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New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
HUGHES SHOULD HAVE BEEN
 NAMED TO HIGH COURT

The record of Charles E. Hughes on the whole rebounds to his credit and he will be regarded as one of the greatest secretaries of state in the history of the nation
 But that Mir. Hughes could trim his sails to conform with the wishes of the gentlemen who dictate party policy can scarcely be doubted. For instance, he signed the report of the committee of Sl in the cam paign of 1920 which urged the elec- ton of Mr. Harding as good method of joining the League Of Nations under reservations.
 Then, doing his bit for the Coo lidge campaign last fall, he wrote a pamphlet for the Republican Ma tional committee in which he said the League is useless to the United States. This pamphlet, in an abridged form, found its way into the Republican campaign textbook. In 1t he claimed ''it was worse than futile to revive the League pro- posals"
 In the same chapter, however, was plea for American participa- ton in the World Court established by the League, and In 1t expres- sions favoring 1t were quoted from Presidents Harding and Coolidge.
 The success of the Washington Arms Conference goes down In his tory as being at least in part due to the palnstaking efforts of Secre- tary Hughes. He himself admitted the conference was not wholly suc- cessful, he having hopeA to include submarines and cruisers in the limitations. But the scrapping Of the Japanese British alliance alone was a tremendous step forward.
 It is our conviction that Mir. Hughes will be back on the Su- preme Court bench in a few years. It is also our conviction that he should have been appointed to the exalted court instead of MT. Stone. and that failure to be so nominated may have been partly responsible for his resignation from the cabinet.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

to aid them in this direction. The extraneous testimony was embarked because the technicalitles of the law admitted 1t,
 Leopold and Loeb are in prison; many observers believe they should have paid for their crime With their lives, But many criminals are not even In prison,
 The reaction Of this cause colebro has been evil upon the public mind, in causing large portions of the public to think the youths. had they been poor would have paid for their crime with their lives: but one should not overlook the numerous technicalities of the law which make 1t possible for lawyers 10 defeat the commonly accepted idea of justice in such cases made and provided Elimination Of such technicallties can only be brought about by the members of the bar and bench in their control of court procedure; and truth to say, there is little movement in that direction.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
THE, LESSONS TAUGHT RY TRAGEDIES

Violent deaths on the wholesale plan continue to gain space in the :. days news. greatly to the chagrin of such of us who are disposed to think this ought to be a more ordered and less violent world than it actually is,
 The story Of seven persons being burned to death in New Jersey be- cause can happened to contain gasoline instead Of kerosene, was made additionally tragic by the fact that five of the seven were chil- dren. Somebody bundered, and a grewsome tragedy results.
 The story of a cripple in Stam- ford, who burned to death while lying on her couch, was another account leaving a tug at the heart. Had she been able to use her limbs in all probability she would have escaped; but the very fact that she was forced to lie still while the flames devoured her added 10 the horror.
 There was the story from New York that eight persons met death from gas fumes: only one oi the eight turned oB the gas with sui
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
A TALENTED GIRL STRUCK
 DOWN BY FATE

It was just two months ago that Mary E. Curtin, secretary Of .the Chamber of Commerce, dropped into the Herald office in flutter of enthusiasm. She wished to dis cuss the plan for new railroad station in the eastern end of the city which had been advanced to the point where the railroad had taken cognizance and would con- sider the matter. She believed 1t presaged 8 new station in the fu- lure.
 As she departed she complained of having a cold. Next day word was received that she was confined home by illness. "Overwork," was the verdict of many of her friends.
 Miss Curtin proved hard work CT, entirely obliyious to hours on the job and physical limitations. It was known throughout the business community that she was at her desk day by day and long in the evening. Fears often were expressed that she would overtax her strength.
 As the only woman secretary of 8 Chamber of Commerce in New England Miss Curtin valiantly up- held the capabilities of her sex. She was regarded as remarkably ef- , flcient and earned the high com- mendations of officials in the local chamber.
 It is sad to contemplate that such an ambitious, talented and energetic girl should be stricken down by fate just at time when she was making a pronounced record in her . calling.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
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LOST MINE OPENS GATES 0F GOLD
Army Of Coekr0aChes Leads En-
 Sineer to Long Lost Mine

Yago. Nayarit Mexico. Jan. 1s.-- Crawling coclsroaches by the thous- ands recently led 10 the rediscov- ery of lost mine, fabulously rich in the days of the Spanish conquest. A young American mining engineer, Frank F. Davis, of San Francisco, found the ancient bonanza.
 The old vein. measuring more +tLan 16 feet in width, was intact. IL carries high values in silver and gold. and is now being worked.
 The mine once was operated by Spanish padres in the time Of Cortez. It had been lost for nearly 115 years, for the Spaniards abandoned 1t when they were forced to flee to Spain at the outbreak of the Mexican rebel lion for independence in 1872. Church writings recorded 1t as one of the wealthiest producers of the day. The padres had christened 1t La Cucaracha, meaning cockroach, be- cause of its peculiar attraction for these creatures. which inhabited 1t in vast numbers.
 Before deserting the location, the Spanish operators sealed the en- trance and effaced outward signs of their labor. They expected to re- turn shortly. But they never came back, for the Mexican rebels were victorious. The secret of the treas- ure-trove perished with the priests and was buried among the records of the early church.
 At the time of the revolution against President Diaz, when Amerl- cans were unsafe in many parts of the country, Davis. just out of col- lege, was in the wilds of Nayarit. He took refuge with an aged priest in the ancient church at Compostel- Ia, who concealed him in secret quarters of the crumbling mission. The priest conf1ded in Davis some rare records of the mining opera tions of the Spanish conquerors, among them a description of the famous Cucaracha mine. but the exact location was not stated.
 For years after this Davis searched for the hidden mine. He failed to find d trace, but he did dis cover near Yago, Nayarit, virgin property righ in gold and silver. This was developed, but he never lost interest in his original quest.
 Months later Davis chanced on an old mine but few hundred yards from the property he was working. The heavy tropical jungle had kept the secret of the padres. Davis took men and ropes and. was the first to be lowered into the ruins. He had scarcely descended into the depths of the ancient workings when he became aware that the walls were alive with cockroaches. His search was then over, for he had entered the famous storehouse of wealth of the Spanish padres.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
25 Fears Ago Today
 From Paper of That Date

The first ice storm of the season struck the city last night and the third rail cars were thrown com pletely off schedule. Superintendent of Wires Cooley was kept busy in- specting the various lines about the city.
 H. E. Russell has recovered from several days illness. Residents of Smalley street, who were intending to complete their sidewalks in the spring, have been notified to finish them up right away.
 The house of Charles Peck on Pearl street was entered by burglars last night, but nothing is known to have been taken. The manner of entering the house shows that the intruder was professional crook.
 Denis Riordan's store advertised q ladies' kid gloves for 65 cents, cor sets for S3 cents, and linen towels for 22 cents.
 The Diamond Bros big double white minstrels will play at the Lyceum today and tomorrow at prices of 10, 20 and 30, cents.
 A. E. Goodrich is selling Simsbury creamery print butter at S1 cents q pound, an1 porterhouse steak at 20 cents pound. New Britain Council o. U. A. M.. has appointed an auditing commit tee consisting of George St. John, Eugene De Long, and George Wild.
 Charles Rossberg is resting cons fortably after fall Tuesday after noon.
 Linus Anderson vas elected clerk Of the Swedish Lutheran churcH last evening.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
OUR 2S,500 WOMEN AUTO DRIVERS

It Is easy 10 remember the time when it was topic of popular dis cussion whether it was advisable for women to operate automobiles. Now we learn that 2S,500 Connec- ticut drivers of the modern jug gernaut" are women.
 The argument over women's place in the home seems to be dy- ing out. Nowadays her place is also in the automobile, and in great many cases as the driver thereof. The oldest woman driver in the state is 70 years of age - she ap- parently admitted 1t without eva- sion -- and has never figured in an accident, so the motor vehicle de- partment says.
 All told there will be more than .250,OO0 licenses for automobile drivers issued in the state this year. The impressiveness of these figures can best be judged by considering the total population of the state men, women and children, estimat- ing the number of families, and then figuring the proportion of drivers per family. There is a car for at least one Of every two fami- lies.
 f The man who cannot drive an automobile in Connecticut nowa- days is getting to be in class by himself,
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
OIL CONSERVATION CERTAINLY NEEDED

The Federal oil Conservation board, appointed by President Coo lidge recently, is losing no time ir attacking the problem of oil con- servation and is meeting with full cooperation by the oil industry This is a good sign. more important to the future of the nation than some of the political developments we read about.
 The amount Of oil in the ground in the United States, at all places where oil is known to exist, does not exceed nine billion barrels, ac- cording to an estimate by Secretary Works. The secretary added that last year 75O,00O,0OO barrels were taken from the bowels of the earth in this country. A good deal of this could not be marketed at 8 price leaving a profit to producers, so the price was lowered to stimulate de- mand. This prevented larger losses to producers but also stimulated prodigal use of oil.
 If producers failed to find new pools for four years in succession a desperate oil famine would re- suit, the Secretary of the Interior says, at least so far as the domestic supply is concerned.
 or course, the average citizen - the average user of gasoline -- con- soles himself in the belief that If the oil supply diminishes somebody will invent a substitute. Maybe he doesn't stop to consider that the substitute will not be as cheap as the product piped from the earth But scientists who are supposed to be lending their efforts in this de- rection are not quoted as saying than a substitute would be as cheap as gasoline.
 The price of gasoline has an i'm portant bearing upon the automo- bile industry. If there were famine in the product and the price went to so or 15 cents a gallon, and sub- stutites were used which could not sell for less than similar prices there would be a tremendous change in the use of automobiles; there might indeed be a sudden lessening of traffic congestion. Yet the auto mobile Industry has become so im- portant in our economic resources that curtailment of the use of au- tomobiles would prove a depressing disaster of the first rank.
 Formation of the board, there- fore, came not too soon. It Is much more important to talk about con- servation before than after the fact.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
BLAME TECHNICALITIES FOR JUSTICE IN CHAINS

The point is made that the par ents of Leopold and Loeb were jus tifed in their willingness to expend a reasonably high sum - fixed by the Chicago Bar association at $780, 900 - for the defense of their off, spring because of their knowledge that the prosecution would be of a particularly virulcnt and relent- less quality. one not particularly in- tent upon bringing the naked truth before the limelight, but more dis posed to court the satisfaction of conviction.
 All of which Is probably true - but it is true of other criminal cases also. Right or wrong, the prosecu- ton of crime has developed into a, sole effort to convict, and there probably have been instances in which truth in the hands of prose- cutors has been submerged or sup pressed.
 Yet in spite Of this relentlcssness by the fraternity of prosecutors the country over 1t caqnot be said that crime has been notably reduced nor have convictions been enormously enhanced or made more certain in even fair proposition of the cases. Apoogists for high legal fees, star witnesses and expert testimony = as in a case of the Leopold and Loeb prominence cannot claim that the history of jurisprudence in this country leaves the aver age prisoner at the bar with the chances all against him from the start ,as the New Haven Journal Courier asserts. If that were the case more of them would bes con- victed; as a matter of fact, the failure to convict iii this country is one of the outstanding scandals of the law.
 Prosecutors are invariably stall wart battlers for conviction, aided and abetted by the police and by the various detective bureaus; but the frigid stare of the statistics re- vea's that they must be at the dis advantage from the start, rather than the prisoner at tho bar; even so in the case of the poorest of prisoners,
 When one considers the plethora of tcchnicalitics that are usually banded about in the law courts, which nine times out Of ten are 10 the benefit of criminals, it can easily be understood that il does not require a fee of $13o,000 10 procure either a minor sentence for a harsh crime Or no sentence at all
 And&h should not be forgotten that in giving his decision in inc Lcopold-Locd case, Judge CavcrIy took pains to cnunciate that none ot the pcrfervid testimony of inc brainstorm experts had the slight est influence upon him, Clarence Darrow and his associate received their s65, 900 each merely because the parents Of the prisoners were able to pay that much, and not necessarily for the conduct Of the trial Their chief feat was in hav- ing their clients plead guilty to the crime and then taking it out Of the hands of H jury -- but they had the teehnicalities Of ths Illinois law
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
FARMERS GO TO CITIES
 AND FRANCE IS HUNGRY
\ Back To the Farm Movement Has Been Started But the Tide the
 Other Way Continues

Paris, Jan. 13.-Making 5O0,000 grains of wheat grow from one in a year and a half, was cited in the dusty debate of the chamber Of deputies on agriculture recently as a laboratory accomplishment, rath- CT putting in the shade the old adage about makin two leaves grow where one grew before.
 This scientific achievement was used by Deputy Compere- Moral to show how valuable science could be to the farmer.
 France has a back to the farm movement but the tide to the city continues to increase. Before the
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
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How to Write Jokes Constructlon

Read carefully today's and suc- ceeding days Fun Shop. Notice the way in which the jokes are con structed. Some are in short, prose form; others are set up in ques- ton and answer style.
 These jokes are the kind accept cd by Fun Shop,
 Moral; Build your jokes accord. ingly. Do not have them set up in a careless, hit or miss manner.
 Be sure there is a laugh in what you wrte, The mere recital of an incident is not funny. There must be laugh in the incident itself. You must express that laugh in q terse, snappy way. .a.
 Do not smother the point of your joke with words. Do not drag it.. The Fun Shoppers want to laugh. Help them do so quickly.
 Tomorrow-seeing Jokes
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
war more than half the population

war more than half the population was rural. it was Shown by various speakers, and now only a third of the people cultivate the soil. And meantime the wheat shortage, ex- traordinarily serious this year, is worrying economists and politicians for the reason that bread, the stand ard of the Frenchman for the cost of living, goes up in price constantly without regard to the campaigns of successive cabinets and long speeches by ministers of different political pleXions.
 In comparing practice with pos sibility, M. Compere- Moral said the farmer on an average, grew only 25 grains of wheat from one while the scientist grew his half million.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
BANK OFFICERS REELECTED
Board of Directors Also Chosen Again At Annual Meeting of Com mcrciai Trust Co.

Directors and officers were re- elected at the annual meeting of the Commercial Trust Co. last night
 The following officers were re- elected: President. John c. Loomis; vice president, Pardon c. Hickey; vice. president, Edward E. Linke treasurer and secretary, Charles w. Hawkins; assistant treasurer. W. NJ. Bassford; manager of insurance de- partment Ray Wilbur; counsel, Judge B. F. Gaffney.
 The following are the directors: Charles c. Anderson, John A. An drews, Joseph R. Andrews, Henry T. Bray. Antoni Cieszynski. John F. Downes, Ernest T. Fromen. Bernard F. Gaffney, Joseph M. Haroran, Charles W. Hawkins, 7 E. Linke, J. c. Loomis, Fred 0. EGckiffe. Tar don c. Hickey, Morris D. Sake. John Skritulsky, Henry r. Saith.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

cldai intent the other seven dy- ing by accident,
 Accounts of such tragedies have lessons for us all, They stress the need for carefulness in dealings with the necessities Of modern life, and then moro carefulness.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
ANOTHER EGG RECORD

Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 1S.-The best official egg laying record ever established by a heavy hen is claim ed for a Rhode Island Red owned by Mrs. R. G. Covey. Of Toppenish, Wash. This hen was entered in. the recent laying contest conducted by Washington State college. IL laid 500 GEES in a year.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

One of the grand old men or New England journalism has accept cd his last assignment, Frederick E' Goodrich, for 54 years member oi the staff of the Boston Post, died Ill his sgd year. During his life tune he was connected with many other New England newspapers and for a time was editor of the Hartford Courant. He entered journalism im- nediately following his graduation from Yale. Most of his later career was spent as an editorial writer, If his writings during his long career were packed into volumes they would fill a fair-sized library No one can measure the influence of such a veteran of the craft upon contemporary thought during long term of years. Such man is one Of the unsung warriors of the pen.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
JOINT INSTALLATION

Washington L Morgan lodge, No. 71, K of F., win hold this evening a joint installation of officers with the Pythian Sisters at Jr. Mechanic hall on Hungerford court. There will be short entertainment. Re- treatments will be served. District Deputy Baskerville will install.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
GOGGLES FOR DESERT

Cairo-American-m made goggles for use in desert travel are enjoying large sales in Egyp:. Even Arabs riding on the backs of camels have found the goggles of invaluable worth for keeping sand out of the eyes and reducing the glare of the desert sun. fs@
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
A Magnate

Louise: What do you know about it, dearie? That half basked sheik told me that he was an oil king"
 Lois: "Tell him to quit his kid ding. The only oil about him is that stuff on his hair"
 Mrs. Charles Wayman.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
Just Found Ii Out

Leone: "I wish to get a divorce. My husband has the most terrible manners."
 Lawyer: Why did you not come to me before?"
 "Leonie: "Why, only bought the book on etiquette today"
 --C. R. Snyder.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

Perhaps there Is hope, after all. The radio is ultra-modern and it gets by without sex appeal.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation, The A. B, c. s a national organization which furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with a strictly honest analysis of circulation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This insures protection against fraud in newspaper local adyertiserE.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
The "EnpIishp Lesson,

Berry: 'T suppose you help your boy with his school lessons every evening?"
 Sterry: Well. yes, in a way. l keep him pretty busy hunting up words in the dictionary for our cross word puzzles"
 E. L. Lynch.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

The Herald h on sale daily in New York at Hotalng's News Stand. Times Square; Schultz News Stand. Entrance Grand Central. 42nd street.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

Ths only profitable advertising medium in the City. Circulation books and
 press room alvays open to advertisers,
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

Doubtless the worlds greatest waste of energy consists in de- nouncing the methods of a winner.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

Correct this sentence: we re- place faulty ones" said he, "just as cheerfully as we sold them" (Protected by Associated Editors,
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New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
Mcmber of the A,socInted Pres,,

The Associated Press is exclusively en- titled to the use for republication of all news credited 10 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published herein,
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

Another reason why we have more law-breakers than other coun- tries is because we have more laws.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

The man who named the Pull man cars must live on now until all the new suburbs ale named.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
FactJ and Fancies
 BY RoBER1 CULLEN

You can say one thing for the League. It observes a strict ncu- trality.
 The hardest job the superior races have is to keep on being superior.
 It is almost impossible to tell which rnmes first contcntmcnt or laziness,
 Opinions are worth little. We jndge another town by the way the speed cops treat us.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13

is that they make a loud noise In the collection plate.
 The French debt remains unpaid because the chief task there as here Is to get elected,
 A patriot is all right unless he jaws too long at the umpire and thus delays the game.
 Nearly all economic reforms de- pend on a change of rules that will favor the incompetent
 IL isn't a career that daughter longs for so much as place on the front page.
 Just how much would Europe value Amcrica's advice if America were dead broke?
 Business of savages: Hunting and fighting. Business of aristocratS: Fighting and hunting.
 There's always another side. Those who trimmed tho prodigal son may have needed the money,
New Britain herald., 1925-01-13
I'm in Love

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 By Webster NJ. Bannock I take my pen in hand And twang my blooming Tyre; l sing to beat the band. My voice goes high and higher l know I ought to work At money grabbing labors; Instead of that I shirk And nauseate my neighbors. I sing for all I'm worth, l cut up antics stupid, l feel own the earth, And all because Dan Cupid Has shot me with his dart And made me love a girlie: She's given me her heart, Hence all this huriy burly. I'm travelling on air And do not care who knows 1t; I drink with all who dare; I'm hoarse from shouting "Prosit!' So up and down the land I twang my tuneful Tyre; I am & burning brand! With love I am afre.