New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 20, 1929, Page 6

EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1929. New Britain Heral HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Tssued Dally (Sunday Excepted) At Herald Bidg., 61 Church Street SUBSCRIPTION RATES 3100 & Year Entered at the Post Office at as Second Clase Mall Matter, TELEPHONE CALLS The only prof rising medlum room elways cpen to mdiertise Member of the Associnted The Assoctared news credited to it or Bewa published therein, it Bureau of Circulation newspapers an ers with & strictly Qur clrculation based upon this audit. This tection agalnst fraud figures to b The Herald Grand Central, 42nd Street. Down in Texas | made away with one who had been electrocuted, but who was 4 & hearing on an insanity awaiting the hearing the fellow tried scape from jail and d wounded a deputy sheriff, 100 much for round about and they decided to end their anxiety regardless of the alleg- While blaming the cannot help thinking a few thoughts yegarding the tice in giving the to a sanity hearing fter the trial. Congressman Denison of charged with possessing liquor, was one of the st e Anti Saloon I of the leaders in He was one fight for the passage of has become of this law and what good, if any, is it doing? through the aid of the government 15 likely to prove a bonanza to the | interests scrambling government mail get enough pail contracts they can pay for the building o At least that is the impression one The emergency rent law of New York City was declared unconstitu- tional by the assumption that only th chief sufferers probably wi SCHOOL BOARD CRITICISM JUSTIFIED ot indulging | | which is usually the worst possible manner of doing a thing. It is tiue that the Board of Edu- cation needs $50,000 more to com- plete the high school building, and th Bo: 1 of Finance and Taxation saw fit to shelve the proposal at this time, There was no thought of shely- G The building will be com- 0 the st door knob in due and the public, when it in- spects the building, will be proud of | the ralt that New Britain has such a structure, The public will demand that the entire school system, so far as buildings are concerned, be brought up to this high standard The school goard, we feel certain, will see (0 that us soon as possible. the = ristration for a long able that the school board merely being subjected to a criticism that was something to yodel npression has grown nothing done would be free of tual criticism, that the board as regarded as 2 good object for the venting of such indignation as comes naturally to many in an im- perfect world The criticism, we have noticed, has extended to everything done since o conscientious effort was made the school shortage n the to alleviate I dated from the war. W buildings were projected first criticism was regarding the out- | ying land purchased for the build- ings. The sites were too far in the suburbs, it was claimed. It had to be explained in the case of the site for school that that site the Ttoosevelt would grow beyond before the buil to be said in the case of the Lincoln school site that the few extra blocks to the school for some of the pupils uld not be a hardship, and that a could be ing wore out. It had w better school th larger and bulit nd in the vici When the buildi structed it was claimed they cost too limite old rite. re on of the 1ore ty g5 were being con- much. and that they were too large. One critic claimed that instead of such large huildings there should be more smaller buildings—just the re- verse of modern practice. When the Benjamin Franklin school site was chosen there was satisfaction that that section of the city would obtain a modern buliding. It the the Lincoln and Roosevelt buildings were sound criticism about it would apply equally to the Ffink- | But find? Just the reverse! The criticisin about the Franklin school has been that it is “too small.” Why didn't the echool hoard to con- struct large enough premises while it it? analyzes these criticisms the one is inclined to become cynical of lin school. what do we have sense enough was at etc. The more one more its motiv e Frankiin school is not large now because its construction on Clinton street helped to build up that section of the city. The school board is supposed to be composed of mind readers, gentlemen who are to determine far in advance just how new residences will be onstruc in the general vicinity su't crowded within a few years the board can bé criticized as having bullt on too expansive a scale; if crowded, then e criticized as having built on 100 economical a scale. We 1o see the justice of such criticisms Criticism that has revolved around the senior high school gddition 18 of the same caliber, One faction of ritics wanted a new high school built in another section of the cf o ve cost substantial 1 have entailed Wigner operat- g cxpenses.® The school hoard, of as ietorily I 9 % boe fmax of short- P riticlem. In thousands of t ¢ heen constructed in the )C saci rce, For this ty there i been a t oht LU a re ted the atlon ‘of Let's be constructive THOUGHT AND THE MACHINE AGI Meriden Record tsMtes tha lege, recently s [ innecesss almokt imnpon- the the city | long | hink constructively | business T even in our leisure.” A be subject, unfortunately we have | satety of travel generally. Right in | Conneeticut, where the Pubic Utlli- ties Commissfon has library c written on the and bezn negligent only spuce for a few inches, more or | in ordering the railroad to ablde by | less. But we'll handle it in short | the state Jaw regarding the elimna. | B What about t practice of ke ght be made by deciding to re- | ing the radio blasting at hoine when | gard the law as fair and jus A e e P\;n the boss of the house—meaning the the construction of | | Shop Editor, care of the New head of the house, or rathcr the aggitional trackage. Almost « Britatn Herald, and your (etter man of the house—wishes 10 do | 1iijond could indulge in this form | | Wil be forwarded to New York. |some thinking? He tries to think | o provement. The Pennsylvania and i forced to listen. It is a Hethaiioor i treeret ol e LISTEN, LINGUISTS! | process at best. Perhaps he trigs to | guipnia and Washington and must 1t’s not new mteaphors we younger element in the family insists A B Jut mirthaphors, gay little joke ’ K‘ L v . | through Baltimore, for which per- | mg Jiven conversation, Folk on listening to Bill Whoopee's HIgh | iocion 1as been obtained. Now is s on Orchestra blasting the air 1n | i (ime (o specd up the work, OF COURSE NOT! psand homes. he car ® 1dg Before I sentence vou, is doing a daily dozen to the music In-the rariawestlhierolls InSrowli e o8y ithing yon “wonla dike o : mong railrondy regarding the con- | gay s and thus get some exercises, but T struction of a new line, and the up-| Crook: “Of course, but you don’t i ek T fo e itinling shot i« that the I. C. €. will have to | !Dink I'd be f0ol enough to say it, do “What about the millions of ma-~| e dine regarding ita. “aquisabifity.r | 208 chine tenders in the fuctovies, Have [pp oo 00 it ¢ : o : The bette lan would he to let t TO A FLAPPER hey time to hink elevating [ 0o 7 . i x iR e And then dHere is D By Charles T. Keller thoughts 1SHe R e Nl iDorac, avhol dgain thas s hobbadk un | Nt Ay ol Vi ks ol . who ‘once operated ‘a hlacksmith | jyiyis nian tor a fiflh trunk ling Your maidenly fllusion hop in what in now New Britain. |y, conctrucfion of this would give | (I Wish that she'd display He had plenty of time to think while [ 50t 5 B8 men o usion.) lat work; indeed, he learned 16| Q hoped vou would essay x resne i et There i3 the subject of additional | To reach the same conclusion, anguages largely while at the forge i il [Es T improved passenge stations, and | faybe, yourscl | sometimes holding a book in one i 3 S few equipment. The railroads, 50 1t | xo Afav—T mu koo hand while wrestling with irregular 2 No, it T 2 L ! \ tongue, and as. been declded e a brilliant | Could anything be clearer? | e e ey S LB Ja opportunity to spend money, To hdve | (I must, without delay ing the bellows with the other, There ; : | 4 P . ’ o ana | had bankers present at the pow-wow iy v ! arc no more blacksmith shops, and girl who'll pay and pay, i . was thoughtful; they will be needed 4 AN LST also no more Elihn Burritts, Is any If you e an nearer, 2 The railvoad managers favored ¢0- | Aay bhe— yourself automobile mechanic in Meriden or o A operation with the prosperity plan w Britain, or any machine tender, o No, Ma Go run and play; That ie at least something. Most of ! ? mastering 16 languages? We should Consider your psychoges | them have been making money and A e e be willing to bet a five cent cigar 5 : H'HI take those lips awa thout a Connecticut wrapper on it | PO®sibly are in a good position to They're red-—as roses) (IS ::”“ ¥ | "”l Turkey | VS the necessary capital, They also | There! Will that hold you? HEY! [to a cigarette not made ey STOP! For the love £ « : are in a position to manufacture a | STOP: 170r the love of Moses, that there isn't a single one in either o certain sum total of increased pros- | of the two cities who has mastered e whie! ill favorably reac S s st ety ich will favorably react i . upon their own business work | The roads probably will do their | Then there is the kind and variety | share of thinking done while citizens ride | arouna in their family chariots. The S J average man devotes a good deal of F t F . ‘ | Mot 1o s romeniec ot 1 | £'@CLS and Fancies | ‘ doubtful whether it f his spare time, is constructive | thinking. Much o especially during nice on week-ends, is devoted to sitting in By ROBERT QUILLEN Amateur: A professional who weather and | wears a clown suit over his tights, ‘ back of the wheel, at which time he SR thinks hard—about the condition | The ay and wicked soldier of % That kind of war novels wasn't that way ten | and nature of traffic hat kind of | voyrs ago. He was too busy praying. | | thinking, of course, is not the sort A | desired by Dr. Lewis. And vet the colleges might de- velop students | The phantasy could be elongated a worth the headlines if they this is instructors. | | there is much to be said on the sub- | of a place had 825,000 | bit, but enough to indicate ject after this slight Introduction. | e rend that contact with genius {Any reader, having time, can do |is requircd to make ‘wnother genius | | some constructive thinking himself, | parkle. Fvidently something like a | | provided the machinery he contends | Cigarctte lighter. | | s | ith permits it i T s, | | et 8 SN R sy N Obod Y e W v R G wde Ul oy Bt Iove tme, | EE 30| cmboEs e other celiowiwho rodal | CL Ssaly e e DG s e 7l | OUR LITTLE EARTHQUAKE | with Paul Hevere, and {he papers | : Eleat | A TIP TO CALIFORNIA never name the chap who runs in- | ";mh Upt | | 11 have o] - at New | terference fo e he) % -~ " | | It will have been noticed that New | terference for ,” G Employer :“These corn pads will ngland is not a bit backward in | relieve your pain, Rastus.” L L s £ | Another good Intelllgence test Ju| "0 ¥OUT BUM HUStUSS telling all about the earthquake o trarmie jam and o horn you can tasty Nothin' doln’, boss. | | 1 3 A s n't 0/ yeen readin® (] ery | | “tremor’ which afflicted it the other | blow if ,you think that will help ,A,_‘ e ',_'(, ,,",.Mr',"'d:i'.d ity day. Out in California, where such | matters i i s Aiorasea things are of more frequent ocour- | gt PATEAET | coursa ne overcomes re.! | re the newspapers handle such a | O|:’ br -u‘u"' ,O ,Of"\,:,, .r. To err is human; to forgives story with extreme care, 50 that n0- | yurance that nobody saw you do it, | ~2eculine! body by chance is alarmed enough = ) Getting: Concrlovs's’ Gontt to move away from the state of A man iswt really old 1L he | Genevieve was a temperamentel climate and boost. California editors, | P“51ns ,w H‘ltm, he has always been | youngstereof five, and full of or- | as good as he 2 | in fact, handle tremor news as if it | iginal sin | (4R > The children who lived next door were plague, something not to A hick town place where 4| were older and she had never been be mentioned except in an incon- | merchant gecs d and moves his|gjlowed to visit them | spicuous part of the paper, prefer- | OVerdraft to the other bank f One afternoon Genevieve was ably alongside the want ads. i T playing on the back veranda anl attis : - Americanism: — Having a great|the neighbor's little girls stood at New 160N neerns, S gust [y eer el i N : ol IR I Oming rich | their bed-room window making doesn’t scem to know enough 1o keep | and lonely 2 10 got & kick by | faces at her. = | such things quiet, Instead of running | BIVIng it away Genevieve stood it a while, then the story on the want ad page or un- | ; e | 8rew furious and rushed to her et s sl adine neneein s ,,{, the buyer isu't as gullty as the | mother, saying excitedly: “Mama, o . of display advertising, all | o™ 1OW docs the Mann Act get| quick, quick, tell ne somb bad| hig pie of display adver 18, all | hy? | words so that 1 can say them at| the papers ran the yarn in large and e li6aot oid Tanest chtiara arresting type A crank is*what vou turn things —Mrs. H. G. Kurtin AU ent el SRO e dise i aes| by ),m'u.‘ bipe q' :y:mkl vJoM:( REL turn anything except the stomach. THE o LEHE ing the Fundian fault in the earth’s | ik ) IHE "1',‘1"“.”';,';"""“*Al' C i e Producer surface between Cape Ann and Nova | You can tell the upper class. 1t Overheard by Harold Waddell Heotia. This fault in the earth's sur- | is annoyed because the extravagant| *gadie! Oh, Eddie! where tace, underneath the Driny waves, | POOF buy upper class luxuries h-Il did Kddie go to? Oh, there you doss & charleston every 80 often and s = | are. Well, did Phelps get his trunk | {hen there 8 o widespread. tremor Another good way 1o make lfe{an right? Yeah, 1 knew he would, A0 nate R e san e it endurable wiiliout thrills 1 to reach [ 1id you ever see such bellyachin’ in along the coast, with here and there | 9 p.m. tog tired for anything but|all your life? soniebody acting as if slipping on a | bed. ook at them guys on stage. I've banana peel. Scientists tell us that = been up twenty-four hours and that | with this fault as 4 nelghbor there is | . A d4rned layman is anybody whe | d-n eet ain't up yet. , tht ke dares pretend to have as much| What's that, Miss Carter? Listen, never any telling ‘when an earth-|sqund aehse as a professlonal man.|| Miss Carter, T got othar worrleh be.| quike might scare st even much | — sldes your shoes. Listen, Miss Carter, Asittnes \ntom doesn't | A boob is a person who violates | I know those ain't the shoes you | his consclence to keep | D. €, enclosing t | advise cannot be given, the | = The New Football Rules “Yeah. Well, so long, Jeff.” “So long.” Wanted To Go! Henpeck: “As | understand verything on this plate goes to the 1y Sea Islapder. icon (passing the collection { plate): “Absolutely.” | Henpec Wait a minute anl Il climb on it myself — Mothen R (Copyright, 1929, Reproduction Forbidden) ' and QUESTIONS ANSW You can get an answer to any ‘qu".fllrm of fact or information by w | RED writing to the Question Editor, ) | Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washington, o cfhts in gtamps ly. Medical, legal and m#rital nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. {not be a | for re Unsigned requests can- vered. Al lctters are confidential.—Editor. Q. Who is “Cheerio” who hroad- custs over the A radio every morning? Charles K. Field, a fricnd and classmate of Presfdent Hoover at Stanford University in 1845, R cently he collaborated with Wil Irwin in writing a biology of the president. For years he was the editor of Sunset Magazine, Q. How many children has th present King of Spain? Are any of them married? A, The children o present King of §pain arc singlé, the oldest being ove years of age There are six children, all living Why does dark cloth turn a I r shade when wet? For the same reason that the foam on water differs in appearance from the water in ms The being in the form of droplets pre- sents many surfaces from which re- flection takes place. The foam.ap- pears therefore lighter than the water, The wet goods takes the place of the water in this explani- tion whilethe dry goods represents the foam. Q. What is the origin of smash- | ing a glass after drinking 4 toast? A The custom ems to be of Jewish origin and began with them in the custom of breaking the glass from which the groom drank at the wedding That custom cercmony. At prevails among orthodos The signiffeance of that act 3 reminder of the breaking of the temple in Jer 1 1800 years ag The Jews were urged by their sages not to forget the destruction of ih temple even in the moments of | greatest joy. From the Jews tne custom seems fo have spread, but| the original significance has been lost, among others than Jews. Q. What should be done with a land turtle during the winter? A. They hibernate in winter and will live In an enclosed yard, where they can burrow down several inches into the il to avoid freezing. If kept in the cellar over winter a turtle should be placéd in a barrel partly filled with earth, which should not be allowed to become very dry or freeze. This imitates the natural conditions under which the turtle would live and gnost cab- tive turtles will survive the winter if glven the right conditions. 1In spring, the barrel may be ken | outside in the sun, and when the turtle emerges from fhis winter bur- row, he will cat carthworms, insect | Jarvac, bits of meat and gometimes Yettuce, tomatoes, cabbage or be rics. In the fall jusg before hiber- | nation furtics stop fecding. Tt is possible that he may drink some water Qe What is the value of a United States half dime dated 18617 wgrs v |ve \u\’» d in place of soap? Al foam | v The I A Q. Is she Five to ten cents How old 1s Nancy Carroll? married? A, She will be twenty-three years old November 16th of this year, and is married to Jack Kirkland, L. Ts it possible Vot electric motor with an ordinary storage battery? A. It could not be L 6 volt storage operated from battery and would requipe eighteen 6 volt batteries con- nected in series to produce a voltage sufficient to operate at 110 volts. What is spelter? A’commercial name for zinc, 4 hard solder - contairting / Whaf is ap plant? Can it Numerous herbs, shrubs and trees which cont n o the poisonous glucoside saponin are called “soap plants”. Various parts of such plants form a lather in water and may ubed for cleaning purp. When an offered to a motion The Q. nendme is what is the pro- cedure A procedure is to vote first on the amendment, and then to vote | on the original motion. Whether the amendment is accepted or lost | it is netes: to vote on the origin- | al motion Q fter the Prince of Wales who are second end third in line of | near in | mittee | Later ne | ang requested $4 stating | wquia put succession to the British throne? A The Duke of York is the next in line after the Prince of Wales and the daughter of the Duke of York is at present third in ! line. Q. Where is the buisiest street fn- tion in the world? A. According to inves made several years ago, street interscetion in the th and Broadway, Los Angeles, alifornia. More than 300,000 per- sons pass this corner during-the 24 hours. Pedestrian traffic reaches nearly 270,000 and automobile oceu- pants total about 35,000, Other Litsy corners are Hyde Park corner, London, ¥ngland; 5th Avenue and 42nd street, York; Times Square, New York; Columbus Circle, | New York and Place de 1./Opera Paris, France, gations the busiest world is at ew What is a parasitc? A. A living organism, either ani- | or plant, that lives on or in| some other organism known as its host, from which It derives nourish- | ment for the whole or a part of its existence, as a louse, tapeworm, mis- tletoe or dodder. | Q. What does Thaddeus mean? | A It is from the Greelc and means “breast.” | 25 Years Ago Today ‘ All Odd Fellows are requested to | semble the 1. O. O. F. hall on | Main street Saturday evening and | take part in a short street parade All the machinery and supplizs the New Britain - Knitting Co of will be sold at auction tomorrow. | prope lots ty has been divided into | and will be sold without s of 16 Polish girls has| been formed at the Bartlett school Ihe girls anxious to learn the | English language. | I'red Beloin purchased anather horse New York yesterday. His purchase is May Hatha | are in second B pacer A New York moving picture op- erator is coming to this city in the| i the Lake region and portions of the {upper Ohio valley, | New future of & F. Chairman to run a 110%he would provably be make-up inve unce the to nances on S; A lecal sman girl would the he did not Observations On The Weather Washington for nd * Thurs 1a0stly north and northwes New York, Eastern New tonight and snow flurries in the somewhat colder and portion Thursday; mostly north and northeast. for Generally fair and cooler tonight and Thursday. Forecast vicinit Conditions gradually over the castern districts but unsettled e wrence | New England. The western area of sure i§ extending its |ward to the | peratures along a line | England southwestward to the Texas Panhandle. states, cight below, Conditions failr weather with ture. Temperatures yesterduy: Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Ruffalo Chicago Cincinnati Denver . Duluth Hatteras l.os Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Haven New Orleans Yarlk Norfolk, Va. . Northfield, Vi Pittshurgh Qortland, Me, Louls iington OF Doston, Nov Nichols of Melrosa, | work for the continue WHAT DOES YOUR NAME MEAN? + From Abigail for girls to Zachary for boys, Bington Tyreaws new bulletin o NS AND MEANINGS, con lundreds and ) t e derivation wnd meaning in cach case, You nd neaning of your own and any friends name by Fill the coupon below aud fend for it = == == = — ~CLIP COUPON HERE — — -~ | T want n copy of the Lull®n FIR | tage and hundiin N NAME . | erfiEer anp NuspEn ]u‘n‘ L I NAMES, Britaln UL B postage B e from being picked out. Who you want should 1 v called a boob, | pay for the shoes you picked out? L | —_— | Think I'm throwin’ money away in - A preacher, doctor or lawyer must | the streets? I'm sorry, Miss Car THE PROSPERITY POW-WOW | #lways qualify to practice, but all | ter, but if you want to wear your The firat fruits of the presidentind | YOU need to address a luncheon club | own shocs in preference to the ones b ) is a million dollars I bought, weil, it's your own fect prosperity pow-wow in Washington | AR {and you can put on what you want. has L n a round table discussion at Guilty or not guilty, Mr Fall, it i But the shoecs must be classy, that's 2 Al Fadd o s were the cen- | was thdiscreet to accept a loan frond | all. for of the show. It is the bellet of | ® friend after giving him the rom-‘ “Well, Lddie, go on $he stage and ] hat it | Pination to the company's sate. ' |&ce if you can hurry them gorillas \hgadminiseasion Bijegcrgptin gl =% | vp. And send Charlie over to me the rallroads purpose to ImDrove | (Correct this sentence: “Taymen | Never mind, herc's Charlie now, thelr lines now is the time to sart. |have a right to criticise our courts,” | Listen, Charlie. Here's fifteen bucks, taiiroad construction work is a | Aaid the old lawyer, “and it docen't | You £0 over to Peters and tell him o ST Lib LAl hsas T [ i tatetmal ol HIE D Mr. Bodnick sent you and that I L Copyright, 1924, Publishers want a quart of Scofch . . . Now an b joftdyatiageltigho dy) Syndica what's the matter? Well, listen, be done now | | buddy, T ain't had a whg in twenty- mecirinieation, for intance, s Jew™Is Sentenced for | R LR L iy Murdering Two Arabs | omeone ol " at work electrifying parts of the line g 4 : affa, Palestine, No we)— | - between New York and Washingtlon. | joseph Mizrach Ourfali, a Je vas | Cnusual! ¢ B. & O.is willing to do the same | sentgnced (o death today for killing B g ife is the most re- t a decision from the In- ['W0 Arabs during the recent dis- | mar 1 in the world.” 5 . ; cor- [turbances at the Wailing Wall in| Hobart: “How #0?" et UL Jo e e Blair doesn’t think she amalgamating the Pl Ourfali was the first Jow to suffer | would have made a wonderful mo- a death sentence in connection with | tion picture actre {he disorders. The two Arabs fo Jane Schwah. B ere killed August A Couple. of Amateur Football AW The senter causcd a sensa i Discuss Things! there in Jewish circles “How'd the Athletle Association freight | treat you on that last game, Bil2* CORT SERVICES HELD “Not #0 good, Jeff. They deducted i Stamford, No 0 (UP)—Simple, | ten per cent for that fumbled p : 4 private funersl services were held “Pretty raw, I'll say. The In eleetrified fro ow York to New | 40 g yonn's Episcopal chureh here | schools are too independent Haven. Why rot procecd with the today for John J. Cort, theatrical| “Yeah. But I got a better con clectrification 1o Boston? magnate, who died at Htamford Hall| tract next year. A flat guarantec T nation of more grade | #anitarium here Monda | each game with a chance to.cut in : Cort, whé was 69, was one of the | on the g receipts.” IS ceng Ot dIne & sredtml 4 0/ Na )i erat tha Hirat krand iprcsidant | i Great sutel Ty gladto' hear } ituation, as well a8 to the | of the order of Eagle you're getting along. e | | | | | | | | | By Fontaine Fox EVERY YEAR THE RULES COMMITTEE MAKES SoME CHANGE THAT(] PEPS UP THE GAME ESPECIALLY ON THE VACANT LoTS take pictures the people coming out of th Corbin plant at noon. other action scenes will be about the city. g Aturday called yesterday her picture on the pre enlarge “it came receive the mone Southern New jeloudy and somewhat colder tonight Mostly cloudy interior tonigh below Zero temperatures were from portions of the northern plains Sheridan, ICE BOY OFFICTAL Maine rail- road as an office boy %5 years ago. hag been elected a Vice president of |the road. Nichols has been and will to be clerk of the corpora- tion and of the board of dircctors. can nd enclose stam o