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New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Observations Or The Weather

Washington, Aug. 15.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair to- night; Saturday increasing cloudiness; probably showers in western Massa- chusetts Saturday afternoon; slightly warmer Saturday except on the south coast; moderate northeast and east, shifting to south winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York Fair and somewhat warmer tonight except probably showers in extreme northwest portion; Saturday mostly warmer in south portion; moderate northeast and fast shifting 10 south winds.
 For Connecticut: Fair tonight Saturday increasing cloudiness prob- ably showers in western Massachu- sctts Saturday afternoons; slightly warmer Saturday except on the south coast. Moderate northeast and cast shifting to south winds.
 Conditions Pleasant weather pre- vails this morning from the coast westward to Illinois and cloudy show cry weather from Illinois to Nebras- ka and from Minnesota southward to Arkansas. The pressure is high over Vermont and low over Iowa. The temperature continues low in New England but is rising in the upper Mississippi valley and the Lake Region.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair and continued cool tonight fol- lowed by increasing cloudiness on Saturday and probably local showers by Saturday night.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
COOLIDGE ACCEPTS"

The acceptance speech of President Coolidge was written before John w. Davis enunciated his Clarksburg ad- dress, go that it cannot be regarded in the nature of answering" the at tacks of the Democratic candidate. The Coolidge speech contains con- structive blanks, however, that indi- cate the Republican party intends to wage at least some of its campaign upon promises rather than argument.
 The Presidents speech indicates also that common sense" will form part of the battle cry. It is to be doubted whether the nation will re- gard the Republican party as monopo- lizing common sense, however; 1t Is quite common for advocates of any one policy to accuse opponents of lacking common sense. The person with uncommon good sense frequent ly has the advantage.
 Promise of another armament con- ference is definite concession to the country's peace sentiments. "Tax re- form" is something everybody favors. but there are differences of opinion as to what constitutes the proper re- form of taxes. Government aid for farmers is old stuff; if the Republican press is to be trusted, the farmers won't need aid henceforth, consider ing their vast increase In income due to higher prices.
 Despite the oil scandals and other scandals, the government is sound" we are informed. The President favors the child labor, amendment, which will greatly dsplease the Re- publican journals of New England | who have been haminering this threat | at the personal liberties of childhood | to work in cotton mills and other mills. He comes out for the perma- nent court of international justice, but says our main concern Is domes- tic problems.
 What probably will be some of the main issues of the campaign are not touched upon at length; others over which there is no sharp division of opinion, receive lengthy treatment. The address was dignified presenta- ton of views.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
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I'eIses anl Nelerses.

bg GahAel ItoHcHslSlH' Our eat he keeps while merlals flss, Perptual tryst with Morph-e-usi While We penspire and labor he Stretches in feline luxury, Troubling no whit his furry head About the uses of his bed. I've seen him, and suhdned my curses, Loll lazily upon my verses, Proving, a mind that's analytic Is not essential 10 a critic We'll. anyhow, his pleasant time impeFially o'ertops my rhyme; He knows, as mortal men do not, The uses of a sunny spot. Where l have sem him brush his
 dome
 With his own natural eat-a-eomb, Nor seem to give eatty care Who rules the ocean or the air, Nevertheless. l argue that do not want 10 be a cat, Hunt mice, and paw on. empty head, And die nine times before I'm dead.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
PREPOSTEROUS.

The Bristol Press quotes the Dear born Independent, which is published under the aegis of Henry Ford, to in dicate that Ford favors defense day which of course is his privilege ant he Is not in a class by himself for do ing so.
 The Dearborn Independent is quot ed by the Press, however, whicl brings to our attention several aston. ishing statements by the Dearborn oracle which the truth seeker should rot allow to go unchallenged.
 Says the Dearborn Independents:
 "a Today the British em-
 pire holds million armed men.
 France has standing army of
 720,000, and has trained 2,000,-
 900 men under 25 years of age
 since the armistice. Russia has
 1,500,O00 men constantly under
 arms
 Russia under Bolshevism
 maintains a system of compul-
 sory military training from 16 to
 Is years of age; and 8 precon-
 scription training from IS to 20
 years of age; actual army service
 from 20 to 24 years of age; after
 which every man is transferred to
 the reserve for supplementary
 training"
 We have never had much conf- dence in some of the alleged infor- nation that percolates through the Dearborn Independent. From the time of the anti-Jew campaign, with it's fabricated protocol" yarns and the other yarns-which By the way had much to do with the beginning of the Klan anti-Semitic outbursts-the Independent has given us the impress sion of not being carefully edited.
 The claim that Britain has a mill lion armed men under arms will sur prise London Punch, and may cause it to reprint the statement in it's hu- morous column. The claim regarding France and Russia may be nearer the truth, yet the statements regarding the Russian military system do not bear analysis.
 We see from this quotation that in Russia youths must fake com IIlsorv training from IS to IS, then undergo a preconscription training until they are 2o. although it couldnt'be a pre- conscription training if they already were taken in tow at is years; and then they see actual army service un- til they are 24, and then are trans ferred to the reserves. where the training" continues. In other words, a Russian is sempelled to serve in
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
|25 Keaxs Ago Today
t1aken from Herald oi that dale,

Thermometers about town register cd as low as Al degrees This is an ecep eptionally low mark to be reached in August.
 The county commissioners came to New Britain this forenoon and accom- panied by prosecuting agent John H. Kirkham were driven in the different saloons. The visit of the commission CTS was the occasion of their annual inspection.
 New Britain is now the sixth city in the state in the point of popula- tion. The population of the leading cities of the state base on the figures given in the new directory show New Britain to have population of 27,- TO. Norman P. Cooley, who has been in business in Chicago for several years past will return to New Britain to live.
 Nathan, year old son of N. Mag who runs a clothing store on Main street was run over and knocked sense less by scorcher today. The man got away without his name being learDed.
 A number of local hunters have been seen going toward Stanley Quar- ter lately. But so far no one has been see bringing in the body of the enor- nous crane which it is believed they are hunting. The crane in question has been seen of late lowering over McMahons farm in Stanley Quarter.
 The annual statement of the New Britain Hardware company was filed at the town clerks office today.
 Pennington now boasts of pecul- far fact. But the removal of colored man named Gardner to Unionville to- day the colored population of Farm ington has been reduced to single person. He is Reuben Brown. Reu- ben feels the responsibility resting up- on him as Hams sole descendant in the town a mighty heap.
 Thomas Cronin. Jr., has returned from . weeks outing along the shore.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Counsel.

Tn man wid smile is tn man yo'll like-but iy tn man has dimplcs along wid 1t. luk out for m!
 Dimples isn't wan av th' proper in- gradients av amy red-bloodcd man. Tn woman wid a smile an dimplos trown in fer good measure. Is the wan yell like. But iv ye know what's good for ye,grad n batch av biscuits an shtrike fer tn mountains.
 Dimples in woman is wan av tn timtationest t'ings that iver disturbed the peace av mortial man.
 --Padriac Daley.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

department hal no objection la the station, and the setins chief af police, aha had been consulted, likewise was aeeomnedaling, And this aas all the loeal authority nAnired, With this secured, The state mnlar vehicle is- parlmnnt dolei oul the license for the hlling station,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

lo choose fram field of sls voleps
 for county offices alone Il asks how
 the voters are 10 knew which of the ss are worthy and in order to avoid
 the bother Of WraekiRg their heads
 about il most Of them will. Rol vote
 at the primaries, RreferFing to wait
 until the November election, ''The
 September elections will be made by
 these who turn out then" the ner
 troit paper asserted, "snd it is 9
 maxim af politics that ihs less iesir-
 able clements of our population ale
 ways vote"
 Taking inc Detroit papers word
 for the number Of names on the eaun-
 iy primary ballet, il must he admitted that the system under such eireum- slanees becomes hit cumbersome and may be susceptible of improve ment Rul the snti-primary forces are no, interested in improvements for the primary system but in aRnihi, latng il.
 Direct primaries are comparatively new and the person who expects them to he perfect so early must he suffer- ing from an over-abundanee of ops timism. In many states improve ments are being made constantly: hut in no states where they exist have pos litical machines as great an opportun- lty to dominate selections as in states where they do not exist. The proof Of the political pudding is in the eat Ing, no, in criticism from partisans of the older system of manufacturing candidates.
 From the Detroit quotation one | would infer that folks fall over them selves 10 vote at elections, although | they might fail 10 vote in large num- bers at primaries. This is slightly err roneous. In the last presidential cleo ton, for every 100 votes cast there were lsi people of voting age quail fled 10 cast votes. Conditions in the past have been no better Only so per cent of qualified voters voted in 1926; 7S per cent in 1900; 66 per cent in 1904; 6o per cent In 1908; 62 per cent in 1s12; and 50 per cent in 1920. Conditions. it wiU be noted from these figures, have been getting worse; and native born citizens are the worst of- lenders, citizens who can read and write English, as there were 21,000,- poo more native-born citizens of vot- ing age in 1920 than the entire num- Der of votes cast in the national cleo tion of that year.
 From this one can judge that our elections are not astonishingly super for to primary voting, which is cir by the necessity of declar- ng party affiliations declaration hat goodly part of the electorate 'efuses to make.
 If governorship candidates in Con- necticut were nominated by direct primaries the Republican machine would have small chance of selecting candidates. J. Henry Roraback would have but a meagre opportunity 10 exercise the political powers he happens to command at present.. Hiram Bingham would have much more of battle on his hands or the gubernatorial nomination.
 It is true that there are bosses in rimary law states, but to judge how f hey howl about the primary law in- | icates how little they like it. There 1ust be a vital reason for this atti- ude. t
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
DiInIT PRIMARIES.

lt is perhaps futile 10 discuss di- rect primaries for state offices in Con nccticut. seeing that our beneficent rulers, the political powers bat be. so vchemently dislike them.
 The Detroit Free Press recently printed comments upon the workings Of the direct primary in Wayne coun- fy, in which Detroit is lpcated. which has been food and drink 10 anti prt- mary organs elsewhere.
 According 10 the Free Press. when the voters Of Detroit attend the pri- maries next month they aill be asked
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Inc Tdilor's Gossip shop.

ihe Editors hOssin shop
 We have received some letters from readers suggesting We ought to men= ton that THE FUN SHOP Rian he told to everybody,
 Tell all of your friends that THE FUN SHOP buys the best humor, In your letters 10 your friends not only tell them of THE FUN SHOP. but mail them several issues. Anybody who wishes past FUN SHOP depart meth 10 mail to a friend please cons munieate with the circulation depart ment, including a self-addressei stamped envelope,
 Let's all be FUN SHOPPERS,
 Not to know THE FUN SHOP is to miss the bright things of life, and, in truth, is 10 be behind the times,
 Broadcast THE FUN SHOP,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
SEARCH FOR BANK ROBBERS
Roads Near Joliet Patrolled For Men Who Took s2O.O00 At Lockport, Ill.

Joliet, H., Aug. 15.--Eyery road within a hundred miles of this city was being patrolled last night in search for eight men who today rob- bed the First National bank of Lock- port, five miles north of here of s20,- 900 in currency.
 The men, unmasked, arriving in an automobile in which they escaped en- tered the bank just before noon and ordered the officers into the huge vault, the door of wliich they closed. Cashier A. P. Daley, however, was ordered to stay out and help fill up several sacks with silver and paper money, while the bandits ransacked the tills and cash drawers.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
DR. FRANK CRANES DAILY EDITORIAL
Fiction Bv DIR, FRANK CRANE

lalyaysl lovef children love Nores Fiction nescape the commonplace
 the mi he it's conventions acn man oeeo' doesh impossible Ficton to entertaining sufficient probability anu " in the fiction is completeness whch me spite o the 1act atNhon troubles only begin of problem is simply the cea of others fiction that snai pc Fort instincts i 
 
 unnterestng this Hence the plot the ns contained itself depehos etastet hat 1t reading the interest put telling has stimulated life
 
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 Copyright by Syndicate s.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
PANAMA CANAL DECADE OLD
eS, 100 Vessels In 10 Years Paid S100,-
 OOO,O0O In Tolls.

Panama, Aug. 15. - The Panama canal is 10 years old. During the de- cade in which the big ditch has been in operation it has provided an inter- oceanic short-cup for approximately 2S,1O0 vessels, of which 25,G00 were commercially operated and 2,5oo gov ernment owned.
 The commercial vessels, it is esti- mated, carried III, 100000 tons of cargo and paid tolls aggregatlng S10n. .000. 900.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

The happiest women are those who think affluence consists in g. dozen unused napkins.
 Few candidates are tame enough to satisfy Wall street and wild enough 10 satisfy Main street.
 You can say one thing for the family skeleton. She never wears an imfnodes bathing suit.
 If the boss functions like a snap ping turtle, you know about what his golf score was yesterday
 Americans might have won more at the Olympics if there had been a contest in viewing with alarm.
 Correct this sentence: "All right, mamma" said the small boy; I'll be glad to speak my piece for the nice man."
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
MuJJONAIRE's WIFE DIES

New York, Aug. 15.-Announce- ment of the death of Mrs. August Heckscher, wife of the millionaire philanthropist, banker and realty owner, yesterday on board the liner Minnewaska, nearing this port was radioed to the Heckscher summer home at Huntington, N. T., yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Regular Union Prisoner.

Judge'-"You'l not have to serve any sentence. You arc discharged for lack of evidence"
 Rastus;--"Does An draw any pay fo' losln' mann time?"
 Mrs, Julius Price,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
NOISY DEMONSTRATION
College Football Tells Have Part in West Virginia State Republican Convention Contest.

Huntington. W. Va, Aug. 15.-west Virginia republicans in state convep- tion here have mixed football with their politics. The result was a noise similar to grandstand full of cheer ing collegians and not unlike a dem- onstration for favorite son at a na- tional convention.
 It all came about when Fred O. Blue, temporary chairman of the con- vention, yesterday replied to criticism made by the democrats at their state convention the day before, of the sal ary paid the footbal coach at West Virginia University. MT. Blue re- minded his hearers that the team rep resenting the state institution had in- vaded the east and humbled the mighty colleges there. thus adding laurels to the commonwealth of West Virginia.
 The demonstration was the noieiest one of the entire days session.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
A Oucry.

Query.
 Ten-year- Frances lives in city now, but she still remembers the time when, as child of five, she lived with her parents in a lonely spot in Canada.
 Wild animals were frequently seen about their cabin home. One night 'the child and her mother were all alone. Frances father having gone on business to the nearest town. The child had been put to bed at her usual time, but for some reason sleep was slow to visit her pillow. She called to her mother.
 "When I'm all alone in the dark, Mother, get to thinking about wolves and coyotes and things and I afraid"
 But darling" soothed mother, don't you know that God is always watching, and he wouldn't let any thing hurt you?"
 Frances snugged closer to her mo- ther as she suggested, in terrified whisper: "But mother, 'spose some thing should happen to God!"
 Mrs. Ida Jo Young.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
The Mliin Hand.

That's bright boy of yours, old man." Hes all of that, wish I could manage his mother half as well as he can."
 --Robert H. Witt.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
nsmnsr Audit Barraa sf Circulation

The A, fl, c, Is Hallanal organization which furnishes newspapeis and adssT. tissfG with a strictly honest analysis of circulation Our circulation siatisties are based upon this audit ThlF tnsulss pFo' tsetlon against fraud ln newspaper dis tFihutlan figures Co 10th national and lecal advertisers
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Out of Stock.

Grace; Bertha seems 10 have a very poor color. today"
 Stella: "Yes, poor dear. You can't imagine the trouble she's having try ing to get her favorite rouge"
 Gertrude Heller.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Wretch,

Mrs. riff'--"At one time you told mo that you couldn't live without me-"
 Mir, Tif'-="IIow in thunder did know that couldn't live with you"
 E-k. 4, Bisbee.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
He's Earned It.

He's Earned It.
 "Young man, roared the boss an- grily, you're fired. Your internal carelessness in drawing up our con- tract with the Smith-Jones company has cost this firm ten thousand dol lars" "Would you mind giving me sign ed statement to that effect, Sir?" asked the culprit timidly.
 What do you want a signed state- meme for?" "Im going to see If I can't collect commission from the Smith ones people,"
 Felix F. F'eist. All of us are as lazy as our circum- stances will permit.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

A true radical is a candidate who talks about tho peoples sore spots.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

sharks seen by swimmers" But those in the swim never see loan sharks.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

The Herald is on sala daily In New York al Hotalngs News stand Times fauaTs: Schultz News stand. Entrance Grand Central. t.nf Street.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
AMusical Party.
Sarcasm?

Sarcasm? Mrs. Hale: Henry, dear, I'm going to the beauty specialists this after noon. Could you let me have twenty dollars?"
 Hale: Hmm! Twenty dollars. Do you think that will be enough ?"
 -Sigmund Baehr.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Msmhsr ei Tn. a..es,aisa Pres.

The Associated PIeAs is exclusively entitled 10 the use foi republication Of all news credited Co u aI mol otherwise credited Iished herein
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

The Fun Shop Is a national ins.i. :ution conducted by newspapers of the country. Contributions from readers. providing they are original, unpublished, and posses sufficien, merit. will be paid for at rates vary Ing from s1.00 to s10.O0. Write on one side of the paper only and send your contributions to the Fun Shop Editor" care of the Herald. who will forward them 10 New York Unaccepted manuscripts will not be returned.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

The eRlF profitable advertising medium ih the Gits, Circulation hsokk and pless room slWays open io adgsrussFs
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

The general opinion is that it takes wee bit too much to make France feel safe.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

Don't cry, little loi, doRt' eFH fon'll be a filling station, by and hy,
 Hazel RTONn,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Diagnosis.

Blake:--"You can say all you want to about absent minded professors. but si1is Doctor Jones is the worst ever saw"
 Drake:--"What did he do?" Blake:-"After asking to see my tongue. he reached out and felt Its pulse"
 Paul s. Powers.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

cellar but the crowds turned out just the same.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

Another thing that makes criminals Of boys is innate eussedness,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

Buslnsss anies ,,..,,,,., sss Editorial keoms ..,,,,,.. sse
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

A reaetionary Is any man less will- ing than yourself to so of half cooked.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
rELEPHuss CALLS,

Entered ct the Post nfiss Al AsN Blialh
 ss ssSand olass Man Matter,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

The reason there are more mar riage in summer than in winter Is very simple
 Canitelope on ice
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
No Rest.

'Now that you have inherited all that money, l presume you will take life easy"
 I'm afraid not. My wife wants 10 get into society,"" --Isaac Anderson.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

Every wife should take vacation if she doesn't care what becomes of her pot plants.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Etiquette.

If you find an open letter Which you think is not for you, Still, it may be, so its better To make sure and read it through.
 George S. Campbell.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Can'telope on ice.

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New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
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New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

Some consider it a privilege to vote, and some are not mad at any of the candidates.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
THE BRUTEi

A womans voice, shrill and high pitched, rent the quiet night air. It was cry for help; and it acted on me like an electric shock. Quickly, yet silently, jumped over the garden gate.
 Again the cry, this time more pierc- ing. I glanced back. apprehensively, toward the house. Then I increased stride in the opposite direction, to- ward town and the movies. This was one time my wife would have to entertain her unexpected lady callers without me.
 Edward Ross.
 The Jinglc.Jangle Counter. Silver's melted into hars: Hopes are made into cigars.
 na~aA4rt
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

It isn't true love if you pet her with one hand and keep the other free to swat mosquitos.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
Facts andEancies
 Bi ROBERT CULLEN

More blues. more reds,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

The best rouge isn't affected when massaged with corn on the cob.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
WILD WHiJIE,S

Willie, with Pas golfing sticks, Practiced several wicked licks. These are much too long," said he. So he shortened two or three.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

Any dress Is sufficiently modest If the man who loves her doesn't object to 1t.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

suRscRIpHaK RATEs' ss,0e . fest,
 ,2.ee ThTss MunlhA
 fse . Month,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

Women have more courage. No man with bad cold would go forth with 4 square inches Of fabric and lace.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15

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