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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
25 Years Ago To-day

The bids for the construction of the East street school addition clos cd in inc office of William II. Cad well this afternoon. Five bids were received. The committee in charge of tho construction of the building, of which William E, Atwood is chairman, will meet probably this evening and look over the bids.
 George Lewis over at Shuttle Meadow reports that there Was quite a heavy frost there this morning,
 Beginning July 1, the New Britain Gas Co.,, announces, inc price Of gas will be reduced from $I75 to $l.5o a thousand feet.
 While John BccElcy of Jubilee street was out of town Sunday aft ornoon fire broke out in his home and he returned home to find his house practically demolished. The damage was S1,200.
 The Liberty street Reds defeated the Lincoln street Blues on Brown S lot on Garden street yesterday, 45 to .22.
 W. P. Felt will take some Bridge port officials to Philadelphia this week and show them some pavement which his company makes. He wants to sell some to tho city of Bridge port.
 A notice has been mailed to o. F.. Curtis and T. H. Brady that the bal lots cast last November will be re- counted on Saturday and thus set tile forever the question of whether Brady's election was legal or not.
 In the HquoE case which they tried yesterday, I. II. Kirkham and B. r.. Gaffney had many heated disputes. But this morning when they came into court they found on the floor tho two cases Of beer which had caused tho trouble, "Lct us take them out" said Mir Gaffney. All right" said Mir Kirkham; take hold" And the two lawyers who ap- pcarcd to disagree so strongly yes terday carried them ont together, co. r.. defeated Co. r of Hartford last night, If to 1S. Sperl pitched steady game for the locals,
 Morgan held Bristol 10 three hits yesterday and New Britain high school won by g to 3.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
OUR SG7 PER CAPITA
 STATE TAX

When W. II. Blodgott, state ta% commissioner. told the East Berlin Community club that Connecticut spent $11O.ooo.0O0 as current ex- pepses during the fiscal year he emphasized the magnitude of the states financial activities.
 livery cent of the $i1o.-
 100000 needed by the state Of
 Connecticut for it's various out
 lets" remarked the tax com
 missioner must be raised by
 taxation and must be actual
 money received"
 The statement furnishes a good clue as to the actual per capita tax paid by residents Of Connecticut. The 1920 census gave the state & total population Of 1,380,G31. The population has increased since that time. and last March the census bureau estimated the population at 1.606.491. Eliminating odd num- bers and regarding the population as 1.s06,o0o. one finds that the per capita annual tax, based upon Mir. Blodgctts figures, is slightly in eN- cess of $67 for each man, woman and child in the state.
 This tax we cannot escape; wo pay. directly or indirectly, The pay their s268 year; with one married couple with two children child s2o1: with no children. S1&+. The unmarried person pays his $o1. But paying this money is done tu- directly, and what the average per- son doesn't know ahout tho average tax and how and when he pays a won't hurt him much,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
4 WARNING FOR GIRLS!

By Alan G. Marak
 A profcssor says that many men have the intelligence of a small child. Be careful not to pick one for husband, or your married life may be like this;
 Wifc-Hush! Stop that crying!
 Husband-EIUhby wanta jinAey watta.
 Wite-I just gave you drink or water! Say, where were you' last night? You came in at o'clock'
 Husband-Hubby bye-bye.
 Wifc-But where were you, I'd like 10 know.
 Husband-Hubby ride marry-go- round horsey! Hubby take jinky from bogaman's nasty bottle, Hubby fall down! Wa-a-a-a-a-aa.
 Wife-There, there don't cry. Haven't I told you not to play with that naughty man next door?
 Husband-Hubby wanta smoke cigarette!
 Wife-No, You cant smoke any more cigarettes tonight. It's past your bedtime, and you're not going out! You're going to bed.
 Husband-Mo don't wanta be undwessed! Don't wanta take off tockies.
 Wife-You take off those stock inrs! Now I'm going to tuck you in that bed, and I want you to stay there! Hush! Wifcy will sing pretty song-eong. Rock-a-bye close your little eyes there! Hes asleep, the darling. Bless his heart.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
HI. NIrAsI-Es rpInENmC

II is against the law not to rc- port measles m New Br.'an yet the health department, in aanouno- ing an alarming spread of the d.s- case within inc past waa. adds that many residents who do not call physicians to treat their children having it, fH, 10 make report These. too. arc not quaronuncd; and in addition they inc more rapidly spread the disease to others.
 The law. of course, does not specify that parents of children having the measlos must call d physician, desirable as this may be. But the law does require a report of the disease to the health de- partmant. Perhaps desire 10 avoid quarandu.ng is one of tho reasons why the law is evaded in some cases.
 There ought 10 be some way to impress residents who fail 10 call physicians when there is measles in the house that they have a duty 10 perform towards others; and he- cause of the fact they do not ra- port the disease and perhaps are careless in other respects while ft rages, communication to o'.or ua- suspecting families results.
 One can scarcely think of wors" economy than failure to enlist tho services Of a physician in case of sickness. even in such r,pu. d mild" disease as the measles.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to tho 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 q personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answered. l All letters are u1dential-Editor, c. Can you give me some infor- nation about the American army officer, Arthur Rowan, who was the subject of EIbert Hubbards Mes sage to Garcia"
 A. Arthur Summers Rowan, American Army officer, was born in Gap Mills, Virginia, April 23. 1851. He graduated from West Point in 1881, served on the frontier until 1890, when he was detailed on sur vcying duty in Central America as a member Of Party No. 1 (Mac0mb's) and after the opening of the Span ish-AmeriCan war in 1898, he was sent to communicate with General Garcia. He made q landing from an open boat near Turquino Peak Cuba on April 2i, 1S9& and with much difficulty succeeded in rcach- ing Garcia, obtained Iuil information Of the insugsont army and made the return trip successfully. He was the first American army officer to enter Cuba after the declaration Of war. He was promoted Lieut.. colonel Of the United States army for this service and in 1SQ9-1902 was on duty in the Niscayas Group of the Philippine Islands. He was professor Of military science and tactics at Kansas State Agricultural college in lg02-I903. He retired in 1909. He engaged in literary work after leaving active service.
 Q. Do mules have offspring? A, There is no instance on record Of offspring produced by two mules bU. rare instances arc reported of the female producing offspring with tho horse auj win the ass,
 Q. How did the expression origin ate; "He was gone before l could say Jack Iohnson?"
 X. One authority declares that ii was the last line of @ famous old comic song written by one uuGson, a tobacconjst of London in the carly part of the 10th century, the last
 inc Of which is and he was of be- fore you could say Jack Robinson ' Another authority explains the eT- pression in this way: Jack Robin son was a man in oldcn days who became well known because of the shortncss of his visits when he came to call on his friends. He Was hardly announced before he bid his friends farewell and was gone again. There are other stories Of it's origin.
 c. How many home runs has Babe Ruth, the baseball player, made in the last five years?
 A. In 1921 he is credited with 50; in 1922 with S5; in 1923 with Il; in 1924 with 4G; and in 1925 with 25.
 0. Why do the Second Liberty Loan converted bonds bear the two dates, 1912 and 1927?
 4. The date of the maturity of
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
"SIC 'FNT." TIGE

When drunken drivers are con- vfcte1 and fined $1oo and sent to Jail for five days nobody is sorry except the foolish drivers and their kin. Enforcing prohibition is one thing and may be hard to do; hut enforcing the law against per hitting iutoE.carod drivers from mcnacing the lives of innocent mo- torists is quite another and should be looked after constantly with all the resources Of the police depart monl Nothing rifles" an honest and law-abiding motorist more than to be forced to dodge car driven by an intoIcated person and then fail 10 see him arrested. IL should not require an accident 10 be registered before taking the guilty in tow. either.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

it is sent to the other body of con- gress where it goes through the same committee procedure. If passed by both bodies Of congress it becomes an act when approved by the president. or in case of a veto it can be passed over the veto by two-thirds vote of both branches. If passed by both branches Of con- gross, and the president does not either approve or veto it, the bill be- comes an act.
 c. What senators compose the senate committee on naval affairs?
 A. Hale Pepper, Oddio, Norbeck. Shortridge. Weller, Metcalf, Butler, Schall, Swanson, Gerry. Trammeu. Broussard Copeland, Edwards and Dill.
 Q, Where and when was Irving Berlin born?
 A He was born in Russia, May Il. 1888.
 Q. Who was Sandre Botticeln?
 A. One Of the most important and representative painters of the early Renaissance. He lived 1444- 151o.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

A hicE town is a place where you don't buy your hat back at res tauraur.
 Cut working hours and get more work; cut the tax rate and get more revenue. Perhaps we should cut jail sentences.
 r. would be easier 10 believe man evolved from a lower order of ami malls # you could see lower order. Writers haven't a fair chance. They never can think up an excuse 10 grt a congressional appropriation.
 Correct this sentence: "Just as q matter of chivalry,' said the truck driver, "T try to give q little more than half the road"
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
LANnNIARKo DIeArrENK

Downtown Boston is changing ifs contour so rapidly that visitors are more ncwldored than they used to bo over tho crooked streets What with street wdeniugs, the manu- fac.urc oc ucw "squar'a' where ancient buildings reared their splotchoI vans tho elimination ot nuldiu=s long part of New Eng and traditions. along comes the iu- formation that the worst is yot to come.
 Yoane.s hotel is to be domoush- .1. No hos,aIry in New England has n.ou more firmly iugrained in ,ho history of punf. men and politicians For half a generation political events Of prime impor- ,ansa ravo c.utered around tho portals of this hospic,. Only re gently Tho work oI dismlntnng the Parker noHsn, one which viol wi'h IowE'+ in historic impor'aucr be- au sa far as we are aware thu. AI.me house. where Air. Coo'i3e" preferred 10 make his headquarters an.u eovruor is still carrying on.
 And r.,y orbgr day we read ol som. u.w hotel natn= opened and others projected - usually far re- moved from fhe downtown hustle, and with the usual modern trap uaas calculated 10 appeal to the ..az snta.l
 Such changes must come. per Ml~ .he philosophical soul will
 aH Yogug'- wifi make way for d "modcru" s)lyscr1pine structure; which means it won't be half BIS interesting as tho old building.
 "To Ur l heavy weight. tDo feet
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
ELEVEN FEWER GRADE
CROSSINGS

When the Public Utility com mission and the railroads get through with the preuminaries in cfdeut to the elimination Of grade crossings this year the way will be cleared for eleven fewer in the --ate. And that is something.
 The law has called for a con- s-ant elimination of such crossings, but from the time when the New Haven railroad got into financial difficulties such things were not pressed upon it. State officials, mindful of the need to "hclp the railroad" as much as possible, per mirted the status quo in crossings 10 remain until such time when the railroad could show a better fnan- cial statement, That time has ar- rived, and satisfactory headway is being made. One project Is already nearing completion, three are un- der contract, three have been ap- proved and four are being de- batod. Which makes a pretty good years work.
 Five Of the projected grade crossing elminat3ons are within comfortable motor riding distance of New Britain including the most expensive project of the lot. This job. the Reynolds bridge, be- tween Thomaston and Waterbury, will cost S2Soo0o, and from all ac- counts will be one of the most elaborate bridges in the state. A concrete arch bridge will span the railroad and the Naugatuck river. It ought to assist in making motor ing between New Britain and Wa tcrbury, via Thomaston, more Of q pleasure in the future, adding com fort and convenience 10 a scenic trip. The state apparently is to pay particular attention 10 this section Of the Connecticut hills, as the Castle bridge, between Thomaston and Torringlon, likewise will span inc railroad tracks and the Nauga- tuck river, and it's cost, $1590o0, indicates it too will b. a notable addition 10 the spans Of west-cen- tral Connecticut
 Coming closer to New Britain. one finds that the Scott Swamp crossing, on the Bristol-Farming- ton road, will be changed to an undcrpass, if present plans do not miscarry. The improvement is bad ly needed and motorists arc a unit in trusting it will be completed this year.
 The Yellow Tavern crossing at Windsor Locks one of the worst in The stato, has attained considerable publicity and an overhead bridge will eliminate il shortly.
 But closer to New Britain than any of 'hc others is the Bockloy crossing in Eorliu, which will be eliminated with am overhead bridge. Action has been fairly swift in con- noction with this crossing and the estimated cost of S9o,oo0 needs only to he apporDioncd and the contract awarded. That the work can he completed this year is at laast being hoped hy all friends of hot'or and saror trayelins in this vicinity
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Harvard feeling itself unable to accommodate all those who would enter its ranrly gates, not only has limited thc now entrants annually to 1000 students - as several other universities have done - but is uniqu" among universities in re- quiriuE photographs along with the applications. Thus only good look ing fellows will he admitted to Harvard; and to maintain this high percentage it may be necessary to start a few beauty parlors near the campus
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

The effort this week is to make New Britain the cleanos, city in Connecticut; and to help ill the noble task 2G night shift hremcn arc sleeping less during the day and helping 10 spot nnammahlo rub bish. After tho city has become quite sporloss if will ho a good plan 10 keep tt tnat way and not forget all about rubbish until this time next year.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
lanh., Andit Rnrenn oi iircnIntion

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation The A. B. c. is national organization sh,cI furnishes newspapers and adFe' . tisers with 6 strictly honest anslys's oi circulation. Our circulation staust'cs are based upon this audit This 'nsu'ts protection against fraud ID ns"spSpei di-trihutlon figures tc both national and local RdYeEtieere.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
KRAZY KINDERGARTEN
(Conducted By Dusty)

(Conducted By Dusty) Fletcher:
 T don't wunt enyone to make fun of Reds hair when he gets up to use the werd 'tinser. He awt to wear a fire proof hat, know, but he's got a good he'd on him becawz he's well-red." Rcd UCtiOn: Were goin campin wid some tents An if it rains we'll drown, An if tn wind it blows a gail Our tinscl all blow, down."
 Fred Bloss. Copyright, 1926. Reproduction
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
IN KnAss AT KRAzY KoLLEGE
Conducted By Judy)

Conducted By Judy) Teacher:
 Now Pola, the classroom clock does not look right and we're go- ing to send it to a beauty shop to have it's face lifted. Before we do that, will you tackled the word Bigot?'" POla Bear: My brother does the Charleston
 swell. And every other kind of dance, But he never knew
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
Too Far Was Right!

Harper: some people carry a joke too far, do you know tt?" Gillcn: "Yes, I cared a joke down to the Editor of THE FUN SHOP and he rejected it."
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
Facts sandFancies
BY ROBERT CULLEN

France seems 10 have tried about everything on the budget except yeast.
 Prohibition makes even stranger bed fellows than politics.
 Out where wetncss merely means cider that's where the west begins.
 Colonel Roosevelt says he believes in beer. We don't believe in any we've seen lately.
 l. isn't hard to get rich in busi- ness. unless you limit yourself to selling necessities.
 Example of fool expression; Popu- lar rheumatism. Another: Popular government.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
True Enough

Fred: Come on, grille, give ush kish.' Ann: NO, NO-I save those for my husband.' Fred: 'Ish all right. Hell never mish it."
 J. Lord.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

President Coolidge admits Ha once tried 10 play golf bur spent all afternoon walking ahau, ,nn course and missing tte ball. Eu substitute q political football Tor the ordinary little rubber p.u" and he'd hit lt every jiwa
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
\ STARTLING COMMUNICATION
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aA
 Frcm the Mothers Club Dear Editor:
 Our Mothers Club Has just learned you're unmarried. We're worried, and we're wondering Why thus long you have tarried, Iris clever men like you who owe Society q duty To wed some maid, the mother kind, Not some wild. hippant Cutie. We fear you are like many men, You love your work unduly, Though We all think THE FUN
 SHOP is Much to be proud of, truly; But when you're old and tired out Ven ought to have a youngster Who has been trained to run THE
 SHOP, A chip from the Old Funster! Here's where we think our Mothers
 Club Can very well assist you, Till on her breast a lovely wife Has pillowed you and kissed you. So you just write and let Us know What kind Of girl you'll marry And we'll get busy right away.
 Yours,
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 Secretary.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

The Herald is on sale daily In New York at Hotallng's Newsstand. T'mes souare; schultz's Newsstands. Entrance Grand Central. 42nd street.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

New York feels w.N ~ti-u.I with itself in busting Texas from leading in exports. Bur TNas s.I has something to crow aaout - much oC ifs exports or.en9to ju Toxas while New York exports Tor dozens of states Connao0om's standing -- 25fh in 'Ue u-. - ia not in keeping with her marte- turing importance. tndicatre much Of the states finished articles are for home consumption.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
It Was

Hostess (who is trying to conceal from her party guests the fact that the Chinaman at the door is pre- senting a foundry bilD: Well, John' is this billot-douX?" Hop Toy. "Gessum, Bill ne que six months ago.
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

If they reduce the size Of the dol lar bilL we'll sec whether the tabloid form really increases circulation.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
Tho old pork barrel method o

Tno old pork barrel method o' doing out public building prone- is again the center of gravity .r the United states Senate. |o.a who thought the pork barred method was a thing Of tne past evidently overlooked inc Dai're. advantages of the sHs'nm trrr- spectve Of what it costs m aruro- priatious that Jar with economy
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

No matter how catty q woman may be she is always afraid of mOusei
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

The only profitable advertising uledut tn the City. Circulation books E- oress room always open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
Heres How the Month Got It's

It's MAY because the sun MAY
 shine, Or else your envelope and mine On payday MAY contain more
 dough, Or they MAY not--more likely
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Oddly enough that 'modornizcd Bible doesn't call them The Four Fnvvcritos Of the Apocalypse.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Maybe those who said the next war would be an air controversy meant the wet and dry debate.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Maybe our patriotism is waning, but We can't feel annoyed about the Reds threatening to claim the North Pole.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

In rhe old days. dirty work al the cross roads was melodrama, not sweeping up the departed by section hands
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

When a boy had a date in the old days he turned down the gas instead Of stepping on it.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Long ago dads pants were cut down 10 make pants for Willie in stead ot knicEers for Jane.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Till a humble bigot up his pants."
 Marion Cooper.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

'ro Iu a heavy weight tDo foe. should be kept close together" That's no way to hft heavyweight utle.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-04

Prohibition makes even stranger ped fellows than politics.