democrats are agreeing on less and less. SCHOOLS STILL REMAIN UNDER STATE CONTROL There has been considerable com- ment caused by the recent announce- ment that prohibition propaganda would be attempted by the govern- ment, and gthere has been almost universal condemnation of the plan to use the public schools for this purpose. The government could not use the public schools in this fashion except in the District of Columbia, or where the public school authorites cooper- ated of their own free will. The pub- | lic schools are under state control. President Hoover and Prohibition Commissioner Doran both have seen | fit to oppose the plan. This attitude is correct; but no propaganda is possible in the schools unless the school authorities, as before stated, connive with the propaganda smiths. WASTEBASKET FODDER 1S OVERDONE The high-powered direct-mail ad- vertising executives who send out the form letters and other “literature” the populace throws into the waste basket usually obtain their names from the clity or telephone direct- ories. It is good husiness for the postal department. but not so good for many of those receiving the stream of letters in every mail. Lately the letters from small loan . firms have been .cluttering up ‘the mail about as effectively as any othera. They have about crowded out the_form letters from book and them in volume. Receipt of such letters from loan frms are not appreciated by many citizens. The letter carrier, for in- stance, who by dint of his ¢alling can judge the personal affairs of many of his customers along the thorough- fares of his beat, is inclined to obtain an entirely erroneous opinion. He mght concjude that hs friends are receiving dunning letters from the small loan firms. We think the number of form let- ters and advertising stuffers send broadcast through the mails and aimed at inoffending Aitizens com- prises one of the most onerous nuisances of the age. We have never discovered anyone to disagree. It was only the other day, however, when happening to possess an idle ten minutes we began examining the days output in detail instead of throwing it in the wastebasket un. read that we became more firmly convinced on this point than ever be- fore. Facts and Fancies After all, the moat effective way to get rid of fat is to divoree it. A prominent pedestrian seldom dies in vain. Usually the tratfic laws are efiforced for several weeks. Roosevelt's “lunatic fringe” doesn't harm good causes any more than bad ones. . But how can the good love a dry and plous magasine when its pub. lisher also prints a very wet one? The water lily opens late in the morning and closes early in the aft- ernoon. Perhaps Nature was trying to make a vegetable banker. Golf may cause heart trouble of one kind. But the mixed foursome has been known to effect cures. If men really wish to abolish war, they might practice up by learning to abolish strikes. There's just 50 much money. And when Wall street makes a new mil. lionaire, 3471 suckers lose their shirts. The only safe driving is the kind that allows sufficient margin to take care of a fool. Americanism: Thinking the mevie rather punk; being afraid to say so because the tremendous advertising campaign calls it a wonder. The poor have one consolation. They aren’t doomed to be lonely be- cause nobody can follow their pace. How do you recognize success? Well, you have arrived if enemies call you an “upstart” and friends call you a “lucky stiff.” - The ass that spoke in Bible times didn’t get off a long spiel about tha marvelous sandals made by the com- pany providing theé program. Opinion in divided, bdut talkies seem a great improvement to those who couldn’t read sub-titles. The poor man's son has another advantage. When he does the things done by the rich man's son. he fsn't going to the dogs because his dad is a fool. Suppose the power trust owned half of the newspapera. And at- tempted dirty work at the cross. roads. Would the other half fail to tell the world? ‘Will the debenture plan enrich farmers? Well, when the farmer gets an unusually good price, does he share part of his profit with the hired hand? You don't need a complicated intel- ligence or moral test. Just think what the world would be like if all of its people were like you. Correct this sentence: “The wife and daughter are frights in bathing suits,” said he, “but we'll go to the seashore instead of the mountains.” (Copyright 1929, Publishers Syndicate) 25 Years Ago Today The town clerk’s office made a record this week by issuing 23 mar- riage licenses. No new developments have been made in the proposition to extend the trolley lines to the north end of the town. A large number from this city witnessed the Yale-Harvard game |in New York vesterday. The wear- ers of the blue were defeated. § to 0. A heavy blast set off in the yard of landers’ plant shonk the build- {ings in the neighborhood and caused considerable excitement. | Rock 18 being blasted to make way for the new railroad tracks. Rentschler's park will .be the scene of baseball games, bewling matches and concerts on the Fourth of July. William Phillips, Daniel Ander- son, August Carlson and August Heinecke are cnjoying a two weeks’ fishing trip at Lake Congamond. The list of July dividends which will be paid by the local manufac- turing concerns was announced to- day. The number of tax licns filed in the town clerk’s office by the col- l1ectors this week shows a great in- i(rflasfl over last year's figure. Hipparchus, & Rhodesan. pre. pared the first card index in the sec- Iond century B. C.. a catalogue of cver 1.000 stars, ;READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS magazine firms, or at least surpass | TRY THE FUN SHOP FIRST! id in your sport-clothes outfit yet? Well listen, Folks, and don't forget: THE FUN SHOP can supply each need And make us all good sports indeed! Tmported! “I think I'll take this Are thete any rectric-: Actre: apartment. tions?" Superintendent: “We don't allow you to Keep domestic pets.” Actress: “That's all righ ried a foreigner!" —Mrs. C. B. Hurst. i+ 1 mar- THE FUN SHOP NEWS WELKLY Crime “If you teach a boy to blow a sax- ophone that boy will never blow a a writer. But can we be equally confident that if he is taught to blow a safe he will never blow a saxophone? Classified “Hiz drawl hides a quick brain however, and when some time ago he grew a mustache it did not take him long to realize that it did not suit him." 8ociety column in Chicago (Ill.) Tribune. It is men like this, able to make swift decisiol who have made Americar. what she is! Soclal A physiognomist points out that the woman with a closely-shut mouth does not make an ideal wife. Neither does the woman with a mouth that won't shut closelyl Foreign In this complaining world it is quite a relief to hear of one con- tented pecple. Afghan tripesmen are said to be thoroughly enjoying the chaotic condition of their country! Sports “The amateur gardener, with na- ture to help him, is confident of results,” reads a gardening article in a neighboring newspaper. Isn’t it a pity that nature seems to take no interest whatever in paper hanging? Sure Was! Proprietor: “Don’t you see that sign? Not responsible for coats un- checked. urious” Ned: “But me coat was checked, Just like me pants —Nell Freeman. "JonES HAS JUSY ARBWED HOME WITH A BOX OF CANDY. IF WIS WIFE \S IN BAD HUMOR Swt GEYS 17, IF NOT HE HOLDS Y FOR BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST By Miriam Latner A gentleman said to his daughter: “You muet do something about your young men. They are destroying the peace of my home. They steal my cigars. They smoke my pipes. They drink my gin. They keep the telephone at a constant jingle. They are terrible. I suggest that you marry one of them and settle down.” So his daughter called together her suitors and they were many and overflowed into all parts of the house. “One of you lads must maxgy me,” she announced. Three of them left the house giving no explanation Rix were engaged and one reprobate turned out to be married already. To the latter she added, “I certainly #m surprised at you." The remaining young men gath- ered together and debated as to which would be the lucky fellow. “If T get her,” one said, “I will not consider. it a good brewk.” Many others feit the same way and were allowed to withdraw. The remaining two went to the One of OGaughter and proposed. them said, “Your eyes are beautifwl, and I love you. Will you marry me? 8he said “No,” that she liked him very much, and enjoyed his com- phny, and that she was sorry. He went out and shot himself. The other said to her, “You're a great kid. about it 8he said “No, a sister to him, and what is mar- viage without love? ‘When the news of her failure to secure & husband 1eached her father Let's get married. How he became disgusted and had her locked up in the garret. scended on his home Peace de- abselutely no attention to her! Incentive! Constance (wealthy): “Sometimes my I wonder how love.” Robert (poor): will there’'s a way you ever won G. V. Carr. True Enough! Mr when they answered the 10 hear the voice of their lipsburg, Montana. 1™ hich is eve: ‘ " that she would be save for the few moments of each day when his daughter would request—loudly and with vigor—to be released. He paid Where there's a and Mrs. Roswell Penningion were surprised last Sunday evening telephone son, Wayne, who called them from Phil- The distance, 000 miles, seemed to —THE OBSERVER— Makes Random Obeervations On the City anc Its People Fickle Voting Public Demands Hard Facts From Candidates The day of the cigar-passiag, baby-kissing polititian has gone—he is a thing of the past. The voting public of today takes an active interest in government and in the officials who conduct It ‘When campaign days roll around, it is usually the didate who can lay on the table an attractive set of cards who gets the votes. This can be illustrated right here in the city of New Britain, a munici- pality whose voting lists show about three registered republicans for every registered democrat. There is not a voting district in-the city that has not a greatet number of re- publicans than democrats, and the sixth ward, traditionally the demo- cratic stronghold, is np exception. On the face of it, it would seem that nothing more than the nomination of the republican party should be necessary to insure election to the oftice of mayor. Yet, in the 10 yeary which wil] have elapsed when Mayor Paonessa completes the term he is now serving. the city has had two republican administrations and three democratic. Admittedly, Angelo M. Paoncasa came out in 1922 as one of tho strongest candidates the democrits had put forth in some years, this the result of a lengthy period of com- mon council service with a record of achievements which was Attractive, In 1924, he faced one of the city's ablest men, who might ordinarily bo pointed to as a “sure thing" for the mayoral honors—Judge B. W. Al- ling. But when Paonema' rds were placed on the table, it was found that he had given a good ad- ministration and the public was sat- isfied. It was no reflection on Judge Alling. He just didn't have the arguments and a hard-headed electorate ignored party lines and returned Paonessa. Almost any one of the several other candidates men- tioned at the time might haye gone down in a political slaughter. This was not the case with Alling, who made a good showing. He was later a representative and then a sena. torial nomination came his way, this being set aside when he was put un the state ticket a candidate for attorney general, a positien in which he is now serving his second term, There is one thing true of the American voter of today, a condi- tion found not only in New Britain but also in every other city in the country. It is a type of ficklenezs which causes the defeat of a candi- date when he has come before the public too frequently in & short period of time. It was this situa- tion which caused a rift in the re- publican party after George A. Quigley had given the city three terms in the office of mayor and was defeated for a fourtd when hardly more could be said than that he was becomipg & perennial candidate. The striking part of the whole thing is that the electorate picked as his successor, Orson F. Curtis, veteran member of the commoa council and arch-rival of the mun he defeated. The viewpoint taken by Curtis on many of the important issues of the hour was Ime exact op- posite of that taken by Quigley, and politica] observers could ses that the voters in their fickieness has sought about to find someone & completo opposite of Quigley. In 1926, Gardner C. Weld, a young man who, excepting for = term of office as ‘councliman, had no previous political experience was the nominee of the republican party. Paonessa was seeking a third term. The voters' fickleness again entered into the case, and Weld, with littla campaigning turned back the vet- eran Paonessa on election day. Quigley, acclaimed by the elee. torate three times, only to be defeut. ed in his fourth attempt by a cand- idate who didn’t even bother to con- duct a campalgn, stands today & stronger man in the eyes of the voters than he has in many a day. If the republican party weuld see fit to forget the past and nomjnate him for mayor next spring, they would have a ticket headed by a strongz candidate (uf course, it must not be forgotten that Quigley might wish to have something to say about the nomination and might refuse to head the ticket of the party that split with him after nominating him in 1922). This is not an attempt to dictate to the G. O. P. how it should manage its affairs, but is merely an observation on the changing attitude of political parties and voters on general on public officials, how a man the politiclans could afford to sidetrack less than 10 years ago might come back with a following that must be reckoned with when the steering committee sits down with the checklist on the table and begins to weigh the possibilities of potential mayors. It is a trifie early to prognosticate on the outcome of next April's poli- tical primaries. This much is cer- tain: There will be no dearth of mayoral aspirants; neither party's candidate will be able to open his campaign speeches with the hack- neyed, “this office was unsought.” The next bi-ennial election will present a case of survival of the fttest with the man who presents the most imposing set of arguments the probable winner. make very little difference, as his voice clear anad distinct. With the splendid telephone service of to- day the werld docs not seem so large after all. Adair (I1l.) Weekly Beacon. Well, there are days when our own telephone makes it seem big- ger than ever! No More Groping: Lewis: “They say Bennet has an- cther valuable invention.” Jones: “What's his latest?” Lewis. “A tiny phonograph con- cealed in a coliar button. Whenever |you drop the collar button on the fioer it automatically says ‘Here 1 am. Here I am.’ —Francis Gregg. (Copyright 1929. Reproduction Forbidden.) Should Married Women Work ? Depends On Individual Viewpoint Showing the trend of the times is & recent discussion -among a group of young ladies as to whether or not a woman should conmtinue in busi- ness after marriage, One girl was of the opinion that this tended to take away from the husband his greatest responsibility, but several of the girls proclaimed that marriage was a 50-50 proposi- tion and that each should share jointly in everything—children, home and business interests. Although another thought that a home could not be maintained it both husband and wife continued in business, another figured that the financial aid compensated’ for this and that a better and- more stabie home could be established if the husband and wife contributed to the general funds. One married man who has a few ideas on the subject, also contribut- ed. Married women should not take part in the business work, he thi because their place is in the home. The husband always has held the financial responsibyity of the family and he should continue to do so. “But,” he said, “women are not satisfied with this, ‘They invade the business world and take away the jobs and still think that their hu: bands should be responsible for their debts. And one married woman said that both husband and wife working away from home tended to a di- vision rather than a partnership of interests. *“And the men give us just that much less money" she added. Spurious Canadian Ale Floods Inns and Road Houses All is not gold that glitters, nor is all Canadian ale, so labelled, ac- tually Canadian ale. This profound observation is inspired by the arrest in Hartford a few days ago of a gang of alleged hootleggers who had in their possession a large quantity of “Canadian ale” manu- factured in Springfield. When P. T. Barnum made his sage comment that a fool is born every minute, he was. simply pro- jecting a thought from his genera- tion to the present. = The sucker population is found thickest at inns and road houses where it pays real money for counterfeit drinks. The label on a bottle is accepted at its face value and the.sucker proceeds to pay high prices for an article of mediocre quality. They say that the best “Scotch whiskey” is made on the lower east side of New York city. Now comes to light the revelation—al- ready known to many—that “Cana- dian ale’ ‘is a home brewed product doctored to imitate closely the original article. At $1.50 per bottle, which is reported to be the standard price:in this vicinity, the manufac- turer and the inn keeper make profits that resemble the pickings in & bull market on Wall street. According to common gossip “Canadian ale” that passes as the real thing is being made in Berlin although the scene of the industry is a closely guarded secret. In Waterbury also, it Is said the “Canadian ale” industry is thriving and the demand for the stuff is greater than the supply. The road house suckers are becoming more thirsty as the weather becomes warmer and, rumor hath it, they sit around cooling their throats with “Canadian ale” which, for all they know, was produced only a few miles away. — Door Left Open for Falk To Prove His Charges In justice to his many supporters and admirers Alderman Falk can hardly refuse to accept the invita- tion extended to him by the board of public works to attepd the meet- ing next week and explain his charges that the department is ex- travagant with its payroll and in hiring steam shovels and auto trucks. Anlderman Falk stated this week that, in some instances, laborers are receiving higher wages than foremen, intimating that fav- oritism i8 being shown. He alsq suggested that the board buy its own steam shovels and trucks and save money. If Alderman Falk can produce evidence that his chagges are true, the public wants to know it. The city engineer and the superintendent of parks have denied that favoritism is being shown in paying employes. They have directly and, without 1 equivocation, contradicted the al- derman. The door has been left open for him to substantiate his al- legations by appearing at the pub- lic works department hearing. His refusal to attend and back up his statements with facts and figures might be interpreted an admis- sion that his charges could not be supported. Beljeve It Or Not, Ripely Jotns Herald Family Ripley’s daily cartoon. “Believe Tt or Not” which is to start in the Her- ald on July $th has caused much favorable comment among people in New Britain who have been follow. ing it in a New York newspaper. One of the subjects in “Believe It or Not” was the topic of discussion at a round table the other a: which stimulated further conversa- tion along the same lines. The car- toon came out, showing a man at the telephone, making the statement that the telephone number of the Knights of Columbus club house in New York was “Columbus 1492." One of the members of the party told of & rock from a blast entering a house, hitting the trigger of an old gun, exploding the gun, and the | bullet going through the window and killing & crow in a tree outside. The ending of the stery was “Believe It or Not.” Another member told of lightning hitting the house of Re resentative Hesser of Kellingworth, playing around upstairs, finally cx- ploding & lamp and setting fire to the bureau. As there was no water available, the lighning evidently felt ashamed of itself so it made a hole in the roofs directly over the fircallowing the rain to peme in lies In its simplicity in giving queer cases, and you can’ “Betieve It or Not.” but every case is in the refim of a possibility. OMMfiom On The Weather Washington, June 29.—Forecist for Southern New England: A Partly i cloudy and slightly cooler Saturday; Sunday fair; somewhat warmer in interior. P Forecast for Eastern New Yeork: Fair Saturday; Sunday increaging cloudiness and somewhat warmey. Condition: A tropical disturb-| ance of small diameter and moders ate intensity was located about noo®| today southeast of Corpus Christ! and passed inland near Matagerds| Bay about 7 p. m. last evening. causing moderate to strong gmles jover a limited area. Pressure continued high south of| Newfoundland. During the last 24 hours there have been general showers over the north Atlantic states. . The indications are for mostly fair| weather in the Washington forecast| district Saturday and Bunday. - It will be somewhat warmer un.| day over portions of the north ‘At- lantic states. K 3 3 / ye hoard this one ? “THE MINISTER'S MAN” In the old days in Scotland ‘the minister generally had a man-per- ant who was his faithful body-| guard at all times and on all oc-| caslons both in the “kirk” and oy of it P The “Doctor” and Tamnis has been functioning at a real 8ld-fas: hioned wedding. They had staye late and partaken rather more tha moderately of the wine of the coun try. 8o much so that on their' wa home they were inclined té “stoi against ane anither.” This gnrage. Tammas who declared that if th. “meenister couldna’ keep hia plac like a decent man o' God he would] stap oot in front an’ let his maste see the way hame hissel’.” | He did so for a time without say-| ing a word but bye and bye h thought he would relent and mak friendly converse with his maater.| 80 he called out, asking: o' weather are ye makin’ o't; air? “No bad, Tammas, no bad," re- plied the minister, “but whaur did ye pick up that man what's wi’ ye?"] BOY ROBS WIME CELLAR, OWNER INFORMS POLICE Juvenile Breaks Lock, Takes Liquid| Refreshnients and Degides to Go to Circus In this day of Volsteadism, on might expect anything, but never b the farthest stretch of the imagina~} tion could one conjure up the visio of a man telephoning to the polic: and claiming that a small boy hnd been at his wine cellal Yet this is what happened Friday: evening at 6:40 when Frank Varne 63 Lafayette street, called the polict station by telephone and demande an investigation. A mere lad, living in the same building and feeling th: call of Bacchus, broke the lock ta his cellar, and took wine, to th amount not yet ascertained. When the case was investigated b: Sergeant McAvay he found that th: youth, having drunk the wine, feit the wanderlust and went to th circus. H. M. Rockwell Invents Anti-Friction Bearing] By GEORGE H. MANNING (Washington Correspondent, N.B. Nerald ‘Washington, D. June 29.-A! anti-friction bearing is the inventio; for which Hugh M. Rockwell of Bristol, Conn., has been granted patent by the U. 8. patent office, as learned here today. The application for patent, com. prising six claims, was filed in Se tember, 1920. The patent was um assigned by the inventor. In technical language, the inve tion was described as “an antl-| tion bearing comprising inner and outer race members, a plurality tubular rollers interposed betwee! said race members, rings concentrig with said race members, rods ex. tending between said rings and passing through said rollers, sleeve mounted on said rods a plurality rows of balls interposed betwe each of said sleeves and spacin rings between said rolls of balls.” TIME FOR PENSION Waterford, Ont., June 29 — Thi man to hold the office of bailift Lambton longer than any other the Dominion of Canada is Jame Furger Eliot, who is celebrating M 634 year in that capacity. Ax batlift] county constable and auctioneer, h has seen the town of Lambton from a narrow trail through th ‘woods to its present size. CHECKERS BY RADIO Green Bay, Wis., June 29 —Ches has been played by radio, but it doubtful if checkers has. But Curtl Peacock, operating W9FIN here at Miss Pauline M. Joslin, operating WIEIW, Anamosa, Ja., planned a radio checker game. Hi picked up Anamosa the other day talked with Miss Josfin and th checker game was the outcome.