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New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
4 Mountain Adventure

fBy Dr, Walter F, Traproekl
 Many years ago, when the little Swiss republic was fighting for her hold the commission Of lieutenant in the Alpine chasseurs, With ten men 1 was delegated to hold a pass between the Riflealp and the Schmaltzhorn. which is the back or family entrance 10 the Engadine. the richest echo-feld in Switzerland.
 Italy had sent twenty picked noun tainers to olist ts We were thus out numbered two to one. l saw that 1t was only a matter Of time when they would be in n position to rush us, An idea occurred to me.
 We had ample stores of spaghetti. Placing numerous lengths together, l lowered the ropes thus formed over the cliff edge. The ends came directly in front of the climbing Italians. Of course they could not resist 1t. When an Italian sees spaghetti he asks no questions. When, by gentle tugging on the spaghetti ropes, l knew that most of the enemy were eating, l be- gan feeding drop by drop through the tubes a heavy cordial made by the men of St. Bezatz.
 The result was inevitable. A few moments after had begun the cordial treatment, I heard, at intervals, the crash of our adversaries as they loos- ened their hold and fell into the valley below. At that altitude they could not stand more than a few drops of the Liquor of St. Bezatz. So elated was that I drank a pony" of it myself, and when I came to, the war was over and Switzerland was free.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

the efforts of Republican officials .ho as q rule are overly snKtaas 10 came la the assistance of transportation companies whenever business is not what it ought to be,
 Transportation companies should he forced ta accept losses occasion. ally just like other business enter prizes, It is fact that in such cities and states where Republican machine politicians control transportation. rates invariably are highest The public as a rule pays dearly for per- hitting itself to he fooled by poli- tieisns,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Observations On He Weather

Washington, July 22.-Forecast for Southern New England Local thunder showers tonight and We'd nesday; not much change in tenn perature fresh southerly and south- westerly winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Thunder showers tonight, slightly cooler; Wednesday fair: moderate to fresh south and southwest winds.
 Conditions: The disturbance which was central over Minnesota Monday morning is now over On- tario It is causing unsettled weather with light showers in the Lake region and New England. Pleasant weather prevails generally in other, sections cast of the Rocky mountains.s There has been slight rise In temperature and decided in- crease in humidity in the eastern portion of the Lake region and New England during the last 2+ hours.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather with local showers.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
:25 Fears Ago Today
tTaken from Herald of that datei

Andrew Rempp and another cyclist collded head on this noon on Elm street and Rempp's bicycle was taken to repair shop. The forward wheel was demolished.
 John H. Kirkham and family will leave for Westbrook tomorrow.
 Frank Brown of South Main street will leave for New London tomorrow where he will enlist in the regular army.
 John NJ. McMilan of Scotland is the guest of his brother, D. McMillan, the dry goods merchant. MT. McMtllan expects to visit some of our great cities before he returns to his native land.
 Work was started this morning on the base that Is to surround the soldiers monument in Central Park.
 Fred Beloin. the restaurant man, has bought farm in Southington. The sale was made through a local estate agency. MT. Beloin will use the farm as training ground for his stable of horses
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

srain, It would tell the aerld that rising grain prices are net due 10 any, thlns slss lhsa the taFia,
 Here Is what the Economist says about iti
 'FThe ediiers sf the Herald
 Tribune know that lhs iariff of
 la-s placed a duty of so cents
 per bushel on wheat They know that President Coolidge increased
 this rate to ts cents hnshel
 effective Aprl 7th, They know
 that vast quantity af toreign
 wheat reached this market in adr
 vance of the increase, They knew
 that as had and have vast
 quantity of reproduction, They
 ought 10 know that the present
 rate of duty on wheat and other
 agricultural products has had
 most important effect upon the
 necessary increase in prices 10
 agricultural products,
 From this it can he seen that n increase nf is cents tariff on each bnshel of wheat worked wonders in helping the farmer out of his slough of dependency One wonders why the administration waited so long to apply the tariff remedy, Thousands of western farmers went bankrupt while the delay was taking place.
 Before this tariff increase was ad' mlnistersd farmers were told that the price of ihoir grain was being fixed in the world market, eenterlng ht Liverpool. and that nothing on this side of the water could be done to improve conditions, But we learn with surprise that vast quantity" Of foreign wheat reached the Ameri- can market in advance of the tariff increase; but this apparently made no difference. The Economist forgcts to say that If prices of grain get high enough, "vast quantities will con- tinue 10 be attracted here: that nothing will attract importers so ef- fectively as prices in excess Of that obtainable elsewhere.
 The Economist also fails to take note of the incipient crop failure in Canada, which will reduce the export able surplus in that country to min imum-perhaps eliminate it altogeth- CT, The reason the Economist falls to bother about this kind of econom- ics is that the tariff has nothing to do with 1t.
 Another item that the Economist ignores is the character of the weather in the west throughout the early spring and part of the summer. which was not of sort to encourage the production of maximum crops. A young gambler in Chicago made million and a half In money simply by keeping tab on poor crop-raising weather and speculating accordingly; but of course. this has nothing to do with the tariff so the Economist dis likes to bother with it.
 Some observers predict that before election wheat will go up 10 sl.5o bushel, all of which will be due 10 that 12 cents additional tariff duty, the Economist will be justified In claiming But the farmer with halt or two-thirds the crop on hand he ex- pected to have will not make so much as the figures tend to indicate.
 The farmer who expected to sell 15.OOO bushels at s1 a bushel would have had a gross of s15,Oo0. The same farmer who, on account of the wrong kind of weather. sells 10000 bushels at s1.50 bushel will still at- tain gross of sl5,0Oo.
 He ought to take pleasure in ascribing the difference to the higher tariff.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Cities Alien Population
 Blamed on Labor Bureaus

Cleveland, July 22.-Ancestral pre- cedent does not influence the imml- prant coming to make his home in american cities, if survey of foreign consulates here is conclusive. Statls- tics show that natives of European countries, despite most of them nav ing agricultural heritage, locate in cities and engage in industrial pur- suits.
 There are many reason for this' ac- ,ordine to the consuls. The Czecho- s,ovak consul planes foreign employ ment bureaus to certain degree. These bureaus, he says. bring natives of hi, country to direct employment in industrial centers, principally for steel mills. Landing at the steei ni.'' with people of his own kind' the na-
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

tive remains. Many who are unable to speak the English language. choose to live in foreign settlements in cities where their native social life can be maintained.
 ConsuIs were unanimous in their oninions that immigrants would better themselves by settling in agricultural centers. There, they say, the foreign- CTS would more quickly learn the lan- guage and customs of America and find better domestic peace.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Berlin Bremen Hive Bees
 That Swarm Busy Street

Berlin, July 22.--"Maid for every thing" is what the Berliners call thelr fire department, and the firemen Jus titied it when they recently caught two swarms of bees right in the GUY.
 As a matter of fact, the department is equipped for this unusual duty with nroper masks and a balloon shaped net. One swarm settled in tree Tn potsdamer Patz, which is the fltth avenue and 42nd street of Berlin, ana being somewhat angry annoyed pedes- trians The other swarm selected residential district and in both cases the firemen gathered them in deftlv while the crowds applauded.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
, The Higher Education

The story comes to S. c. Srigley py word of mouth that certain protes- sor, stickler for punctuality, insisted that everyone in his class be present when the attention" bell rang. lie would always be ready to begin on the stroke of the hour, or they might con clude, he said, that he was dead ana put someone in his place.
 The class arranged with memper of an upper class to detain the profes- sor in the corridor
 Accordingly, one day. when the pro lessor came to class forty-hve seconus late. he found large black collie Tltn white collar occupying the professoriai
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
THE REFORM OF MORALS.

In weighing statements attributed to EK,GoH Whitman of New York that crime in the United States Is en- eeuraged hy lax enforcement oe the law. the New Haven Union makes the following pointed remarksl
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Sacred Music to Resound
 In Indiana in August

Winona Lake, Ind, July 22'-- Church choirs and other groups of singers from ali parts of the country are expected here during the week of August 16-21 to compete for hun. dreds of dollars in cash prizes ana other awards. It has been designat- ed Sacred Music Week in furtherance of the contest.
 Sunday school orchestras, quartets' soloists and choirs will render their selections August 20, according 10 announcement by Farley P, zartman' secretary. Competitors will be clas- sifled by numbers, separate contests having been arranged for, choirs Of 5o or more voices, 25 voices, and to ten and below. All compositions are of prominent sacred selections, Dan protheroe of Chicago will be judge.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Helpful

' "Why-for goodness sake!-' ex- claimed the apartment hunter. there isn't room enough here to swing a cat!"
 Pardon me, madam, but you are mistaken" returned the agent suavely. We maintain a school of instruction for teaching without charge the scien- tific swinging of cats, and also supply each renter with a certain number Of cats to swing, gratis!"
 Tom P. Morgan.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
M.mhe, Andlt nnrran el rlreulnllan.

The A, R, q, Is a hational, organization which fsrs,shes newspapers and adrer' tissfs with a sttietiy honest anaissls ef circulation. oaf circulation statistics are haseh upon this antit, This ihsuFes plo' lection against fraud in newspaper dis, trihution figures t0 both national and local advertisers,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Facts andFancies
BY ROBERT CULLEN

No wonder rich children are better looking. Rick guys get the pick of the chorus.
 It Is easy to pick out the American abroad. He Is cussing the country he Is in.
 A religionist is man eager to be offended by somebody who doesn't aaDge with him.
 There's always bright side. When the home team loses you are not 50 hoarse next day.
 About the only thing the upper and lower classes have ip common are patriotism and flies.
 Any time platform committee wishes to avoid effort. it might adopt the Ten Commandments.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

T ''Is enforcement of the criminal
 laws the only thing to be eonsld-
 arede Must not the criminal laws
 he amended? The reform must
 begin outside the courts, Most
 Of the inmates of the penltenti-
 aries are less than 2b years of
 age, The sale Of opium and simi-
 lar drugs accounts for much
 crime. In the past two and a
 half years 10000 addicts have
 been arrested in New York city,
 of whom 70 per cent had crim-
 inal records, The facility with
 which revolvers can be bought
 and carried on tho person is sin- |, ister. In New York alone last
 year i47 persons were killed with
 reyolyers The administration Of
 justice is no doubt at fault. but
 fewer criminals would be brought
 before the courts if more atten-
 ton were paid to the reform Of
 criminals"
 That morals are low and that a mbination Of circumstances has contributed to their being reflected in criminal statistics, can scarcely be denied. Yet 1t is doubtful If the re- form of morals can be attained In any other fashion than by correctional punishment.
 When the person with low moral standard realizes that punishment is unlikely, especially if he is in a posi- ton to employ exceptional legal tal- ent, then a good part of the restraint inhibiting his actions is eliminated.
 The hard facts remain that in a recent year there were 260 murders in New York city alone. and in the same years there were only 63 mur- ders in England and Wales, with seven times the population of New York city. London is larger city than New York, and opium and other drugs probably are obtained just as easily. The dregs of humanity in London are just as low down in the human scale as in New York; some say they are lower. In 1923 about 10000 murders were committed in the United States, which was 50 times more than in England and Wales.
 Casper H. Yost told the recent meeting of the Bar Association that Tin the United States life and proper ty are less secure from criminal vio- lence than in any other country on the globe that is not in state of barbarism.'
 Without doubt our morals need re- so does our law en- We need punishment that Is certain and severe. English jus tice has shown that nothing halts crime so effectually as quick trials de- void of sentimentality and technical ities-and quick and unerring pun ishment.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
@S& TlanH HA HeAob
 MaxsoN FoxiNu JUnu FIGIfIvEs FROM JUSTICE
 lBy George s, chappelD
fIGIfIvEs FROM JUSTICE

lBy George s, chappelD
 
 The cali of the Wild l love the sound of the jaws that pound In our bright, white eating,plaees, Where the wheat-eakes brown so down, down, down, In the great, wide-open faces,
 
 Bits from the Barnsard "My," said Mrs, Henry Dorking, "Will you hear that rooster sauawk- ing," Really, it gives me a spasm To hear sneh henthusiasm."
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

The Herald is on sale daily 10 New York st Iolaling'a News stand, Times Square: schultz News stand, Entrance Grand Central. i.nd Street
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
M.mhrr at fhe A..arlalfd Pfe...

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled Co the use for republication af all news credited 10 it or nol otherwise credited ln thls napsT and also lafal ness PAp' lished herein,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
By Summer Seas

Vacations I've liking for, For then I cease to be fretter; The glistening waters hug the shore And lovers hug-well. something better.f
 --Sinbad.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

Editors of small country papers have their troubles, also. Their read CTS continually accuse them of inac- curacy, both as to editorials and news.
 But Rolla Clymer of Eldorado, Kansas, gives the critics no foothold when he reported the Better Babies Contest as starting off with whoop."
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
ErankneSS

Marion:-"Is my hat on straight" Nan:-"Yes, but your stockings aren't"
 Robert Haze.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

m. onls profitable advertising medium ln the City, Circulation hnohs and press room aiEays open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

The difference between daughter and the maid is that the maid isn't always pouting when she is working.
 This wrong number business might he much worse. Suppose telephone girls worked in shoe stores.
 Browning didn't write vers fibre, but he had the idea. At times he didn't know what he meant, either.
 Another conference on disarmament may be all right, but can't we ham string ourselves without conference!
 The hard job is not to amend the constitution to keep up with the peo- pie, but to amend the people to Keep up with the constitution.
 Correct this sentence: She runs her fingers through my hair" said he, but she doesn't really care for me-
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
He Fell For Her

A postman, delivering mail, tripped and fell on the steps of neighboring home.
 The next day the lady of the house came to the door for the mail. T sure fell for you the other day. remarked the postman.
 ''Did you fall hard ?" she innocent ly replied, wondering why her nelce giggled.
 Mrs. A. l.. Sanford. The one great essential to the per- feet enjoyment of hash or husbands Is confidence.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

seat, The ''prof" took one sharp look at the solemn class, snapped his fingers 10 the dog that immediately came 10 hiMl and saidi "Niee doggie, nice dog gie,S batting him out through the doorway, .N0w run upstairs 10 your own class We teach only puppies down heres
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
In Action

Early morning exercises Make one feel as fine as silk, Even though man but rises To take in the bottled milk.
 Nathan NJ. Levy. l
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

Deer will jump in alarm al the sound of waves splashing on the rocks.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
say It With Music

Mother.---"Is daddy asleep?' Bill:-"Yess mother, all but his nose"
 stanton Marsh.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

EntsFsa at the Post oHles ai New sHlalA
 ss Sc and class Man Natter
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Copyright 1924. Reproduction
 ferbidden).

Tho Fun Shop Is q national inAti. tuition conducted by newspapers of the country. Contributions rom readers, providing they are original, unpubIishsd, and posses sufficient merit, win be paid for at rates vary ing from si.00 to slo,o0. Write on ous side of the paper only and send your contributions to the Fun Shop Editor" care of the Herald, who will forward them to New York. Unaccepted manuscripts will not be returned.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

Still, billboard people have a sense of beauty or they couldn't pick out the best views to obstruct.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
New Britain Herald

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Issasa psny lsaR las EArep,edl
 Al Herald Rias- sl Church sifsss.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

A nomination isn't worth great deal if the poor thing is harried rag ged before being delivered.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

The long predicted shake-up in Ger many seems much nearer now that Henry has sent over 10000 tits.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

A young man suffers an a"iui stroke when a charming young lady has him completely paralyzed.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

The world improves and even in nick towns you seldom hear show people called an ''opery troupe
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

The first street lamps were lighted 300 years ago.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Proof!

Proof.
 Judge .--"What makes you believe that this man is mentally unbalanced officer?" a Oficer:--"1 caught him hugging and kissing his wife in their stalled sedan, Your Honor"
 John Philip Sousa.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

Dogs are the oldest four-footed companions of men.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Mary and Her Little

It was but natural that sooner or later something would happen to that lamb!
 And no sooner thought than Melvin Wickens wrote in that
 Mary had little lamb,
 She put it in a well,
 Her father took some dynamite And blew it all to--piece.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

It's queer world, and most of the importane looking people you see at the resort are melodies.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

And yet very few of the worlds great problems are solved by people who remember their algebra.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
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New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
TELEPHONE eALisi

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New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

I wrote a letter to my love
 And on the way l dropped it, And little wifey picked 1t un- And now I'm paying alimeny
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

A child has inalienable rights, also, but they are not worth par until it is big enough to defy those who would punish it,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

London Bridge is falling down. Falling down, falling down, London Bridge Is falling down, We all play MahrJong,
 Mrs, N, W, Furey,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

What every poker player knows' A third of a kind in the hand in worth two in the deek,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
IinlltetI Field

A Limited Field North.-I am surprised at your wanting a divorce from your wife!" West,-"well, whose wife should l want divorce fromf"
 --J, W, R.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-22

Motto for eaddiesi Carry on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-20
MRS. RICKNER
 TO GO ON TRIAL
Case Of Woman Slayer Comes Up Tuesday
 In Anniston
(Annis.on Bureau)


 ANNISTON, Ala, May 19.-Mrs Evelyn Sue Rickner, pretty war bride of Lieut.. James c. Rickner. will go on trial Wednesday morning, when the United States district court begins it's regular spring term here on the charge of slaying her husband, an athlete and officer at Camp Mcclellan last June Merrill and Allen, local attorneys, who are council for Mrs. Rickner, stated Monday that the defense was ready for the trial and in all probability the case will be called Tuesday morning.
 At the time Mrs. Rickner is alleged to have shot her husband, nationwide publicity was given the affair ant many interesting side lights came tc light. Rickner. a dashing and hand some young army officer, is alleged tt have deserted his wife.
 Mrs. Rickner and her attractive 6 year-old daughter, Marylyn, have beer residing in Anniston almost continuous ly since the killing.
 A few days after the arrest she wal given a preliminary hearing betor, Judge J. P. Holman in the Anniston in ferior court and was bound over to { grand jury under a $3,000 bond. Short ly after this she was re-arrested b, federal authorities and released on 1 $5,000 bond. The federal grand 1ury indicted her during the November tern