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The Washington times., 1924-05-24
PRACTICE HOUSES GIVEN
OREGON SCHOOL GIRLS

A practice house or model cottage
is a part of the general equipment
Of home economics in all vocational
schools OF Oregon.
Each girl has experience IN all
the fundamentals of the household
food preparation, house cleaning,
laundry and sewing. The food
preparation classes give the actual
experience of buying and preparing
for a number Of persons. The girls
are taught the spending value of the
dollar, principles of house decora-
tion,, child care, and home nursing.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

The English cottage type iS
becoming very popular for the
small American home, and when
one wants a home that Is a little
different from the ordinary run
a home Of character and distinc-
tion-no mistake will be made in
selecting a house Of this type.
OF course, one cannot entirely
forget the plan in seeking pic
turesque exteriors. A proper re-
lation must exist between the most
economical and the most practi-
cal plan, and the ideal, picturesque
exterior.
This calls for thorough study on
the part Of the architects, every
detail must be given due consid-
Grafton. nothing is to be extrava.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
KING AND BOSSE
OPEN new
OFFICES
=,
Real Estate Firm. Reports
New Houses Nearing,
Completion

In an interview. H. R.. King Of
King and Bosse, who have just
recently opened their offices at 1918
Eye street northwest, said yester-
Gay tnat his row Of twelve new and
mooern homes located at Eighteenth
ana q streets southeast are rapidly
neaslng completion and will be
two weeks. =
Mr.. King said that there IL now
an unsual demand for new moderate
prlcso homes In this locality. He
1urtner said that he expected these
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
Children Under Normal.

According to examinations made
by school medical inspectors OF
New York State during 1928, Al
per cent of the children living In
cities, 4S.9 per cent of those living
in villages, and only 27.4 per cent
Of those living in rural districts are
physically normal,
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

These of the questions which are being con-
sdered by thousands of Westinghouse who further
information before making of the most important de-
cisions in their lives that of buying home
Questions like these are answered large numbers every
day by the
The Washington times., 1924-05-24

a fireplace with buiIt.in seat and
bookcase.
The dining room centers on the
living room, giving a spacious eft.
feet to the interiors.
A toilet room connects with the
hall. This IL a real convenience.
A generous sun porch, a den or
bedroom, and a CONVENIENT kitchen
are also provided.
On the second floor are two bed.
rooms and a bath. A cellar ex-
tends under the entire house.
Cost about 12,10O.
= Complete working plans and
specifications Of this house may
be obtained for nominal sum
from the building editor. Refer
to House A-92.
The Washington times., 1924-05-24
MAdL inns
Home Owners Guidance Bureau

TTUIIIG WWIIGTS UUIEWaINCG BUlF@aU
Whether you are a reader of The Times or not, this
bureau is at your service FREE OF COST You do not
have to buy anything avail yourself of the full benefit
OF this service All your relations with this bureau will
be kept confidential.
Prompt and reliable answers given to all questions
abenes of price, investment value of property and build
ings and probability of increase in value.
Also questions regarding the reasonable and de-
pendabe builders and contractors home furnishing home
Identification and home requirements in general.
The Times is glad to be able to render tits servce
to its readers and Others interested TN home building or
home oqOnerShib Be to AUa yourself OF this free
service. Write your questions plainly one side of
the PAPER. address
Home Owners Information Bureau, The Times
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
TOO MICH GAS

One of the three persons indicted by q Rhode Island grand jury on charges of conspiracy leading to the explosion Of gas bomb in the Rhode Island senate on June i9 Is William c. PeIkey. chairman of the Republican state central committee.
 Pelkey' Of course, has not yet been proven guilty: but his Identification with the Rhode Island Republican machine gives the indictment excep- .tionsl interest
 It will be remembered that at first the gas explosion was blamed upon wicked Democrats. who sought in this way to kill of or stupify the patriotic Republican senators who were valiant Iy battling against the boss tactics Of Lieut.. Gov. Felix A. Toupin. Demo- crat and the presiding officer. Toupin' 1t will be recalled, insisted upon the elimination of the "rotton borough system" in the state constitution, whereby the country towns with slight population were able to outvote the populous cities in the senate, and in order to bring about action he and his Democratic colleagues engaged in flfbuster
 When the gas bomb was exploded the Republican senators fled" to Rut- land, Mass, in order to save their lives from the blood thirsty Democrats whom they charged with touching off the bomb. If the indictments are sustained at the trial these G. o.P. senators will look more foolish than they do now.
 If machine descends to gas bombs itSis worse than other political ma chimes, as the others merely deal in Eas without the bombs.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
MORE PROBATION

One Henry Dreier, who at the Aprll
 term of the superior court in Ne"
 Haven pleaded guilty to arson, having
 set fire to a drug store, has been
 placed on probation after being in jail
 only three months. He had been sen- tenced to year. Judge Brown, the
 trial judge, himself placed the man
 on probation. exercising his right un-
 der the probation act.
 Dreiers case was rather unusua' and it is admitted he suffered con siderably from the result of his act be- fore he was even charged with the crime, It appears that when he ap- n,ied the torch to the drug store he was in the building and failed to take into account the possibility of rapid s,read of the flames and found him. self trapped by the fire and smoke' Bremen discovered him shouting from beneath street grating he was threatened with suffocation or being roasted to death when fremen smash- ed the grating with axes and rescued him.
 A New Haven paper says it is be- lieved that Dreier henceforth will De a useful citizen. Nobody doubts it. But the same thing holds true of many others who are convicted of crime, but who are not placed on probatioh merely because of this fact. The average person who gets into trouble is perfectly willing to "be good Tn future without being compelled to go to iail.. As rule, protestations to this effect and the belief of the attorneys and public that such professed in- ciinations are genuine. usually do not result in a mitigation of punish- mcnt
 Our probation system operates upon inc assumption that when a man gives promise of being good and useful citizen out of jail, 1t is just as we'll to send him forth as cured" Of the propensity for future crime. The ob- feet of incarceration. however. isyto infiict punishment for past crime. The probation system, when too Iavishly utilized, is considered by many persons as defeating the ends of jus tice and punishment. These observers believe 1t a travesty upon justice
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
A POLISH CENTS

Had Joseph Conrad been able to travel the seven seas on Polish ships. and had he thus been able to retain his ties with his native country the literary genius who has just died would have returned to Poland when he retired from the seas, would have written his novels in the Poiish language, and would never have been known as a great English novelist
 But because there were no Polish vessels of consequence, the young Cra- COW adventurer shipped upon Eng fish ships; and through long years or Identification with British vessels he became thorough Britisher in speech and manners. When he retired from the sea and decided to draw upon his vast experiences upon the deep and Tn etranee lands for the telling Of tales that were to thrill humanity. he nat urally settled in England and wrote In the language that is understood oy- the largest nunber of readers.
 But Poland will claim him as her own despite his repatriation. This people, whose genius in the arts has so enriched inc world. will regard him with right as one Of their great sons who wrote in foreign tongue through the whim of circumstances.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05

as candidates for president and vice president offer the people of the coun- try an opportunity to vote against the political machines.
 To MT. Bingham and the politicians this is treachery!!
 Of course. Just such treachery as Washington and Jefferson were guilty of in 1776 and Roosevelt in 1912.
 As Lincoln said, You cannot fool all the people all the time."
 What is needed now is the forma- ton of H-partisan committee to nom- mate candidates for congress 1t to back La Toilette and Wheeler, broad gauge men who will maintain the tar- if, men of resolution who will take effective measures to enforce John Sherman's antitrust law to curb un- lawful combinations in restraint of trade whether managed by "malefac- tors of great wealth" or by malefac- tors with their fortunes yet to make.
 And tax exempt securities. the refuge for retired bootleggers and other retired millionaires must be taxed as the constitution provides.
 Yours truly,
 J. B. ALLEE.
 P. S.-As a republican for more than thirty years, I request publica- ton of the foregoing, if your political censorship will permit.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
SKIRTS AND HOSIERY

The proper fall hiatus betweenfthe hem and the heather will be l4 or lb inches. according to dispatches from the. Paris fashion marts In other words, fashionable skirts will begin Is inches from the ground-which will cause girls and women who wear them to look as if they are wearing kilts
 But only in one sense, as the new skirts, we are old, are not to be as volumnious as kits The majority or models being shown to the trade, dis patches relate, are "as tight as a sausage casing" We do not know the reason for wearing such garments, but if. women are 10 wear high and tight skirts the men who are merely mildly interested in such developments or fashion will endeavor 10 withhold their surprise and appear interested in a dignified and decorous manner.
 Then there is the matter of waist lines. We are told that they will be natural" or placed very low This gives the impression that in order to appear natural, corset slaves will not be permitted to interfere. The corset trade has been dealt many sad bio" by whimsical fashion the past few years and it looks as If it will be un- able to recover until something is done to influence the fashion dictators in It's favor. With dancing vieing In popu- larity with motoring, 1t appears that corsets are excess baggage; one needs only to exercise the contemplative eye along Main street to determine that corsets are flew and far between"-- indeed, they don't seem to be between at all.
 Colors of frocks promise to be more sombre. but lovely women will not be permitted to appear altogether dressed for funeral ceremonies. Hosiery 1t IS stated, will be gaudy, and there VIII be a choice of about 100 shades Without stretching the imagination to the breaking point, one can easily come to the conclusion that a sombre frock IS inches from the ground and saudy silk hosiery will not attract un- due attention to the frock.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
'25 Fears Ago Today
IIakrn from iJeis,d of lhai daie,
Y. G. Platt has bought one of the

Y. c. Platt has bought one of the new building lots on Grove Hill.
 The Black Rock bridge is receiving new plank flooring.
 F. W. Schultz left town today on his vacation during which he will visit many of the shore places.
 The Connecticut Lighting and Power Co Is planning to make big Improvements at the local lighting plant It Is planned to establish a 800 volt syctem instead of a 110 volt system. It is expected that with the new system sufficient power will be furnished 10 permit some of the fac- tories to substitute electricity for steam as a source of power.
 The architect engaged in remodel ing Walnut Hill park was in town today and made some surveys. He also examined all the maps of the maps of the park in existence in order to determine exactly it's boun- daries.
 The electric company is engaged in macadamizing the space between the trolley tracks on Kensington street
 The local branch of the Salvation army is now arranging for its annual harvest festival which will be held August SIP. Y.
 The North & Judd Mfg. Co.,, has fallen in line with the other manu- featuring companies in the city who are increasing the building capacity of their plants. A proposed new building will greatly increase the fa- cilities of this prosperous firm in getting out its castings. It will be of brick and will be one story in height and its dimensions will be 90 by 65.,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
DR. FRANK CRANES DAILY EDITORIAL
Laboring Men By DIR. FRANK CRANE

up money ana does not h,. feeling does not bother him
 Association of Conservative Cus ne Stanley Baldwin, h F. demanded today not the ana might be found throughout all ranks country. ...... perfect cooperation or nos with their hands that labor and those Wno supp capital. .- .w.,Jsx Socialism tb. the has dwned now 70 no'h ing with they have had aarvauon
 by taking one ana another. :, .-,--- |. ,..
 and with trade unions by the
  is sincrea andm accessible.
 other that we against ech considering who not cass as enemies to oet as 1t s o understand foreigners
 people, isolation al provncaism
 
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 things whether 1t be war oi superiority and the sense of The more we understand IS occasion there is for cooperation
 confined Church countries understand
 business make all others friends and instead of enemies and competitors
 copyish. lsa4 The Mcclure Newspaper syndsa A@IO
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
PLAYING "NUTTY?"

Can it be that Leopold and Loen' the young Chicago kidnapers ana slayers, are trying to make themselves appear as "nutty" as possible during the examination in progress before Judge Caverly? Have they turned into amateur actors, using the court room for a playhouse?
 Statements they have been making which have been headlined from day to day in the press, indicate their cam paign is to show themselves as possessing shockingly Irresponsible mentalities.
 The youngsters are battling for thelr lives; and they are willing to become lunatics to save their necks.
 For the first time in the history or Chicago courts evidence is being heard in mitigation of punishment. req sonable observer will naturally regard this as an omen favoring the defense
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
COMMUNICATED
WHY KNOCK LA FOLLETTE??

1Ol Harrison St., @ New Britain, Conn, Aug. {, 1924. Editor, The New Britain Herald. Sir:---For audacious misrepresenta- tion, the attack upon Senator La Fol- lette issued in the name of the Swed- ish Republican league at the meeting here on Saturday last is about the limit.
 For nearly forty years, La Toilette, backed by the Scandinavian farmers of the northwest. has stood in con- gress the feared and hated enemy of the machine politicians of the old parties.
 To him, perhaps more than to any other man, the people of the country owe the spread of the direct primary, which in the west has given the voters in large measure real control of their elective officials
 In the east. by means of the con- vention system which Lieut.. Gov. Bingham so heartily comments, the political machines have been able for years to defy or defeat public senti- ment.
 In 1920, both national conventions declared for the sales tax.
 This was unanimous declaration, as Mir. Bingham would have us be- lieve, of the sentiment of the parties.
 But congress did not enact the sales tax because the congressman did not dare to do so. Even the machine leaders dare not affront public senti- ment beyond certain point.
 La Toilette with Senator Burton K. Wheeler (who exploded the oil bomb which drove Daugherty from office)
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
GREEK TOMB SCENE
 VALUABLE FIND
250 Gold Ornaments Discovered
 by Swedish Prince "

: Stockholm, Aug. b.-The discovery of 250 gold ornaments that were an- cient heirlooms even in the time of Homer, the opening of Greek tomh that had not been disturbed for more than 5000 years, and the discovery that the so-called saddle ..uxoof was not unknown in the architecture of that early day, are some of the i'm portant results, just reported here, of the Swedish Archaeological Expedi- tion, headed by Grown Prince 1ustaf Adolf which is excavating the an. cient city of Asine, Greece.
 The latest discovery of the Swedish experts came somewhat as a surprise when, after having explored tomb as big as house and finding nothing of unusual interest, they turned to a tomb less than i've feet wide. TLts proved to be a treasure trove, dating about 115o B. C., in the Mycsnaean, or pre-Hellenic period.
 . Numerous Vases.
 It contained numerous earthenware vases of rare design and decoration, eight beautiful bronze urns and cther vessels. of which one was 20 inches high. One of the smaller bronze rrns contained four necklaces of gold ard iridescent glass beads, and cautiously enough the strings were sufficiently we'll preserved to show the arrange ment of the beads, 50 that che neck laces can now be restored to heir ox- act appearance 5000 years ago. Tho necklaces Atained sso beads ard other ornaments. of which 25o were of gold
 ~~ Of Great Value.
 The great tomb nearby, which con- tained few treasures, is nevertheless of great archaeological value, since it is built in the form of a house, and its top, hewn into the rock, is the exact shape of the familiar saddle roof" with sloping sides and gables at both ends, thus proving that this architectural detail was known in Greece more than 1000 years B. c.
 The Swedish Expedition has been at work in the excavation of Asine for more than two years and has al- ready unearthed and classified more than 5o0,0o0 treasures and frag- ments of value. some of which date back as far as 2,5oo B. c. Yet the experts say that the work has only just begun. and that still more im- portant discoveries may be expected in the near future.
 g All the portable finds of the crown princes expedition are being studied in the University of Lund, Sweden, to which they have been shipped by special permission of the Greek gov ernment. As soon as the examina- ton has been completed by archaeo- logical experts the finds will be re- turned to Greece.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
Observations On The Weather

Washington, Aug. 5.-Fcreeast for Southern New England: Generally fair tonight: Wednesday partly cloudy, probably showers in western Massachusetts; not much change in temperature; moderate to fresh west and southwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Generally fair tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy; probably local thunder showers; not much change in tenn perature; moderate shifting winds.
 Conditions: Disturbances central this morning over Maine and Iowa are causing unsettled showers weather in all the northern districts east of the Rocky Mountains. The tenn perature Is rising slowly from the Mississippi river eastward to the coast , .
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather with occasional showers.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05

Scarcely vas Il made shen a host Of wicked editors bsgan 10 remind him 0f past occurrences, some ai the editors Rriniing reviews nI inc FsNsla' lions so that resisrs might not he in lhs same position as. Mir Butler and so easily forget,
 Mr. Buffers attempt Co whistle the re, citations up a rainspoul are not m line with The presidents previous valuations of the investigations The impressive admission made soms time ago by lhe president was as fellows'
 "l'rom an this s0laldness, inc
 affairs of ihr government, of
 course, suffered In some Of
 n few public offices were
 guilty participants, The
 gravity of guilt of lhis kind is
 fully realized and publicly repre-
 hended, There is an exceedingly
 healthy disposition io nproot t
 hhhkfiHHi aHi aHhHiHAah'' fAHNHN
 mrnl wherever competent z eNi-
 denee of guilt can be produced.
 This 1 am doing and propose to
 continue"
 And when it Is realized that all but siN of the United States senators voted that the fact and circumstances Of the oil leases indicated corruption, Mir. Buffers lamentable lack Of memory Is the more remarkable.
 All friends of common honesty in governmental administration VII want the gargartuan oil corruption remem- bered, y
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
MIR. RITLER.s MEMORY

William Nj. Butler. campaign man. sser for President Coolidge, appears to have poor memory. The other day he scoffed at the revelations of corruption in high places brought out by the investigations Of congressional committees. saying Teapot Dome was something he hadn't heard anything about for some time.
 The satemesA vas unfortunate.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05
HAR.I,nANk

The Providence Journal suggests that Mir l.aFollette he psged and told about the success of bank at West Palm Reach, Fla, in operating farm Of s0h acres which was entrusted te iL the result of a win, to handle se- eardlng to the hanks best judgment,
 The hank has issued bulletin describing its experience, it appears that the first season was closed on May 1, laas with a net proht of Ill., s72, "Now We went into the farm ing proposition thoroughly, eliminat- Ing leaks cutting overhead and plan ming for next season." said the bank bulletin. The net profits the follow ing season mounted to sbo,si7. The bank jubilantly says, We say we arc some Farmers Bank"
 The inference of the story Is that if farmers operated their farms AS business.like as did the hank there would be no ealamitous howls from the farm country But if A little rea- son is applied n chaser to the banks jubilant statement it will be fouSd that 1t doesn't prove anything against or for the farmers
 It'appcars that the 300-acre farm was in Florida. There appear 10 be no great howls from the Florida farm Ing communities as 10 bad times, such as have come from the west. Florida raises much that doesn't grow in the west, and it is not necessary for Florida farmer to raise wheat or corn If prices for these commodities are below cost of production.
 The Florida farm was unincumbered with mortgages, 1t appears. farm in fee Is far different 10 handle during depression than one plastered with notes and mortgages which must be met. Western farmers who have not been harassed by bank paper on their hands have done no bowling; but the hundreds of western banks which have failed because of frozen credits in the form of farm paper indicates the extent to which western farmers have leaned upon the banks fots credit and then were unable to meet their pay ments.
 The fact that the Florida farm made substantial profit the first sea- son, swhen the bank admits 1t had nothing to operate 1t with except luck and "the management in charge" in- dicates that 1t was a going concern before the bank took hold; and fur ther, the fact that 1t yielded even more substantial profits the second season, during depression elsewhere, indicates that the products of this particular farm. whatever they were, brought a substantial price above the cost of production.
 This is entirely different from the experience in the wheat and corn country the past few years. The com plaint has been general, borne out by figures from agricultural colleges and all Investigators we have ever heard of, that their products did not bring the cost of production.
 Undoubtedly goodly proportion Of farmers could operate their farms more efficiently and make more profits. But nothing in the claims of the most ardent advocates of soil- tiller efficiency suggests such bonanza profits in a season as this Florida bank reports. ..,
 No use paging Mir. LaFollette about it, however, unless Florida desires him as a citizen. And with such condi- tions existing in Florida, perhaps that is why w. J. Bryan moved there from Nebraska.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-05

and punishment for a criminal 10 he freed merely because after esfhr mil,inE a serious offenss he is silllns te desist from crime in the future, And ihrre seems te he rsssoR tn 1p, holding lhslr contention,