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New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
the main streets.

It is on Sunday that the average person thinks Of writing that long deferred missive to his kin in dis tant parts. He usually posts the let ter toward nightfall, without a doubt.
 Heretofore such family mail has lain in the boxes until the next morning-if not mailed early In the day The new system should give much silent satisfaction. The aver age person may procrastinate about writing personal letters, but once he has mailed such letters he is bet ter pleased to have them started on their way promptly,
 The addition of three new letter carriers to the regular force, this on account of the growth of the city, is also gratifying. It is further evi- dence that New Britain is making strides forward In actuality as well as according to popular estimate.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
TiiIG APPLE CROP

An apple day keeps the doctor away reads the old provyrb; tha year the public can double it's appIo eating and vastly increase is good heaith. For there are apples enough for all,
 The estimated apple crop this year is $23toGo.o0o bushels-more than two bushels for e.ery man womon and child in the country.
 Nearly all Of the increased pro duciion came from eastern apple crops. the western orchards having suffered l severe frost in September.
 A large percentage of the apples will not be exported or consumed in the United States. They will rot On the ground because producers can not get enough for them to warrant shipment
 At the same time consumers are
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
2s Years Ago Today

The New Britain district of the Connecticut Light & Power Go. now operates r closed and 19 open cars, four Of which are equipped with air brakes. The total mileage is slight ly over 32 miles.
 Policeman and Fireman suspend- CTS, the 25 cent kind, 19 cents Mems long overecats, s10 10 SIS. Globe Clothing House.
 The mayor has called 8 special city meeting to appropriate $500 for paying for the pavement In front of the new city building on Com mcreial street, the fences in the rear. and covering the boilers and steam pipes.
 Gold watch given away at Casino roller skating rink tonight.
 There will be a mothers meeting Wednesday at the home of Hrs. C. F. Wetmore on Maple street. The Century orchestra will be present and furnish entertainment
 New Haven defeated New Britain in the opening roller polo game here last night, 13 to 10. The game was close ail tha way The attendance was between 300 and 400.
 Stanley post was the guest Of the Sons of Veterans last evening, with gpasts also present from Southing- ton and Meriden. Commander La than spoke.
 Census slatistics show that New Britain has 22G Industrial establish ments with value Of S14,115, ,61O. Wages each year amount 10 almost $400lG00. Seven hardware fac tories are the principal item, but there gre nine bicycle rop2ir shops. Il hlacksmlths, seven hottling works, seven bakeries, nino printers three saddleries and six watch rcrairCrs.
 John Trumbull of the Trlmhull Electric Co.,, who has been spending week in Maine, returned today from a most successful trip. On Friday he sent home q pair of deer that are now on exhibition in Eacon's market and attract a good deal Of attention. The story of the capture of the pair remains 10 ho , told but will undoubtedly he full of interest.
 The board of assessors has de- ci1el not 10 assess property at its i full value as it was intended to dc i earlier in the year. It was argued at first, unanswerably, that the as- scssors might just as well mako ad- | ditiOns instead of the board oi | equalization and that the doUhlinp ! oc values would mean halving the tax raie. hence there would be no i increase of taxes. But now if is 1 claimed that a low tax rate would | he a temptation to make larger eN- | penditures and build up the rate again to ifs former figure, thus greatly increasing the amount paid | The assessors have listened ta this
 and will continue to rate property at the old 50 per cent basis.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
TRAFFIC COURTS

Police court cases in New Britain conforming with the development in most other cities in Connecticut seem to concern violations of law incidental to the driving of motor cars at least half the time. Charges of reckless driving. driving without license, driving while under the influence of strong drink, speeding, violating traffic regulations. park ing cars on forbidden territory or staying parked too long at limited areas, collisions, stealing cars, and other heterogeous adventuring with the modern ggernaut-these make up the majority of eases"
 The police court. then. has been turned into a species of traffic court. The chief competition are cases originating from the violations of the prohibition law.
 The suggestion has been made that the city have traffic court. Not much progress was registered relative thereto, however, because the idea seems fixed that present court facilities are ample to handle the automobile eases. Perhaps that point Is we'll taken.
 If the automobile situation con- tinues at its present gait and the fear of condign punish ment and plenty of it is not more widely dis seminated among the class which virtually rides into court on rubber tires, then the additional expense of maintaining a separate traffic court. may not be far distant.
 Perhaps the judges will avoid this expense by discouraging busi- ness as much as possible.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

A. According to Dean Lord 0 the Boston University College o Business Administration, the aver age maximum income of the un trained man is s1,200 a year: of { hig school graduate. s2.2OO a veal and that of a college graduate $6,000. The total earnings of tht three types up to the age of sixt, are set at S45,000, SIS, 900 and s150,. 900 respectively. The untrained mar l begins to drop toward dependence a the age of fifty, while the college man reaches his maximum earning capacity at sixty.
 o. How did "rayon" get it. name?
 A. It was adopted by the Nation al Retail Dry Goods Association ir the Spring of 1924, later by the Silk Association of America, by the larg- est producer of the fiber and others It is a fabric made from vegeta ble fiber and silk manufacturers ob jeeted to having it called "artificia' silk" because it is not silk artificial ly produced.
 Q. Who played the parts of the "unknown" character and 'Dr. Wells" in "The Bat"?
 A. Lee Shumway played the part of the Unknown character and Rob- ert McKim the part of Dr. Wells.
 o. Are the finger prints of two persons ever the same?
 A. The general theory of finger prints is that no two are alike, which is borne out by those collect ed during the World War and the experience of Government experts and criminologists.
 Q. Where was Richard Earth elmess born and educated?
 A. Born in New York City, May 9, 1897, and educated at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut.
 Q. Please quote the verse begin ming: "Yet each man kills the thing he loves" and name the au- thor?
 A. It occurs in Oscar Wilde's The Ballard of Reading Gaol," and the whole verse is:
 Yet each man kills the thing he
 loves,
 By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter look,
 Some with a flattering word, The coward does 1t with a kiss
 The brave man with a sword"
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
Observation On He Weafhey

Washington, Nov. 15.-Forecast for Southern New England: Rain tonight and Tuesday; warmer to- night, colder in west portion Tues day afternoon, colder Tuesday night; increasing southeast and south winds becoming strong and probably reaching gale force, shift ing to westerly Tuesday afternoon.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Rain tonight and Tuesday; warmer in north and central portions to- night. Colder Tuesday afternoon; much colder Tuesday night; strong southeast and south winds reaching gale force and shifting to west Tuesday.
 Conditions: The storm area of the interior has developed con- siderably during the past "A hours and is moving slowly eastward with center over the upper ississippi valley and a trough extending south- eastward to Florida. Areas of high pressure prevail over Nova Nova Scotia and Utah. Heavy showers were reported from the lower Mississippi valley. Tempera-
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

You can get an answer to any question of fact or information b, 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 question: vii receive personal reply Un. | signed requests cannot be answered All letters are contidential.-E Editor Q. Where are Springfield rifles made?
 A. Springfiel Armory. Spring field, Massachusetts.
 c. To what nation does Lower California belong? A. Mexico.
 o. What is the reward for ap- pretending a deserter from the United States Army?
 A. Fifty dollars.
 c. Who was Queen Liliuokalani ?
 A. Queen of the Hawaiian Islands and the wife of John o. Dominis, a native American. She succeeded her brother Kalakaua as ruler of the Islands in 1891. In 1898 two years after the death of her husband. her treatment of non-na- turalized white inhabitants excited an uprising against her. She was deposed in 1894 and republic was proclaimed. After a visit to the United States in 1896 she returned to Honolulu and lived there until her death in 1917.
 c. What is the population of China?
 A. It is estimated at 400,S00, ,000. Q. How should canna roots be stored during the winter? A. Let the plants grow as long as possible. or until the tops are killed by the frost, then dig them up. If the day is sunny the roots can bs left on the ground to dry | They must be stored where they can be kept warm, for if they are cold and damp they will decay. They may be either buried in sand or soil, although sand is preferable. If Q greenhouse is available the roots may be stored under the benches.
 Q. What is the rule about capi- taliZing adjeetives?
 A, "Propef" adjectives are de- rived from proper nouns and usually gin with a capital letter; for ex- ample: Panama hat, Florida oranges, Turkish tobacco, English actors, etc.
 Q. What determines the value of a diamond?
 A. Quality, color and size of the stone.
 Q. What American corporations besides the United States Steel Cor poration, are capitalized at two billion dollars or more? A. The capital of the Southern Pacific company is over two billion dollars.
 Q. What is the estimated Jewish population of the United States? A. 3,600,S00. Q. How do the earnings compare Of workers lacking education with those who have gone through high school and college?
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
THAT S100

Of course that $79O due from Berlin to New Britain for fire pro lection will be paid. Has anyone ever known Berlin to fail ii meeting its obligations? As George B. Carter points out, St,OCo 9 year is appro- priated for this purpose, The agree ment between the two neighborly communities is binding and satis- factory. It is not the fault of Berlin that nothing has been included in the agreement about interest. It would be easy to make a gentle mans agreement about interest the next time the gentlemen concerned discuss the subject.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
RIG CITY COSTS

Ii was Henry Ford who took time to remark year CT so ego that the large cities are becoming SC large that they are getting unwioldly and that the task of financing their needs will be an ever increasing burden upon their inhabitants
 In this instance of eg parte ob- servation Mr. Ford evidently was correct. One is reminded of it's ruthfulness upon reading of the plans for bridge across the Hud- son river at New York. The span will cost $Go,ooO,000. and after the business Of issuing bonds is com p!stad. work will begin in 1927.
 This is only one of the multitude of Essential requirements" that Manhattan IS faced with providing itself, The cry for more and more expensive subways never ceases; the demand for 1ouhle-deck highways is increasing, the water supply sys- tens needs financial attention once more; tho costs of municipal gov ernment generally have risen 10 dizzy proportions.
 In other great cities it is the same story on smaller scale.
 NIr. Ford believes that more of the population Will have 70 be dis persed in the smaller towns and in urban localities rnfortpnatcly he leaves us with NO tangible c.cw aa 10 how to bring this about
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

-Justice Brandeis Of the '. &. Supreme Court has reached the age of 70 and is being linked with Justice Holmes as the two most progressive minded members of that tribunal Ten years ago, however, when President Wilson nominated him for the court, opponents Of his confirmation all but said he wouid ruin the impartial poten+iali;ies Of the court. The opposition seemed to think member of the court would permit his personal views to color his judicial decisions, To appoint Justice Brandeis to the court was one of the great acts of the Wilson administration.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
NORRIS AMENDMENT
 IS NEEDED

The nation has just elected a large batch Of new senators. Con- gress will meet in December. But only two of the senators recently elected will take their seats In De- cember--this pair having been elected to fill unexpired terms caused by death. The remainder will not take their seats until De cember, 1927.
 In othec words, they will net take their seats until B months have passed.
 This is slow and inefficient busi- ness. It is according to the Consti- tuition, but this section of the hasic law can be changed through the adoption of the Norris amendment. which has been before Congress for severa! years without attaining definite action.
 This Is an age Of automobiles, electricity radio--of speed and action everywhere except in our po- litieal system. When the Republic was formed the delay was Justified because Of the inability of people to cover distances except slowly. This reason, of course, no longer applies
 Analyzirs the situation a little further one finds that the December session of 1927, when the newly elected senator's and representative es will take their ceats, will be given up largely to committee organiza- ton. etc. No business of importancc will or can be brought before it for action. The real session Of activity will occur no sooner than 1928.
 Ultimately there is the customar, jam when Congress thinks of closing it's session; but this jam onl, comes during the short session, will an enrorcod termination Of bushes. on March I. Tho jam could bc avoided with the improved systen which the Norris amendment call, for
 Most of the reforms which Vice. President Dawes tayors could be brought about by adopting the Nor. rIs amendment. But Nicholas Long worth, House speaker, and othc, Republican leaders have been iadif. terent to inc matter. probably be. cause the amendment has not bcol sponsored by one of the charmed circle of grand old party ,caaors. IT other words, the reform would no bring about political prestige anc votes, sae!ng that fl comes iron Norris instead Of some stanapattor
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

paying 8 fair price for appleS-but the producers do not get more than a small share Of what the con- sumers pay.
 Nature has done its share to pro- vide Q plenteous crop. But the sys- tem of distribution is faulty.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
EactsandFancies
BY ROBERT CULLEN

A man is just as old as the back of his neck looks. Happy thought! Let the vets migrate to wet States and the drys to dry States
 If only the easy going could get raccinated against signing notes.
 The Constitution guarantees cer- tain rights which any man may ob- tain by hard fighting.
 Great guns, The farmers who raised turkeys surely don't need any relief.
 Friendly Americans might also give a thought to the taxpayers of Rumania.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

Let's Keep Up the Habit, Folks! Loud-speakers blare and shriek and
 roar, But cheer-speakers are needed
 more, Just ordinary folks like us Who've learned to laugh instead
 of cuss!
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

In our mechanistic age the possibility of accidents due to the use of the machines we use daily b2S vastly increased. It is rare, however, to meet with such mishap as be- fell the New Britain man who slip ped while cranking an automobile and broke his back. Here was q blow by fate such as is seldom struck.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

The British coal strike is a., but finished. The likelihood is that less American coal may be needed overseas within a short time. This ought to mean falling prices Ill America. But will il?
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

--The traffic snail at the Center is at It's apex at noon and at D. m. Fifteen minutes later the traffic policeman can go home, Il the chief would let him.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
Down in the Maryland Freo-

state the voters are compelled to vote for every candidate separately, and counting of returns in one county was not completed until S6 hours after the election, That makes no difference to Governor Ritchie who knows who will be elected without the formality of counting the votes,
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

-President Collidge now has hopes the Hague Tribunal may he strengthened, etc, and that we may cooperate with it, also etc. If there are any objections, however---oh' very well, then drop the idea.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

The editor of the New York World has razzed college football to a ragged edge-on the editorial page but the sporting editor devotes just as much space to 1t on the sporting page.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

-Philadelphi is bound 10 have q scandal of some kind, Now 1t has been discovered that Wilson, the Democratic candidate for senator, didn't receive single vote in some Philadelphia precincts and got a count of about 10 to i against him in some wards. Of course, accord ing to the Ware organization. this was a perfectly honest counL
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
PUT STOMACH IN
 ORDER AT ONCE "Pape's Diapepsin" for Gas, Indigestion or
 Sour Stomach

Inst It Stomach corrected! You never feel the slightest distress from indigestion or a sour, acid, gassy stomach, after you eat a tablet of Tapes Diapepsin." The mo- ment it reaches the stomach all sourness. fiatulence, heartburn. gases, ralpitation and pain disap- peer. Druggists guarantee each package to rrect digestion at once. End your stomach trouble for few cents.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
NIXIG BABIES.

NIIE BABIES!
 Witt Footballs They Play Yet! Observed by Robert Reichenbaum) Ebert Delbert Boodlejoss Threw his grandma for a loss; His mother said, Now, honeybugs, You musn't rumple up the rugs!" Morris Boris Barberpole Knocked the baby for a goal; His mother told the little card He really shouldn't play so hard! Daniel Manuel Lazarindo Kicked his football through the win
 dow;
 His mother said, "Oh, dear me, oh! Next thing you'll stub your little
 toe!"
 Willy Scilly Yodel-Hansom Punted sister through the transom; Her mother enid her: "Sugarbloom, Please knock ere entering a room," Benton Fenton Strudel- Cares Tackled grandpa on the stairs; His mother said. "Oh, Benny-Ben. You've gone and soiled your waist
 again."
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

-Considering the number Of trucks which figure in accidents one is constrained to ask; What quail fcations have truck drivers as compared with locomotive ensi- neers?
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
Q N

Man lacks nerve. He can't use the purchase of a handkerchief as an excuse to try on seven suits.
 It seems odd that umpires never train in the Spring by hiring some body to throw things at them.
 Coast Guard service doesn't make men crooked. It merely affords op- portunity for crooked men.
 "Men who smoke pipes make good friends" Yes. yes: also those crisp green ones you carry in a leather case.
 A demoerary is land in which a margin of one vote may transform. a nobody into q great man.
 Correct this sentence John lost all his money" said the wife, 'but none of my people oriticise him."
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New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. The A. 5. c, is national ofsahI-a.,o.i which furnishes newspapers and RaNeT tisers with . strictly honest anaiys,e oi ars based upon this audit This 'nsures n,,tection asainr. fraud in newspaper dict ribut,on figu es to both national aho local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

-Another week has dawnea during which to settle the Russeh street controversy-if this can De done in a week.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

All the weather man needs 10 do to be popular during the autumn ia to furnish good football weather every Saturday afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

Gene Tunney seems to be so nopular as a champion that nobody A. vet has been hankering for chance to knock his block off.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
He went out and shot himself,
 Blouis.

Dear Sir:
 My mother-in-Iaw's name is Schwartz, and she's always taking some kind os medicine. Could you write something I could pass on to her for gentle hint?
 w. N. Richman Dear W. N R.: Try this on your mother-in-l law There was an old woman named
 Schwartz Who complained that she felt out of
 sorts.
 When they said. Do you take Any dope for your ache?" She answered, T take it by quarts"
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
COLLECTING OUR MAIL

Postmaster Erwin unquestionabiy did wise thing when he started q system of collecting mail at 10 ?. m, each Sunday from boxes along
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
TELEPHONE CALLS
 Business Offtce .... sIo Editorial Rooms .... 9IS

,n tha cty Circulation books and press room slway, open to advertisers
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
TAX JUGGLING

Secretary Mellon has been one of the staunch proponents of debt re- duction while the time is propitlous The secretary may have his faults. just like the rest Of us. but he is sound financier. He has stated re- peatedly the time to reduce debts is when money is free, prosperity at a high ebh, and the people have the money to meet their obligations.
 The government, he has said in effect, finds it easier today to knock off a billion dollars from its pile of war debts than probably will be the case in the future. The time for a man to pay his debts is when he is making money, has been his viewpoint.
 To carry on the late war the gov ernment borrowed 26 billions of dollars, This debt has been reduced to 19 billions, Much of this reduc- tion has been due to following the Mellon plan.
 The time apparently has come to inject some politics into the thing. President Coolidge, with an eye to- ward 1928, and thinking some so- called tax reduction would be popu- lar. has gained the ear of the coun- try with a species of mild political reduction which hardly anyone will feel, but which will serve well as political hokum in the next few years.
 How the Presidents tax rebate plan will work is thus analysed by the Baltimore Sun. it's figures be- ing based upon official treasury estimates:
 Treasury officials estimate
 that 10 per cent rebate would
 nave the following result, the
 income tax payer in each case
 being married and with two de-
 pendants: On a 5000 income,
 25 cents: s1o,00O income,
 sS.S2; s15,000 income, s2S;
 sS0,o0o income, STA; S40,0G0
 pendents; On S5,0OO income.
 $1,602. As under the 1925 ex-
 emptions and reductions but
 4,100 GOO taxable incomes were
 reported, rebates, it is esti-
 mated, would affect not more
 than 2,500.00O of them, the
 great proportion to purely
 neglible extent"
 Secretary Melons political plan Of applying every dollar of surplus to debt retirement is emi- nently to be preferred. He has made numerous treasury estimates which have been wide of the mark, arousing Widespread criticism; but these have seN ed a useful purpose because the surpluses were immedi- ately used toward reducing the debt and thus saving interest charges as well.
New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
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New Britain herald., 1926-11-15

Why Is 1t that we now near lass about the bountiful harvest ol Florida real estate?