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6 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURS DAY, MARCH 13, 1930. advice which they regard as good. | “Go out.after the has | part of that ad- | New Britain Herald HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY New Britain, Connecticut Issued Dally (Sunday Excepted) At Herald Bldg. 67 Church Street SUBSCRIPTION RATES $5.00 & Year $2.00 Thres Months 5. a Month women,” evidently been a vice. The effec candidates having a desire to please | will have the | net effect, the net will be or one o that none of the | the women voters hardihood to go very far in criticiz- ing the plans to build more and bet- ter school Any Entered at the Post Office at New Britaln as Second Class Mail Matter. TELEPHONB CALLS Business Offic 925 Editorial Rooms .... 926 building candidate thinking with the of making many points women by criticizing the school administration is being bad- he managing mostly himself or % ly managed, wheather does the The only profitable advertising mediim lation books and press | room mlways open to advertisers, | his aid The in which mothers are through Parent acher associations, Member of the Assaciated Pr The Associated Press is exclusive! - | titled to the use for re-publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local uews published therein. mostiy active, ave overwhelmingly in favor of im- proved schools and modern bu ings. Member Audit Bareau ot Circulation Ihis The A. B. C. is & national organization « which furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with & strictly honest analyeis of + circulation, Qur circulation statistics sie based upon this audit. This insures p tection against fraud in mewspaper di . tribution figures to both national and + local advertisers. sato we would be will- ing 10 bet a smacker to the center Gt ia NouEtmit erardine whla Al andidates are goi words it they were worth t price of pearl necklaces. daily tn_New Times ‘Entrance | The Herald i» on York at Hotaling’s Newsstand, * Square; Bchultz's Newsstand, Grand Central, 42nd Street. WADING OR SWIMMING IN PIFTH W (ppears that i to receive the swimming pool THE PRESS AND THE DRYS was much agitation Among the 14 points presented by the Women's National Committee for Law Enforcement 1 gressional committee yesterday was the following paragraph, culled from which there ast summer. The best that the ward wiil receive, unless present plans are ore the con- changed, is a wading pool. The Park Board, so we understand it, would to provide the swim- hile need 00 the Associated Press dispatch: a wading pool w the $10,000 on hand to “It was said the organization felt that the press, which has been in | Provide at least something the past and should be now a moral | children of the ward and civic asset ought, without re- gard ‘to the personal opnions of owner and editor, to give tair sentation of the views of law do Experience has ing people and the government’ than shown, however, that a wading pool | 10 continued attacks upon the (dry) law.” for the Whe will be joy about | velopment in the fifth ward not know. is a highly prized posse to the children in the summer time; and in | the winter, when the thermometer is | be sion The Herald given to this controversy as much space as they provided in news events. The Herald has munications from both side cach side velow freezing, there can be skat- ing. published com-| Yor purposes of comparison, the 3 popularity of the wading pool on The Herald has given the drys be- | top of Walnut hill in the park comes fore the committee as much front|io mind. On hot days in the sum page display as the wets received The Herald will continue along the same fair lines, irrespective of the “personal opinions” of the pub- lishers, the editors, the reporters, the composing roomi | provide force and the office boys. for the | mer it is virtually packed with chil- dren; and in skating weather in th | winter it provides an equally safe place for the youngsters. 1f the small sum of $10,000 will un equally satisfactory boon | children of the filth the sub-editors. o ward So far as the editorials of the pub- ha lication are concerned, not the drys can influence them Neither can the wets. we imagine the rejoicing will seven | extensive The chicf point is to get the wad- pool ready weather ing efore the warm What we say is based upon con- viction and such logic as command. 1t our deductions do not appeal 1o | everybody it is because we have| Tt is very to the | never deluded ourselves the | casual observer that the Colicge club | thought that such a thing is remote- | helieves in furthering colleg Iy possible, probable or advantage- rrives. we can | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS | AND RISING FE | is evident even with ate cul- ture to th utmost. This year two ous. college scholarships of $400 to bright students at the New Brit- | | ach go “FIFTH WHEEL PARTIE AND THE APPLECART This talk independent dates on the Citizens Propert Owners' ticket, the fifth ward, helps to add zest to con- sideration of the peculiar primary campaign. top in th It was only Mayor Quigley was addressing this organization and he that met with the unstinted proval of its members. When was offered the opportunity to b candidate on the C. P. O. however, he politely ain Senior h school, and in both | ases the fortumate recipicnts of | of candi- | these honors are young ladics “ho‘L attained distinction in their especially in hese arc days when studious Jocal | students who perch at or near the 1eir marks need not fear fol Itare satisfactory recent lack of interest in their w The provement ex- has been a muost uttered views over conditions a gen- ap- two when scholar- he eration or ago, ships were as scarce as the lack of | a | universal desire for the higher edu ticket. | cation. declined, ev dently not caring to shoulder the adays p entire political platform of Messr Dobrowolski and Kelly, Though nearly every college a roster of scholar- tendency of the | now- | ses . | ship students, the or perhaps increase the rates of preferring to remain free to obtain the regular Republican nomination if he could land it So far so good, the C. P. 0. is hanging to the political situation like drifting to colicges is to other day, for in- at Yale tuition. Only the stance, it was announced t the tuition fee would be ad- from $400 to $450: the statement ths except that vanced this year and at the same time sailors a!|was made that colleges clsewhere raft, t The C. P. to be fairly potent in the fifth war had found i cessary to increase 0. is likely, however, | their fec Why the rates should tend 1o ris: it not elsewhere. Tt so happens that | during an era when millions of dol- has 1 colleg both political camps have been eye- | lars been favi upon favor- *ing the fifth ward with extreme in- s—including Yale— is be- terest, It is barely that the tanding of many fitth ward be power in the election. 1 possible und The yond tl will the balance of observers. criticism heen of Mr. Quigley has always » ; ] in fifth before the (. 1f the own candidate subtracted didates; s regards number the student hody ward cquipment, jul resources highes there. or mayor the adilict 1 from the be other and candidate of who secm other parties rates down rather subtraction been strongest receiving ma he who pportunities to in the fifth ward GETTING THE WOMEN INTO THE CAMPAIGN move SOMETHING SHOALS TIME TO DO ABOUT MUSCLE significance in the 1 (id that Muscld the One of Shoals i local campaign for Republican | Lig ¢ bag which Cong lomination primary as 1 with pre that women identified lican organization can Obviously, the will 9 prominence 1o f e ta ling to pres vtoer ¥ with the regula regular b orguniz; 1 Hoo! tion not permitte monopolize voters; but the attention of Wit as in the latc Shoal s purcly as presidential it is evident 1 the campaizn tormative manner in order that regular organization, | the memory 1 get down more cftectively than haps other organizations, realizes t ance of wooing the The the point wher candidates have they ing “managers,” managers will themsclyes, i icd Represey ing to give good advicy, or at ate ook no must have enough clerks on hand to give adequate service during the | peak shopping hours, while at other times during the day half the clerks may not Lave enough to do to keep them busy. thereupon withdrew his offer. A Muscle Shoals Commission appoint- cd by President Coolidge submitted its findings in December, 1923, The majority urged government opera- tion only if private disposition prov- ed impossible. The minority rejected ment operation and held | But the merchant does not think of making an extra charge for the time his clerks are not busy. gov private leases indispensable. In 1926, Congress created a joint | It is just like a trolley company committee to consider bids for leas- which must have sumcient equip- ing the Government properties at| ment to take Muscle Shoals. The Committee could | obtain during the rush hours, and an ever- none that was satisfactory. Congress adopted a joint resolution plus of equipment during the non- rush hours. laying down a policy of permanent government of Or a railroad enough move travel during the tost popu- lar time for, traveling, especially | along the commuting lines. a company which operation Muscle 1928, This was must have Shoals on May before adjournment. President Coolidge did not sign the oint resolution held that the four days il and the Supreme ; But neither the trolley company unanimously Court 1929 in May. President’s action was | a “pocket veto” under the provisions of the Constitution. ‘What is being done about Muscl: Shoals at pre extra charges for the extra equip- ment. Other tioned. instances could be men- sent is a consideration of lobbying activities in connection with this monster enginecring feat A curious wording in section 124 of National Defense Act of 1916, un- | der which work was begun at the Shoals, for at least tug-of-war about the scetion concluded by say- ing: ¥ Some time ago an electrical utility speaker blandly stated that certain ed by his company and the public naturally would be expected o pay | for the improved facilities through | the various rates on the bills. Yet the company adds interest on in- vestment to its overhead, which the public also pays. is responsible the some of dam. Th “The plant or plants provid- ol under this act shall be constructed and operated sole- Iy by the Government and not in conjunction with any other industry or enterprise carried on by private enterprise.” TFactored out | completely it | amounts to this: That the public pays for the plants through the rates. which include interest, depreciation, and everything clse, while the com- for panies own the plants. | rst citation §s used by those OFFICIAL STATISTICS ON OIL One's regard for Government sta- tistics is not cnhanced by a con- templation of what has becn said about the petroleum supply. It is neccssary to go back three and a halt years to obtain the pro- per perspective. On September 5, 1926, the special Oil Conservation Board of the Coolidge Administra- tion issued its report “after study- | ing the country petroleum situ- ation for more than a year and a half.” The f favoring leasing Muscle Shoals; the | ond, by those favoring govern- | ment operation. On the one hand, it is claimed that the private fertilizer interests, if they cannot gain control of Muscle Shoals, want it operated the Government for power, On | that the power interests cannot control Shoals development ed for fertilizers. the other, it they the Muscle want it operat- All “private interests,” therefore, are not tugging against Government. operation. The fertilizer interests, if and when convinced that they can- not get hold of it, are in favor of The board consisted of Messrs. | Work, Wilbur, Hoover and Dwight | 7. Davis. 1t was quite a board, with Mr. Hoover, a stirring believer in for power, rather than Government |y, jmpeccabllity of statistics, on it. operation for fertizer production and |yt gia the report say? Merely | Dorer that the supply of ofl in sight would | do for only six years. the plan of Government operation Meanwhile Muscle Shoals is| ready for zction. It is producing and sclling power, but not to capacity. | It Congress and the President can agree on a plan to operate the plant “The total present reserves in pumping and flowing wells in the proven sands,” said the report, “has been estimated at about four and a $183,000,000 worth of energy can|half billion barrels, which is theoretically but six years' supply, care of passengers | cquipment to | nor the railroad company thinks of | improved facilities had been prov m.] wonderful home of your lucky girl- hood friend. When you see Marines toying ex- perimentally with chopsticks, it means China has seized a few Stand- ard Oil boats. You can’t acquire noble birth, bu you can get the same nice feeling of superiority Dby being more righteous than your neighbor. Another way to save the children would be to 'imit thgir reading to the old dime novels that were sup- posed to corrupt their dads. New York, March lifters cost New The serpent was commanded to R0 o big and small, bruise mortal hecls, and does it VEIY | ) jo \inier, Such pilfering flourishes v when a No. 6 foot is inserted | X |in cold weather when heavy wraps No. are worn. The woman wearing a cape is always trailed by a depart- ment store detective. A fourth of- fender recently got a life sentence. On rainy days the umbrella shop- ifters reap a harvest. They ar acroit in sliding pillage off counters and into closed umbrellas. The male | shoplifter is rare but there are hun- | dreds of women who have made 3t a profitable means of livelihood. The master workers are voung and their success largely on being well dressed. Catch- ing a shoplifter is a task that re- ires judgment and unerring accur- False arrests have cost stores cnormous losses in damage suits. Every city has its quota of wo- | men from respectable familics Who | are touched by a kleptomama that | i3 expressed in shop lifting. Most cf them have been spotted and are pe mitted to indulge in the thieving though in no wise suspect Reta- tives pay the bills. in a 3 snakeskin slipper. Correct this sentence: “Yon tell him any kind of gossip.” the iatimate friend, “and he even tell his wife.” Copyright can e said won't | acy. { | as | QUET 'TONS ANSWERED You can get an answer o any| question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents fn stamps | for reply. Medical, legal and marital |advise cannot be given, nor can ex- | tended research be undertaken. All| | other questions will receive a per- | sonal reply. Unslgned requests can- | not be answered. All | confidential.—Editor. ‘\ Q. Ts Mount Vernon, to visitors on Sundays | A, Itis open to | except Sunday. from 10 to 4. is the theme song “Skin Deep”? Shop lifters are never arrested mm stores. The procedure is to follow them until they reach the stres and then place them under arrest. This averts excited hysteria result- ing from accusations and preven the cxcuse they were merely carry. ing the stolen article to a floorwali er o be priced. The most famous of the litters was known as Flash Katie, Until she died several years ago she letters are|opcrated in large cities hetween San | Francisco and New York. She s | Junoesque, blonde and wore a sabl OPeN | tipped coat with ingenious secret pockets. When finally caught she be worth more than lion in securitics, the profits of her lcot. Innumerable experts work with passers. The *‘passer” is a con- federate to whom the stolen articles arc passed and who is quick in vaa- What is the real name of [ishing in the crowds Paul Oliver, who sings over the| radio? | A. Frank Munn, Va., visitors daily, | was said a half mil- What motion picture | A, “T Came to You.” | Ts there a real river Styx? | No, Q. of the A most unusual cast of shop li |ing grazed the first pages last Q. Why is the capital of the|Christmas time. A woman of social Netherlands called “The Hague | prominence was tapped on i A. 'The name means “The Gar-|snoulder as she was cntering hor den,” and is traceable to Graven | jinousine in front Heiae Hage, meaning “The Count’s Gar-|giore. She was (old 1 den.” 1t was originally & 10dge, OF | in {jc manager's office. In her awelling of the counts of Holland. | 11 “bag was an expensive The word *The” is retained to in-| clock which she had purloined. St d“L’\“.“ ‘“f'lfu‘t 1 ;‘nz‘;‘:t‘“‘l::‘ ‘ffi']:\’)::i admitted the theft and pleaded she o e et the nava: con. | Was overcome by an uncontrollable onnege, (esteed; & al con= | pulse. So far as could be learnad ference in London? ¢ was her first, last a y of- . The aysrceternavattonnege| s 0P DEr Gl laee and odle o of an was want. It be set in motion “within a few days. Some day, we do not know when, | though of course it cannot be ex- DLl |tracted 5o quickly Then the report went into detail, | showing that half the current pro- | duction of the time was coming | time padlocked hotels | from about four per cent of the have connotated prohibition enforce- | wells, and that only the fortuitous | ment. It remained for a fire in a|discovery of new wells would main- | hotel on Main strect to demonstrate | tain the supply. tkat there can be other types of pad- lo come. AND THE | BLAZE | PADLOCKS, ROPLS, PROBE OF HOTEL For some | It was quite an impressive n-port,} But of the six | years, more than The padlock on | and instead of | egress in the hostelry in question is | there being a tendency to have less under during the in- |©il, the surplus has been growing. | vestigation leading to such action | More oil than need he produced, and there has been much a door barring|three have passed, surveillance we as the authorities may see fit to take lon the basis of the available evi- |©0il depression in the western flelds dence. But it has been firmly cstab- | because the demand has not equal- lished through pre-death statement |led the supply. by the only victim of the fire Um! Either the famous Oil Conserva- did not try to make his fatal | tion Board guessed wrong or its attempt at escape down a rope be- ‘ figures were bad. cause of a padlocked or barred door. | He was prevented from making any | he other attempt at escape because of | fumes and smoke and unfortunately was unable to hold to the rope. Factsand Fancies By Robert Quillen Ldward Johnson, therefore, cam- | | Necessities are those simple things | people can cut down a little wh to his death as a resuit of utilizing cmergeney cscape de- | e of { times are manded by the law, which requires | “Diet makes a nation’s history.” that all non-fircproof hotels not having fire esc cquipped with | Sounds reasonable. One of the great | events of history was the Diet of rope ladders in rooms. These usual- | =V i Worms. a means pes b provige ready means of but there is always escape, The law of supply and demand now scems to affect everybody cept the weather man. the danger of an clderly his hold to person did losing as ex- Johnson and falling the The censug of unemploycd wou't look quite €0 bad if the census taker arrives while (he boss is in. ground. The hands police haye their Main much on in investigating this street tragedy. The ultimate outcome that places which abode of lodgers will receive The poor cotton planter midc scarcely enough money year o | supply his family with vayon hosc. Still, many an ornery man woull be a good provider if his wile should lose her job. no doubt will b N last are the more careful attention, at far as those leasing such premises will be made fully acquainted with | the law and their duties toward the b Lives g is, also, that climb high if he of t a men oft reminis two-by-four ca the breaks safety of human beings under their | 10ofs. H ile pen When a man buys an automo- among the first things that hap- : be do How happy Americans would i* they could do as they wish to without wishing they hadn't is e must make himself ac- quainted with the rules of the all keepers road There secms no reason at why Bachelors seldom attain They lose heart because nobody to blame for hotel and lodging atnes, b houst 5 they have should not compelled to make 5 heir mis- ! ves con affecting such establishments. = Americanism: Happily worki vonders when obstacles are many: frarfully wondering whither we ar drifting when we haven't To | to worry about law thoroughly after | the case under discussion re seems to be some doubt as to cther this knowledge was proper- b assimilated before the tragedy £ weren't better They just ncighbors to be better derstand the People day law wanic SREADINESS | inciple behind f Free people are those leader i m moral in €pitc 1cic chosen he doesn of all th fike 1zainst con- »t do. 1s by certain public utilities, is ¥ can an electric compan t pro- itself with enough machinery | Phataol got and at |too, but he | stead of using all the lan'l opped grain for it in- a IFederal farm load Y- 1 Another to make who | hand to gush i care of peak loads, s 1es during the day the ma chinery is not utilized o capac hin th vay Your out is just like a merchant uffer is | Coloratura is varied, and is suitable been | ; fense. Her husband settled and the of a country, distributed according | (A T |to its various types of vessels in any i way that the individually desires. Q. What is the difference tween a dramatie, lyric, color and mezzo soprano? A. A dramatic soprano one whose voice is suited to the stage, as in grand opera. A lyric so- prano has a voice suited to love songs, that is, songs which are par- ticularly rich and melodious. nation A York the toy stor millionaire establishment mounces a spent §16,000 in in i Year \ far 1oy to and §. And 1'd like gives me a shooting , aged 4, 6 announce it | pain | A doctor, whose practice been among the rich for year: E | me gout is vanishing in moneyad circles. In other days retired and for runs and warbling and a mezzo | r venerable men sat aching with ~ a soprano is midway between full so- |V prano and an alto voice, feot propped upon a stool rest day Q. What does the German word | After day. The malady was consid- “liebestraum” mean? | ered rather fashionable. Morc c A. Love's dream | ful diets and abstinence in drinking Q. Why does a cork in | are credited for the abatement. | water? A. Because its density is lighter than that of water. | Q. Where did Zachary Taylor live when he was clected president of the United States? float It is the physician's theory the custom of following a highly scason- cd dinner with a rich red goblet of rare old port was responsible for much gout. He found that e A. At Baton Rouge, Louisiana. | gout patient was fond of port. Q. Who wrote the opera Faust,| It is noticeable that fortunates and when and where was it first pro- | who sit down mightly to those Lu- {duced? | cullus like feasts—the sort featur- A. Faust was written by Gounod, | ing golden service plates and an {and it was first produced in Paris in | epergne piled high with imported | Q. what is | amuscment jim-cracks for his threc | | 13.—Shop- | hot house fruits—usually wind up York merchants, | nibbling at a digestive cracker and another huge fortune | sipping tepid water. usually | depends | | | re-f | for Southern New |erally fair and colder 25 Years Ago Today Three policy raids were made this afternoon by the police. Chief Raw- is determined to cnd the prac- n this city. The telephone question was the subject of discussion last evening at the Business Men's association mect- ing. The opinion of the local men is that the state has no right to give a monopoly to any one company. A few days ago a Wesleyan stu- dent came to this city and borrowed five firemen's uniforms. The suils | were returned in tatters, the wearers having worn them in a cla: Xlsl\(. The owners of the suits were given money to purchase new ones. Here- | after the firemen had better keep their suits for fire fighting and not | social affairs. A saloon on Main street was bur- | glarized last evening and about $20 in many stolen. No liquor was touch- ed. A committee has been organiz to examine and revise the tax list. Hundreds attended the dedication of the new Y. M. C. A. gymnasiunm vesterday. The new gym is modern in all deails and is completely out- fitted with apparatus. A lively discussion took )71:\(‘0‘171 the common council last evening over the proposed purchase of two trench machines. Councilman Quig- ley inquired concerning the labor saving value of the machine. but I have competent is one who Not that it matters also observed the most daughter in any famil has a knack for sewir A telegram from Arkansas: fricnd offers me a tame live skunk | for $10. What would vou do?” Buy it, put it away and about it. 4 forg>t | (Copyright, 1830, McNaught Syndicate, Inc.) Observations On The Weather Washington, March 1 orecas England: Gen- | Friday; | BATTLE FORESEEN tonight; colder Friday; fresh south- west, shifting to northwest win Merger Plans Probably Mean Fight lor Supremacy Torecast tor Eastern New York Partly cloudy with warmer in e treme south and colder in extreme north portion tonight; Iriday gen- fresh south- west shifting to northwest and north winds. Torecast vicinity: tonight; colder. Conditions: Pressure is high and rising in the South Atlantic states. A low pressure that is central near Cochrane, Ont., is followed by a high pressurc that is central near Winnipez. Another disturbance is developing over the Great Basin. | Temperatures are rising in the | northeastern states and falling in the northwest Conditions favor fair weather with ture. Temperatures yesterday: High Atlanta ....... M g Atlantic City .. 48 3 Boston 46 36 Ruffalo 38 i Chicago A4 Cincinnati Denver .... Hatteras Duluth Los Angcles Miami Minneapolis . Nantucket Nashville ..... New Haven New Orleans .. New York Norfolk, V 2 Northfield, Vt. Portland, Me, St. Louis Washington for New Haven and | ‘air and slightly warmer Friday fair and slightly| ~ew York, March 13.—(UP)—A | frec-tor-all battle in the steel indus- try scemed certain today with the announcement that directors of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation and Youngstown Sheet & Tube company had approved plans for a billon dol- lar merger. Approval was announced yester- day after board meetings held here | by the Bethlehem corporation and in Youngstown, Ohio, by the Youngs- town company. A special meeting of the Youngstown stockholders has | been called for April § to either con- summate or reject the consolidation . Soon after announcement was made of the directors’ action came word of opposition to the project. This opposition revolved around the 41| fact that the merger would create |an organization capable of produc- ing approximately 13,000,000 tons ingot annually, making it the scc- ond largest steel producer in the country. | What this merger would do for Bethlehem, it could do for Republic cel corporation, 4 company recent- ly formed through a series of acqui- sitions and a factor in the indus- try. Hence, Republic is casting long- ing eyes toward the Youngstown company. for this vicinity lower temper: Low | 46 40 The eral north magnetic pole is sev- miles south of the North Pole. ——— s BUILDING BIRD HOUSES Most peojle are 1 of Dirds. You can attract beautiful members ol the feathered fribe 1o your premises if you will make couditions attractive for the birds, Loys (and girls too), as well as grown-ups will find the direc- given in our Washington Bureau bulletin, BUILDI BIRD HOUSES, for the amateur earpenter to follow. Diagrams as well as measurements included in it, and all kinds of bird houses for all sorts of birdy can be built from these directions. 1l vut the coupon below and send for this bulletin: ons COUPON HERE —— — — — =L | T want herewith BIRDS Britain Hera! 132 EDITOR, Washington New York a cops of the bulletin five cents to Burcau, New Washington, D. BIRD HOUSE BUILDIM postage and handling costs: Avenue, cover ME ISTRF.\;T AND NUMBER 1 am a reader of the New Britain Herald, Dolores latest pictur | A. “Second Choice.” | How long was Justice Dran- | deis appointed to the supreme court Lefore the scnate confirmed him? A. He was appointetd in January 1915, and as there was considerable opposition to him, both in and out of the scnate, he was not confirmed | | until June 2, of that year. Q. What is the address of Helen Keller | Costello’s | | Family Stuff - 5 Seminole avenue Lonz Island, New York What motto of Chic “1I will How old is Graham MeName 1dio announc 2 He was born . C., July 10, 1889, Q. When was the 17rm bill signed by the president? June 15, 19 | Q. Do the woodpeckers get food from the bark or the |are they harmful to trees? | A. Their food consists chicfly of {insects and larvac, in the bark and the wood of frees. Some species | {feed in part on fruits and sceds. {but much of their time is spent in | pursuit of inscets. They do more {good than harm. because they pre- [vent the ravages of destructive in- | sects | Q. How | United States? A, On January 1, 1929, t partment of Agriculture |that there were 14,020,000 Q. Arc mules always sterils | A. Mules are whoily sterile with |other mules, and with either parcnt specics. Only one or two exceptions lto this rule have been recorded, & |even th hentic IForest is the in Washington | Relief | their vood and many horses are in the he De-| estimated nd wre not usually regarded | HELEN BACK ON COU | Pasadena, Calif.. March 13 —Hclen Wills Moody., domesticity temporarily the tennis courts The tennis star day from her I'rancisco home |to participate in the Huntington {notel invitational tennis tournament |The appearance will b [her first since has forsakel to return to | | | arrives here to- San tomorrow her marriage By Fontaine Fox SISTER FORGOT HER KEY AND HER BoOY FRIEND CLIMBEP IN A WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR. (€Fontaine Fox, 193!

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