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New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
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The Hartford Times, in giving editorial attention to Mayor Walk CTS committee Of 40 to form q plan for New York's future growth, apuy refers to the fact that in 18l1 work was begun and finished toward "hlocl<ing out the civic map Of Manhattan island" This is well and good. except that if locks Of Manhattan island ar the work of the 1Gt1 com the committee is entitled 10 n, great need of praise, The squares on Manhattan are twice as long as they are wide, with the north and south arteries of traffic half as intrequent as the lesser traycled east and west streets. The 1Sl1 committee evil dentIy thought the main traffic on Manhattan would be travelling from Inc Hudson 10 the East rivers, and ycc-yrrsa. In 2026 1t may be found that the 1926 committee was just as short sshted.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
WILLOW BROOK DIAMONDS
 UNSATISFACTORY

Objection by the Industrial league in this city to the bad condition Of the new baseball diamonds in Will low Brook park seems 10 he well taken. Baseball players cannot be expected 10 perform upon dia- monds characterized by hillocks, or those improperly constructed in other respects The danger Of in jury is too great: not only from batted balls, which may hop" in unexpected directions as likely as not smashing a shortstop's nose as entering his mit-but also from the insecure footing for felders. causing them 10 stumble and risk injury while chasing the elusive fly balls.
 The cruv Of tae situation seems 10 be that the park boards em- ployes had no experience in con structing baseball diamonds, and the park superintendent could not get them 10 make a good job of tho work in hand Many Of the players on tho Industrial league are among inc fastest in the city. and they should not be expected 10 risk their limbs upon such diamonds as have been constructed in Willow Brook park. One Of inc diamonds. by tho way Is decorated with a few trees in inc field. which either ought to be removed or the diamond moved to another site.
 The members of the Industrial league work in the factories, and some of them are skilled worllmen. Every time they play in Willow Brook park they risk injury; and this point is no source Of satisfac- tion, 10 say the least, 10 the fac tory managements One Of the players already is laid up from an injury received due 10 the poor diamonds in the park. IL is only a question Of time before others will
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

he never found a more ludicrous attempt to extract political com- fort from the result Of the cleo tions held midway during a presi- dential term than he witnessed when the Boston paper drew com fort from the recent Republican senatorial primaries in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Iowa.
 In each of the states mentioned "thick-and-thin" supporters of MT. Coolidge and his policies were de- feated in the primaries; yet the Boston Herald editorial writers, although admitting the party had received "set-back," added it amounted 10 the "of-year" reverscs only, and did not in the slightest presago a Republican defeat in 1928.
 Listen 10 Mr, Spear in his gentle game Of spearing the big city edi- tors from his little Maine hamlet;
 "A few days ago in an edi-
 torial on the result of the pri-
 maries then held the (Boston)
 Herald called attention 10 the
 similar mid-torm reverses that
 occurred in 1882, 1890. 1894,
 1910 and 1918. but in that edi-
 torial it neglected to state that
 in every one of the instances
 mentioned the party in power
 was defeated in the presiden-
 tial election held two years
 later"
 The antics of the Boston G. o. P. luminary took in an interview with Governor Fuller. duly copy righted and given spread-eaglo at tention. Governor Fuller acclaimed with the unction of an expert ob- server that the western primaries did not mean in the slightest de- gree that the west has gone back on the President; the primaries simply mean, the erudite governor explained to palpitating listeners and readers, that no man in the entire primary races in the slight est was a fit substitute for Mir. Coolidge; they merely claimed to be flor" Coolidge, when in fact they were not Coolidge, Is the best we could decipher from the pe- culiar and illogical reasoning. Then the governor, as a tail to his kite, pointed out Senator Butler is the real type of Coolidge adherent, telling folks he should by all means be reelected.
 No fault should be found with the Boston Herald, however. The summer would not be half as in teresting were 1t not for the hand springs of political organs in their attempts to play on the soft stops while hearing the bass discords from the COW and corn country.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
OUR G. 4. k.

Our c. A. R. veterans are q joy 10 behold whenever they appear in public. The other evening they at tended a public occasion. and gave everyone a lesson in cheerful smil- ing, joyful joking and happy de- meanor generally. Compared with their actions and outlook upon life. the younger generation around them was gum indeed. The best jokes heard from the blue uniform ed and medal-laden men had to do with how young they still feel. That Is the spirit that shows how age can creep on yet not touch the souls of the men in blue.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
souri. It reads as follows:

souri. It reads as follows:
 Majority rule! Where is the logic to be found back of the ma jority rule or the reason except the reason of necessity to dispatch business? The majority has been wrong oftener than it has been right in all the course of time. The majority crucifed Jesus Christ. The majority burned the Christians at the stake. The majority drove the Jews into exile. The majority es- tablished slavery. The majority set up innumerable gibbets. The ma jority chained to stakes and sur rounded with circles of flame mar tyrs through all the ages of the worlds history.
 "'The majority went down the pathway of the ages wearing chains which they voluntarily forged and fastened upon their arms and when minority arose, headed by some brave soul, they hanged him upon a gibbet, they crucitied him upon a cross, they pulled his limbs apart with horrible instruments of torture and the ma jority stood there leering and gib- ing at the man who was the apostle Of a better day.
 Majority rule without limita- tion, without any brakes upon the particular set of fools who happen to be just then running the ma chinery of a government. The ma- iority gibed and jeered when Co., lumbus said the world was round. The majority threw him into a dun geon for having discovered a new world. The majority said that Ga lileo must go to prison. The ma iority cut off the ears of John Pym because he dared advocate the lib- erty of the press. The majority south of the Mason and Dixon line established the horrible thing called slavery and the majority in the North did the same thing as long as 1t was profitable and only turn ed reformer when it ceased to be profitable. Majority rule!"
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

A. Mrs. M. A. Ferguson Is goV- ernor of Texas and Mrs. Nellie T. Ross, is governor of Wyoming. Q. Which is the correct form 'al- right" or "all right?
 A. The correct form is "all right" but alright" is commonly used and eventually will probably be accepted.
 Q. Can you suggest some good notices for history club?
 A. The following may answer: Tn a certain sense all men are his- torians"-Carlyle. "History-a dis tillation of rumor''-Carlyle." And history with all her volumes vast, hath but one page. e."-Byron. His tory has triumphed over time. which besides it, nothing but eternity hath triumphed over,"-Raleigh.
 Q. Can you tell me something inspired Daniel Defoe 10 write Ro- binson Crusoe?
 A. He was native of Largo in Fife. After getting into several scrapes at home, at 2S, he joined the South Sea buccaneers. Tn 1704 he quarrelled with his captain and at his own request he was put ashore at Juan Fernandez. After living alone there for four years and four months, he was taken off by Thomas Dover. He returned to Lar go in 1712, became lieutenant on man-o of-war and died in the serv- ice.
 Q. How many motion picture houses are there in the United States?
 A. Approximately 17O00.
 Q. What state has the largest number of persons in institutions for the insane?
 A. New York has the largest number, 3S.9O3, Pennsylvania is second with 1S,764. In proportion to population New York has the most and Massachusetts is second.
 Q. What is the address of Helen Keller, the deaf, dumb and blind woman?
 A. 25 Seminole Avenue, Forest Hills. Long Island. New York.
 Q. On what date does Yellow stone National Park open for the 1926 season?
 A. June 20, 1926.
 Q. How many miles of railroad are there in the United States?
 A. On January 1, there were 250,222.
 Q. What kind of a machine Is a Garabed?
 A. An alleged unlimited energy machine invented by a man named Garabed T. K. Giragossian.
 Q. Has the agreement on the Italian Debt settlement passed Con- grass? How much of the amount borrowed from the United States does Italy have to pay?
 A. The Italian Debt Settlement has passed Congress. Italy is re- leased from "A per cent of her war debt to the United States.
 Q. Who was the first Secretary of States?
 A. John Jay Of New York, was the first secretary of State or se- cretary of Foreign Affairs, as it was called, under the Confederation, and he continued to act, at the re- quest Of Washington, until Jeffer- sons arrival, March Dist, 179o.
 Q. What are the duties of a Enforcement. Agent?
 A. To investigate violations of Liquor laws, inspect records of drug gsts, investigate records of whole sale druggists. make raids, etc. They make all their reports to the Chief of General Prohibition Agents of the states in which they are working.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
WEAR OF BUSSES ON CITY STREETS

One Of the "new problems" that is sure to be heard from more fre- quently in the future has bobbed 10 the surface in Meriden, and in con- junction with other cities, recourse may be had to the next legislature for remedial measures. It appears that residents Of Sherman avenue, that city, contemplating repaving the residential street, have discov- cred Connecticut company busses are its chief users, and that the busses undoubtedly damage the thoroughfare more than all other vehicles combined. Yet in footing the costs Of the repaving program, not cent from the Connecticut company will be forthcoming, the law being that the city and prop erty owners must pay for the pave ment that the company's busses are to utilize.
 The plan originating in Meriden is to sponsor a law for the next legislature which would tax trans portation companies locally for such improvements and force them to help pay for the repair or re- paving of streets used by the heavy busses. Such a law. of course, would hit independent and trolley com pany busses alike.
 Yet there is something to be said on the other side. If everyone rid ing in the busses were to ride in private automobiles instead, there would be a great many additional autos traversing the streets. with just that much more wear and tear. Whether such an increase in automobiles would harm the streets as much as the busses do is a ques- tion. Plenty of streets not traversed by busses go bad quite rapidly.
 In the cases of trolley car tracks, the situation is different, but com panies helping to maintain the streets, although not as much as was formerly the case. The law pertaining to this subject was changed during recent years so that at present trolley companies in Connecticut need only maintain paving eight inches on each side or the rails. Formerly the trolley com- panies were obliged to maintain all the pavement between their tracks, this dating from the old horse car days when the horses wore paths in the middle Of the tracks. For years after horse cars were mem- ory, the electric lines continued to maintain mid-track paving, just as if the horses still wore paths there. When the Connecticut company got into financial straits the help Of the Legislature was successfully sought 10 reduce this expenditure, which over the state as q whole repre- sented fat sum annually. Now Meriden is heard from as objecting 10 the new law seeming 10 think the trolley company should be made to repair a greater proportion of its streets. MeriIen will lose in this contention. hut may have a good case regarding the necessity of forcing bus lines to help pay for street improvements along the streets they traverse.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
Aes''A!

In the long ago, only fatherly old man was free to kiss the girls on short acquaintance.
 An experienced wife is one who notices that her husband is polite and guesses what he is offended about.
 Nothing works out right. In q town where you can park as long as you want to, there is no reason why you should want to.
 Yet some thouEhtless mothers are so busy canning that they haven't time to clean daughters white shoes.
 It Is easy 10 have friends if you can he content with those you are worthy of having.
 Boyhood: Starting a row: getting the worst of il; yelling. Ma. make Benny stop pickin' on mc."
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New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
CONVICTED OF MURDER
2f Year Old Brooklyn Man Found
 Guilty By Jury.

New York, June l6 (Hl - John Maxwell, 21, of Brooklyn, who with William and Lasimir Barscck broth CTS, was involved in the killing of Mrs. Mary Bctson,, Feb. 13, during the hold-up Of q store in Brooklyn, was convicted of first degree murder in the Brooklyn supreme court yes terday. Witnesses said Maxwell fired the shot.
 The Barseck brothers. who were arrested with Maxwell in Darien, Conn.,, six weeks ago. were convict od of first degree murder as accom- pliccs last week. All three will be sentenced Friday morning.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
WILL NOT MEET WIFE.

New York, June 16 LPl-Benjamin r. Mebane, 60, of Spray, NC. Of which he was the founder, died yes- terday after a short illness at the New York club He had come 10 New York to sail today on the AqUitania to join his wife in Europe. Mir. Mebane, who established many cotton mills in North Carolina, is said to leave an estate of several million dollars.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
PARTISAN ZEAL

The Boston Herald has a reader William T. Spear, Of Fort Fair field, Me, who has been daily reader Of New England's greatest Republican morning newspaper for 44 years, It took him that length of time 10 become "riled" over what he read In all that time, he declared in a critical communica- ton to his favorite morning daily,
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
KRAZY KINDERGARTEN

Fletcher: Walter, your attention please" Wal Eye: "I forgot it this morning" Fletcher: Hush up and recite "cauli- flower" Wal Eye: "I gave my girl dandylion and a
 kiss But she slapped me with all her
 pOWeri If it had been a rose Id kiss you
 back she scd, For THAT'S wat I cauliflower.
 Elizabeth D. Moehrke. Copyright, 1926. Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. The A. B. c. is 6 natiopal organization whics furnishes newspapers and adver- tIssrs with a strictly honest analysis of circulation. Our circulation statistics arc based upon this audit. This ineuren protection against fraud in newspaper distribution figures to both national and local sdYertisera.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
SHERIFF IS "TINED"
Kangaroo Court" of Prisoners
 

Kangaroo Court" of Prisoners
 Assesses Him SG0 Penalty.
 Chicago, June lG lF) - Sheriff Peter Hoffman, of Cook county. serving a jail sentence at Wheaton. a suburb, for allowing excessive liberties to two wealthy beer run ncrs was today found guilty in the jail Kangaroo court"
 He was charged with having too much tobacco, too much good food and with enjoying life. His assessed fine Of $10 was spent by the prison CTS for tobacco and dclicacics.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
A Bilious Spell

My club put on a dinner dance, And I'd invited Flo; Though lots of members stayed away Nou see, I had to go. A lot sent word that they were sick, Which may have been quite true. For when I found what tickets cost It made me turn sick, too,
 -Myron G. Haleyy
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
IN KLASS AT kRAZY KOLLEGE
 Conducted by M. r. J.)

Teacher:
 Herman. do tell the class of your experience travelling around tho world with the Kosher navy. You might add 'diyorce.' Herm Ettic: I've Joined one ting in mein
 treyclS From Maine 10 de Bay of
 Fundy--- De better I'm feeling on Saturday
 night Divorce I'll feel all day Sunday"
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
Useless Trouble

Mrs. Folsom: I'm so worried about the baby, dear, He won't learn to walk"
 Folsom: What's the use of teach ing him to walk? Why don't you teach him 10 drive the car?"
 III. b. Wolfedon.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
oE81s % EEk fun ch0b
 9 H MAXsON ExHaLE Jluszx

Why Not Make it Last All Year.
 Folks? June i2 the month in which lovers delight, There's sunshine by day and there's starshine by night, But folks who keep merry no matter what's wrong, Find Funshine and cheershine last all the year long!
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
MAJORITY RULE

Our leading editorial today" observed the Baltimore Evening Sun, in a recent issue, 'is an ex- cerpt from speech delivered in the Senate by Jim Reed of Mis-
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press ts exclusively en- titled to the uss for republication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local uows published herein.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
FactsandFancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

History Of . pay roll: Paymastcr has il; hold-up man has it; lawyer has it.
 Telepathy is the science that tells you what the driver ahead is go- ing to do when he holds out his hand.
 Fable; Once upon a time there was man who didn't feel superior 10 the man who worked for him.
 The reason other girls love a homely one is because they enjoy having her around to afford con- trast.
 Middle age is the period whcr another month just means one less installment left 10 pay.
 Boys who ycarn for thrills might try catching bandits. The hound gets just as much excitement as the fox.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
Total Cost of Sons Edu.
Accommodating

"Mother won't let me go out rid ing alone"
 well. bring her along and I'll get friend for her, too
 Lester Bromfeld.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

One steamship company in Japan Is preparing 10 build three new liners. each equipped with Diesel en- zines and having a capacity of 500 passengers
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
WHEN BLACK IS READ

Eleyating Eva I kissed her! Twas her first onei The hour was eleven. And then I asked her, How was
 that?" And so l kissed her six times more, Which made the total seven; And thus l raised the little girl ID 10 the seventh heaven.
 Patrick Deegan.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

Few men high up expected to get where they are. They just did their darndest and let nature take it's course.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

The only profitable advertising medium in the City. Circulation books and oress room always open to advertiserL
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

Some people are so stupid that they even believe a "speak-easy" is ( telephone booth!
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

Experience doesn't teach any thing. It just gives out the lesson. The blister teaches you.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

Alas! The more insistcntly the outdoors calls, the more dependable a used car looks.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

The bare necessities include enough powder to whiten the ex- posed area.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

Entered at the Post Office at New Britain
 as Second Class Mall Matter.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

The Herald is cn sale daily in New York at Hotelins's Newsstand. TImes Square; schultx'B Nevsstands. Entrance Grand Central 42nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

Blood is the quality that makes a boy turn out all right despite the fool methods of his parents.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
New Britain Herald
 HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY

rsxusd Daily Sunday Exeepted) At Herald Blds. s7 Church Street
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

If laws really made people good you couldn't hear a cannon for thu rustic Of wings.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
Inquiry

This man who snores so loud at night
 Who's bald and plain and stout Is he the handsome lover 1 used 10 dream about?
 Mrs. F. A. Jacobs.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
ANALYSIS OF THE COST OF PUT TING \ MODERN YOUNG MAN
 THROUGH COLLEGE

By Julia Kempner Total Aggregate Cost of
 Dress Dad Up to What
 Son Demands from the
 Old Man ..............$ S77,5O Total Aggregate Cost of Dressing Ma Up in Keep
 ing With Dad ....... 1,56L38 Cost of Trips to Alma
 Mater to See Son and Attend Football Games
 at Which He Is Cheer Leader .............. 1,35942 Entertainment for Son When He is Home from College. Including Tick cts 10 Theatres, Food and Drink for Parties New Furniture for Guest Room Where Son Enter tains His Swceties. etc. 555.55 Cost of TcloFrams to Son Asking if He IS Well, Sent When Son Fails to Write Home ......... 1S2.9S Conservative Estimate of Value of Time Wasted by Dad in Telling Friends. Relatives and Acquaintances About Son ................. 2,349.11 New Furnishings for Home in Order to Make If as Modern as Demanded by Son in Changes in Family and Home ..... i33S.S3 Total Cost of Sons Edu- cation ...............$S $S,175.22 Cost of Sons Tuition, Room, Board and Up- keep .....-..,............ Nothlng Son, Being a Modern College Youth, Not Only Pays His Way Through College But Also Lays a Good Wad Aside from Money Earn ed Playing the Saxophone!!M And that's that!..!
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

A village is a place where a mid week bath means a party.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
IntcrcSted!

Villain: "Heh! Heh! Me proud beauty! I'll win you by fair means or foul!"
 Margie: Well, just so you have means"
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

SUBSCRIPTION RATES a. S&,tg 6 Year. fE s3.oo Three MonthA
 7sc- 6 Month
New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-08

Eighteen holes were on the pro-
gram today in the initial round
and IS holes will be played to-
morrow.
On Saturday, the players having
the first 60 low scores viii con.
tinue the quest for the golfers
grail" at So holes, and the player
having the lowest score for the
72-hole journey will be declared the
winner of the crown now held by
Willie Macfarlane, Of New York.
Bill MehIhorn and Al Watrous,
who finished second i'm the British
open; Mac Smith, who almost
won the British open last year,
and who is the present Western
open champion; Bobby Cruick-
shank, who tied with Jones in
1928, and Jim Barnes, who was
British open champion in 1885,
will be among those present.
other favorites were AL Espinosa,
Bob Macdonald, Johnny Farrell,
Harry Hampton, Laurie Ayton,
Francis Gallett and Gene SaraZen.
The latter has been playing perfect
golf since he started practicing
for the open. and he has stated
that he is prepared to repeat the
success he met with in 1922 at the
Skokie Country Club In Chicago
when he won the open in close
race with Bobby Jones and John
Black, of Wichita, who tied for
second place.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-08
TODAY,s SPORTORIALL
By KIRK MILLER

Some days this daily eusioh that
Clark Griffith until he had writer's paralysis
directed the of promising looking young
ball players. !.
Since hazang opinion he has graed and thousands OF
Of his ball club not including Mr. George
Holmes course bringing into the fold or
champions Danny Taylor OF Buffalo Tor
instance "Red" Mcbride of Masnon Ohio to
this argument.
The amount the grating Of Taylor from
Buffalo to Washington probably such astounding
Alex Ferguson offset the majority Of Taor cost
ta0 IL indeed he didn't balance the mill.