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New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
THE HOUSEWIFE THRILLS TO
 SPRING!

A Muddlcsomc Spring Song
 By Mrs, l.. c. Obenchain 70 sweet Spring days so bright and
 long, 70 twilight's scented gloom! (My parlor rugs l must have cleaned Before the violets bloom.) 'ris time to throw dull care aside And ask truce of sorrow. (How black my curtains seem to
 look!
 I'll take them down tomorrow!) The crocus lifts her golden cup For soft, warm rains to fill; Gust look at all those finger prints On door and wall and sill!) Today the swallows passed my door; Soon. soon will come the thrushes. (And that reminds me, I must buy Two brand-new scrubbing brushes!) Why try to write about the joy From life renewed, -springing, Although some hearts might echo
 back
 The rapture of my singing? Alas. I've lost forevermore The seasons mystic meaning; I wonder If in Heaven I'll find A Spring with no Spring cleaning!
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
GIVING DEMOCRATS A SQUARE DEAL

Councilman David L, Nair is to he congratulated upon his evident desire 10 givo the Democrats in the Common Council recognition com mcnsurate with their importance and as a reflection of the large to- tai voting this party ticket in the city. Councilman Nair's objective, 10 have a Democrat at the head Of one committee, is reasonable and in conformity with Justice, Alderman William II, Judd. c, O, ?. whip in the Council, who would have no Democratic chairman Of any committee, Is wrong.
 A change of slightly more than 100 votes would have reelected Mayor Paonossa. A party strong enough to come so close 10 elect ing Its mayoralty candidate does not deserve extinction so far as chairmanships are concerned. The party already Is not represented in the Common Council in proportion 10 its strength only eight of the 30 members being Democrats de- spite the strength of tho party in the city To ignore the Democrats upon committee chairmanships would be unsportsmanlike and contrary to all the dictates Of po- litical decency; 1t would be playing politics 10 the nth degree. which is exactly what citizens do not wish, regardless of how they voted.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
Once Was Slave, Dies
 Leaving S25,000 Estate

New Haven, April IT Rl-When the will of Caesar Donnell, former slave who had spent most of his life in this city, was offered for probate yesterday, 1t was learned he had left Ise5,o0O to his four children. The one-time slave was well-known here and his fortune was amassed collect ing ashes and beating rugs,
 Donnell was born in Washington County. North Carolina, the son of slaves, in 1850. He remembered his sarly plantation days and told many stories of hem and of the excite ment after his emancipation. He visited his former home every winter ir recent years.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Even gates at railroad crossings get out of order occasionally; but as luck would have 1t, Patrolman Thomas J. Feeney exhibited exccp- tional alertness when he prevent ed several automobiles from cross ing the Main street crossing in front of a train at such a time. Officer Feeney is entitled to hand some approval by the police board.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
IN KLAss AT KRAZY KOLLEGE

Conducted by Gertrude) Teacher: "I know its natural for you to stand there like a dummy, Lucy out use the word curious in a sentence Luce Ends:
 Dads redness of the nose It seems He cannot cure, somehow, 0 "Trv ice-cold shower baths" Folks
 said,
 That's the curious taking now
 --Elsie Baumgartner
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
SERIOUSLY INJURED

Middletown, April 17.-Joseph Freenia, 62. of East Hampton, Mass, was seriously injured yesterday when he fell 15 feet from a scaffoiding at tho Hall memorial laboratory being constructed at Wesleyan university. He was taken 10 tho Middlesex hos pital where 1t was said his condition was critical.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

The tiff in q New London restau- rant between q patron and wait rcss was not sufficiently unique In itself to warrant attention by other newspapers, The thing that made it different was that the patron ex- postulated about the holes in doughnuts being too largo; and be- cause the patron argued with n waitress. something they usually do not do. To argue with a waiter is different and more common place.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
LINCOLN c. ANDREWS AND PROHIBITION

drews became head Of the prohibit ton unit in July, 1923, he was heralded as the savior of the cause. He was going to reform the entire system of battling Demon Rum. He permitted himself 10 make 8 few statements calculated 10 throw fear of the government into the hearts of rum runners, bootleggers and the shippers along rum row off the coast The coast guard wes to attend to the latter, while a revamped system of in- terior watchfulness was 10 take care of inland business of supply ing cash customers.
 Prohibition Commissioner Roy Haynes had been relieved of his powers as chief enforcement agent and a new plan of A prohibition fighting districts was inaugurated, with General Andrews as the ad- ministrator. He told the Anti-Sa loon league in Chicago that his de- partment was concentrating on di- riding prohibition enforcement equally between state and federal authority, and that there would be more punch" in law enforcement, to use his own colloquialism.
 At the same time Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania thought he could read between the lines and see things contrariwise, for he told the National Anti-Saloon league that "defeatlst" move ment against prohibition was under way.
 But Governor Pinchots claim was not generally accepted as logi- cal. Had not President Coolidge himself, in January of that year, let 1t be known he was in back of the shake-up of [. S. attorneys, that all would be busted who failed in their duties, and that proved slackers in the dry bureaus would be shown the door? And did not he. President himself tell a group of citizens the "committee of r. 00o," led by Judge Gary and John D. Rockefeller, Jr, that he was in entire accord with their plan to eliminate the moisture from dry enforcement? The citizens had breakfast at the White House with the President, and the President confded the work of the commit tee was bound to have a whole- some effect upon public sentiment.
 But in spite of all this fanciful mental exercise Of a year ago the situation has not changed. but has grown worse, according to the preponderatlng evidence just given to the Senate committee regarding the retreat made since that time, Instead Of being considered as a wonderful Eenoralissimo in tho battle with Demon Rum, General Andrews Is not heinz considered 20 highly by the prohibition interests. One must admit he has failed of his objective euunciated year ago, and regarding whether he is to blame or whether the situation was too much for him, fair-mindod opinion will be reserved.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
KRAZY KINDERGARTEN (Conducted by Gertrude, Jr.)

Fletcher: Miss Ate, feer, is itching to spring her famous little peece about Billy and Alfred. Well, let her rip introducing canal jest to make 1t harder" Amelia Ate: Billy and Alfred are twins, you
 soc The childern of Eddie and Sal; Billy cant figger jest which one Is
 he. And neither, in fack. canal"
 Herman Negiey. Copyright. 1926. Reproduction For iden.)
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

News that school pupils in this city are in better physical condition than ever before is gratifying 10 all parents. The plan of the medl- cal examiner 10 ferret out symp- toms as soon as they show them- solves evidently is responsible for inc fine record. Dr. Vincent J. Smith, by taking his job seriously, is helping the city 10 stay well.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
Observation On 7he Weather

Washington, April 17.-Forecast for Southern New England Fair and colder tonight, Sunday fair, continued cold, fresh to strong northwest winds. diminishing to- night
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Fair tonight and Sunday. Some what colder tonight; Sunday cloudy; strong northwest winds diminishing and shifting to north and north cast.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

\ Change of Administration, Folks, Let's spin our merry yarns the wa, The kids spin tops in Spring
 Folks, For then we'll drive the blues
 away And crown Good Humor" king
 Folks!
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Member Audit Burenu of Circulation, The A. B. c. is a national organization whic, turnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with 6 strictly honep, anaiysis Of circulation. our circulation statlstict are based upon thls audit This insures protection against fraud in newspapet distribution figures 10 both national and local advertiscrA
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

When it is necessary for a t"l'- phone company 10 cNIcni addi- 'ional capital in a city in order 10 extend i's service into new terri tory it is evidence that the city has already expended sufficiently Co demand the expenditure.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

mention 1t; 1t might start an argu. Iment!
 But why this change? We believe that 1t is due to the growth of party organization. Your father used to vote before daybreak on the way 10 work. Uncle Eph used to hitch up his horses and drive in from the farm to do l s bit and he picked up the whole countryside ns he came along. The hobbling old men turned hitch-hikers and 'bummed" their way to the polls, never caring whether they got back home again or not Cousin Ned used 10 post pone his selling trip through New York untn after election day. Voting was like eating. you had to do it 10 live.
 Nowadays all is changed. For weeks ahead you are kept busy with telephone calls asking If you arc going to vote and when; the time is duly. noted down and an auto mobile Is waiting at the proper hour 10 convey you to the polls and back And that, say we, Is the mistake. Whereas you once voted as your sacred duty to the country and tho means of retaining your self-respect. you now do so merely as favor to one party or another. If they won't call for you at the right hour. tho deuce with going. And If the Democrats are using flivvers, you vote Republi an.
 The parties have taken over the responsibility of voting and you won't pull lever unless you are politely asked to and then carried about so that your only exertions are stepping into the booth and turning q handle If some fine day they bring in airplanes or luxurious auto -Pullmans, we expect 10 see the vote further decrease. And if they ever hold an election by telephone or radio, or install private voting ma chimes whereby you merely reach out from your armchair and wigele a digger 10 have 1t registered at headquarters, we don't think even the candidates themselves will bother to vote.
 The only solution we can see is 10 offer attractions at the polls. Run fashion shows, buresques, card parties, and prize fights in each ward and make the price of adnis- sion one vote. Perhaps then some- one will vote--unless there is some thing better on at the theater or over the radio.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

To a man the intricacies of the voting machine are long since passe but to great many of the women voters 1t still is great puzzle which they find hard to solve. A woman voter recently made the following explanation of her ideas on the sub ject to the Observer:
 'The l est worry which has come into the lives of women voters is the voting machine. We have tried to
 study the ways and means of politics until we are green in the face. Our
 problem seems to be about solved when To and behold the worst part of the problem meets us face to face.
 'There are difficult stitches in
 embroidery. harder ones in knitting, tatting seems impossible but when lit comes to the intricacies of the Ivoting machine. we give up.
 "The man who invented the ma
 chine had brains and used them but we wonder if the invention holds as many of the male sex in awe as 1t does the feminine folk.
 Nervousness is encountered pass ling the checkers The reason is hard to explain. We are just nervous on
 general principles. that's all. But the worst Is vet 10 come.
 After being ushered into one Of the booths, difficulty is encountered in drawing the curtain across. What seems to be an endless horde of
 names comes up before us and fin
 ally with glee we see the name of the party for whom we wish to vote, The fact that we are going to split comes into our minds. We try 10 turn one of those little jiggers but it won't go up. By that time quite
 bit of time seems 10 have been better not fry any longer so take hold of any one of the bars or knobs or whatever you may call them, and if it moves, give 1t turn. "Out we come with q smile of triumph on our face but oh what a feeling within. We don't know whether we voted flor our man or not.
 Suppose 1t will come 10 us in
 time but 1t Sure is puzzling now.
 Even veterans who voted the first
 time the women were granted the
 privilege, are shaky on entering the polls.
 Here's hoping we can overcome our fear before the next election, If not for our sake. for the sake of the candidates who are partially de- pendent upon us for their offices"
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

lituo; w, C., F. F, Brown; W. IT.. r, J, Wheeler: w, G., John p. Ma bingren; w. s.. John oquist; trustee for IS months, W J, Rawlings. trustee for IF months. Robert Nc Clintock.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
What It Looked Like

What It Looked Like Real Estate Man: How do you like the little stucco bungalow built for you?"
 Johnson: Its getting on my nerves! Cars stop every day and ask for gasoline and free air."
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

The Indian may have been mean enough to use an ambush, but he never manufactured divorce evil dence.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
Then Pnckcr Up Her Mouth

Hazel: Tt is stated in the papers that Valentino has bestowed 5oo,00o kisses, think of that! Now, suppose good looking sheik should ask you to help him outdo his record, what would you say?
 Mildred: "I'd tell him to beat It!
 Mrs. J. G. BrodecKer.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

If the worst should fool along and never happen, a lot of people are going 10 be bitterly disappointed.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Correct this sentence: My wife Is proud" said he, but she doesn't at all mind asking me for money" Protected by Publishers Syndlcate)
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Methods Of cleaning marble in buildings are being studied by the Tinted States bureau Of standards, to determine which preparations in jure the stone.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Rheumatism may have been Ma ture's first primitive effort to es- tablish a weather bureau.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

The real servant problem Is how 10 make room look tidy without dusting behind things.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
From Our Own mfant-ry Drill
 Regulations

My little girl, aged three, was very much interested in a new carpet sweeper. just purchased.
 One day she was in the bedroom watching me make the bed when she suddenly said, on seeing the carpet sweeper standing in corner. Nam ma, can I rake the bed room for you?"
 Mrs. C. o. Swanson.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Boarding house life has dis but you needn't ask the lady of the house if you may go out.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Long ago. touring included a lit- tie dog under the wagon. Now 1t includes hot dog under the drivers shirt.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Buck -aeue is what you have the first time you shoot the buck. You never saw anybody with bull-ague
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

What's the matter? The year one fourth gone without a single new organization 10 save America!
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

You can't blame France. Anybody would like to have a little private league of nations.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Some bootlcggcr evidently sold the Klamath Indians in Oregon some private stock.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Morale, in college. is a willingness to watch the cheer leader instead of the game.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

If Europe really needs a kind of Judge Landis, our Colonel House isn't engaged at present.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

The only profitable advertising medium in the City. Circulation hookp and press room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
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New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

Ths Herald is on saie daily in New York at Hotaling's Newsstand Times Square; schultz's Newsstsnds. Entrance Grand Central. t2nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

The world is growing some better. You'll notice a better class of peo- pie in the penitentiary now.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
RrolSc. Too

Mcdford: Hello Archie, old egg. How are you?" Archie: "Rotten,"
 c. F. Malvenitz.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

There are nuts on many a family tree,
 That ain't what they're cracked up to be!
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
FactsandFancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

Why should criminals hate the law? lt hardly ever does them any hurt.
 In these bootleg days 1t Isn't the Ineighbor's income that is puzsling so much as the how come.
 And now just how does the con- sumer extract the malt from medi- cinal beer?
 But think how tough America might be today If women hadn't got the ballot.
 Blessed are the peace makers. No- body erects hi1eous bronze statues of them.
 Even If the pulpit abolishes he'll you can use it in extending invi- tations when you're mad.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17

ShovelinE coal continues 10 be the chief household exercise.
New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
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New Britain herald., 1926-04-17
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-08
Halloween Party

A HailoWe'e en- party was given last
Monday evening at Arlene Pearls.
so persons being present. The more
coura ~eous were taken to the'cellar
where they We're met by a ghost and
introduced TO q cell of horrors. Up
stairs the others were obliged to take
part in a stunt staged for their bene-
fit. A witch was busily engag ed in
telling fortunes, and the traditional
fortune games and Halloween stunts
were enjoyed. Prizes We're offered,
three of them being awarded to Gene
Trask, OF the Howe's District. Jennie
Lewis. of Augusta, won the first prize
in the left handed teSt-judges
for this contest We're Mrs. Carrie
Cunningham. and Mrs. Hattie Hum
phrey. Cathleen Macarthur received
a prize for stringing the most pump
kin seeds. Other prize winners were
Reggie Cunningham and Ed. Rob-
erts. Halloween colors We're in evil
dence. A large pumpkin which con-
tanned wealth" cakes We're passed
to each guest as refreshment time.
After refreshments lights were ex-
tinguished as the young people gath
cred in a circle and the ghost told
them short but gruesome story, il
lustrated by passing around some
gruesome articles. Then a twelve
o'clock cake containing fortunes was
cut At 1880, partaking of a dumb
supper. the remaining guests left,
having passed an enjoyable evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-08
FARM|NCDALE
Mothers Club Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of the
Farmingdals Mothers Club was held
in Grant street school building last
Wednesday evening, November 3.
After the business meeting the enter
tainment committee, Mrs. Ray Clary,
Mrs. Henry Wright and Mrs. Arthur
Foster, presented the following in
teresting program which was great
ly enjoyed by all: Piano solo, Mrs.
Choate: vocal solo with ukeleles,
Vivian Foster, Maxine Foster, Chris
tine Ernest, accompanied by Lottie
Foster at the piano; recitation by
request, Somebody's Mother" Mar
CART Partridgt; dance. Marguerite
Emery; piano solo, Kathleen Clary;
a play entitled 1.-THE Pilgrims" com
posed and acted by the seventh grade
pupils was nicely rendered in four
acts and showed great ability. The
cast of characters included Charles
Arthur, Richard Cookson, Paul Gold
berg, Kathleen Clary. Ethel Dill.
Frances Grimes, Ella Emerson, Basil
Page.
Dr.. George H. Coombs firm the
State Department of Health was the
speaker of the evening and with
moving pictures gave a very interest
ing and instructive lecture on the use
of the Shick Test as prevention
and cure Of diphtheria. At the close
of the lecture, refreshments We're
served by Mrs. Robbins and her as
sistants. There were 70 present at
the meeting which shows the great
interest manifest in our Mothers
club
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-08
COMING EVENTS

Nov. 7-13-American Education week.
Nov S-State Budget committee meets
at Portland
Nov 1Q-State Budget committee
meets at Lewiston.
Nov. 1913 Pathological Society
Dairymen and Sediments Assn, Port
land
Nov 10-20-National Grange meeting
at Portland
Nov 11-Arml StiCe day.
Nov Liberalization OF new Legion
Home at Belfast. .
Nov. 25-ThanksSiNi ing DAY.
Nov. 29-Maine special election for q.
s, Senator.
Nov 29-Bath Special election for
representative 10 the Legislature.
Dec. MAINE Gamers Association
holds annual meeting at Portland.
Dec. 10-12-State Boys Conference at
Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-08
HARRINGTON
Slick Stranger
Cleans Up Money at
Expense Pennington

The young man giving his name
as George Anderson. who this week
swindled several Pennington mer-
chants with worthless checks. was
the SllckeSt article that has struck
this vicinity in long time After
completing his work here he hired
a local public car and was taken
TO Lewiston. The driver of the car
considered the mans actions sus-
plclous. communicated his sus-
'piclonS to the Lewiston police. who
held the man over night and asked
the Pennington officers if Anderson
was wanted there. and they replied
that he was not the Lewiston Off
GERS thereupon let him go. he took
an lnterurban car for Portland. or
presumably for that city, and that
is the last known of his where
abouts. He passed several worth
less checks here. all signed with the
name. Ire Wing, and all drawn on
a Pennington bank SO that their
value could easily have been ascer-
tanned in a moments time; yet that
they were worthless. and endorsed
in the same hand under the name
George Anderson, by the same hand
that had made them out and signed
them with the other name was not
discovered until several hours after
the man had been released in Lew
iston. His method was UNIQUE. He
claimed to 1he in nearby town,
and the name not being unfamiliar
in that town evidently nobody ques-
toned his statement. He went into
a grain store and wanted to pay
for the bag of grain he bought sew
eral months ago. No grain was
charged to him, but he insisted that
he owed for it and wanted to pay,
and there was some little stir in
the store because somebody had
neglected to make the charge, but
his word was finally accepted, and
so was his check, and he accepted
the balance of about $40 in good
money, and departed. The check
was good for nothing. He went into
a shoe store and wanted pair of
shoes Just like those he had last
year. Nobody could seem to recall
the transaction. but he described the
shoes, got some that he said We're
like the others, gave a check, took
the balance, also about 500 in good
money, and departed. Nor was this
check of any value, Ira Wing, if
there is such a person, having no
bank on which the checks are is
sued. He went into a hardware
store and bought stove. paying for
it with a check and saying he would
send a team. or come with a team
after the stove. He got good
bundle of change here, also. He
went into another store and bought
several small articles, fished in his
pocket for the money, and to his
apparent surprise, found as he said
that he did not have quite money
enough to pay the bill. Would they
wait for him to go out and get a
check cashed, or perhaps they could
take that and give him the balance
In cash? Sure they could and they
did, only to wish afterwards that
they hadn't. Several other local
stores had similar experiences, and
strange to say. nobody hesitated to
cash his check, and nobody took the