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~mews publisted ““gestion that the street would be “"stimulate travel over the stre is something of a wet, having been against For active in the Legislature New Britain Herald HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY | New Britain, Connecticut ratification of the amendment. a while back, rather than see a bone Datly (Sunday Excepted) 67 Church Street have to thought of running trifle moist atti- puted to | dry take over his office, he was re- ( | insure a aagin | tuae | M | than SUBSCRIPTION RATES $3.00 a Year $2.00 Three Months c. a Month at the top. is no different Mrs. Ruth Illinois, who Rogers' stand that McCormick adopted by _Entered at the Post Office at New Britam | 112104 of as Second Clem Mall Matter. | is personally dry but recently said | willing to abide by the majority sentiment to be | by the prohibition referendum to e she would be TELEPHONE CALLS Businesa Office 925 Editorfal Rooms .... 926 unearthed voted upon in Illinois. | The only profitable auvertising meciwm | in the City. Circulation books and pres | room always open to advertixers. But so far as the state party itself | little it usually finds a way about the dry law, it Member of the Assuciated Press I'he Associated Press exclusively en- | titled to the nse for re-publication of all news credited to it or not otherwlee credited In thia paper anc also local therein, iently being the p. sire to appeal to the drys mentioned ng increa Member Audit Bureau of Clrcalation “Yhe A. B. C. i» a national organization which furnishes Dewspapers and adver- tisers with & atrictly honest analysis of circulation, Our circulation statistics sre based upon this audit. This insures pro- | tection against fraud in newspaper dis- | tribution figures to both national and local advertisera. 1t cult to do this.The public ning to demand out-and-out ments about this issue, | dates who cour | | ts are likely to find it | creasingly difficy t along The Herald ts on sale dally in New ally York at Hotaling's Newestand, Times | .5 Square; Schultz's Newsstand, Entrance STUDYING LIGHT RATES Grand Central. 42nd Btreet. Mayor appointed oliti emb Common C electric light | comparisons with o un- Motor car noises a nuisance, il to study the local and the s rates and to m about it rates charged in other cities, not- | | ably Hartford, it appears likely that dis- | will by public in due | some interesting and That is too bad. It will yet become facts so0 that a driver will not be allowed | covered made to call a blowing | friend a block away ourse is high or An electric light monopoly can- powered not complain if there rate A monopoly in such a public necessity WIDENING ANOTHER BRIDGL | quiry into its methods. No valid argument seems 1o exist ric wll take, against widening the Corbin ave- ent should be willing the Ne ials of | [ is public in- } | | the table into nue bridse over w Haven e its cards on railroad tracks. Ofi he rail- | to all inquirers its road and the city fidence. will hold a mec the be discussed. | ght be ing tonight at which time pro- | Professor Levitt, it will be r posed wider The only objecton t forward of ng will bered, made a speech in this city | some time which he related ago in the put 1s one expense, is opinion ate structure of be or the | division of the expense between the | the prevailing electric monopoly. city and the railroad The monopoly replied by advising The city made a good deal with here a omers that t had been “the railroad regarding the construc- | certain percentage of reduction ove _tion of the new Black Rock Uridse be no hesitancy rates charged years azo industry the -and there should e crux of the electric by the railroad to agree to a similar zing lies in advantageous plan with reference | metheds devi g do- | 1o the Corbin avenue stru The present Corbin avenue s ture mestic rates. There is a considerabie rgence of opinion whether do- wvas built when there was no s mestic consumers, who use in the d e less power than industrial as frequently as it is today. And it lishments, should be made (o bear such a high proportion of th Levitt .43 especially out of place m view of * the improvements made alozg the | electric income. Professor in Corbin road, which inevitably wili lar found fault with the sys- tem of applying domestic rates ac- A bridge that is only approximate- | cording to the area of homes, main- | taining that .his had nothing to do ly half as wide as the remainder ot with The abl no place in this the amount of current used. the highway has age. addition, modern age. In Lent structure is not str for heavy truck traffic and ly the pres councilmanic members prob- < enough will also have something to say ! so-called how it tends to increus: allowea rding the service | lead heavily ‘o remain would to a isastrous accident laden truck and a few tried to cross it fi the actual the her charges here rate paid by consumers. be in Hart- | when a automobiles | In main, there should no at the same time than tord, considering t the Connecti- ht " at THE NYE-M'CORMICK WAR Humorous elements present in the Power company is a much larger concern than the Hart- The main ford Electric Light Company this is one of the private detective war that has becn “ inaugurated Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick and Senator Nye "set up a new for entertain- ment when Depariment of Justice between reason fer points that the Mayor's committre It any mark is trying to discover. the locai monopoly can offer logic en- agents took into custody one of the | lightenment it ought to be much | eliminate | o market from New England as com- pared with rates from the southern mills. It is gratifying, therefore, to note that England railroads the New have concluded that a smaller por- is better than a portion: so that the reduced the rates on cotton piece goods approxi- tion of freight rates atly curtailed have voluntarily mately 20 per cent. Such action has been necessary in view of the lower rates from south- ern plants to the Middle West. The southern plants are still nearer to the Middle Wes but in the application of t consuming markets, to be sure; freight rates mass transportation is A guiding principle, and the mas transportation of textiles from New England to the West be economically and yet profitably car- ried on with the co-operation of the New and northern rail- can England sads This important step should be greatly to the advantage of vival of New England’s former tex- a re- tile strength. Of late years the tex- | New, for part hampered by higher rates in trans- England has been greatly tile industry in the most portation to distant markets as well as in certain other particulars manufacture of quality w England still leads in the 1d. It is certainly necessary to make it for the New In the goods Ne textile § possible :ngland type of fine manufacture (o possible use attain the widest through the operation of the lowest possible freight rates. The New England than los the lines, rather ought having process, to gain in the long run by much additional textile products to The railroads certainyy permanently were addi- transport. would los: tional mills shut down. TRAVELING BY AIR The new air transport line between New ington, which inaugurated an hour- months. York, Philadelphia and Wash- ly service the first of the ports that 1,557 paying passengers traveled on the planes during the tion \ This, it is stated, is a world's rec- | w fly a first ten days of their oper 118 English ord persons a day across the channel, 1 | day traveled between the three cities | by air. proportion of this is How great a newly created traveling public composed of persons curious to take the trip at least once, and how great | a ration is composed of persons will- g to substitute air travel for other is mot known even to the company. | N unl aturally, this senger transportation stimulates travel among persons who otherwise would do less traveling, the rail- roads between the cities served will | This for railroad travel, too; yet it seems has been a poor year to have been a good year for air pas- r travel. Officials of the company, however, bad sen, state that with the advent of ing weather in the winter it may necessary to curtail or completely In such an the event travel would have to concen- or by othe service, rate on the railr means, It happens to the trolley interests that with the be a complaint of | | | | | | | | | butterfly collector now h: | widow | | applications from | has been officially drawn to | adequacy of the salaries |any statues of Cain. picked the pears off the branches as they lay on the ground. The Berlin Agricultural soclety has decided to offer prizes for the horse races to be held at the annual fair next week. North & Judd officials denied to- day that they were having trouble with the moulders over salaries. The registrars have received 479 persons who de- sire to become voters. he Athletics appear to have the American league pennant sewed up while the Giants have already won the National league title. The young ladies of the high school will hold a dance Friday eve- ning for the benefit of the football team. The police decided to improve service. The attention of the school board the in- paid the teachers in the graded schools, commissioners the have telephone Facts and Fancies By Robert Quillen The chief objection to oratory is the kind of men it elects to Con- gress. Habit gets a fellow. Many a fath- er who worked his way through college is now working his boy's way through. The ark landed and Noah survey. ed the wreck. "It might be worse,” said he; “there’s nobody to howl for a Congressional appropriation.” The situation isn't hopeless. Even the toughest towns haven't erected People who like to putter around should enjoy this new half-pint golt. When you're thinks about you're married everybody about the bride; when born everybody the mother; when thinks | you di | | everybody thinks about the widow. | There's money in little things. A a million and forty dollars as the result of working ten years and marrying a with a million. Anyway, the difference between | the price of wheat and that of flouri indicates that sometody is making | a little money. |A. D. Heininger and was followed |by a selection by a quartet consists |ing of Mrs. Charles Stevens, Mra | Helen Upson, Oliver Nicholls and . A. D. Heininger. George W. C. Hill, pastor of the South Congregational church gave the charge to the workers. Ha told them that all down through the years there has been a peculiar honor attached to the teaching pro« | fession. He stressed the peculiad | importance of the thing which they | were doing—teaching spiritual vals QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washing- {ton, D. C. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and | marital advice cannot be given, nor |can extended research be under- taken. All other questions will re- ceive a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let- ters are confidential.—Editor. | Q. New York, Sept. 16.—A former newspaper columnist, who as a re porter never had the world flames, recently crocheted a sigh tening of tears through pages of a national magazine. Many swan songs are sung the present day reporter for s Ramon Novarro the real name of the actor? How old is he? A. His original name was Ra- mon Gil Samenyegos, which he had legally changed. He is 31 years old. Q. What is a “biochemist” and a “pathological” chemist? A. A biochemist is one who specializes in the study of physico- chemical processes which play a | part in the life phenomena of plants {an animals. A pathological chemist |is one who specializes in the cham- |istry connected with the study of diseases of plants and animals. Q. Do the position of the stars lon the flag have any significance with respect to the individual states? A. No. There is one star for tears would be crocodilian. modern newspaper ago. days of Dana. The reporter today not only has a better style, sprightlier perspective, but assem- bles facts more cxpertly. He also works under greater pressure and is more reliable. The hard drinking scribe is out like a light. 1t is true old time reporters such as Will Irwin, Irvin Cobb, Albert Payson Terhune, Frank Ward O'Malley, Don Clarke and others |have gone to bigger literary en- | cach ctate in the union, but they|deavors, bless them, but it is equal- |are not arranged in the order of |1y true reporters in the last ten |statehood or any other prescribed | years are doing even bigger things. order as far as the state is con-| Fifty per cent of Broadway's suc- |cerned. The original flag with |cessful plays, spectacular movies | thirteen stars had them arranged in |and talkies and current best celling a circle on the blue field, so that it might not appear that any one state had a preferred position. Q . Do the Pacific Coast Baseball |novels are being written and women reporters only a few years ago. Two of the ablest the- |atrical producers and the head of league, the International league, the |the biggest film company are in this Southern association and the Texas |illustrious list. league all have the same rank in| Schools of journalism—those of relation to the major baseball |us who began running copy mav leagues? |shrug all we like—are turning out A._ The Pacific Coast league and |a higher grade product, men and the International league are class|women with better educational AA, and rank next to the major |equipment and worthier ideals. Too leagues. The Southern Association [many of us in “the good old day and the Texas lcague are class A |were more interested in loose by mzn Americanism: Thinking the kids | lost to honor because they do open- | the things vou would have done | you had dared. | all right to be a good Sa maritan if the fellow at the road side is as incapable of using a blackjack as the one the gool| Samaritan picked up. The boss has a hard time meet- | ing the payroll now, but at least n criticise a workman without be- | g told to sit on a tack. Maybe the great heart of Amer- | It's species of |ica would do more for the jobless if | 1898, they'd move to Armenia or China. ‘ Personality The quality that| makes you a great guy eveil you don't mention any great guys you know. | TR | It would be fun to see how fast a | South American President could | m tracks if a stock slump, drouth and a farm board all hap- pened to him at once. | No wonder Switzerland is credi- | ted with the most inventions per | capita. A little guy surrounded by | big fellows has to think fast. “There's many a slip twixt the | cup and the Lipton” appears to he | losing popularity. This time it has | appeared as an original mot in only | | way? and rank just below those of class |urday nights ‘an reporting. AA. The journalistic school cub knows Q. How many Fords wree pro- more about the game when he duced in 19297 vanks his first doorbell than ths A. The Ford Motor company old time cub could learn in a year. produced 1,951,002 cars and trucks The 2 in the year ended July 31, 1929, no longer “the boy wonde Q. What is the plural of newspaper or magazine field, and word “fish?" don't want to hear any more about A. Either “fish” or “fishes.” it. Q. What is the capital of Nor- 9 the Newspaper work, however, | more of the exciting quality romance than that today squeezed out the charm so ably glorified by Richard Harding Davis Save for Floyd Gibbons, no recent reporter suggests the swashbuckler. The modern crop would look per fectly at home at glass-topped now rated as a star, according to|desks, surrounded by adding ma- Universal Pictures Corporation, who |chines. have him under a five-year contract. 5 Q. Can a diamond be crushed if| A burly cop on a charger was run over by a railroad train? keeping crowds back at a 5th ave- A. Although the diamond is very [nue corne: while a parade passed hard, it is also brittle, and would |“Go ahead and get back!" he be crushed if run over by a train.|rcared. Q. What did Sweden gain through the Peace of Westphalia in 16482 |vears I heard a diner exclain A. She received Pomerania (west | “Shet that doah!" It originated in of the Oder), the Island of Rugen |negro settlements and its sudden and other territories in Germany, [ness was so realistic you could al- and was admitted to representation imost hear the plink-plank of the in the German Diet. banjo and sluff of bare feet. When Q. What is the a tasty dish was served in cabins it Micheline? was a cry of delight—and to keep A. It is the feminene form of |moochers out. Michael and means “who is like — had called A. Oslo. Until January 1, 1925 it was named Christiania. Q. How old was John Boles when he played his first screen role? 1Is he rated as a star? A. He was born October He played his first screen role in “The Love of Sunya” which was released in March 1927. He is 27, Lact niget for the fust ‘ime sn meaning of | God.” An American, living 30 years in for the passing of capable newspa- | per reporters. He sprinkled a glis- |veniences in our block—including a | several |human barometer. | with |ant development despairing moans for “the good old |ence. A person who can trim a sal- | Dunn, supervisors in the Week Day days.” I belong to that remote era |ad plate appetizingly and attractive- land would like to sob too, but the |ly gets on in the world. At a dinner The |last night was an alligator pear sal- story is 10 city |ad like something by blocks ahead of those of 20 years|The pears were a beach around a And that goes for the Sun in the |birds carved of cheese looking | | -vear-old managing editor is |The hymns, in the [terious ! [“How Efficiency | |and consecrated ues in the midst of a material aga and told them that they must rely upon some other power, that they could draw upon God's great res sources and be sure of them. After the charges, Rev. Raymond Gilman, pastor of the Stanley Memorial church, offered the pray= er of consecration, which was fols lowed by the group participating the communion, administered Rev. Theodore Greene and Reva William H. Alderson, pastors of tha First Congregational and Trinity Methodist churches. Rev. A. Dy Heininger and Rev. Theodore Se At his last appearance I said to my wife: “He has made up his mind it will rain.” A half hour later New York was drenched with the heavi- est torrent in years. All the con- Salad dressing is a recent import- of domestic sci- Church schools served as deacons. Rev. Edward Gantt, pastor of Ae M. E. Zion church, dismissed thq Fragonard. | 8roup with the benediction. lake of aqua-marine dressing witn into the lake. It was designed by a spe- cialist who receives $12,000 a year and inspired the gentleman to shriek: *“Shet that doah!™ BACKS INTO MACHINE Backing a coupe owned by thd Automotive ‘Sales & Service Co. out of a driveway on Arch street about 9:10 o'clock last night, Michask Wynne of 79 Prospect strest mis< . h judged the distance and struck the It is too bad a salad designer |left rear fender of a car driven ny 3 | ¥ direction. Supernu« before I can get around to that. |merary Officer Charles Zmijesk) (Copyright, 1930, McNaught who investigated the accident, found Syndicate, Inc.) |no cause for police action and re« UONSECRATESTAFF |2 OF BBLESCHOOLS Teachers of United Week Day Classes Are Blessed BOOTBLACKS MEET Charles Lawton addressed tha Bootblac club at its weekly meet~ ing in the Y. M. C. A. last nighty Mr. Lawton told of his experiencey as a boy in China. Therc were 23 bootblacks and guests present. Seventy officers, workers an1 teachers of the United Week Day church schools met in the chapel of the First Baptist churci. last night | themselves to the | work of religious education. ) The service was conducted by the pastors of the eight churches co- operating in the work. The meeting | was opened with Kinder's “At Eve- | ning” played by Mrs. Earnest Hoyle. | Father, in Thy mys- presence kneeling,” and firm a foundation, | sung. Rev. Wm. Ross, pastor of the | First Baptist church, presiding, ex- plained the purpose of the gather- ing. The scripture was read by Rev. Comfortable buscs, courteous operators Travel by bus for cconomy aud pieasure. Leave Railroad Station NEW BRITAIN 8 . M—1 P. M. 5 P M. T) Cos =Y One way 562.50 Faro . 2 Round 3350 Trip New England (E. S Transportation ! NOW IS THE TIME TO i THINK OF WEATHER STRIPS Let Us Estimate N. B. Screen Mfg. Co. Rocky Hill Ave. Tel. 5147 ' PR R e Cat Meat Sold Instead Of Rabbit in Montreal Montreal, Sept. 16 (P—Discov- ery that cat meat was being sold as rabbit in local restaurants has been made by city health officials. Dr. S. Boucher, of the city health department, said a number of prosecutions have already been made and convictions secured and promised a vigorous campaign to stamp out the practice. SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE— May be sauce for the garder, too but sauce for the fish won't do for the vegetables; anc sauce for the meat doesn’t go for the dessert. Our ‘Washington Bureaa ready for you a comprehensive bulletin SAUCES for every use—desserts, fish, meats and vegetahles. It will make a valuable addition” to your collection of recipes. Fill out the coupon below and send for it: [ COOKERY has o SRt = CLIP I COUPON FHERE == === e -‘ EDITOR. Washington Bureau, New Britain Herald, L) appreciated. always bearing in mind 387 journals, that investigators should detectives said have been “=ployed by Mrs “tive agency to shadow L s g Q. What is the difference be- o tween a plot of ground and a lot? A. A plot is a piece of ground et apart as by fencing or paths like a garden-plot. A lot is a par- cel of ground that has, been sur- | veved and apportioned for sale. Q. Why were guards placed at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National cemetery in Virginia? A, Because It was discovered that vandals were desecrating the tomb by markings, and otherwise. Q. Do constables and sheriffs have the same duties? Obsemations A sheriff is a county officer, | |usually elected by the people, and PROHIBITION AND PROSPERITY | the On Tbe Wea[[zer | charged with carrying out the de-' | When the prosperous | d its land to the crees of the courts. the maintenance S | ot jails and safe-keeping of prison- | Washington, | the Drys told the world it was duc | entirely to the beneficent effects of | DA | advent of the private motor car the | | troiley business is profitable only a China, returned to New York re- cently to remain. After a month he | set off for the Orient again, having ' lived so long among Chinese ser- vants he could no longer dress or ' | 1322 York I want a copy of the Avenue, Washington, McCormick’s detec- in such an investigation the bulletin SAUCES, and enclose herewith five cents I Each Russian family is allowed | just so much food, and Stalin will | have his biggest problem solved | when he gets the people weaned en- | tirely. the august take no state- | ¢.\¢ months of the year, when the in coin, or postage stamps, to cover return postage and handling costs: senator. ments for granted. Mrs. MeCormick's “what of it | weather 1s too severe for the aver- his aytomobile. NAME re- — | age person to use SUNSET ROCK | ¢ the time coming, with the de- 1928, the Sunset { N e undress himself. “IMPROVING™ STREET ANL NUMBEP. When in July Rock association I ) Pla state cently failed to be much oil on t i A dozen times this morning a man popped out of an apartment hotel, acroes the way to scan the | skies and held out his hand for rain | although the sun was in effulgence. | Toonerville Folks troubled waters. She is of the opin- transportation, Correct this sentence: “Whether interests will be [T win or lose an argument doesn't | matter,” s e v 5 similar | Matter.” said he, “for my one desire |is to learn the truth ’W:‘ Copyright, 1930, Publishers | Syndicate | velopment of air | that the railroad forced to make a = fon that a senator is not too great of New BLritain of- but I am - reader of the New Britain Herald fered its acre the park on to the accepted a personage to hadow; senator down it 18 perfectly ~ tics sHould be + torial contest Mrs. McCorr . mistakes, one of them heing that she 1f ors in the ca somewhat Washington heights of nville state, and offer, | complaint—that their trains ble it auall e th gladly the | (herated at a loss during good f ing months and only showing a pro- | er when flying st‘ followed in a it was thought that the state — sena- | would lose no time in improving this | ¢ g oo Sepo o new state 1 more or less precarious? About same time Larders, has earned for he the enmity & Clark, which owned ap- + of most of the se tal and another ately four acres on nation was THIS MINIATURE STUFF; GOLF TENNIS ON DINING ROOM — — Sept. 16.—Forecast for Southern New England: Show- 1s0 dona {crs, and of aiding the prosecuting officers of the county in bringing jers tonight and possibly in northern | criminals to justice. A constable is portion Wednesday morning; fol-|, village or county police officer, lowed by fair and cooler; moderate |and his duties correspond to those southwest and west winds. { of a patrolman in cities. | Forccast for Fastern New York:| Q. What is the difference be- | Showers and thunder storms tonight | tween light wine and heavy wine? |and probably Wednesday morning;| A. Wine with an alcoholic con- cooler Wednesday and in the in-|tent helow 20 per cent is considered | terior tonight; modcrate to fresh|light wine, and above that it fis south shifting to west or northwest | heavy. winds. | Q. What Is the address of the Forccast for New Haven and|Amtorg Trading Corporation? vicinity: Showers tonight and Wed-| A, 261 Fifth Avenue, New York nesday, clear and cooler. et Conditions: Pressure is high over | the South Atlantic coast. Low | pressure covers the Lake region | with a secondary over Pennsylvania. | Showers and thunder storms were | reported from all states east of the | Mississippi cxcept Virginiz | land and New Jersey. Cool we prevails in the Canadian nor Conditions favor for this unsettled weather with local e being that her out- the 1t tently the sta nomination was at g0 to obtain e receiv- . rather high is this point 1 approximately 18 acres, the prohibition law absolutely S S T editorial ad r house t tho Senator Nye's gating, and it detectives a ommittee is inves I G is this point that his been out it. \tent upon pros o the hilt o The Se “*is allowed to pass t prosperity this | Statistics opportunity to | prove that prohibition and prosper- -:ly gates of the t ap ¢ bl ¢ e likely tha ll have to t "~ McCormick t every rough nonymous. | Now one ing about pro- | ion creating prosperity. Such silence be golden. As thir gainst t chops cha urrent survey Y. M. C.A. NOTES | The senior tumbling class, under Vx| the direction of Fred Bacon, is well under way with a membership of | {nine. The general tumbling class| will commence about October 9 and | also will be directed by Mr. Bacon, | instructor in wrestling who will | have charge of the coming class in | wrestling. | The Junior life saving class conditions mmer in Canada | ose in the United essary “facts, ate are A vicinity ey have what we | show- USUAL “DRY" STAND ontrol, which the ! 11¢ mperatures yesterday High 80 76 d prosper- | | Low | =l 4| | ning | . Atlanta inexple Atlantic City will wets at the they went actually iry. But stradaling will, wh NEW ENGLAND AND FREIGHT MILLS RATES lictates of platform. This st Gover and did not wan after Mr. Itc stateme The Governor, it w prosperity of will declare thal 25 Vears Ago Today ree to the m he calmly cut the tree nt of his neighbors down and Boston | Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati ... Denver .. Duluth Hatteras . Lo Ang Miami Minneapolis . Nantucket shville New Haven New Orleans . New York Norfolk, Va. Northfield, Vt. Portland, Me. | Washington . 60 | 60 [ 46 76 begin on Saturday between 9 and 10 o'clock. Membership is onen boys whose ages are from 12 to 16. Joo Hergstrum will assist in the in- struction. A class of seven will tak their junior life saving test in tober. Junior Leaders council its first meeting tonight Several items of considered. of the council are Ernest Carlson, Howard Messinger, The hold 7:30, will be William Ar 0ld Joseph Coatex seph Miller, Muller, Robert Frank May, Miller, Louis Staven- 76 |zer and George Willametz, to Oc- will importance The members Carlson, Dunkel, William Souncy, William Steed, Jo- Wilbue | i Fontaire Fox. 1.

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