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New Britain herald., 1922-12-16

Correct this sentence: Every day and in every way" the stout dame cried happily, T am getting fatter and fatter."
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16

It becomes painfully evident that it takes more than a clause in a peace treaty to make boundary line.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16
Membr, of The Associated Press

The only profitable advertising medium In the City Circulation books and press room always open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16

A good amateur mechanic is one who can take his jitney apart and find room for all the accessories when he reassembles it.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16

Tho Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication Of all news credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news pub llshed herein
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16

Entered at the Post ofnce at New Britain
 as Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16
New Britain Herald

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY tlssued Daily. Sunday Excepted), At Herald Bldg, 67 Church Street.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16

TELEPHONE cALLs' Husiness omce E.,.,r,' sse Editorial Rooms ..,,..,,.,..,,,,,,t,,,e e2e
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16

What" asks writer. lis so do- mestic as the clock?" We'll, there's the safety pin.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16
SUBSCRIPTION RATES,

1900 Three Months
 5se a Month,
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16

Still Solomon in all his glory prob ably didn't seem quite so majestic as traffic cop.
New Britain herald., 1922-12-16

This place looks inviting" said Jonah, at the sign of the Whales Mouth; "I'll just drop in for lunch" The difference between republic and a monarchy is that in a mon- archy the government is afraid to go too far.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
The Greater Good.

The probation system of dealing with Often
ders has been subjected to much harsh crit
icism Of late and among police officers it has
ben responsible for large share Of the crime
under which we are staggering. The police
man says that when he arrests burglar the
Judge turns him loose the next day. If he is
sent to prison he may be paroled in a few
weeks. Between probation and parole the streets
are flooded with men and women who ought to
be behind the bars. Any policeman will tell
you that Recently judge in an eastern city
had roundup of his probationeys There were
~ of them and they all seemed to. be doing
fairly we'll. They were all at work in legitimate
jobs and they were not only supporting them
selves, but furnishing livelihood for others.
The Judge said that 81 per cent of the proba-
TONERS had made good-at least they had indi-
Gated willingness to work and to 20 straight.
Whether they should have been punished more
harshly for their offenses is another matter.
Society is usually satisfied if a man works and
takes care of his own 1t is not insistent on
post moftems. There is much to be said in
favor Of probation, but it must be intelligently
extended. II should not be indiscriminate but
it may as well be given ungrudgingly to those
who will appreciate and make the most of it
not for themselves, but for others. 1t is the
greater good that society wants and humanity
needs. One false step need not wreck life's
whole journey.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

raayrroona nsssnsnk W1n& = ~ fsture1
nov wssid ~ M ksnss1fs0a perform n 90
roDusal Iifs u childrsa ms denied ttsn1 We
e. ~ sneiiit s~n - ~ cgsntry diStsicts
fnoW how ~ Afk fA1ssAE g boyhood was
= ~ ~ iafo NJ spAes4 y1cant Iots w1s
80 = ta1i esoands; inp4rfset t1anis courta
vers sseahlieAsa. Ths vodz5 ana hilIs vers
Ad5seent W Nan1srsd sut q thsA. Ne en-
jeysl variess psstim4s nilst th1 brsesss Of
~ hf1ls. TAers rs always The ol4 swimming
hole handy. We enjoyed the shallow and oftsn
muldt wSssss. We ssss ire n tAs grsat out
doUfn
Dut svsu n: city like ROCK Island thess
.cop1ofss afs rot % ready = ones thst wsre.
Here, although the city - By no nnsans closely
built and tie inhabitants are not congests1, the
chilafsa had bssn piayins In the streets and
alleys ana they are still doing II in sodue parts
Of the city. The strests in even such . city ~
Rock Island are today dangerous. They are no
place for play The playground movement
went from the big, congestcd cities to such
communities as Rock Island the organizers
Of this movement builded well. Children at the
Fairgrounds are free, tRey ere safe--the life the
average boy or girl needs is there found, with
all facilities for play Our Fairgrounds have
been we'll managed. We may look. for extern
sion Of the work in the future and more happy,
more congenial, more healthy children.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

In spite of all we hear OF the increased
power OF organization in labor ranks, and Of
the spread Of radical tendencies. the strike
itself as form Of private war has become no
more deadly than it was half century ago.
The railroad strikes Of 1877 were serious
enough to win for themselves place in the
school histories of the United States. The
roads attempted to lower the wages Of the men
as a part of the postwar defiation. Most Of
the men refused to work, andl some OF them
refused to allow trains to run. They resisted,
troops sent to protect the railroads, rioting in
Pittsburgh Chicago st. Louisiana other places
After nearly two weeks Of general confusion the
riots were suppressed. The worst Of them all
that at Pittsburgh, where the rioters con-
trolied the city for several Tays-cost nearly
one hundred lives, besides 100000 worth of
property. Even the Herrin massacre, with all
its brutalities stands out no worse as tragedy
than this
Both administrations of Grover Cleveland
were filled with labor troubles-perhaps the
best remembered because it brought the presi-
dent into such a degre Of responsibility. was
the Pullman strike of 1894 centering in Chi
cago. That was very serious affair while it
continued. We have had coal strikes before
notably that in the anthracite district which
Roosevelt settled in 1902. The discouraging
phase of the situation is that we have made, as
a people, so little progress in the solution of
the problem by equitable and judicial means.
Most serious minded people confess that neither
side alone-neither capital nor labor-can be
trusted to have its own way absolutely The
need for some system Of checks and balance is
obvious; some recognition of the two sides to
the dispute. The working out of any such plan
we have not yet successfully accomplished
Nor does the government itself seem any less
helpless as an employer than private agencies
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
WHAT PUTTING SIGNIFIES.

We breatne anywhere IFOm ~ "
20 times minute in health. There
is a normal ratio OF one breath for
each four heartbeats. The rate and
depth OF breathing is determined
by the body's need for oxygen and
by the amount Of carbon di0xide
(carbonic acid gas) accumulated in
the tissues and blood.
The breathing of the healthy
individual becomes faster after
some muscular exertion, which
uses up oxygen for the combustion
of fuel and muscle substance and
produces carbon dioxide and other
acid products of combustion.
As l have often said here there
is really no difference between
functional" and organic" disease
r all disease is functional, Of
course, since disease is nothing but
disturbance Of function, and all dis
ease is organic, too, for II the or
gans remained normal no symp-
toms evidences Of disturbed func-
tom would occur. The arbitrary
and, sometimes, artful distinction a
doctor draws between mere
, functional disturbance" and "ac-
tual organic trouble" is therefore
meaningless. People die as regu-
larly from purely functional
trouble, say diabetes, as from such
organic diseases as diphtheria or
appendicitis 10000. tt. $4,000 deaths
from each of these diseases an
nually, in the registration area
which includes four-tifths of the
population Of the United States)
Likewise people recover as readily
from lowered sugar tolerance (dia-
betes) as from diphtheria or appen-
dicitis when intelligent manage
ment prevails.
So you see no arbitrary line can
be drawn between the putting or
1 breathlessness or short breath OF
the healthy individual on exertion
and that of the sick person, it be-
ing matter of opinion whether the
breathing becomes too much dis
tresSed, as compared with that Of
others under similar conditions.
| Anything which impairs the oxy-
gen carrying capacity of the blood
or anything which diminishes the
delivery of oxygen may account fol
putting or short or difficult breath
ing. Thus weakening of the blood
as from small, perhaps concealed
but frequent hemorrhages, OF
marked anemia from the poisonous
effect of any disease or other poi
son, will make the individual more
OF less short of breath. The anemis
which commonly occurs in early
often unrecognized tuberculosis
Bright's disease, cancer or dia-
betes, accounts for the shortness o.
breath which the subject notice.
) gradually increasing.
Another common cause OF puff
fing excessively on exertion is
early cardiovascular degenerationA
c. V. D.-heart artery wearing out
Putting or breathlessness Of thi.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
Ray Of Hope for VETS.

Opponents Of prohibition are finding some
satisfaction and degree Of hope in the dis
covery that the treaty which conveyed Louis
lana to the United States in 1903 contains a
clause which gives to France perpetual right
to export wine to the ceded territory. The terri
tory referred to included all Of the United
States lying between the Mississippi river and
the Rocky mountains as far south as Texas. II
anybody can claimany rights under that treaty
relating to the import or export Of liquor it is
the signatories alone. II is mot likely that the
French government win do so. and still less
likely that the United States government would
recognize any such protest
Washington authorities take the position
That NO treaty can be made that Il repugnant to
the constitution II has repeatedly been held
By the supreme court that treaties, like laws.
to be valid must be constitutional, ahd evefy
treaty contrGvening the constitution must fall
.of its own weight" While this decisian may
give rise to some question among those whose
treaty rights IN foreign countries are affected
through the passage Of local lava or changes in
local constitutions, Il would seem that Ia such
case there ID no recourse and that the laws Of
the country must be obeyed. As rule treaty
stands only a. long a. the government that
made It stands. In The usttsr Of the purchase
Of Louisiana from Franco our title and juris-
diction are confirmed not alone b. treaty. but
By possession and the natural ststua Of limita.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
Pure MIX and Longer Life.

FuFe MILK ana Longer AAfes
Much is being said about recently published
figures showing that during the last decade the
average span of life has increased three years.
Properly interpreted this means that fewer
children are dying In the early months and
years. When the child is protected through
tho years Of its helplessness and the adult
learns to take care of his physical machinery
before 1t becomes hopelessly involved in pathol-
cgy then will open the era Of preventive
medicine and the fully educated physician will
b the custodian of the individuals health, CO.
operating with the sanitarian and the epidem-
idogist in preventing the spread Of contagion
hfctgh the channels of food, drink and social
contact.
1t ID gratifying to know that the Rock Is
land city commission has under consideration
ameasurs that will provide, in a great measure.
protection for the child. and in many cases the
adult. The passing Of an ordinance requiring
that raw milk bs Of the highest degree Of pur-
ity. and all other milk be Of reasonably good
quality and in addition pasteurised by ap-
proved methods to eliminate anly possibility Of
disease contamination, through the COW or
human handler. will be . step toward the day
Of safety for all, and win undoubtedly raise the
average Of life expectancy In this community.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
The Daily Short Story

When Amy, the next bride-to-be,
began to work an initial on a da-
mask napkin, it was signal for
much talking, which quickly turned
to another suspected victin-Sue.
How mean yonare to me, girls!"
she cried, as she brought in muffin
stand. And after this plate of mar
guerites l made for Betty's special
, benefit, tool"
LAS a reward" said Betty, 81
must read you letter from Sister"
Yes, let's hear what the babes
doing now"
/ "Oh, thank you, darling!" said
Betty to Sue, who had caused the
! tall lamp to diffuse a glow of orange,
light in the shadowy room. Eyes,
here's the par. want to read" she
continued, turning two or three
pages
You know how quiet Muriel is
always busy with the latest craze
in embroidery, or arts and crafts.
She urged us to go to Thoroughbred
to see the handiwork of an old her
nit who makes the oldest picture
frames and napkin rings from thin
wood.
I'VE finally discovered path
which wound through the fields to
the woodworker's hut. Then we en-
tered the rickety shanty on hearing
a gruff summons of unintelligible
syllables. AS nature had provided
him with an extra palate and had
deprived him Of most of his upper
teeth, nearly all Of his. words were
something between a humble and
a hiccough.
Though Muriel isn't raving
beauty, she looks like freshness per-
sonifed. Her muddy blouse and
white skirt were as cAisp as a lily,
and she has the most exquisite col
loring. Her pale yellow hair, al
ways smooth, looked like bands of
; polished metal as she stood by the
old wood scarver. Neither shears
nor comb had been near his head for
. some time. His grimy skin, ragged
coat and shoes, and his broken nails
made us look at the finished work
Yrather than the man.
Then we heard q suppressed
sound Of breathing in the next
room. Finally this came in short
sharp puffs. The door, slightly
,ajar, was roughly pushed open by a
thick, knotted stick. A woman, head
and shoulders taller than the dwarf
, like carverA stood in the door with
Il lee
stick above her head, she screamed
in angry tones:
"'You girls can Jest git out OF
, here mighty quick! I want you to
understand my brother hain't q
Margin mani"
why, Betty, how perfectly love.
!, lyl" shrieked everyone except Sue
: who quietly began to serve the tea
and remained unnaturally subdued
until her guests had departed
, Her mother found her, an hour
later, at the desk In the library, SC
, busily engaged that she had NOT
heard Anne's summons to dinner or
the Japanese gong.
I'm in ink up to my elbows
mother dear" she. explained. "Bu,
I'll come in Just moment. There
| are at least 40 notes ought to sent
: out tonight to my particular friends
near ut hand. I'm just finishing one
for Miss Ashby."
i What is 1t. childf Anothel
party3"
mo, mother! it's the preliminary
: to what you are to send to the Stal
to@oEIoH. IT. orr annou0ea1ants
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
THEY ALWAYS THINK so.
BY Miss Jessie A. Parsons

mo indeed, Ralph! You know 1t
would be most incorrect for mother
to announce our engagement earlier
than six weeks before"
Then let's have the wedding six
weeks from today. Why not,
please?" pleaded Ralph.
"Ridiculous!" exclaimed Sue.
with the bridesmaids not yet con-
suited, and scarcely stitch of sew
ing done"
But seriously, Sue, do please
consider the announcement You
don't know how I'm pining to have
my friends know that really am
a lucky fellow"
Your friends have every conf
dence in you, Ralph, and gwen l am
willing you should play with my
little pals without being labelled
mo trespassing
But really, Sue, do you think
! it's fair to all the Others who like
to Share your porch these summer
evenings? And how about the new
parson-"
How absurd you are, Ralph! Mr..
Ashby was 40 yesterday. His Sis
ter told me So"
Good old scout of a sister,
commented Ralph.
And then, after fruitless arguing
he marched dispiritedly away with
out noticing the notwithstanding
Mr.. Ashby walking with his swing
ing stride toward home.
Ralph had scarcely gone wher
Sue had another caller. Miss Pal
liner was a sharp-faced individual
who loved to play the part of log
driver and single out particular az
fairs which she thought needed {
guiding push, to prevent their be.
ing stalled or drifting in the wrong
direction. In spite of her fault
finding, nevertheless, she aboundet
in good works, and in her church
she was supervisor of the kinder
garten, 1t was on Sunday schoo
matters that she had come to con
suit Sue.
4 These affairs had just been de
spatched when the Rev. Mr.. Ashb!
repassed the house. Miss Palmer
had all but risen to go. when, OF
seeing the clergyman, she sanl
further back in her chair and triet
to draw from Sue her opinion O
the new minister. Sue preferred
however, to talk about his sister.
| why, yes, like her." Responded
Miss Palmer. "Being the pastor
sister is difficult place to fill
Miss Ashby is doing we'll, though
land is devoted to her brother.
must say, however, 1 should hat,
to be as curious as Miss Ashby. Sh'
lquizzed me about everyone in tn
parish, and especially about you
II your interest in--the choir an,
Sunday school was anything new.
"Indeed!"~ Exclaimed Sue. Ssh
L. never like that with me-merel,
unresponsive, and do SO want t
be her friend"
Sue gave a sigh Of relief as he
calIer left. 80
what an unpleasant afternoon!
abe unused. First z near-quarre
with Ralph, and then a visit from
Miss Palmer. Never mind, tomor
row ! am going to have my littl
plAymates in for tea"
At 4 o'clock they came, each car
Trying . gay knitting bag. Circle,
about the fireplace, their finger
flew. busy with crocheting or EN-
>. aroid@E
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

washington. ~. y. Give Iuil na1ue
.turn postage. Be brief. All inquiries ~
70 each Individual. No attention viii b
the female brain is heavier. The
average weight of the adult males
brain is about 4S ounces and OF the
female about 43lh ounces. Weight
of brains, however, has no direct
relationship with intelligence.
@. I am quite fleshy. What kind
Of food should I stop eating and
what may eat between meals!
"A. Many authorities upon dietet-
les say that the elimination OF 20.
tatoes, white bread and sweets, VIII
usually reduce a persons weight
Oranges or orange Juice may Do
taken between meals.
Q. Is q denizen the same as q
citizen! E. D. H.
A. In English law a denizen u
an alien who by letters patent ms
been constituted a British subject
permanently or for time and is ID
q middle class between an allen
and a natufal-born or naturali1eo
subject. No denizen may sit III
parliament or take office, civil OF
military. In the United States TINS
civil condition is known in South
Carolina, having been created oy
statute.
@. In . game Of auction bridge.
is it correct to say II have oid
three hearts" or Il have bidden
three hearts?" l.. H. M.
A. The verb bid has two forms
for the past participle. bid and Do.
des. 1t Is customary to use inc
form bid in card games.
q. What IL the word for fear q
cats? G. o. H..
A. Tho term for this feeling U
aelurophobia.
q. When were the naval and mil
itary academies established!
A. The naval school was foundeo
at Annapolis in 1S45. In 1Sl9 ths
name was changed to United statss
naval academy. ;The United States
military A.adem1iwas establi1nso
let Vest Point n 2l6
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18
@. What are puts and calls?

@. What are puts and calls?
J. R. r.
A. A put" is contract which
gives its possessor the right to de-
liver, to the party signing the
same, q certain amount of stock
at a named price during the time
stated in the contract. A "call" is
a contract which gives its posses
sor the right to demand, from the
party signing the same, a certain
amount OF stock at named price
during the time stated in the con-
tract.
Q. Are the locks at Sault Ste
Marie controlled by the state of
Michigan or the United States? B.
T. L. a
A. Only, part Of the locks are
on the American side of st. Mary's
river. When the American canal
was first opened in 1855 it was con-
trolled BY the state Of Michigan.
In 1881 the control was transferred
to the federal government.
@. Has the idea Of the Covenant
died out among the Scotch? L. A.
A. This term denoted associa-
ton Of bands Of Scotch people who
undertook to support each other in
times of danger or to maintain
some principle. AS lately as 1912 a
Covenant was drawn up. This one
was a protest of tie Scotch Pres
byterians Of Ulster against the
Irish home rule bill introduced by
the liberal government under Mr..
AsQuith.
Q. When was the first Jew given
. -baronetcy In England?
49, 80 D. q. H.
A. Osaac Lyon Goldsmid wal
made baronet BY Queen Victoria
in 1910.
q. What is the weight of the
human brain! D. H. Y.
A. The brain of man is usually
heavier than that Of woman, al
No9gA e hiIth end at the are q Il
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

E. r. Waelde has never taken q railroad trip,
though for 80 years he has bsen the railroad
station agent at Milton, N. Y. Nov, retired on
= pension at te age Of 81, he starts 7,O0o-mile
jaunt in a Pullman. He will travel over the
continent, visiting the alluring places to which
he has been selling tickets since 1854. To put
yourself in his place Tor moment just recall
your breathless excitement when you took your
first railroad trip long ago. Many q man who
dgurativsly has seen and done everything would
trade several years Of his life to have followed
WRelde's system and saved up . few of LIES
simple thrills. Youth says. "Hoorayl I'm going
there. First trip. Don't you wish you were
sner Old age. conceited, cynical. boasts scorn.
tally. Jaw. I've been there. Don't expect too
much. You're apt to be disappointed"
Yet old age envies youths excitement and
anticipation. When those ere gone youth is
land with It much Of life that is really worth
while. Joy u in the pursuit and conquest, not
p the capture and victory. Anticipation beats
realization. Young men taking hard knocks,
trying their strength, do not realise Il, but with
Ill their hardships and disappointments they
are living the best time Of their lives. The trip
= the thing that counts, not the destination.
The lure Of the SEA, also ito charm, ID In the
voyage rather than the distant port Young
women. too. some day viii look back with NIFTY
eyes and long for the dreamland Of girlhood
Don't be impatient Everything In life comes
~--oh, only too soon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

i The cost Of living is 10 per cent higher than
Il was at this time year ago. 1t should be
called the cost Of loafing.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

i Governor Small feels that the only way he
can be INDICATED is by election to another term.
But it seems that most of the people OF the
state don't feel as the governor does.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

8 France claims that the United States didn't
finish the job in the late war. Germany doesn't
Say that So.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

Il An easterner has turned matrimonial evan-
gelist and will tour the country mating the
lonely Rates made known in confidence.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

william Randolph Hearst is always safe in
accepting a nomination for public office be-
cause he knows there is no chance of his cleo
ton.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-18

4 The governor Of Indiana says there will be
no prise fight. at Michigan City on Labor day.
wonder where he got the notion there was to
be one?