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New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
25 Fears Ago Today
 ETom Paper of That Date

The thermometers at o'clock this morning registered 3l degrees.
 A. J. sloper stated today that the contractors had submitted their bids on the raortuary chapel.
 The wheelmen employed by Lam ders, Frary & Clark will gather in the park this evening and have trials of their speed.
 Fred Sunburn, the delegate to the letter carriers convention fin syra- cuse, returned home last evening.
 Maxwell S. Hart won the handicap golf championship at the Maple Hill links today by defating H. H, Pease.
 A committee appointed by the council 10 secure gates for the dan- gerous railroad crossings met last night and received assurance that gates would be placed at the Curtis, Whiting and Stanley street crossings.
 The New Britain delegation which has returned from the Putnam Phalanx trip, reports it one of the best excursions the Puts" have ever held.
 The I. Porter Co. advertise, kitchen ranges at s1O, wooden bed, steads at s2.25, and salt shakers al three cents.
 The handsome driving cob recently purchased by Peter Crona was found with it's neck broken this morning at Holcomb's stable.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
DR. FRANK CRANES DAILY EDITORIAL
The Airplane \ By DIR. FRANK CRANE

the Buc Aerodrome in The object of the flight gasoline competitors allowed to replace the engines wings all necessary repairs
 A on lasted fifteen
 assembly of the Grand Fleet of Great Britain Portsmouth where 19 warshps passed before the King assembled Here number of and amount whose business entirely
 destructive The apane the used it is but be machine easily to warike
 Sooner realize that prosperity peace preparation that the peaceful mentalies speedily be converted warlke
 At any that the next will fought ships apane bathp back number just the battleship has replaced the tireme of old
 By way Club ot Great Britain recently gave the Gotham for the most mertorous perform ance 1923 That performance consisted in l2oOo flight fitted with 2O hp Sddeley Puma engine total flying time was 12S hours
 tranontnentl mail route from New though would not bs long before crossing the established business
 question whether the better be served by keeping up the odhoned and nay r directing attention to the air
 hs country fended Ii s matter of vision and judgment
 Copyright. ls2 The MeClure's Newspaper syndicats
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
TRACK FATALITIES

Deaths of four track racing stars within the past week-two autoists and two horsemen-stresses the un- deriving danger lurking in 8 sport that combines speed with & circular course. The two autoists, Murphy and Resta, came to their ends in somewhat similar fashion, catapult- ing against the side Of the tracks. The horsemen. Hines and Geers, went to their deaths during spills"
 The thousands who look on during such races are mortified when a fatality occurs, yet they well know that the pronounced dangers ac- companying the sport almost guar antees occasional fatalities. The time may come when such fatalities can be entirely avoided, but both human nature and tracks will have to be built differently.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Observations ... On The Weather

Washington, Sept. 1e.--Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy tonight; Wednesday un- settled, showers along the south coast; not much change in tenn perature. moderate northeast winds.
 Forecast for eastern New York: Partly cloudy tonight: Wednesday unsettled, probably showers in ex- treme south portion; not much change in temperature; moderatc northeast winds.
 Conditions: The southern dis turbance has moved very slowly during the last 24 hours and is now central over southern Georgia. It has caused general rains along the coast from Florida northward to Virginia. A secondary disturbance central in Missouri is causing local showers from Nebraska eastward to Illinois. Pleasant weather con tinues in the northern districts east of the Rocky Mountains. The temperature is rising along the northern border from Montana 10 upper Michigan.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy weather and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

pecting a stock juggling pool, has instructed city officials to make an investigation to determine If officials Of the company arc not identified with stock brokers firms which had dealt in the securities,
 Whether the mayors suspicious are well foundeds of course, remains to be seen; but some of us would like to know the method whereby the value to stock can be trebled in company that is doing no more business than usual, has no greater prospects in the future than 1t has had in the past. and claims to be selling its product virtually at cost,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
RIlI.GARIAN REGISTRATIONS

It perhaps is nothing unusual to find any one of the Balkan nations suffering from a political unheaval. Just at present Bulgaria appears to be running far ahead of the others in chalking up political assassina- lions. Nine such murders were com mitted in the last three days in that hectic land.
 The remarkable part of the war fare is that there is no election be- ing held; they are just having a friendly argument.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

to school until they are IS if their earnings are not needed and they are mentally capable of learning to read and write English and stucy American history. Will anyone say these things are wrong?
 The child labor amendment looks to the r-distant future. If this union endures permanently. Should it then give congress so little power that it would soon be out of date and have to be amended itself like an ordinary statute? No.
 Mir. Pape announces that he is against the proposed child labor amendment. President Coolidge has announced that he is for it. Brande- gee and Mclean voted for 1t, as did four of our congressman. Are we for Coolidge or not?
 MARY c. WELLES.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Newington,
 September IS, 1924. To the Editor of the New Britain
 Herald:
 Dear Sir
 In your Saturdays Issue there were unfortunately several erroneous statements made, which I beg you to correct.
 It is news to Miss Welles and her friends that the child labor amend ment is "the battle ground in the political fight for the republican nomination for representative in Newington,' and there seems no reason that it should be.
 Miss Welles and MT. Pape-a are in perfect agreement that "a widow left with a 16 or r year old son on her hands" is entitled to some support from him. There>is nothing in our state law or the proposed child labor amendment to prevent it. Mr. Pape is right that such a boy can get an education through the help of cor respondence courses, state and city libraries and evening schools where there are any. There is nothing in the child labor amendment to pre- vent that either.
 The Herald realizes the truth Of the saying that a statement which has passed through three mouths can not be believed, and words another sentence very carefully, that "ac- cording to statements said to have been made by her brother, Miss Welles is an ardent advocate of the proposed child labor amendment, re- quiring children to remain in school until they are IS years of age" The proposed child labor amendment re- quires nothing of the kind. It is not law and requires nothing at all in re- gard to children. It simply authorizes congress to enact such laws relating to child laborers as the various states are already enacting. Connecticut has passed three such laws. Boys un- der IS years of age are prohibited from operating fast running eleva' tors in our state; they may not be employed to drive automobiles and may not drive pleasure cars; they may not deliver messages in tho messenger service after ten o'clocl at night Nineteen states limit tho hours of child lsborers up to the agt of IS. mostly, by requiring them tt attend psrt-time schools four hour or more a week in company time New York has established nin' hour day for children between six teen and eighteen years Of age. ohi' requires foreign born children to E'
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
NEW TRUNK HIGHWAY NEEDED
 FOR TRAFFIC

New Britain needs a new trunk line highway around the city, one that will permit motorists who at present are compelled to drive through the congested downtown streets in order to pass through the city to reach their destination with out adding to such congestion.
 One such trunk line could be built from New Britain to Kensington dis trict as a continuation of Corbin avenue. Such an improved thor oughfare would permit through au- tomobile traffic from Waterbury, Bristol and Plainville to turn into Corbin avenue at its intersection at West Main street to reach Kensins- ton without passing through New Britain's downtown streets.
 The Kensington terminal of this road would be at Upson's corner, where the road would run into Pennington avenue, continuing about one mile to Flannery's corner, where traffic would then flow into the Boston Post road.
 Corbin avenue for distance of about one mile is part of New Brit ain and is in fairly good condition. The highway then continues as q dirt road through the western sec- ton of Kensington, leading to up- sons corner. The town of Kensing- ton probably would not warm up to the idea of expending money on a new road, particularly when it runs through a part of the town that IS only slightly populated. The state on the other hand, is anxious to de- yelop new trunk lines and might take over the highway as a state road.
 Traffic coming from New York New Haven and other intervening cities and towns to the south Of Der lin, which uses the Boston Post road when en route to points west of Ne" Britain, or to Plainville, Bristol and Waterbury, would use this road IT preference to the present Berlin..Ne" Britain highway, since it would efec' a shorter cut, less traffic would be encountered and it would afford a better highway. Manufacturing plants in the western section of th' city and those in towns to the wes of New Britain, which now senC heavy trucks through the center O the city, would no doubt eagerly aval themselves of such a new and i'm proved highway.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
VERSES AND REvERsEs (By George S. cfappell).

Holly-hocks and Tour o'clocks, Mallow pink and larkspur blue. Pansy, candy-tuft and phlox. Salpiglossis, fever-few, Lady's slipper, golden glow, Flowers of every form and look, Every one by name I know, When see them |s in the book.
  A farmers stock is cattle, A brokers stock is not, A merchants stock is cloaks and
 suits,
 Did you ever hear such rot? Potatoes have a hundred eyes, And yet they cannot see; A needle is as blind with one. It don't seem right to me! What do you mean, o Moon, so
 bright, Gliding the mountain snows, What do you whisper on the height !? Who knows?" Who knows? What does the south wind sigh to
 the trees
 As. he passes swiftly by? And what is the meaning Of verses
 like these?
 Who knows? Not -.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
The Editor,s Gossin shon

Shortly we shall show you the kind of sympathetic treatment The Fun Shop gives to contributions if they possess any merit at all. We shall run a poem as it actually comes in to us. and immediately be- low it we shall run the poem as 1t has been revised to fit in with this department.
 We shall present a Jingle-Jangle q contributor sent in, in its original form, and show the Jingle as 1t has been revised,
 Merely emphasizing that nothing of merit Is permitted to go by-even if we have to spend considerable time in revision.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
CAPABILITIES NUNfERoTS

London, Sept. l6.-A statistical return of world shipping losses during the year 1928. issued by Lloyd's Register of Shipping. shows that the casualties during the year numbered 46s, of which 32I, rep resenting a total of 4s4,S64 gross tons, were steamers and motorships and 142 sailors, representing S2,20S tons.
 In the steamer and motorship section IFS are recorded as wrecked, 5S toundered. S6 col lisioned sl missing. % burnt, ten abandoned, and five lost.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Not a Beauty

Tommy was industriously getting in his blows when the screams of the under boy in the fight brought his frantic mother to the rescue.
 Why Tommy, you little rascal" she cried. what are you doing? Just see the blood on Wihie's beautiful little face"
 Just you wait till I get through with him. replied Tommy, calmly going on with the punishment, and I'll bet my rocking horse against his kite that you won't call him beauty again for some time to come"
 lisa Gertrude Bowen.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

The budget bureau cut the naval airplane expenditures for the year down to such level that the naval air service and other branches of the naval establishment cannot get along. Secretary of the Navy Wilbur is hurrying to Washington from the Pacific coast in an airpiane to confer with the president. Political expeh- ency in a campaign year and budget slashing don't mix at all points.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
A PECULIAR STOCK

Within the past year the common stock of the Brooklyn Manhattan Transit corporation, the concern which operates some of the subways in New York and Brooklyn, has fripled in value, and the preferred stock doubled. During that time business conditions of the company dId not advance: the company still serves the public with five cent fare,
 fIayor Hylan of New York sus-
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
GETS 10 YEAR TERM
Fred Peters, Forging Expert, Sem fenced for Forging His Name 10 8 Government Check.

Los Angeles, Sept. 16.-Fred L.. Peters, check-writing impersonator of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., has been sentenced here to 10 years impris- onment at Leavenworth for forging a government check.
 Peters also is wanted by the po- lice in Boston, New York, Syracuse, Buffalo, Omaha, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City and Denver, where he is alleged to have cashed what ap- peared to be government checks under the name of Commander E. E. Pillsbury, U. S. N"
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Best Liar Wins

They were arguing over the merits of their respective dogs.
 Said Bilkins: My dog is so in- telligent I am at a loss to devise new tricks to teach him."
 That's nothing" his fried replied. "Mine has reached the stage where he teaches Me new tricks"
 Albert Briggs.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

only the town garage seems to be prospering, We don't like to see the small town go, once the center Of the community life, but that Is what this age of gasoline seems to have decreed."
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Chicken Fed

The chief reason why city chickens are more expensive than country chickens is to be found in the dress ing.
 The average girl does not want two strings to her bow, so much as two beaus to her string. Fine feathers make fine birds and big dressmaker's bills.
 Chicken broth can never be ex- pected to satisfy as a substitute for XXX HENessy.
 Captain Kidd.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
COMBATING BUREAUCRACY

The Federal Trade Commission is one Of the government bureaus which Connecticut politicians must have in mind when they tirade against bureaucracy on the banks of the Potomac. The commission ap- pears to be as popular in business circles as a rattlesnake at we'd ding, and in some respects for good reasons.
 The commission has been a med der to the extent of endeavoring to upset many we'll established trade practices. Sometimes 1t may be right and sometimes 1t undeniably is wrong, It appears that, to justify its existence, federal bureau naturally has to overreach itself now and then.
 According to the Clayton F. Sum- my Co.,, a prominent music publish ing firm of Chicago, such has been the case as regards the commission and the music publishing business, and the Sunny company advertises to the extent of nearly half page in The Etude, music magazine, in- dicating defiance at a recent ruling of the federal commission.
 The argument is most interest ing one and affects large portion of the public. For years it has been the practice in the music publishing business to print a fictitious price on sheet music and music books, not l with the object of selling the goods at that price, but with the under standing that all buyers were en- titled to discount. For instance, the words Price 60 cents" on copy of music didn't mean 1t cost that much, but that the buyer was entitled to pay only 40 or 30 cents.
 The federal commission claims that the discount has not been uni- form and some consumers paid more than others, and that percentage of them could be Imposed upon. The contention seems logical. But here is the ukase of the Sunny connp pany:
 I've cannot conceive it to be possible that the laws on our
 statute books can, by any possi-
 ble interpretation, be so con-
 strued as to prevent any person
 to whom music is sold for dis | tribution, from selling 1t at
 profit if he chooses, nor es 10
 determining how much of
 profit he shall make. We look
 upon this whole proceeding as
 a most unfortunate and grievous
 mistake, We have there
 lore thought peSL I4uL " AiahS
 any change in our system Of
 pricing nor in our custom of al-
 lowing discounts to those who are entitled to them.'
 Some of the most prominent pub fishers in the trade have bent to the demands of the commission rathel than "argue with the government With some of these 1t has been a sor' 7 rowful concession, as they are sin cere in thinking the commission'' ruling menaces their prosperity. Bu' the Sunny company openly come' to grips with the commission and i is understood is prepared to give thu matter a ride through the court' rather than yield to this so-cal!et "mischievous meddling."
 Concerns in Connecticut whicl from time to time are pestered witi bureaucratic meddlings have th' same method of combating it opel to them.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. The A. B. c. Is national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis Of circulation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This insures protection against fraud In newspaper distribution figures to both national and local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
For Her Benefit

Park:-"So you've taken out larger insurance policy on your life, I suppose the agent talked you into it, eh?"
 Parker:-"Not me! He convinced my wife that it would be good in- vestment for her"
 -Ellsworth Ginsburg.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Those Summer Resorts

Jay:-"So you picked out one of those places to spend your vacation where there were no mosquitoes?" Jean:-"Yes. but I was stung."
 Herman Woolf.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Peters most spectacular check passing campaign occurred in 1923 when he used his slight resemblance to Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. to induce merchants and others to accept his worthless checks
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

One reason why a husband hates to shop with his wife is because he can't stand the strain when the saleswoman talks about slender lines"
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
The Star

North:--"Which actor in the play did you like best?"
 West:-"The one who gave me a complimentary ticket"
 Philip Shafter.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

The Prince of Wales is now in wrong with the numerous folks who oppose gambling at race tracks. He bet on a horse yesterday and won sS40.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

The old-time boy who wished to be q terror learned to chew; the modern one buys a pistol
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Comedy: Flat tire seven miles out. Tragedy: Flat cigarette package seven miles out.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

No one will take Conrad's place until some author is willing to wait l9' years for sales as he did.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Twas Ever Thus

Raiph:-"There Is only one thing my wife and I always agree on." Victor:-"I know. The fact that you should never have married each other, eh?"
 Chris. Rehman,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
A Limit

Jack:--''Have you got loud speaker in your house?" John:-"No, but my daughter is a loud singer and that's enough"
 K. J. E,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Ups and Downs

Jill:--"You say he knows his business from the ground up? What Is his business?"
 Bill:-"Hes an aviator"
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Wild Willies

Willie, to his great disgrace, Criticised his cousins face.
 What pity he can't change it." Willie said, "or re-arrange it."
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

European royal bloods get q a day as supers, If they had been con- tent with that they might have held their. old jobs.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

The great chance is to select as leader a common man who will stand chance with uncommen men at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Doubtless every man thinks prohi- bition a success if it makes him stop drinking.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

The things that move resistlessly forward without taking account of man are destiny and five ton trucks.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

The Herald Is on sale daily in New York at Hotaling's News stand. Times Square; Schultz News Stand. Entrance Grand Central, 42nd street.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

AS a rule officials are safe in time of peace unless they tangle their spurs in&he clutch pedal.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Mars must understand that those who tried to pry into her affairs were unofficial observers.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

A flock of ostriches is one of the principal attractions. of the British Empire Exhibition al wembley,
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Woman will get equality when she quits demanding 1t on the ground that she is a woman.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

The only profitable advertising msdlv-.
 In the City, Circulation books and prass room always open 10 advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
The Jingle-Jaaglc Counter

Every charming girls a gem; Scales have quite weigh with them.
 Peter Probst.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Willie, playing near the hedge,
 Found some clippers, keen of edge; Grandma on the porch hob-nobbed; Snip, and 10, her hair was bobbed!
 R. Shephard.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
RAILROADS AND GASOLINE

Railroads in some of the western states are threatening to go into the bus business, according to Cap per's Weekly, which continues this lugubrious strain by saying that one railroad has already ordered several hundred busses for use in Kansas alone.
 In some of the western states it is claimed that established bus lines have taken as much as 50 per cent of the short distance passenger traf- hc away from the railroads the past year.
 But instead of attempting to fight the bus menace with more buses Capper's paper asks this pertinent question:
 Have these railroads ever
 thought of reducing passenger
 fares as means of competing
 with the bus Hnes?" Well. they haven't done so in Connecticut, and we don't suppose they'll do so anywhere else. The same publication also is au- thority for the following interesting statement;
 "One in every 6s2 Americans is on Henry Ford's pay roll. The
 car and truck leaving them
 near-deserted villages or small
 trading points. Cars carry the
 folk to the nearest city and
 trucks move the local freight.
 The Nebraska Railway commis- sion recently gave permission to close several railway stations for these reasons. Post offices
 are discontinued, store owners
 sae business dwindlinE. and
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Correct this sentence; T am for him." said the voter; "his heart beats only eae the poor n1an."
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press Is exclusively sn- titled to the use for republication pf all news credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published herein.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-16

Criminals in jail belong; Watches frequently so wrong.