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New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
\ NEW BRITISH EMPIRE

It is scarcely too much to say that the British Empire has entered into a new epoch. It's dominions-upon which the sun never sets-by be- coming autonomous, now add a species of independence to their previous condition of self-govern- ment which make them even less of a cohesive unit than the 4S Ameri- can states.
 One wonders what will happen should there be a great crisis and some of the dominions lean one way and the remainder another. Self interest-of a dominion rather than the empire-can dictate a policy op- posed to that in London. When the British Empire can no longer be absolutely certain Of acting as a unit in an international crisis the diplomats in London will change their style.
 It is hardly likely, however, that the empire will fall apart. Australia and Canada may not agree with London On some points of policy now and then, but it isn't likely that anything will be deemed important enough to warrant seyering the tie that binds.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
Observation On The Weather

Washington, Nov. 22-Forecast for Southern New England: Most ly cloudy tonight and Tuesday,: warmer in Connecticut tonight: fresh west and southwest winds. ..i
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with snow fiurries in extreme north portion. Warmer tonight in ex- treme south portion; colder Tues day in north portion; fresh, possibly strong southwest and west winds,
 Conditions: Areas Of high pres- sure overlies the plains states, the southern states and the Atlantic states. Pressure is low over On- tario and the upper lake region. also the Pacific coast states. Light snows occurred yesterday in the lake region and the St. Lawrence valley. It is raining this morning at Galveston, Texas and New Or leans. Relatively low temperatures prevail for the season of the year in the Ohio valley and southwest ward to Oklahoma.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather with slightly higher temperature.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
MILLION DOLLAR PLAN
 BACK IN 1910.

The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad nowadays is at least more candid than 1t used to be. The railroad recently advised this city that the antiquated old pile known as 3 railroad station would remain where it Is, and the best that can be done for 1t is to renovate it bit. In the old days-in July. 1910, for instance-the railroad was mora specific, jollying Us along into thinking it would spend a million dollars in this cty.
 The plans of 1910 called for a new station, one of the finest in Connecticut. on Jubilee street. on the Main line. The Highland division of the railroad--i. e., the branch line-was to be run from Black Rock around the southern part of the city to the new station. The tracks of the branch line in the city were to be used for electric subur- ban passenger service and factory freight, etc.
 A grand scheme. Every once in while it is resurrected, and occasion ally hit upon by folk as a brand new idea. Yet the reasons the New Haven gave for the contemplated improve ments in 1910 hold equally well to- day.
 The railroad company-in 191O- was quoted as realizing that New Britain had grown more rapidly in size and importance than any other city in Connecticut during the past ten years. and decided that it's busi- ness should be done on the main
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

line Instead of by a small branch,
 It was believed. so the rail- road was quoted, that the New Haven would get enough more busi- ness out of New Britain to justify the amount invested. But this con- tention was never put to the test. The station remained where it is.
 There will be some railroaders who will declare vehemently that the improvements might have been made If just about that time the automobiles had not begun to dust up the horizon. Maybe there Is much truth in the contention, too; and If there is the fact that New Britain has no main line station can be laid to the devastating competition that the automobiles offered to the rail- road company.
 A few years prior to 1910 it re- quired "a lot of pressure" by the city to induce the railroad to put the name New Britain Junction" at the Berlin depot and on time tables. This finally was done, and happily It did not cost million dollars. That's why it happened. The new station wasn't built because the plans would call for the expenditure of money. Yet if the million dollar improvement had been carried out in 1910 the value today would be more than twice that much.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

to France during the World War? t A. or every hundred American soldiers who went to France, 49 went in British ships, 45 in Ameri- can ships 3 in Italian ships, in French ships and one in Russian ships under English control.
 o. Does the United States em- ploy hunters?
 A. Government hunters are em- ployed by the United States Biologi- cal Survey of the Department of Agriculture in Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah. California, Nevada, Idaho. Oregon, Washington. South Dakota and Mon- tana. No specified age limit is set, but men of mature judgment are employed. The pay ranges from s90 to s15o per month. depending on the ability of the man and the amount of equipment he furnishes.
 Q. Can a graduate of the United States Naval Academy refuse to ac- cept a commission after graduation :?
 A. Earl Blair Zlrkle of Kansas refused to accept a commission after graduating from the Academy. He was not permitted to withdraw from the Navy and If he had persisted in his refusal he would have been sent to sea for two years as a Mid shipman.
 Q. What stories of Ibanez have been shown in the movies for the first time this year?
 A. "The Torrent directed by Monte Bell: Mare Nostrum" direct ed by Rex Ingram and "The Temp tress" directed by Mauritz Stiller.
 c. Where and what was the or iginal Crystal Palace?
 A. It was vast structure of glass and iron designed by Sir Jo- seph Paxton and erected in Hyde Park, London for the Worlds Fair of 1851. It was removed 10 Syden- ham, 8 miles from London, in 1854 and became place of popular en- tertainment. In 1911, 1t was pur- chased by the Earl of Plymouth to be held in trust for the British Nation. The Imperial War Museum was opened there In 1920.
 Q. Who wrote ''The Street of Forgotten Men"?
 A. The story was written es- pecially for the screen by George Kibhe Turner.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

No. The harbor at San Francisco is the Golden Gate. Look. up the ex- pression giving the gate" in any dictionary of modern slang. Dear Professor:
 I dreamed last night that had to cross a narrow canyon between two precipices. laid my best girl across for bridge. and just as I was half way over, she collapsed and woke while I was falling. What does this signify?
 Maurice Phillips Dear Comrade:
 Get another girl. Under no cir marry the one you dreamed of. She could not support you in the style you require.
 Copyright. 1926, Reproduction Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
FALSE ALARM BUGS

It is clear that the city is infested with a species of false alarm bugs whose activities need rigorous curb ing. When 1t has come to a pass where the fire department Is called out upon will O the wisp calls twice In one night 1t Is time that something radical be done about 1t.
 Most of these calls are due to the playfulness Of boys who think they can pull an alarm" and "get away with It." Evidently they are right, judging by the manner in which they fail to get caught. When, as will happen sooner or later, one of them Is caught, an example should be made of him, rather than treat ing him merely to little lecture of how to deport himself in public.
 Whenever the fire department is called out on a fake alarm 1t not only costs the city money but there Is as great a danger of accident as if there were fire. The narrow squeak at the Main street crossing, where a fire truck ran through gate and stopped within a foot of moving train, placed at least five lives in jeopardy. Somewhere in the city boy was in high glee at being the cause of calling out the fire de- partment, "all for fun;" but he would have had scared conscience for the remainder of his life had he found that his little prank caused the death or injury of five men.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
THE GREAT TEMPTATION

Overheard by "Rusty" Lippert)
 Andy Ames. the amiable and capable notary public and fertilizer salesman of Squash Corners, took a nail out of his suspenders to pick his teeth.
 "Ycs, sir" he said, "you can talk about intelligence all you want, but tho smartest animal that ever lived was Jake Mitchell's brindle COW Sappho.
 'Sapho learned easy. Jake taught her how to let herself in and out of the barn. She learned to tie the chains around the other cows necks. and it was a pathetic thing to see her trying to fasten the chain at the back of her own neck.
 "One day when the family was gone, she took the key from under the old rag rug on the back perch, let herself into the house and wound the clock. On the way out she knocked down flower pot and broke it. She got q broom and swept up all the pieces, and when the family came home she was standing in the barn door, crying, She had picked a large board off the woodpile and held it out to Jake so he could lick her with it.
 "Jake made a mistake when he taught Sappho to milk herself. One day, by mistake, she swallowed some of her own milk. It was like my first drink of cider. She couldn't leave it alone: She was so conscientious she tried to give Jake his share and produce enough to satisfy her own growing appetite. The result was that she wore her self out and died, at the early age of six years, three months, and four teen days,
 "Yes, sir. Pass that cider"
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

c. what IS a 'coffee pug ana do they attack human beings?
 A. Coffee bugs or cocids are any of several species of scale insects that live on coffee trees. They are encountered in all parts of the world, and spraying with insecti- cides or other means of eradication are often necessary to save the crop. Some years ago an experiment was tried in Ceylon of introducing a red ant into coffee plantations to destroy the cocids; but they at tackled the workers who threatened to leave the estates and that meth- cd was quickly abandoned. Coffee bugs do not attack humans.
 @. What is the membership of the Daughters of the American Revolution?
 A. In the National Society there are approximately 151,000.
 Q. What is the record attendance at a professional and non-profes- sional football game and how does it compare with the largest at- tendance at a baseball game?
 A. The largest audience at a pro- fessional football game was 75,00O at the Los Angeles Coliseum for the game between Red Oranges Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Tigers, January 1926. At Major League baseball game the record at tendance was G3,G00 for the seconc game of the 1926 World Series at Yankee Stadium, New York City The largest attendance for a col- lege football game for the season of 1925 of which we have any record was S5,5O0 at the Illinois-Ohio State game at Columbus, Ohio.
 o. What is the population ol Honolulu, Hawaii?
 A. The estimated population fof 1924 was 97,000.
 Q. What is Short leaf" pine and where does it grow?
 A. A species of pine tree that grows from 75 to 120 feet tall and has a diameter of about ? feet. It is native in eastern and southern states from New Jersey and Penn- svlvania to southern Illinois, Arkan- sas, and eastern Texas. It is Valu- able for lumber and the wood IS heavy, hard, coarse grained, and strong. It's principal use is for the framework of buildings, weather boarding, railway ties, cars and oth- CT forms of building. It is less resin- ous than the long-leaf pine, and ranks next to that species in impor- tance in the south.
 o. From what book or play was the moving picture Red Lights taken?
 A. It was adapted from the "The Rear Car" a play for the speaking stage by Edward F. Rose.
 Q. What does "Waurensa' mean?
 A. It is an Indian word mean ing "a good thing
 O. What rifle is best for range and accuracy?
 A. The Springfield, 80 calibre, that has an accurate shooting range from 1000 to 1,20o yards.
 Q. What is the present name of St. Petersburg. Russia?
 A. Leningrad.
 Q. Did British or American ships carry the most American soldiers
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
The Spirit of '26"
New England Has Taken Stock of Itself and Finds Conditions Are Not As Serious As Have Been Pic tured-Tooting Horns Rather Than Lamentations Are Needed, Reports At Recent Hartford Con- ference Clearly Indicate.

Perhaps some censorious critics they are found verywhere-ex- pected that there would be consid- erable total of platitudinous folderol uttered at such a gathering as the New England conference set out to be. These hold that wherever the boost spirit prevails to the nth de- gree speakers will be bound to over work themselves and overrate their logic. But it can scarcely be denied that out of the chaff the discerning and patient individual could obtain some ideas of genuinely construct i've type; ideas that might, If ap- piled, be of benefit to New England.
 A goodly proportion of the popu- lation do not take these New Eng land conferences as seriously as some folk apparently do because they do not think New England is as bad off, all things considered, as those who point with alarm would have us believe. The report of the conferences research committee bore out the contentious of the opti- mists rather than the walls of the pessimists-it showed there Is room for improvement but on the whole related a story of fair industrial progress.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
DIR. LEKsTON WELCOMED HO,Tr

Dr. Doman Lekston was welcomed last evening by host of friends at dinner at his home, GO Winter street. the occasion being his arrival after a three months trip to Europe. pr Lekston spent his time at the Cracow Military hosptal. as well as In the leading hospitals at Vienna and Paris, where he pursued special courses in surgery. Among those pres ent at the dinner were his brother, heV' J. Lekston of Northampton, Mass; Rev SkoniecN of Turner's Falls, Mass; Rev. Jaworek of Had ley, Mass; RcT. Krzynowek of Three Rivers, Mass; Dr. and Mrs. T. Sklad2ien Of Meriden, Dr. and Mrs. F. Shoemyen of this city, and friends from surrounding cities,
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

New England has suffered mostly in the past few decades by not keeping step in the development of certain new industries which have grown to vast proportions during that time. It is not the fault of New England that 1t cannot har- bor the automobile industry-al- though it can make parts and ship them to Michigan; that it cannot be a part of the moving picture indus try except as consumer; that it cannot be the prime producer of electrical goods seeing that the con- cern producing most of them has plants all over the country; that it cannot produce all the telephone in- struments in use, seeing that the chief buyer is a national concern which co-operates with the widely spread electrical industry; that it cannot produce all the airplanes, considering the wide field and the distance raw material has to come; it has not held it's own in dcyelop- ing the photograph business be- cause the actual control lay else where; it has not developed a larger share of the radio business for similar reason: ditto with add ing machines, cash registers and other contrivances.
 It will be seen that much success in industry depends altogether upon the originators of a contrivance and where they happen to be located. New England originated much in it's day-it was the original textile pro- ducer, the original high class shoe producer, one of the original hard ware producers, and the or ginal sight typewriter producer, to men, tion some of our leading industries, Its main trouble has been that if did not continue its originality as new industries developed, and now we find these centered elsewhere. And while this has been going on other sections began experimenting in some of our own lines, which was to have been expected. What New England could and ought to do Is to experiment in some of these lines which have been developed else where, or to take up new lines when they are developed.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

The chief outcome of value from the conference has been an evident realization that the time to toot New England's horn has arrived. We are of the opinion there is plenty to toot about. The plan Of Governor Trum- bull to ask the next General As sembly for an advertising and pub hcity appropriation to tell the world what Connecticut has to offer is in- deed getting somewhere. It was Cyrus K. Curtis who years ago said the trouble with New England was It's reluctance to toot it's horn, that it was hiding its light behind a bushel. If tho New England con- ference succeeds In getting that light from out behind the bushel 1t will have justified itself completely.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care Of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York.
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How About It? The plum pudding season ap- breaches, but Folks. Why not a fun pudding just crammed full of jokes, With god spirits blazing on top of it, too, We'd like to sit down to a piece. wouldn't you?
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
INCREASING COST OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Economy may be all right in its way: but despite all that President | Coolidge and the other economists can do the actual cost of running the government departments Is steadily increasing.
 The budget to be presented by the President at the December session of Congress is expected to show a sub stantial increase over the total of S3,494.222,30S submitted at the opening, of the last session of Con- gress.
 This means that continued rise during 1928 in the cost of conduct Ing the government is anticipated; and this for the fourth successive year since the low point in post war expenditure was reached in 1924.
 The net debt has been reduced during the Harding and Coolidge administrations, resulting in not able saving of interest charges. But the net increase in the cost of operating the federal government during the last three years will be in the neighborhood of s4S0,00O, 900, which is more than 12 per cent of the governments total expenditures during the fiscal year 1924.
 These figures are exclusive of the large expenditures of the post office department.
 During the period in which fed eral expenditures were rapidly de- clining the expenditures of depart mental units rapidly increased. and their rate of increase has been accelerated during recent years.
 The subtle facility of propa- ganda, which tries to show how economical the government has, been,is illustrated in no particular so effectively as in the comparison of federal and state increases of ex- penditures.
 Thus It has been harped upon that | from 1919 to 1925 federal expendi- lures all told-including reductions of interest on a declining debt-de- clined more than so per cent while | in the same period state expendi- lures increased over 15O per cent.
 Sounds devastating against the states, doesn't it. But the compari- son is manifestly unfair. In 1919 federal expenditures were at the war peak and state and local expendi- lures had been checked as a result of the war, From 1919 on the states and local units of government rapidly expanded their expenditures to catch up in needed public i'm provements, while the federal gov ernment, war outlays being passed showed a prccipitate decline in such outlays.
 Why do not the astute Washing ton statesmen, when they onote | figures and percentages, add this im- portant point? Simply, if they did. 1 1t would take the force from their contentious.
 The facts are that federal ex- penditures--actual expenditures, not debt reductions or interest savings, foreign repayments and expendi- lures from postal receipts-in 1925 were more than four and a half times as great as the federal ex- pendltures of 1915. During the same time state ev- penditures in 1925 were three and quarter times as great as fin 1g15 Local expenditures in 1925 were two and a half times as great.
 Of course, the federal government l departments may still most moro yet be economical. This at least is to be hoped. But the economy still may not be all it is cracked up to he.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
Hint

Kent (bashfuD: What kind of man is your father?" Muriel: Why" Kent: He threatened to hit me in the kisser." Muricl: What do you care? You never use it, anyway"
 Theresa L. Loth.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

Member of the Associated Press. Ths Auocsatsi Press ia exclusively en- titled to tho use for republication Of all nsws credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this paper and also local news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
The Naked Truth

Little Annie was allowed to go and visit her newly-born cousin When she returned her mother ask ed: "Well, Annie, how did you like your baby cousin 2" "Oh, mamma, immensely" And by the way, dearie, is it a boy or a girl?"
 Couldn't tell, mother, l saw it all naked"
 -Z Krieger.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
,,.nh., and,t Bureau of Circulation.

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Tho 4. B. c. is national organization which furnishes newspapers and edver- tlsers with . strictly honest analysis of circulation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This tnsures protection againr. fraud in newspaper distribution figu.es to both national and local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
Different

Sally: Men were braver in the days of old" Nancy: "Yes. They used to wear their ladies' colors-now they try to brush them off,"
 -E L. Tuccia
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
TELEPHONE CALLS Business Of1cs .... Szs Editorial Rooms .... Sso

Tho only profitable advertising mediam in the City. Circulation books and press room aIvays open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

You can determine any woman's social stratum if you know where she bought her beads.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

When 1t is found that since 1920 twice as many plants opened in New England as went out of business, while in the south for every hundred plants opening up, 75 old plants went out of business-this would indicate we are not down and out. During that time, too, New England gained six new mills making full fashioned hosiery and lost none, while the south gained five and lost two. New England gained 20 new mills making seamless hosiery and lost IT; the south gained 130 and lost 93. In underwear New England gained eight mills and lost eight; the south gained II and lost 10. net gain of only one. If this is the relative condition of the textile industry between New England and the south, there Is nothing much else to worry about. In shoes New England still manufactures one third of the nations supply.
 Some speakers have given the inn pression, perhaps unwittingly. that New England is as poor as Turkey; that she is the chronically sick sec tion of the United States. We arise to throw off this baseless imputa- ton. New England has not grown as fast as some sections of the country during the past generation because history repeats itself; new sections, when cleared, settled and developed, naturally expand swiftly-just like New England did after it was first settled. The slowing-up inevitably comes; but a sowing-up does not mean stoppage.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
Proves Nothing

Proves Nothing Clerk: Madam, the bristles of this brush are set in ivory, and when bristles are set in ivory, you know, they can't fall out"
 Mrs. Wolfe: "Oh, I don't know. My husband is bald
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22

Bad, Bad The child who is his mammals hope, Yet fills the soup with shaving soap, An1 burns the little pussy's tail, Will go to Congress or to jail!
 Jake FalStaff.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-22
WHAT A DREAM!
Dreams Interpreted Free

By Prof l. c. lit Dear Professor: I dreamed last night that my sweetio and I took a trip to San Francisco, and l admired the har- Dor very much. so the dear boy bought it and gave it to me. Does this mean that he will be an in dulgent husband?
 Susan Gordon Mites norJon.