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New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
Bryan Would Trust Smith
 Rather Than Underwood

Decatur, Ala, Feb. 26.-In attack ing the prohibition record of Sena- tor Oscar Underwood in an address here last night, William Jennings Bryan said he would rather trust Governor Al Smith in the White House than Underwood. He charac- terize1 Smith as a wet 'in a wet en- vironment," and Underwood a wet in a dry environment. The com moner declared that now is the time for the democrats to nominate progressive. He praised l.. E. Mus grove, opponent of Underwood in the Alabama presidential primary, as a well l-to-do man who would spend his wealth for the masses
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
Church Advertised by
 44-FOOt Electric Sign

Oakland, Cal. Feb. e6.-What is said to be one of the largest church electric signs in America has been erected over the First Baptist church here. It is A feet high and four feet wide. The letters are IS inches high.
 The sign, surmounted by a cross operated by a flasher, bears the name Of the church and the word wei come" It attracts the eye in any part of the city.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
rHONOGRArH CONSTRUCTION by
 E. NJ. winterbournc.

POEMS by kathorine Mansfield.
 "The poetry which Katherine Mans. field wrote at intervals throughout her short life has ben collected and pub iishod for tho first time in this vol umc. There is in these verses d deli cate consciousness of beauty and an unfailiDg realization of the scrioua business Of living. No one can doubt tho sweet and rare personality of the author after a single reading Of her poems. Her talent was unique; her work has the rarC flavor that un- durCs."
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
TO CALL AT BDrIOGAE.

Bonlogne. France, Feb. 26.--Ifam- burg-souih American liners will again make Boulogne a port Of call. beginning with the next westward trip Of tho Cap Polonio. Boulogne was abandoned as port of call after the Ruhr occupation when German ships were subjected 10 especially severe measures or inspection.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
RYKorFss HEALTH BAD.

Moscow. dHeb. 26.--M. Rykoff. wh' succeeded the late Nikolai Lcnine a' president of the council of commis sars, has gone to the Caucasus for hi' health. Nm. kameneff and Tsurnpa members of the council, arc acting a' heads of the government during tht prcmiers absence.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
I.AskER REACHES PORT

Royal. Esthonia, Feb. 26.-The ice bound ship upon which pr. Emman- pel Lasker, former international chess champion. is a passenger has been released by ire breakers and has ar rivod at Stockholm, according to word received here. Dr. Laskcr will pro. ceed 10 Germany where he will om. bark for New York.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
SMOKE RINGS by G. E. stern.
  SoMEWHERE AT SEA. AND OTHER TALES by John Fleming

'Th" discerning eye quickly per eeires the sure, accurate and eXten- siye knowledge of the sea embodied in these stories. They rush along like and old-timo ship under full sail with gale al her heels and give us thrills and action in gorgeous measure. Lovers of sea fiction should lament the untimely death Of the author, which occurred u year or two ago, since he was cut off at the very beginning Of a career Of writing which showed so much talent and promise.''
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
GROCERY STORE SOLD

The Lithuania Cooperative associ- ation. Inc, has sold the meat market and grocery store at 35S Park street to Justin Paskus for s5,1o0. A truck is also included in the sale. The new owner has taken a five year lease on the store dating from March I, for s65 a month.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
New Books at Me Institute
BEGINNING AGAIN AT AiARAT by
 Mabel F Elliott NJ n

BEGINNING AGAIN AT AlsAkAT by
 Mabel F. Elliott, NJ. D.
 "A good book for those of Us who have grown d tritie weary of the con stant appeals for contributions 10 the Near East Relief Fund. He who can read it without feeling the impulse to dig down into his pocket and give something 10 relieve the suffering Of that afflicted country tArmenia) must b. extraordinarily callous. Not that the author makes a dirct, appeal for help or minimizcs what has been done hut she shows how great the need is and how much remains to be done before Armenia can stand upon her own feet and fight her own battle for existence. She knows the difficulties that the country has 10 face and thu causes that have brought them about She gives l brief history of the coun- try and tell how il became a pawn in the gamc Of international diplomacy; but most of the book is devoted to conditions sinc~ tn" great war Con- cerning those conditions she knows whereof she speak, through actual cX- perience and she is able to clothe her story in words which make the woes of stricken Armenia as real 10 us as is humanly possible al this distance" N. '. Times Book Review.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
THE ORIENT IN BIBLE TIMES by
 Iiihu Grant

"A history or the Bible country and the surrounding rr gions. Egypt. Iisby- lonia, Assyria. Persia and the Mediter- rancal peoples who touched Hebrew life. An excellent background com Dincd with a description Of present customs in Palestine Especially use- ful to ministers. but readable by all Bible studCnts.''- L.. A. Booltiist.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
REFLECTIONS ON THE NApoI F.
 lAIr- L-l. L- -LL l-.- 4 1 c..-.r..a

REFLECTIONS ON THE NApOLE-
 OSTC LEGEND by A. l.. Gucrard.
 'Trofesosr GuerarI, though born in Paris and educated in part st the sor- bonue. hes spent years in the United states. IL. enjoys. therefore, the ud- yartg ~D gf a double viewpoint md his book is a book indeed. It is britIisn nt. fsscinatiug. tho work of one vho is alert and independent. cicsr-min8ed and hard-BolIs8. f Is d book of Wit. hurgr. understanding and irony. built ~-itb symmetry and flooded with iucfaity. Thr author is not concern rd Sg much alth thr career of tho his. toric Bgr4usrfa as with the general development and currency of the Ss- pOieonic Legend. How and when did
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
COMMUNICATED
ROY. PAGE |. SKID

BOY. PAGE |. SKID Dear Mir. I. Skid:-
 Why go way down to Monroe St. to do your skidding? Why not take d sllid'r two around Chestnut St. cor ner? It's nearer to City Hall. Yours dolorously.
 A. SKIDDER II.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
HEADS DRUGGIsTs' SYNDICATE

New York. Feb. o6.-George NJ. Macintosh was elected president of the American Druggist syndicate at the annual meeting today. succeeding F. II. Jones. who retires. Mir Mac Intosh has served as yice-presidcnt.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
THE MANCRoFT ESSAYS by Arthur
 NJ. Samuel
MY DIPLOMATIC EDUCATION

MY DIPLOMATIC EDUCATION by
 Nonal Richardson.
 "Reminiscences or Q novelist and diplomat who has served as secretary Of the American legation at Havana and Copenhagen, and of the American embassy al Tokio md at Rome. At the latter place he served for 10 years and he tells most interestingly of the happenings there during the war and at the timc of the peace conference. The book combines in an unusual de- gree information. literary quality hu- nor and. above all, reader interest"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
COLOR OF A GREAT clH>by rheo.

"prose sketches or New York. the New York of tho unsophisticatcd Bower9 and lhc old.tme brcad-linr by one af the pioneers Of realism in America. Tho book s crammcd with wealth of odd detail, vivid ubsorva- ton and strange information. E&ecl- lpnt reporting, readable and alive ''--- Time.
 "lt Is Drpiscr at his Ayorat. but it shows hls superiority over all his imi- tators."
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26

to be made up wholly of refrains.-- Washington Post.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
THE TREFOIL by Arthur Christo-
 phcr Benson.

LIE lIbff olI by ATlIluf 1HflSlO-
 phcr Benson.
 "A biography of Edward White Benson, the late Archbishop of Can terbury, a man who was by no means great and by no means of eXtraordin- ary talents but he was one of striking and unusual personality and one who must have ezertcd powerful influ- cncc over his contemporaries. In de- picting his father, A. c. Benson has not allowed his sentiments and af- fections to oNerwhelm his good judg- ment; and while writing always in spirit of sympathy, and even rever- ence. he has not glessed over any of the flaws or peculiar twists in the characteristic of his parent, but his described his shortcomings along with virtues, and, accordingly has succeed ed in portraying him as human be- ing whom it is not difficult to appre- ciatc or understand"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF INDIA,

This Nolumc which is the first ut six, deals with the history of Ancient India from the earliest times to about the middle Of the first century. A. n. It represents the stage Of progrSss which research has now reached, the outlines Of q history which, only few years ago, was supposed to be ir- retrieNably lost, Every section Of the subject has been treated by the scholar best equipped to do il justice and may be said to be authoritative Hook Review Digest,
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
Fiction

THE BOOSTERS by N. L. Luther. A story of Los Angeles, its boost CTS" its climate, it cultural advantages and it's excessive advertising.
  A REVERSION TO TYPE by F. NJ. Dealtield.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
DARKER PHASES OF THE SOUTH
 hN L.rnnk Tn nnnnnhnmn


 "A eiear and unumotioual exposi- lion or problems that exist in the south today, with no attempt 10 make their existence the basis Of an attack upoh anyone.
 "Tho first study is Of the ku klux Klan. and is donc with the evident purpose of finding the psychological roots of the organization. II is 8 thoughtful study. and ono infinitely more informative than thousand columns of newspaper controversy upon the subject.
 Another penetrating study is that of The South Burics Its Anglo-saSons' which deals with the mit-folk CT thousand southern towns. whom paternalism. segregation. loss of initia- tive. etc. have cut off as completely us though they were walled in south orn rrions and The Single Crop arc other interesting and important chap- tcrs.
 "Unc must not read ihc book cx- pecting to lind magical solutions for these problems For most uf them there is no solution. only 'attcnua- tions.' They can bc settled by no ho- Cus-pocus social theory. Mir. Tannen- baum has done an unusually crrdita- ble piece of work in giving US tho facts and presenting Us with a foundation for bettermcnt"
 ESSAYS OF TO-DAY. edited iy F. IT,
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26

it originate? How and why has it spread? As a work that apprehends a hero of the olden day it is not likely to be soon surpassed"
 
 THE ROMANCE OF THE SHOE, by
 Thomas Wright.
 A history of shoemalling, especially in England and Scotland.
 
 TOWARDS INTERNATIONAL JUS
 TICE by r. NJ. Keen.
 ''The principles underlying the League of Nations are discussed and its constitution and machinery described. Practical suggestions are made for the fuller development of the league on lines Of justice and in tcrnational law. The author was pioneer in the League of Nations movement and is on the executive committee of the League of Nations Union."
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
THE cHANGELINGs by Lee wilsc

nodd.
 ''If you are interested in human na- tnrc you will enjoy this clever play, which ran so successfully in New York IL is full of extremely amn4ine dialogue and. Is some of its scenes are tense and tragic, that makes fl nonc the less como dy."
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26

1 best work that has been produced by | English writers during the past % 1 years They represent the main ten dencies which expression in the essay form has shown since the beginning of this century.
 ESSAYS ON CURRENT THEMES, edited by Charles A. Smith.
 "A collection of essays on science, politics, literature. education. religion and psychology from such sources as Schopenha Slosson, Hoover, Will liam James and Mencken. Their pur- pose is to widen tho students range of interests and to furnish him with up-to-date material for talking and writing. A. l.. A. Booklist.
 DIARY OF OTTO BRAUN, edited by
 Julie Nogelstein.
 The author of these letters and diaries was the son Of the well known German feminist and socialist. Lily Braun, who belonged to distinguish ed family of the Prusslan aristocra cy Otto Braun was killed in action on the Somme. and his precocious but bril- liant genius was prematurely stilled. In this volume his relations have col lccted fragments of his writings which are sufficient to demonstrate the loss incurred by German letters when he died. The book falls into three parts, corresponding to his brief life: his in- fancyHto his eighth year. his adolc- scence to the age of fifteen. and the short towering of his youthful ma turity.'
 HIl.LTOpS IN GAGILEE by II.
 Spnakman.
 "A new book by the author Of the recent popular success Beyond Shang- hal It is the outcome Of a trip made in the spring Of 1922 to Palestine, for the purpose Of writing and painting. HISTORY OF ICELAND by krut
 Gjcrset.
 Now that Iceland is an inde- pendent sovereign state, the world may want to know something of it's history-its national development. its
  life, itI literary achievements, its economic struggles. it's patient suffer- ings. it's hard won victories. MT. Gjerset tells the story Of the colonization. the organization of its government, the introduction of the early social life Of the people, the discovery and coloniza ton of Greenland by pioneers from Ice land, and their voyages to the Ameri- l can coast. He also writes of the de- i Of the sealdic song and saga literature that have won for Ice land its widest fame"
  INTO THE EAST by Richard Curlc. i "A travel book based on d ten l stay in Burma and the Fed i cratrd Malay states. Much of the ! eager and youthful personality Of the . author is revealed in his comment on mon and customs and the same un- usual quality that was noted in his
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26

BRIEF HISTORICAL DATA AND MEMORIES OF MY BO1HOOD DAYS IN NANTUCKET by Jo- seph E. C. Farnham.
 
 BY BOG AND SEA IN DONEGAL by Elizabeth Shane,
 'Nersos. some gay. some sad, all touched with the spirit of half mclan- choly which is characteristic of the Irish people. Elizabeth Shane is a poetess who can express the rich, true Irish humor, the whimscality, the devotion, the romanticism which favors human nature in Donegal"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26

ESSAYS OF TO-DAY. edited Iy r. IL
 Pritrhard.
 Thirty-four essays indicative Of the
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF BRIT. TsH INDIA WITH SPECIAL
 REFERENCE TO THE RECENT CONSTITUTIONAL CHANG Es by

TFT T- M ElTNT IIyI I"s
 This volume provides in an easily accessible form. up-to-datc informa- tion on the subject of Indian consti- tutiOnal reforms and general sur v'y Of india's struggle for scif-goycrn- nrn'. II Is bssed on lectures delivered at Harvard in I92f.'-A. L. 4. Book list
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
INTO THE EAST ly Richard Curlc.

INTO THE EAST by Richard Curlc.
 "A travel book based on ten months stay in Burma and the Fed oratcd Malay states Much of the eager and youthful personality or the author is revealed in his comment on mon and customs and the same un- usual quality that was noted in his This World Of ours is apparent here. "A. l.. A. Dool;lis,.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26
DIARY OF OTTO BRAUN, edited by
 Julie Nogelstein.

HII.LTOpS IN GAIILEE by II.
 Spnakman.
 "A new book by the author Of the recent popular success Beyond Shang- hai.' It is the outcome Of d trip made in the spring of 1929 to Palestine, for the purpose Of writing and painting
New Britain herald., 1924-02-26

best work that has been produced by English writers during the past 20 years. They represent the main ten dencies which expression in the essay form has shown since the beginning of this century.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-22
AN INTERESTING CHARACTER

Whether or not Governor Al Smith 4of Sew York, is given the democratic nomination for Inc presidency. there are few men. if any. in public life whose career and achievements. coupled with his personality, arc more remarkable. There is absolute fasci- nation in the study of the advance mert Of a man such as he that dis tinruishes it from the contemplation or the lives Of practically all Of the politicians. statesmen or leaders of to- day.
 Those who know New York's east side. cosmopolitan as our own Hart ford avenue district. for instance. can easily picture the kid, Al Smith, born there. as an errand boy working in Fulton Market, a great magnet for all the housewives of that lower part of inc city and the housekeepers from the better residential part Of Msnhat- tan Island. Those who know the "wise New York kid" have no difficulty in
New Britain herald., 1924-04-22

direct effects of the earthquake he said: Never before in our history has such a calamity been recorded. Yet, if we survey the whole country we shall see that the foundation of our industries was in no way disturbed. However, the damage inflicted on the capital was so terrible that the whole country was aghast: transportation and communications were out Of gear: all sorts of rumors were in the air: every kind Of business suffered a dreadful shocks, the effects of which spread throughout the country. Of the S4 member banks of the Tokio As- sociation, 76 lost their main offices in the confagration. The monetary ma chinery almost ceased to function; the few Of money was stopped and trade blocked. The moratorium proclaimed in this emergency effectually warded off the storm that threatened 10 follow withdrawals of bank deposits. After the moratorium, however, things were quieter even than we had hoped, and there was almost Hull In the money market"
 Mir. Ichiki then described the grad uai recovery of the monetary system Of the country. and other features of the economic history of 1923 10 which he drew attention were.
 The rise in prices following the earthquake: from au Index Of 200 in August, ..ices rose to q general level of 222 in october and for the reI Of the year showed practically no ten dency to drop.
 The adverse balance Of trade: eN- ports for 1923 totaled i.44I, ,o0o,00o yen, and imports 1,9ss,eoo. .o00, bal ancc against Japan of s34,0o0,o0v. owing 10 the destruction of stocks Of raw silk at Yokohama by earthquake and fire the years exports of silk were IS per cent less than for 1922. Imports were greatly Increased by post quake demands for building ma terials and necessities Of various kinds.
 The decrease in national specie holdings abroad: the resources of tho exchange banks ran so short, especial ly after the earthquake. as a result Of the unfayorable trade balance, that during the year the government and the bank of Japan together had to let go 2sT.ooo,ooo yen of their gold hold ings abroad.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-22
MEMORIAL IN HYDE PARK
 WILL HONOR ". H. HUDSON
Great English Naturalist Win Bc For ever Remembered if Plans
 Go Through

London, April 22.--The memory of W. H. Hudson, English naturalist whose parents were American, is to be perpotuated by an unusual memorial in Hyde park, near where for a time Hudson lived a common place existence while his wife tried and failed 10 make living by keep ing a boarding house.
 It was during this period that Hud- son labored on the nature studies which are now almost cult in Eng land but like many artists his work is being appreciated only after the death of its creator.
 The Hudson memorial will be a small precinct Of trees and shrubbery, with a decorative wall and panel in deep relief as a background. In front of.the wall will be long. shallow bird pool and a small lily pond. The little enclosure which in summer, and even during England's mild though disagreeable winter, is expected to be- come a refuge for the birds Hudson loved and wrote about. The scuiptur- cd panel on the decorative wall repre- sents a maiden surrounded by birds in upward flight.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-22
; 25 Fears Ago To-day I
z tTaken from IIeruld of thai date, { sSssssysssSsysyyssysssysyv

Al the Hartford hospital yesterday, Abel Griswod of this city underwent an operation for an injury to his nose received while playing football with the high school team.
 The policemen will meet this eve- ming to elect a delegate and alter nate to the state convention. Harry Mount seems 10 be inc most likely candidate for alternate.
 George White. while driving his team down Park street last evening, started to race with a man named Bird and near inc intersection Of Jokn street the two teams came to- gether, White being thrown into the road and rendered lnsensible. He vas taken to doctors office where he vas given medical attention.
 There were six marriage licenses issued and seven deaths recorded at inc town clerks office this week.
 The payroll for the fire depart ment for the past quarter amounted To s3,l05.o2.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-22

Contributions 10 the Fun Shop" from readers Of the Herald are welcome. Those ae- ceptcd will be paid for at rates running from s1.00 10 s1o.0o. Poetry will be paid for at the rate of 25 cents line. Address your Communication to the "Fun Shop Editorl' Of the Her ald., Write on one side of the -paper only. Only matter that has not been published before will be considered. The humor may take any form, verse, epi- grams, sayings of children and so forth. The Herald wishes 10 inform readers, however, that the Fun Shop IS national or.
 eanization, the editor Of the Col
 umn who finally accepts contri. buttons is In New York and has the whole country 10 pick from. The humor, necessarily, must be very good before it is accepted.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-22
COMMUNICATED
Al,nif tIie CIocks

About the tlOtks
 Editor Of Heraid:--
 I wish you would write q few words in your valuable paper about the clocks in the center. Soon the time will be changed or rather, the factor ies and stores will open up one hour earlier.
 We do not object 10 that but we do object to the clocks on the South and Center church being stopped. Last year one of them had thcifhands taken off and the other was stopped as it was. and for all summer too, of course you know. Now. itsis great convenience 10 the public to be able to tell the time quickly by just looking at either of those clocks. Many people do not own watches and are in the habit of looking up at either Of those clocks. How many times have l seen people get fooled including myself. 1f it were only for a week or so it would not he SO bad, but for five or six months, it Is a great inconvenience al- most a calamity. And why did they stop the clocks? Not for good req son. but just for spite. And is 1t fair 10 do 50 and punish thousands of peo- pie when it isn't their fault at all? The ones who did it, did not want to leave the clocks at the standard time tand thus obey the Iavsb 50 they stopped them to evade the law and get their own way as far as they could. like a sulky child.
 Then besides the churches, some of the stores followed suit; stopped their clocks. and put up a sign. Not Run ming"
 Ii you ui1I kindly write fprinD a few words and try 10 influence those who hold 1t in their power to keep the clocks going. I know many who would appreciate it very much.
 INTERESTED.