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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04
INDIA And RADIO
Government Permits Private Wireless
Enterprises In Recent Decision
Made Public--National Conference.

BY The Associated Press.
Delhi, India. May 4.--Radio broad
casting by private enterprise is now
permitted In British India through
n recent decision Of the government.
A national conference is In session
here for the purpose OF discussing
preliminary details. The chairman is
the director-goneral Of Posts and
Telegraphs for India.
Plans are being made for under
taking the manufacture of receiving
apparatus in India. This Is consid-
cred to be entirely practicable. for
even IL certain parts have to be i'm
ported, II is said that the manufac-
ture of other parts and the assem-
bling of complete sets in this country
are altogether feasible.
AS widespread interest in broad
casting by radio has already been
evidenced in several provinces, 1t Is
expected that this industry will at
tain to large dimensions.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04
LEOPARD INVADES
BURMA COMMUNITY
Was Hiding Under House il
Tricky Populated Quarter


MsAdaiaN, Burma, Nav 4-Miae-
spread excitement has hem srrsiaI
among Mandalag residents M the dis,
segery Of fnllrgFoRn leopard hid,
ths under house in one ~ lhs most
crowded quarters The beast ranged
o. large fer = short time, hn, vas
shot hr an 0ffieeF OF the IrraHaaiy
floiilla company before doing any
damage,
How this leopard found It's way in
o. ihe city is not definitely known,
Some thought il came from the
neighhorh0d Of AmaEapura, where
there il large area Of thick jungle,
Another theory vas that II bearded
enc Of The lrFawaddy fuel steamers
which tie mp alongside the hank AZ
night, and was thus carried 10 Man
dslay,
II had hfen more than ~ years
sines a leopard penetrated into Man
dalay. though one Was killed only
sight miles from the city last summer,
i.eonards are still common in the
thick Jungle which ahonnds In every
part OF Burma. hut usually e0nfine
their operations 10 the cattle o. Wiz
layers. In 1901 a leopard appeared
IN Bassein. In Lower Burma. killed
and wounded several people before il
was shot
Tigers. also, are still common In
some parts OF Burma, Less than u
year ago tiger was killed only IL
miles from Rangoon, a city Of at0,-
600. II has not been many years
since tiger entered the city OF Ran.
COON and was found about third OF
the way up pagoda. II had
climbed up In the night and was I'M
able 20 get down. and had TO be shot
from the pagoda platform.
Wild elephants are protected by law
and are still TO be found in some sec
lions OF the country. One member
OF a large herd was killed recently
only 80 miles from Rangoon. Do
mesticated elephants are used extern
sively In the lumber camps for NOV
ing heavy timber.
Jungle cats and deer remain abun-
dsnt and often enter the towns. Re-
Gently a large jungle cat was killed
in Rangoon. where 1t had chased
domestic cat into the interior OF
house.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04
WED 70 YEARS, AGED COUPLE CALLS DIVORCE
RESULT OF EASY COURTSHP AND MARRIAGE
RK NEA sartiee

iN WAaRt ~ANsAN
WYekon, \, T. May .,-'piyaFse
can be prevented hy hard work Tbs
trouble these days is that married
folks have things toe easy"
That's the opinion Of Mr., and Mrs,
John g. nemaFesl, married rs years
and still happy, lie Is ss and she Is
81. he slill works his own garden
and she does her own washing,
They were married March 2, 1850,
raised four children, and have SIX
grandchildren and seven gFealrgFand
children,
Getting married wasn't a Joke In
those days" said Grandpa nemsFest,
I'VE rode horseback when We went
counting and the boys would race 10
the girls house, No telephone then.
and no rural mail deliveries"
Girls didn't think so much about
dress" said Grandma pemaTest u
had two dresses year, one Of max
and one Of wool, both homegrown
and homemade, And one pair Of shoes
a year, We saved our shoes and
didn't put them on until Just before
We started for church or a dance"
Their wedding day was the first
time Mrs, Demarest ever rode IN a
wagon. They have bnilt their own
houses OF hswn logs and they have
only been separated once, when
grandpa" visited his brother In Iowa
for two weeks 81 years ago.
We've been happy because we
haven't had time 10 be anything else,
he said. young folks these days don't
work hard enough"
The aged couple who are looking
forward TO celebrate their diamond
wedding anniversary, live with their
daughter, Mrs. Peter 5. Pulls nj
Spring Lake Farm. near Wyekof.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04

roads q ths Paeihe.1 Is revealed aag
dsF an . hleh = vessel ARRIVES fFem
ihe 0rifRi,
nssa ssakFs mahrianEg sets flllr
piRo smoking tohaeea strong enough
10 kR00k a man down, ssEaRge must
sal Instrument P0sS, heiei nuts
dried FISH, hsFsss fer medicine, lsas
mandsTiR casts, silks, fans aaelsnl
eggs. parCaiaiRs, kimanNs, i10is and
4 aterial Tor s0nps this IL a typical
lisa ~ items that maR he found an
any matt fn0m Japan, China ana the
Philippines, according 10 Postmaster
n, n, MagAham,
The miscellaneous packages alsa
firing Nith them tremendous amount
~ detail work, for az ifasi 81 per
reni ~ an the letters AMI packages IN
q mail from the orient are addressed
solely IN the language Rf thsiT origin,
which must he TIA lslated into English
nefarf thsK can he distributed, Fer
instance. out af recent mail cons
tanning I :, n0A letters, 6,nAA were adj
dressed only IN japanese characters,
This neCsssitates the employment Of
japanese, Filipino chinese and k9H
ifaR clerks,
The mails between Honolulu, the
Orient and the South Seas are grow
ing IN sire, according "a hgnres COM
piled hy Postmaster MacAdam, IN
iasi an CLASSES 81 mail Ia China,
IaRan and Manila aggregated a'Sh4
hays, and had risen 10 s,sss IN lsss,
an increase Of les,
Unmarried noareforl. sOe. nussslI's.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04

is no worse today than 1t was when l
was a girl"
Mrs. Bennett. however. deplores
what she calls "a lack Of neighborli-
ness on the part OF present-day
Americans.
"The world has become CONNER
cialized and there no longer is the
friendly attitude of one person to-
ward another that was noticeable
when I was a GIRL" Mrs. Bennett
said. but so far as real goodness
goes, can. see but what folks today
are Just as filled with virtue as they
ever were. Every generation has Its
faults and its redeeming features.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04
JUST AS GOOD TODAY
Mother or Civil War Veteran De-
clares That Present Generation Is
All Right.

BY The Associated Press
Battle Creek, Mich, May Airs.
Charlotte Bennett. % years old,
Michigan pioneer and believed to be
the only surviving mother of a Civil
war veteran residing In this state,
declares her opinion that the world
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04

Garden produce grows more quickly
by moonlight than by the light of the
sun.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04
HONOLULU P. 0. THE
ORIENTAL GRAB BAG
Everything From Dead Snakes to
Soup Material in Mails
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Honolulu, May 4.-That the spirit
and smells of the Far East hover
over the Honolulu post office as one
of the prime evidences of the city's
cosmopolitan position at "the cross
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04

Imported Roquefort, soc. Russells
--advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04

Looks like strange new stars have
set themselves above the national
capitol That's due to the position of
the cameraman when he photograph
ed the decorations on Pennsylvania
avenue. placed there in honor Of the
Shrine convention in Washington.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-04

Imported Roqpsfort, zoe Russsil's
-adA.
Evening star., 1923-02-10

so that the cooking, washing and
ironing and vacuum cleaning can
almost be done by punching button.
Wall insulation to keep out the
but not in the convenient forms of
today.
The home builder of a generation
ago was not so keen to let the sun
light and fresh air into his home by
the multiplication Of windows and by
When the bitter wind whistled
around the windows he plugged up
the cracks with candle wicking. news
paper or sandbags. He did not know
of the present window equipment of
metal weatherstrips.
Such equipment, of course, adds to
the cost Of the modern home. and the
more and finer the equipment, the
higher. naturally. the cost. This mat
ter of convenience should be con-
sidered always when comparing the
cost of then and now.
The small l-home owner of today has
in his home equipment, finish of wood
work and conveniences that the So
called mansion could not boast of
twenty years ago.
Day OF Small Home.
The advance in domestic economy
| the convenience and comfort, the ar
| housework lighter. greatly increases
the commercial-that is the sale and
rental-value Of a modern home. In
| comparison it puts the old-fashioned
| home at a lower commercial valua-
| ton.
This is surely the day of the small
| home The home builder should al
| ways keep in mind that the small
| home. designed by the architect. by
| the man skilled and practiced in de-
) signing homes, should give greater
Evening star., 1923-02-10
warm IN WINTER,
COOL IN SUMMER
Modern Methods Of Building, it
Followed, Will Help Equalize
Temperatures.

One of the greatest problems fac
ing the builder of home in this cli-
mate is that of making the house
warm In winter and cool in sum-
mer. Every one knows that in some
houses the rooms upstairs are hot as
an oven until long after the sun has
gone down in the evening, while In
other houses nearby the rooms are
always comfortable. There are
good many elements entering into the
building of q house that VIII re,
main cool in summer and that VIII
be easy to heat in winter.
Must Have Good Furnace.
To keep the house warm in winter
there must, first of all, be a good
heating plant; the house must be
tight, as to doors and windows; the
walls must be constructed SO that air
Open stairways along outside walls
form a current Of cold air which de-
scends and such a stairway opening
in a living room is sure to make the
room drafty. And. finally. there is
the question Of insulation.
Careful builders insulate their
homes against both heat and cold.
They require that an insulating ma :
terial be placed between the walls
and 1t is this material that makes
| the house comfortable. The neeQ OF
some material that will prevent the
passage Of cold and heat through the
walls of the house is as old as the
. art of building. In many of the older
! houses built in this country the
spaces between the walls were pack
ed with mud and straw. The old
! practice, too, of using wood as one
wall and stone another was for
| the purpose Of insulation.
Modern Methods Best,
Later on back plaster came to be
/ used for insulating, but the modern
methods are the most effective yet
| devised. These later methods were
| borrowed from othe refrigerator In
dustry and the cork and like sub
| stances used are necessary aids TO
| keep food in refrigeators cold, by
! cold storage. Gradually 1t dawned
| upon people that substances used to
keeping out the heat, would keep the
| heat out of the home in summer, as
well as keep the heat in during the
| winter. Today the many materials
! used for insulation are being install
| ed in ever-increasing quantities. The
! movement, starting in the colder
i parts of the country, has spread to
| the warmer regions.
1t is we'll to know that proper in
I sulation means that fuel saving alone
| will pay the insulation bill in short
/ time, besides the great amount OF
| comfort to be deprived from living
| in a house that is not unbearably hot
[ in summer.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
MODERN HOMES ARE SMALL.
BUT HAVE ADDED COMFORTS
Houses of Last Generation Lacked Many
Features of Present-Day Homes.
Luxuries Justify Greater Cost.

when you grumble and complain
about the high cost Of a small home
today compared to the low cost of a
larger home some twenty years ago.
do you also take into consideration
that the average house of the past
was also low in just ordinary COM
rort-low in the conveniences you
consider necessities?
You may be much too young to
remember tha tin bath tubs, mottled
marble bowls and unfinished floors
covered with carpets. Surely you
know of houses built not more than
ten or fifteen years ago that now
seem hopelessly antiquated. When
you visit a house built when father
| was boy-a time when it didn't cost
as much to build as nowadays--you
thank your lucky stars when you get
! back home to think you own a cozy,
! modern home.
! twenty years ago, a home builder.
lnstructing his architect to build an
up-to- date home. did not expect or
| even imagine possible the following
though he might have waved his
hand grandiloquently and said spare
no expense"
Modern Conveniences.
A heating system that will regulate
to fraction Of a degree the tempera-
ture Of every room, day and night,
| and save fuel
Hot water always on tap. Tiled
| floor, built-in enameled iron or
porcelain tubs, expensive cabinet
| work as part Of the kitchen equip
! ment.
Electric wall plugs in every room
Evening star., 1923-02-10
WALL COATING EXPLAINED

In building a home. the question
often arises as to whether there
should be two or three coats OF
plaster Here are the facts. so that
you may be able to decide the ques-
tion yourself:
The first coat Of plastering termed
the "scratch' coat Is pressed into the
lath 80 as to form a key. This coat
and its keys are responsible for
holding the plaster plane on the wall
The second coat is the brown
coat-so called because it is less
rich in cement than the scratch coat
and is therefore brown in color This
may be rubbed down to sanded
finish or il may be painted, giving a
type of two coat work.
The third coat is known as the
"rutty' coat This is a mixture of
rich lime plaster with about half Its
volume of gypsum. This coat may
be applied Immediately upon the
scratch coat for a very satisfactory
type of two-coat work. 1t may be
used in residences with slight sacri-
fee to desirable qualities and with
con siderable economy. Where rigid
ity is not important, two coats are
sufficient whether made up of the
scratch and brown coats or of the
scratch and finish coats
Evening star., 1923-02-10
|$1,414,0OO INVOLVED
i'm PROPERTY TRANSFERS
McKeever & Goss Report Big Vol
ume Of Business Since
January /.

Real estate sales calling for an ag-
gregate investment of $1,414,000 have
been negotiated since the first OF
the year by the office Of McKeever g.
Goss. it was reported today by that
firm. Twenty transactions were in
volved
An important item in the list of
sales was the transfer Of the property
at 609 14th street northwest to an
out-of-town investor for Mrs. Mary
A. Velati, and later to a second pur-
sale was made in connection with
the Munsey Trust Company.
Among the other properties affected
was 1881 Quebec place northwest,
which was sold to w. d. Cunningham m
for G H. Small in connection with
the office Of William X. Hartung.
In cooperation with the Morris
Cafritz Company one Of the Winfield
Preston homes, 1892 Spring road. was
Samuel Hais purchased from Mrs.
Jessie p. Wright the corner home.
451 Randolph street, on the north
east corner of 5th and Randolph
| streets.
Lot $40 in square 2690 was sold for
H. M. Bowles to Winfield Preston. who
| is now starting a new house there.
! David A. Baer purchased from A.
p. Kelly the garage property at 1924
26 l. street northwest. giving as pay
| ment the large residence at 1905
Massachusetts avenue.
The six-room and bath semi-de
| tached house at 5729 Colorado ave-
nue. was sold to Mrs. M. E. Howard
/ for irwin G.. Menikheim.
Another of the Preston houses. 1922
! Spring road was sold to Percy
i Frowd.
/; large tract of vacant ground at
/ the corner of 10th and spring road
| was sold to David A. Baer for Win
! field Preston
| A 'two-story apartment house, just
! completed by II. 4. Bralowe and
Robert Q. Scholze at 3430 Connecu-
cut avenue. was sold to Cora v. Lange
in connection with the office of Moore
| and Hill.
| DIR. and Mrs. C. w. Culver pur-
chased from Laura v. Belt the semi
| detached brick home at 1925 Columbia
road
| In connection with the office OF
II. L. Rust. the property Of Lucy J.
| Byrne at 1896 Fairmont street was
sold to Laura ". Belt.
c. II. .Smali's new house at 1927
Quebec place was sold to Mr.. and
\ Mrs. Floyd r. Graham.
| The Salvation Army purchased from
| Eugene 4. Smith one of his new
| homes. 3903 Keokuk street, Chevy
| Chase. This sale was made in con-
nection with the office of shannon and
Iuchs.
! An apartment house at 1921 Mount
! Pleasant street was sold to Mrs Vir-
! ginia .. Cassidy for w. u. Tennville
residence at 1919 ki1bourne stree
| was sold to Henry Thompson for
| Nathan w. Schoenberg.
! A brick home built by Boss ano
| Phelps, 5346 fist street, was sold &c
! Mamie S. Council for Raymond X
| Ferguson.
Evening star., 1923-02-10

Miss Mary E. Porter Of New Brit
ain, Conn, has collection OF 500 dolls
cathered from all parts of the world.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
CARE NEEDED IN BUILDING.

Great care should be exercised in
building on 3 filled in piece OF ground.
Generally speaking 1t Is not safe to-
build on I'LL. 1t is difficult to tell
when settlement has been completed.
The strength of the material used
to fill in the ground Is SO unreliable
that a building placed upon 1t prob
ably will settle unevenly. IL this
takes place you will have cracked
walls, cracked plaster. and more or
less general deterioration II you
purchase a filled in lot you should
figure in an increased expense in
your building budget on account OF
the necessity OF building up from the,
original soil. Do not take the chance
and build on a fill.
Evening star., 1923-02-10
REALTY TRANSACTIONS
REACH $275,00O TOTAL
Moore & Hill Announce Long List
of Deals Only Recently
Completed.

Realty transactions closed recently
by Moore & Hill involved properties
totaiing in cost approximately S275.-
ooG.
An apartment house at 1892 Connec-
ticut avenue. just completed by Harry
NJ. Rralove and Robert o. Scholz, has
been sold to Mrs. Johanna 7. Barry.
This building has twelve housekeep-
Ing apa partments and rents for $4,000
per annum.
The house at 3205 Cleveland avenue
was sold for Clyde 3. Asher to Mrs.
Josephine Knox, who will occupy it as
her home.
A new apartment, 143O Chaplin
street. recently completed by H. NJ.
Bralove, was sold to Mrs. Genevieve
.Jemai Wilson and Emil Edward
Jemail. This building has twelve
annum. Hodges 8 Middleton were
associated with Moore & Hill in
cffecting this sale.
The dwelling, 1888 Vermont avenue.
Alma L. coffman for Harry NJ. Bra
rooms and two baths 1t will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Coffman.
Property at sos Florence street
love.
Lots 80 and 40 in square 1892 were
sold to Harry NJ. Bralove. 1t is the
intention of the new owner to I'M
prove LH6 Will d HCW
twelve apartment building.
Premises 327 and 329 street north
west were sold to Louis A. Ludwig
for James NJ. Denty.
Buildings at 2432 and 2434 Pennsyl-
vania avenue and forty-foot 'front.'
age on Pennsylvania avenue were sold
10 John Philip Smith for Katharine V.
Berry. 1t is the intention of the new
owner to hold the property for An in
yestment.
Houses at 1915 and 1917 18th street
northwest were sold for Edward p.
Nertz to Patrick F. Hannah. 1t is
Nfr. Hannan's intention to remodel
q these properties into stores and
apartments.
Lots 152 and 1913 in square 151. at
the southeast corner of 18th and Will
lard streets, were sold for Edward r
Mertz to Nathan Goodman. Mr.
Goodman will erect modern business
building on this site.
Evening star., 1923-02-10

degree Of comfort and convenience
and cost no more than the same sized
home designed In a slipshod manneF
and in poor taste. II you want to geH
the greatest amount of comfort and
convenience in a small home then
build from a good plan.
Evening star., 1923-02-10

Concrete work done when the
temrerature is below freezing will be
successful only if the work is in
telligtntIy carried out. Otherwise
there may be failure. 1t is neces-
sary to warm the materials and to
keep them protected from freezing
unttl after the cement is thoroughly
set
Evening star., 1923-02-10

4
Masons and bricklayers are among
the longest-lived men, being exceeded
only by blacksmiths and farmers,
according to figures furnished by the
United States Department OF Labor. !,
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-02-08
LIncoIn's Far.siohted edness.

That Abraham Lincoln was a man
of great vision and read the future Of
his country more accurately than any
man Of his tIme-perhaps Of any time
lis testified by several incidents re-
lated In J. w. Starr's remarkable
document, "Llncoln's Last Day.
tStokes). During conversation with
Speaker Colfax. who was leaving for
the mining regions of the West Lin.
coin gave this message: "Tell the
miners for me that shall promote
their interests to the utmost of my
ability, because their prosperity Is the
prosperity Of the nation and we shall
prove in very few years that we are
indeed the treasury Of the world"
On this day Lincoln also discussed
the Panama canal project us un i'm
portant next step.
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-02-08

sense, for 1t is not the story itself.
but Its purpose or effect that interests
me. often avoid long and useless
discussion by others, or laborious ex-
planatlon on my own part, by a short
story that illustrates my point Of view.
SO, too, the sharpness Of a refusal or
the edge Of a rebuke may be blunted
by an appropriate story so as to save
wounded feelings and yet serve the
purpose. No. am not simply a story
teller, but storytelling as an emollient
saves me much friction and distress"
Nevertheless he was fond Of telling
a good story for Its own sake, us this
little incident related Of him shows.
II was never fined for contempt Of
court but once" a clerk Of the court
In LIncoln's time says, Davis fined
me S.. Mr.. Lincoln had Just come in,
and leaning over my desk, had told
me a story SO irresistibly funny that
I broke out into a loud laugh. The
Judge called me to order, saying
This must be stopped, Mr.. Lincoln,
you are constantly disturbing this
court with your storles.' Then to me
You may fine yourself $5r l apollo.
glzed. but told the Judge the story wai
worth the money.
"In a few minutes the Judge
called me to him. What wns the
story that Lincoln told your he asked
I told him. and he laughed aloud In
spit Of himself. Remit your fine.' HI
ordered"
The Raymer enterprise., 1923-02-08
DEPARTMENT
Livestock Show Increase.

Denver.-Colorado farmers now
have 5,O39,0OO head Of livestock on the
farms and ranges, compared to 4,566,
600 on Jan. !, 1922, according to the
report released by the federal.state
crop reporting service. The value Of
this stock is placed at $03,574,000
compared with a total Of $8S, $40, 900
last year. While this is an increase
In aggregate value Of 81 per cent the
numbers increased over 1913 per cent.
At present the sheep Of the state num-
ber 2,444. 600, which is an increase Of
$4,000 GAP per cent? from year
ago; the value per head advanced s.
(65 per cent? during the period. The
number on hand is $4,000 (12.4 per
cent? more than In 1920, but the pres.
ent value ($7.60) per head represents
Il decline In terms Of dollars and cents
during the three-year period Of $1.5O,
or 16.5 per cent. Colorado farmers
have approximately $4,000 head Of
swine. an increase of 8S,0OO (15 per
cent? during the past year. In the
same period there was raise In value
Of 80 cents per head, or 9.4 per cent.
The number this year is $4,000 nc per
cent? more than the 100000 reported
by the federal census for Jan. /, 1920,
the value per head, however, Is $3.50
(417 per cent? less than three years
ago.