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New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
25 Fears Ago Today
 From Paper of That Date

". L. Hatch and son have gone to Falmouth Heights where they will spend the next few weeks.
 No one appeared at the State Nor maj school today to take examira- tions for admittance. It is presum- ed that prospective candidates will wait until September 4, when exam nations will be held again.
 Among the students who have been in attendance at the summer school conducted at the Grammar school and who will be permitted to skip one grade if they pass the proper examinations are Frank Holmes and Francis Dobson,
 It was learned at the office of the water department today that the annual amount of money paid to the department by the railroads is $500. This is not considered an excessive amount.
 It is understood that the molders in the local factories refused an of- fer of s2.50 a day made to them by a man from Springfield where there is a holders strike now being car ried on. The local molders are said to be perfectly satisfied.
 The committee on the mortuary chapel to be constructed at Fair view cemetery has selected a list of contractors who will be asked to bid on the work The estimated cost of building is $3o,000.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
WHO PAYS FOR HIGHWAYS

Of proposals to establish new bus lines in Connecticut there seems to he no end. Hardly had discussion vaxed warm over the projected line between Hartford and Meriden, through Berlin, when news came or the proposal 10 establish line be- tween Bristol and Waterbury Both routes appear to be in prime favor with residents living between the cities mentioned.
 Both the Connecticut company ana the New Haven railroad oppose the establishment of bus lines on princl- nie. but the former is rominaliy nowarlrss where it Is sought to es- tablish lines slong routes not served by the trolley company. Yet the com many goes somewhat out Of its way in it's opposition, as is the case with inc proposed Hartford -Meriden line. If is possible to ride by trolley be- tween the two cities, if one has the lime and inclination 10 make roundabout trip; but in all reason such a trolley service cannot be re- oarded as serving through business. The bus service would traverse fer ritory not served by the trolley com many. our vote is that the trolley company has no business to be inter ar,ed in opposing the establishr IrA
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
FINDING OF LoCATELLI

,sl r.ie,1t. Antonio Latelli, the intrepid Italian airman who "accompanied ' the American fliers from Iceland to Greelnland by flying ahead Of them and then getting lost causing ves- ssels to search for him for days along sss4he coast of Greenland, has been found. according to dispatch to- < day. x The Italian escapes with ms liie after having courted disaster Ill rather foolhardy manner. Prudence ssshould have dictated to him to re- main as close to the American ilers .z as he could throughout the long mop @.o over icy waters But as "all IS well
 that ends we'll" perhaps the daring < flyer will not be as thoughtless again. N The American fliers now at iNistut
 on the west coast of Greenland VIII < wait d few days. before making the
 hop to Labrador. And then will come
 the dash through the air over Ne"
 Enrland
 z The press although finding II a'i- ncult to obtain detailed wireless re-
 ports from the fliers at Greenlahd' has done much better in this respect
 than the government itself, there oe-
 ing days when the government reI'en
 solely upon the press reports TUT
 information of the world-girdiers'
 It has been one of the marNeis oi ] news gathering that in spite oi 'he
 Isolated places touched throughout I the flight, news of the ayiators con
 nantIy reached the American pres
 But the fuliect reports regardi"e
 1hem will come by the lime they
 bach Labrador.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
DAWES, K. K. K. AND MAINE.

Tn Maine, where Dawes on satnr- day mentioned the Ku kluS Kan by name" politicians and statesmen arc exceedingly busy. The suberna- torial situation Is called "acute" Tn that state. and if Gen. Dawes state ments on the Kan do not make 1t "acuter" then observers are poor prognostigators
 The facts are that State Senator Ralph O. Brewster, supported by the Maine Klan, is tho Republican can- didate for governor. He was de- clared nominated after recount es- tablished fraud in Portland pre- cinct. After the recount he had de- feated Frank G. Harrington, presi- dent of the senate, by only 5Sl votes.
 It Is a remarkable thing that the first Republican gun aimed at the Kan was fired on the Maine battle ground. Maine is one of the two states in the union where the Re- publican governor candidate was and is backed by the liu klux klan, the other being Indiana.
 What effect the Dawes pro- nouncement will have on the Maine campaign cannot be foretold: it may alienate some Kan votes from the G. o. F. candidate or induce them to refrain from voting.
 In addition to Dawes nearly score of Republican speakers of na- tional reputation will speak in Maine before the state election there Sept. S. They include three ex-goyernors of other states senators and con- sressmen and Speaker Fred Il. Gill; lett. This astonishing stump effort in a normally Republican state has caused some comment. It possibly cannot be due to fear that the Democrat will be elected? Or is 1t to roll up big maiority for psycho- logical reasons elsewhere in the country?
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
A LOCAL NEED

It is brought to the attention or the Herald that wheras sign posts along the highway of Connecticut designate the directions of virtually all nearby cities, there are none, or scarcely any within reasonable distance away from New Britain in dicating to automobile tourists which road to follow to reach this city.
 Considering that New Britain IS one of the important cities Of the state it would appear incumbent upon someone or some organization to provide the missing signs.
 There are signs. directing travellers to Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, Bristol. Plainyille and perhaps such cities as Middletown and Walling- ford: all of which is well and good' But a few signs calling attention or autoists to the location of New Brlt- ain is one kind of highway signs we devoutly believe in.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
BAY STATE POLITICS

Our neighboring state of Massa- chusetts is having lively political primary scrimmage in the Republi- can ranks, there being a three-cor- nered battle between Speaker Gillett of the house of representatives Rep- resentative Dallinger and Louis A. Coolidge. Each of the trio aspires to be the nominee for the senate. /
 Dallinger and Louis Coolidge have been vainly attempting to induce Gill lett to admit he isn't the presidents candidate" for the senatorshlp. Gill lett evidently thinks he is and has refused to commit himself. Mir. Gil- lett recently was the guest of Frank w. Stearns. the presidents yoted Boston admirer, and packer, which gave considerable impetus to the current belief that the president pre- fers Gillett to win.
 Louis Coolidge, more daring than his fellows, has openly espoused moderation of the liquor law; both Gillett and Dallinger are tongue-tied about the dry law.
 Dallinser and Louis Coolidge are from the eastern part of the state; Gillett is from the western section. Sectional differences in Massachu- setts are generally an issue in the states politics The western sec ton dislikes too many successful statesmen and politicians to be resi- dent near the bay. The eastern sec ton naturally snubs the western whenever it can. Gillett, the adminis- tration candidate, is from the west; but the eastern section has the most votes.
 President Coolidge, as is GUS tomary, has remained silent about the senatorial fight. But Dallinger and Louis Coolidge complain his silence speaks very loudly.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
THEATRICAL SEASON

The theatrical eason has started, or is about to start, we are informed by the theatrical editor. Said thea trical season in New Britain consists of feature moving pictures and vau- deville and it is to be hoped the standard remains as high as the as- tute managers can keep it.
 Theaters are definite part of the life of the people. Since the day when the speaking stage ceased be- ing on intimate terms with theater- goers in the smaller cities virtually all of our theatrical fare has con- sisted of capsules from Hollywood and such other places where the photodrama is conceived: and be it said, that the standard of pictures as we have them today fill the needs for aesthetic enjoyment quite fully for the average person. They have enabled fine plays to be enjoyed by the masses everywhere, which after all is something of an improvement over conditions in the old days.
 Our vaudeville shows likewise are of a higher standard than ever be- fore. The appeal of vaudeville is so universal that 1t has drawn good crowds throughout the torrid sum mer months. In addition to turns of uniform merit, our vaudeville like- wise has given us a taste of good music, the high grade musical acts of the past few months having been notable in local theatrical annals.
 Of course, ziegfeld's FoIlies, of which we read about promiscuously do not come to town; neither do the top-notch companies presenting the "great succe cesses" of the day. but on the whole, New Britain is to get its share of the type of performances adapted to cities of this size, which are of higher and more interesting type than ever before.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
]. H. MORRISON DEAD
Former Lieutenant Colonel of Old Third Regiment, c. \. G., Passes Away-Nas e2 Years Old

Willmantic. Conn, Aug. 25-John H. Morrison, 62, formerly lieutenant colonel of the old Third regiment, Connecticut National Guard, died at his home shortly after last midnight. Death was caused by kidney trou- ble.
 Col. Morrison joined Co. F of the old Third regiment here May. IS, and by series of promotions became lieutenant colonel on July IS, 1892. resigning the office in De- tober of the same year. He was for 2s years employed by the Metro politan Life Insurance Co. having been retired on pension by the company three years ago.
 Four sons and one daughter sur yive. Two of the sons are Captain Joseph R. Morrison and Lieut.. Ed ward A. Morrison, who are officers of Go. c 1S9th regiment, C. N. G'
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
DIR. FRANK CRANES DAILY. EDITORIAL
Friendship Between the Sexes
 By DR FRANK CRANE

friendship between men and women with suspicion
 The world finds difficult to admit that q motive.
 enduring friendships be- the instinct the instinct, tertiary stimulating 0 immediate contact
 compnonshp and women that distinctly creative 1t allied to- and germane to- hat their in the
 poetry the has been written under the opposite
 that companionshp dangerous should something friendship which he find in that of
 point little doubt but what the the
 allowed to associate freely with influence question Of eduea who with the fundamentals human
 female created He 'hem personality live with another pretty find its stimulus and hners in he the opposite
 It is doubtful ever attained distinction "iaou by who are especially endowed in inspiratonal ability.
 Copyright. by McCiures Newspaper Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25

Pity the poor In escaping from prison it is much harder 10 use a Ale than a lawyer,
 Discretion is what makes people with a pauneh decide against a sea- side resort,
 And So there Is a surplus of lath? Well, most of our presidential tin- Der" Is back home,
 As rule you can tell general election year. The word mick" isn't used so frequently.
 Faeh ordered the defenders Of France to offer elastic resistance, If only our fender would do that, The queer part is that Tolstoy in- vented "passive resistance" and never tried to crank a used car. The number Of inalienable rights, however, Is in exact proportion to mans ability as scrapper.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
BRITISH TO ENTER
 POWERFUL SEAPLANE
Claim That New Machine Will Be Capable of Making 22O Miles an
 HOur-i50 h. D. Motor.

London, Aug. 25.-A new Gloster- Napier machine capable of speed of 220 miles an hour will be entered by Great Britain in the international seapane race for the Schneider cup, to be- flown at Bay Shore Park. Maryland, in October. The machine now is in the hands of experts be- ing tuned up and overhauled and will be shipped to the United States the middle of next month.
 The engine, which is 45O horse power Napier "Lion," is the latest type high speed English model and can develop 550-horsepower. In test flights the machine has beaten all previous records for British entrants for the Schneider cup. It will be flown by Captain H. C. Biard, who won the event at Naples.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25

of saeh q ias and such opposition Nill merely intensity the snlsgonism that the company perhaps anwil- iingiN frequently succeeds in arousr ing,
 The New haasn railroad may ops pose The Har,lerd Meriden line, it is understood, on The ground that the bnsses will compete for lrsfiie along it's maln line between the tso cities at several important points II the rallroad is wise, il will dssist from any such action, It eannat per- manenlly suspend the opeTalion of hns lines any more ihan il could the development af trolley lines about 20 years ago, The attempt to eurtail trolley competition cost the railroad a pretty penny and Is one of lhe rsa- sons for it's financial condition,
 The railroad company strongly opposes the operation Of meioF trucks engaged in freight business, General Manager C, l., nardo, in making sn addres in Meriden last week, Is quoted as having said run ming passenger busses on highways parallel with our lines and on pave msnis paid largely by us, does not appear to be fair treatment"
 nus interests have lost no time in eounterlns the statement They do not eoneede that the railroad pays for the highways used by the busses or automobiles They say that the state highways are maintained ai- most exclusively by registration fees. taxes on gasoline and other means allied 10 the motor traffic.
 It must he conceded that this Is largely the case Motor bus eompe- tition for freight business is a iogi- cal development Of the times. They carry goods anywhere In New Eng land where the railroads travel and carry them from the platform where they originate to the platform at the destination.
 Motor trucks form the biz stick that shippers hold above the rail- roads, and 1t Is a particularly effec- tive cudsel in such districts where some one railroad holds a monopoly of railroad service and is inclined 10 exercise the assumed prerogatives of monopoly. The trucks enforce a bet ter service from the railroads than they otherwise would bc inclined to give. It would be a splendid thing for the railroads if trucks could be curtaled or eliminated, but it can't be done. The assertion by railroad managers that the trucks use the roads the railroads are instrumental in making possible and then com pete with their benefactors, won't hold water. Motor traffic, at least in this state, is paying for the con- structon and maintenance of the highways to a greater extent than the railroads.
 The cue that the railroads should follow is to give the best service they possibly can. at the lowest possible price and forget about the alleged unfair competition" of the motor busses and trucks. If this policy Is adhered to, there may be enough business to maintain both branches of the transportation industry in comfort and prosperity.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
Call Fire Department
 to Save a Woman

New Haven, Aug. 2b.-When Mrs. Caroline Girardi accidentally fell from the second story window Of her home, 556 Grand avenue, yes terday afternoon, she became i'm prisoned in a i've foot alley, and it was necessary to call the police and fire department to rescue her. She is in St. Raphaers hospital with a fractured spine and is in serious condition.
 The fall was an accident, accord ing to her husband. who said she walked over 10 the window, stum- bled and pitched out. The buildings are but five feet apart and the en- trance Of the alley was blocked ny an ash bin. Efforts to rescue her tailed and she was not reached until fremen arrived with ladder.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
GREAT LAKE FLOODS
 ONCE DRY LAND
Crops in China DtslrOyed- Hemp Under Six Feet Of Water
Rn Tls Assaelatsa Prsss.

By The Assaeialsa PFsss
 reking, Aug, ss, - The entire region between PaolihEtu and Tisn- isin and nsFthNard lo the Wenan dyke has been converted into a great lake, according to O, c, Todd, an engineer in the employ of the inc iernaiional famine relief committee, who return today from trip of ins Yesiigation,
 Crops in this section have been destroyed hy lhe flood waters, he re- ported, The hemp, which was ready to harvest, is covered with slE la ten feet of water and is being salyaged hy divers The reed crop, which was relied on for mats, roof ing and for fuel. has been greatly injured,
 In the country south of the Wensn region, the inundati0n is gradually increasing from the Pnia river. thir- ty miles south. 10 suehog, The city of wenan is surrounded hy water, hut there Is little distress there as food supply remained available from last year and fifty per cent of the spring wheat crop had been gath cred,
 Estimates are that the fall crop in this district will he total fail- ure. In the city of Anjon. Mir. Todd found the police feeding 900 refu- gees from surroundins villages, where their homes arc submerged to the roof trees. Many are still liv- ing on the tops of their homes, where they are not imperiled by the waves.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
POLISH POLICE CAPTURE
 SOVIET RAIDING BAND
Border Fights Take Place in Several spots on Fronticr--stcps to
 Quell Trouble Taken.

Warsaw. Aug. 2S,---A Soviet ban dit gang. led by Bartoez and Gag cua, was captured Saturday during a raid on the Laster border of Po- land, by strong police detachment after a four-hours fight which was cnivened by the use of hand gren- ades and machine guns by the Rus sans.
 There were several other lights between police and raiders at differ cnt points on the frontier. At Raw oshkovichi, another gang was dis persed by the Polish authorities, some of Its members being captured and others being driven back across the border. The government. 1t is stated. is taking strong measures in it's attempts to protect the border from these raiders.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
THE WOMAN TO GOVERN

And now one or these United States is to have woman governor, That vast expanse of ranches. eot- ton fields and modern cities known as Texas win be the first to put the woman on the throne.
 Of course. Mrs. Miriam A. lforru- son. the Democratic candidate for governor of the Lone Star state. has yet to be elected. but to gain the Democratic nomination in Texas is regarded as equivalent 10 election, Texas Is more safely Democratic than Connecticut is Republican.
 It appears that the ranehers and go-getters in that great common wealth have voted for her--the wife of an impeached fomer-governor-- as an effective method of sweeping the Ku Klux Klan out of Texas poli- tics. It Is the worst defeat the Klan has ever sustained in an acknowledg- ed stronghold. and indicates that the pendulum must be swinging away from this organization so far as it's activities in politics are concerned.
 Mrs. Ferguson will hold sway over an expanse of territory that bewilders the imagination. Texas is nearly six times the size of the state of New York. The two farthest points with in its border are 200 miles farther apart than the distance between New York, and Chicago. Fl Paso is further from Texarkana than Texarkana is !. from Chicago. One could lose Con necticut in Texas; indeed, all of New England would slip into corner of this vast state to be governed by woman. The population, of Texas, however, is q million or so less than that Of New York city.
 Mrs Ferguson is woman of high
 ea1s. When her husband was inn peached she sold her property. re- ceived from her father, in order to finance the fight of her husband for yindicaticn at the polls. He was not permitted to run for the nomination 50 she ran in his place, with the re- suit just announced.
 When the Fergusons were mar ried. Jim. the husband, had just returned from the Pacific coast, where he had been railroad laborer and section boss, while Miriam Wal lace, the brides maiden nafne, was college graduate. They settled on farm, and 1t was not long before the husband was reading law" and be- coming educated under the tutelage of his wife. This education was gradually attained and with 1t came fhe governorship for the husnann' and now the governorship is to De awarded to the wife.
 The first woman governor-to-pe ,s said to be AZ years of age, the mother of two daughters and the grandmother of four-year-old boy. : She claims to be fome-loving body md able to cook excellent meals.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
A enAIIrNGE ANsMEREn

GeR, naNes's speech ai Augusta, Me, on saturday was what the journalists Term ''hat slaff,' It's re- irsshing candor and impromplu declarations pal ii above ihe average prepares and rather suited eampalgn ulisranee, The general ls presins himself ihe ace af Republican stump speakers,
 Ills reminders that laNiessness breeds laalessness but lressed ny references ta occurrences that hs no means exhausted inc subject, formed a lecture lhat might well he taken to heart hY every citizen,
 nsWes's answer to pa,ls's state menls Of the day before, repeatedly mentioning lhe Democratic candidate by name, was pert twist af orators, Such originality IS not frequently found in campaign utteranees Yet why should not the major candidates refer 10 each other hy name more frequently, instead of using the more general "our appanentsg" Everybody else is daing il,
 The fighting blood of inc vice. presidential candidate was aroused by challenge" of the Democratic candidate printed the morning Of his arrival in the state, "l am not a man to refuse challenge" he admitted.
 This being the way he feels about challenges. there probably will he lots of them awaiting him during the campaign.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
,GSGSe 
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JUST 4 MINUTE tBy R, H, FaTleyl


  There now, little giFlis, stop looking so surlY, You're quite deserted, it's truei You've not lost your beauty, adorable cutie, But here's what's lhe matter with you, When you've an engasement' you don't leave in amusement Every man who comes to your door, You do not look stunning, nor do you look cunning, In fact, you're terrible bore, And those things, girl, are bad would discourage lad, But We really can let those pass, For the matter Is, cutie, you keep sweet patooiie Guessing too much, more or less While you leave him in haste, maybe 10 powder your face, And he must sit there alone walt ing.
 1'Enyai A man is known, he weeps, by the company he keeps, 4 woman by whom she keeps waiting.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-25

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New Britain herald., 1924-08-25
Official Talk

"Pop. what is a diplomat?"
 "A diplomat, my son. is a gentle man who can tell a lie in such a manner to another gentleman, who is also a diplomat. that the second gentleman is compelled to pretend that he really believes the first gen. tleman, although he knows that the first gentleman is liar, who knows that the second gentleman does not believe him. life.