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New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
DON'T BLAME THE RING; ALL SPORTS DANGEROUS

The fact that pugilist in Hart i ford died from the effects of an en- counter in the ring no doubt will be seized upon by those who have been opposing ring battles as evidence mitted within the state. Such a con- tention, however if it is taken up as , result of the Hartford tragedy, will not be fair
 Just as the public was weighing the danger" of pugilism as re- suit of the Hartford affair, comes story from Minneapolis that another pugilist died from the effects of ring battle. Both eases are some what similar.
 Obviously, there is an element of danger in ring battles. Somebody may be hit upon a weak spot at any time, and occasionally somebody will die from the effects. On the whole, however, there are very few such deaths recorded throughout the na- tion. The Hartford tragedy was the first in the history of fisticuffs in this state. It was a remarkable CO., incidence that the Minneapolis case followed so soon after.
 The same danger exists in foot ball games: More persons have died from the effects of injuries in foot ball games than from the effects of injuries in the prize ring, despite the fact that the football games are played during a restricted period in the autumn. Yet one does not hear of any agitation to bar football games.
 There is lurking danger in base ball games, too. Deaths have oc. cured from players being hit on the cranium by pitched balls, or struck by balls that they failed to catch ol didn't see en route. Sometimes bat ters lose their grip and the willow sticks are let fly to spread destruc ton.
 There Is an element Of danger 1T nearly every sport, even golf. l
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
PERHAPS LOGICAL

It really would be lucky for the Republican party to have Ware, Smith or Gould chucked out of the Senate, according to the Fl Pasc Times. We rather agree with the logic coming from that faraway speck in Texas The paper points out that the Republicans got from under the onus of the Newberry scandal when its leaders induced Newberry to leave the Senate. Ac- cording to this reasoning, Ware Smith and Gould in the Senate will yield more juicy pickings thar were they returned to private lift or at least, to politics in their na, tive commonwealths.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

will. Give once a look There was a young lady named Clay Who went out on drizzly damp
 day
 The poor little pet
 Let herself get all wet And now her names Mud, 50 they
 say!
 Dear Editor: My girl friends name is Dietz, and she has an eight cylinder appetite. Could you work up a limerick about it? [.
 Lester Edwards Dear L. E.: Who couldn't? Try There was a young woman named
 Dietz Who dreamed she was wrestling
 some eats;
 She ate and she ate
 When she woke twas too late She found she had eaten the sheets! Copyright. 1926, Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
25 Fears Ago Today

Frederick Elliott, who has been employed as Q conductor by the To- cal trolley company for several years, will get through Saturday night. He will enter the employ of the New Britain Gas and Construc- tion Co. MT. Elliott has been an accomm odating employe and patrons of the road will miss him. A. E. Atwater has applied for per mission to build an addition to his house on Winthrop street. | Chief Rawlings attended the fu- neral of Chief Bill of Hartford this afternoon.
 Shorty Cans, colored, of Hartford met two New Britain boxers last evening at the Casino agreeing to stop each in eight rounds or for l felt his share of the purse. Tommy | Connolly stood up for eight rounds, | won a draw decision, and took the money being blown to a feed by c. | T. Andrews afterward; he is in the sinkers business and all the lunch | room men were roofing for him. ! Jersey Nelson was the second man | but tired in the first round and de- clined to continue. Otto Natski and Kid Wilson, both of this city, met 1 in a three-round affair, but Natski received the decision in the first round.
 The schools will close on Decem Der 20 and open on the 30th. There will be no school on New Years Day, but classes will be held or January 2.
 Porter & Dyson advertise that they have no imitation or used iewelry.
 w. L. Hatch, acting for the Sun. rise Land Co.,, took out two building permits today for houses on Cottage place and, acting for the Real Es. tate & Title Co.,, three for houses or Monroe street.
 B. D. Hockmuth will be chairman of the Y. M. c. A. debate tomorrow evening and c. H. Curtis will be secretary.
 The Connecticut Congregations club will hold it's December meeting Friday at Jewell hall, Hartford Frederick w. Latham of this cit! will sing.
 Albert HeinZman says that he wil wrestle any 145 pound man Tn Nev Britain, Jack Hennessey preferred.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
ROOFING FOR HARVARD

Harvard and Princeton have fail ed to bury the hatchet, smoke the peace pipe, or in any other way re- turn to normal. In college circles this is the biggest news of the day, and for this reason, we suppose, the Boston papers featured it under as large type as if the world had come to an end. As is generally known, everybody in Boston is crazy about Harvard; that is to say, well, there are some there who graduated from ihe place. The others are hoping Princeton gets the best of whatever argument there is under way with the Cambridgian cognoscenti.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

You can get an dHS"ST to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1922 New York avenue. Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answered. All letters are confidential.-Edit
 Q. How did the abbreviation lb." originate?
 A. It comes from the Latin word Libra meaning pound. Q. Are there American ceme- tories at Belleau Wood and Chateau Thierry in France?
 A. There is a permanent Amerl- can cemetery at Belleau Wood in which 2,212 bodies of American soldiers are buried. There is none at Chateau Thierry and the bodies formerly inferred there have been transferred to Bel1eau Wood or else | where.
 0. What are Germanys present | boundaries?
 A. Germany is bounded on the north by the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland, Czechoslovakia and Austria; | on the south by Czechoslovakia, Austria and Switzerland; on the west by France, Luxenburg, Bel- gium, Holland and the North Sea. Q. Which railroads in the United States have the greatest mileage?
 A. Moody's latest analysis of railroads gives the total operated mileage of the New York Central as 27,9S5.5s miles; of the Pennsyl- vania as 27,S05.7O and of the Cana dian National as 29,732.11 miles.
 o. What do the names Ann and Elizabeth mean?
 A. Ann means gracious" and Elizabeth "consecrated to God"
 0. What is the address of Bebe Daniels. the moving picture actress
 A. Lasky Studios, 5S41 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California.
 Q. Is the government calling in counterfeit quarters of 1917?
 A. Counterfeit coins are not recognized by the government and are seized and confiscated whenever they are found.
 Q. Where is the land of the mid night sun and how long does i shine there?
 A. The expression Hand of tht midnight sun" refers to those higf attitudes within the polar circle where in midsummer the sun doe : not sink below the horizon durinl the 24 hours.
 Q. What is the height and weigh of Earl Sande, the jockey? A. He is about 5 feet 4 inche ' tall and weighs 115 pounds. c. Is a communicant of the Ro man Catholic church prohibite by law from becoming president o the United States? , A. No.
 Q. How are diamonds cut?
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
THIS STATE LAW NEEDS
 AMENDING

It is the state of Connecticut, and rot local authorities, which is at fault when a man is sent to jail, leaving his family in want while he is away doing time"
 The state law needs to be amend ed so that the husband, when serv- ing time for an offense, may have a part of the income derived from his labor for the state sent to his family for its support.
 Under the present law he Is housed and cared for. while his fam- fly is left dependent upon the city and welfare organizations for main- tenance.
 A more unfair system could hard ly be devised. Under it the wife and children are more severely punished than the husband, who while in Jail has nothing to worry about, while the wife and kiddies are wondering where the wherewithal IS coming from to keep the wolf from the door.
 This does not happen in all in ! stances, of course; where the family | has a surplus of money in a savings bank some of it can be used for the support of the family while the hus- band Is away; but many of the husbands who are jailed are not of | the type with a surplus at bank.
 The Welfare Association of New | Britain, of which Cora M. Beale is executive secretary, meets with such conditions constantly. An amend ment of the Connecticut law where by jailed husbands would work for their families instead of for the state-at least partly for their fam ilies-would avoid the necessity of this association and the city doing a duty of family maintenance that the state under the present law forces upon them.
 The legislators in the 1927 session of the General Assembly ought to be induced to change the law in the light of reason and justice to muni- cipalities and welfare organizations. from such husbands amounts to little an dthe state does not need il as much as their families. Under the present system the families are punished more than the husbands.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
THE THRILL LIFE

Thought so. The college bred Texas flapper who robbed a bank says she did so for the thrill she could get out of it. Accumulating thrills seems to be the chief pas time of muddled minds. Then comes a dispatch saying she was married to a lawyer without her mother knowing anything about it. That's another way of thrilling things up having a hubby on the quiet and be- ing flapper in public. How do they get that way? Let the Y. M. c. A or the Y. w. c. A. answer.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
THAT COLD WAVE

We do not intend to set much
 store by the weathcr-to-be. This be- cause we have been fooled too often. But when we read of that bitter winter weather blowing eastward from Alaska, and that the north west is already "prostratc" with cold, we have been wondering whether wave could remain cold all the way from the Aleutian Islands to Connecticut. And if so, how cold? An interesting experi- ment in weatheritisology. Later: The wave has struck, or is striking
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

A. With an iron wheel. which is made to rotate very rapidly, and is armed with a mixture of diamond dust and emery.
 o. What do the names Olympia and Minnie mean?
 A. Olympia Is from the Greek and means Heavenly" Minnie is from the Latin and means little one"
 c. What is plagiarism? A. The act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts or passages of his writings, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the product of one's. own mind.
 0. How old is the art of danc- ing?
 A. It is generally believed that the first opponents of the art were savages existing long before rec orded history who employed 1t in their tribal religious festivals and celebrations of victory. O. Who discovered the Falkland Islands and to whom to they now belong?
 A. They were discovered by John Davis, August 14, 1892. They were settled by the French, English and Spaniards, successively, but the English ultimately took possession l in 1892.
 0. Where are Singapore and the Federated Malay States? A. The Federated Malay States are on the Malay Peninsula, ad- joining lower Siam. Singapore is the chief port of the Straits Settle ment. It just misses being the southermost point of Asia by half mile of water channel. Both are Asiatic possessions of Great Britain. c. What is a groundhog?
 A. The grounding or woodchuck is similar to the gopher. in it's hab- it's and lives in burrows. It eats green vegetation and is destructive to grass and alfalfa crops and gar den patches. At the approach of cold weather it goes into its bur row and hibernates until March or April. It does not need food during the winter. c. What Is the answer to this problem: A farm yielded twice as many bushels of oats as wheat and four times as many bushels of corn as oats. The total yield is 1,6S3 bushels. What was the yield of each crop? A. 153 bushels of wheat: 306 bushels of oats; 1224 bushels of corn.
 Q. To whom does Wrangel Is- land belong? | A. Soviet Russia. Q. Where did the expression to "escape by the skin of ones teeth" originate?
 A. See the goth verse of the 18th chapter of the book of Job, Bible: T am escaped with the skin of my teeth"
 Q. Is there any way of making pencil marks indelible?
 A. To fix pencil marks so they will not rub out, take well-skimmed milk and dilute with an equal bulk of water. Wash the pencil marks (whether writing or drawing) with this liquid. using soft flat camels hair brush, and avoid all rubbing Place upon a flat board to dry.
 Q. How did "Goodbye' orig mate?
 A. It is contraction of ar ancient pious formula, God by wi ye."
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

The difference between an edl- torial writer and a genuine philoso- pher Is considerable. We admit 1t after having read the following; "rhe only difference between a philosopher and others is that a philosopher finally has discovered that kicking doesn't do any good.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

NlAlDS Class Conducted by Jerry Rosenberg
 Class: "Oh, teacher, we can hard ly wait to have you tell us about maids! Please tell us quickly"
 Teacher: Maids are women of various ages that are paid for acting like a lazy daughter"
 Class: Whats the difference be- tween a maid and hired girl?"
 Teacher: "The hired girl is thing of the past. Aside from the fact that the hired girl worked for s5 a week and the maid demands s15, the prin- cipal difference lies in the fact that the hired girl was willing to be of some help around the house."
 Class: What is a French maid, teacher?"
 Teacher: "A French maid is a young woman named McGillicuddy or Ginsberg whose legs look neat in black silk stockings"
 Class: "Why do people have maids?"
 Teacher: Because other people in the same bridge club have them.' Class: "Why are maids given Thursday afternoons off" Teacher: TO give the lady of the l house a chance to put thing in order | without having the maid underfoot.'
 Class: Are there different kind: of maids?"
 Teacher: "Yes. there are homel4 maids who do about half Of then work wrong, have a terrible disposi ton. and were never married. An( there are pretty maids who are seek ing divorces from their husbands They do all their work wrong, CT. when they are reproved, and get lot of telephone calls from mascu line voices"
 Class: Why do young womel drift into the occupation of beini maids?"
 Teacher: If a young woman parents can't afford to send her t college, being a maid is about tn only thing she can do, except go work"
 Class: What is the advantage C having a pretty maid, if they're s useless?'
 Teacher: Having pretty mai assures the house better police pro tection."
 Class: "Our curiosity is now sa' isfied, dear teacher, and we bid yo a welcome adieu." Teacher: Don't swallow an watermelon seeds, and come to cla' again whenever there's a dull day.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
MORE POLICEMEN TO
 CURB HOLDUPS

HoIdups in New Britain are get ting entirely too numerous. Eight in two weeks cannot be brushed aside as "something unusuaf and likely to end as suddenly as they occurred.
 This city has not been renowned for it's large police force. The chief of police for years has been pleading for more men and has been continu- ally refused. There are portions of the city which are not patrolled ade- quately. If more policemen were around there would be fewer hold ups.
 Citizens are beginning to get alarmed. They have every right to this emotion. There is reason for 1t. If it is to be dangerous to be out doors after midnight it is time we knew it and made an effort to change the possibilities in favor of more safety.
 The police department is con- posed of first class Investigators, and three arrests have been made. It is not the fault of policemen, of course, if the willy holdup men have opportunities to ply their nefarious calling throughout the wide areas where policement are not to be found very often.
 Now is the time to increase the police force. The men are needed The people are getting tired of read ing about another holdup every time they get their evening paper.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

The married man looks forward to buying Christmas presents for the wife and the kiddies, and gets lot of fun out of it. The bachelor wastes his surplus and perhaps goes into debt in buying presents for four fappers of his acquaintance.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Since it's inauguration on per- manent basis in 1919, the air mail service of the post office depart- ment has steadily increased it's fa- cilities until now 29 states and the District of Columbia are traversed by air mail planes.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
..s Audit Rurran of Circulation.

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation The A. B. c. is a national organization which furnishes newspapers ana tuNei ,,.ar. vith strictly honest analysis Of circulation. Our circulation statistich arc based upon this audit Thia tnsures protection againy. fraud in newspaper distribution figu. es to both national anu local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Member of the Associated Press. rhs Assoc.ated Press ia exclusively en- titled to the use for republication or all news credited to it or not other~lse credited in this paper and also ioea' news published therein.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Americanism: Buying books that promise short cut to culture; leav- ing them on the shelf and going to the movies
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

A good memory test for husbands and wives is to try recalling what yesterdays quarrel started about.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

A mans behavior on Sunday doesn't prove anything if his seven- day average is bum.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Doubtless the kangaroo was Ma ture's first abortive effort to pro- duce a cheer leader.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
ctsandFancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

Easy Street doesn't signify that the consciences are easy.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

The Herald is on sale daily ID New York at Hotalings Newsstand, Times souare; schultz's Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central. 4.nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

And yet, in a free country the peo- pie should be entitled to a rascal in the Senate if a rascal really repre- sents them.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
Shop Rule

ShOp RtlIe What was that fella saying to you Peggy?" Said I was the prettiest girl he had seen while doing his Christmas shopping" Do you fall for that cranberry sause?" "The customer is always right"
 A. k. Wylie
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

That fellow who says nobody in America has the grand manner doesn't know any janitors.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

It's love, pure and undefiled, If you can kiss her with joy before breakfast.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

It takes two to make impudence: One to tell the truth and one with the sWell-head to be offended.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
A La Mode!

Walter: You don't like hot man. mas? Why?"
 Roy: "No-it isn't the heat-it's the stupidity"
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
HOLIDAY BARGAINS IN JIMERICKS

(We Make Limericks to Order = Specially Tailored to Suit
 Your Rcquirements) Dear MT. Judell: My girl chum, Edith Clay, went out and got soaked to the skin the other day. Please write a limerick about it.
 Jane Crowthers Dear Jane. Your damp right we
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

It's hard to determine a mans so- cial rating until you discover which set he gossips about.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

This is the off-season for fisl lies and golf lies, but there's tn sleeping porch. .
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

A monarch had faults as a ruler, but he didn't need to spend so much time and money investigating him. self.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Always choose a bridge partner who has no diamonds. She won't mind concealing her hand.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
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Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care Of the New Britain Herald, and your letter wil be forwarded to New York.
That Christmas oard-Counter Jam.

Speaking of our friendships, We fear some folks would end 'em If they could see our faces When we buy the cards we send
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

You can't tell. The word "moon- shine" bears no relation to the an- cient belief that the moon made peo- pie foolish.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Even in the old days there were youngsters who enjoyed shocking people, but they weren't called young intellectuals
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Late estimates agree that 96 per cent of the Christmas presents will be paid for by March l.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

The prize ass is the man who is proud because there are so many immoral things he hasn't done. Imagine man proud of not having burned an orphan asylum.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Modern idea of ''roughing 1t": Wearing the kind with short legs all winter.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Entered at the Post once at New Britain q Second Class Natl Matter.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Correct this sentence: Even if mamma forgot to tell me" said the small boy, "I'd always wear my rub bers."
 Copyright, 1926, Publishers
 Syndicate
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
MAIDS

Only 355 shopping days since Christmas,
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

Nahum Graham Dickleshaw Pared the spuds to help his nav; Kind, helpful boys good Santa
 loves
 But Nahum won't need any gloves.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15
NEE BARTEs

 Witt Kindness Witt Helpful Are De
 Crissmass Babies! (ObserVsd by Daniel E. Hussock) Why, Gerald Harold Burrosnoot How come you got so full of soot ?" His mother asked. He said, Because l cleaned the flue for Santa Claus" Skeezicl Seasick Maldemair Shingled sleeping mammals hair Now she'll have (won't that be
 pleasantly An extra dollar for her present! Helen Melon Ogelsneer Saw Christmas was a-drawing near; To make a hit, the little snipe Washed out her daddy's favorite
 pipe
 Jason Mason Monkipout Meant to clean the cupboards out; His Christmas gift, think, will be New dishes for the family.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-15

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The St. Paul echo., 1926-12-18
FEDERAL COUNCIL OF
CHURCHES IN SESSION
fCsntinned FROM pagap

out clearly the improperly Of the
Bishops statement. Forcefully and
with dignity. but without passion, the
Rev. Mr.. Griffin informed the Bishop
that the term niger" was offensive
to Negroes. and further. that the
colored race had made such progress
in the past so years in business, the
ministry. and professions, that Ne
groes could no longer be, judged
measured. or remembered by its
chauffeurs and cooks.
Among the people who attended
the Council meeting were: DR.. George
E. Haynes, Secretary of the Commit
tee on Race Relations, New York;
Bishop George c.. Clements, African
Methodist Episcopal Zion, Louisville;
DR.. Lacy X. Williams, President Ma
tional Baptist Convention, Chicago;
DR.. L. G. Jordan, Foreign Mission
Board. National Baptist Convention.
Philadelphia; Z. Allen, Jr., Shreve-
port, La; Rev. j. H. Henderson, Hot
Springs, Ark; Lawyer w. T. Fran
els, Member Committee on Interna-
tional Goodwill, st. Paul; Rev. R. H.
Broyles, Waterloo, Ia; Rev. ]. H.
Griffin, st. Paul, representing Bishop
Gaines, A. NJ. E. Church; Rev. Jerna-
gen, of Washington, d. c., and 9th
ers. The local pastors of the Twin
Cities were we'll represented at all
of the sessions. 49,.