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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-08
This Day in History

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-11-08

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New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
NEW ENGLAND AND AUTOS

AS a section of the country where automobiles could be manufactured In large quantities many think well of New England especially New Englanders. Three years ago, how ever, the Stevens Duryea plant at Chicopee, Mass, failed, due to f. nancial stringcncy. Meanwhile the automobile manufacturing industry advanced greatly throughout the remainder of the country.
 The automobile industry, being mostly concentrated in the west, causes millions of dollars from New England to flow to that sec ton of the country. There would seem to be no valid reason why more automobiles are not made in New England, this section being closer to the eastern consuming markets than the middle west. Our enterprise in the automobile manu- featuring business has been well nigh negligible - except that we continue to manufacture the finest of American cars at the highest price, one that circulatcs so slight ly that we haven't seen one for months.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
POVERTY AND SICKNESS

Charles A. Winslow of Yale is an authority on public hygiene, being a professor in this branch of learn ing, and is president of the Amcri- can Health association. When he says much sickness is caused by poverty, instead of sickness causing poverty, as is generally supposed, he has the ear of everyone taking an interest in public welfare.
 We know how to keep well. he says, but too many of us cannot afford it. In other words, we can- not put our knowledge into prac- tice because of economic reasons, is his view.
 In innumcrablo cases of illness a doctor is not called except as a last resource. Frequently 1t then is too late. The reason for such dilatory tactics, of course. is the desire to avoid paying a doctors bill if it can bo avoided; in other words the patient doesn't think ho can afford it.
 The Chinese aristocrats have a system Of paying doctors to keep them well and cutting off their pay when they get sick, This system like most oriental methods, is the reverse Of the occidental, but it has much to commend it.
 In spite of the economic bash fitness Of many of us in calling tho doctor in time 10 avoid worse trouble later. the average of lif' has been extended ten years since vital statistics have been kept This would be proof that we arc placing our knowledge Of how tt keep well 10 some use, although perhaps not ,he maximum, Profcs' tor Wmslow himself thinks we vii continue to add to our average O It. expectancy.
 We are living faster and longor.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
DEFEATING CRIME

Pending indictments in Ne" York are half what they were q year ago and convictions are twice as high. Small wonder that the underworld is worrying. It ought to mean the beginning of the end of the crime wave, Nothing will put the crooks on the run so quickly as deter mined work by detectives and po- lice - such as resulted in the cap ture of the Whittemore gang-in- dictmcnts, and convictions by jurics with a sense of responsibility Curbing of the bond evil for crooks Is also to hc an important factor
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
Observation Or The Weather

Washington, March 29.-Forecast for Southern New England; Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; not much change in temperature; gentle south winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Cloudy tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer tonight; gentle south winds
 Conditions; Pressure is high this morning on the Atlantic coast and westward over the Ohio and Mis- sissippi valleys and the northern maritime provinces, the upper lake region and the far southwest. A fourth depression is entering the country by way of the Canadian northwest. Rains are falling in Texas and eastward to the eastern Florida coast and light SHOWS in Colorado and Kansas.
 Zero temperatures were reported from Northern Quebec this morn- ing. Killing frosts were reported from Tennessee, North Carolina and eastern Virginia. Temperatures are generally below the seasonal normal in the northern states from the Rocky mountains eastward 10 the north Atlantic coast.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity fair weather followed by increasing cloudinoss with slowly rising tenn perature.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
"RIXING CINILIXATIONN

Civilization is something to be bought, we gather after reading how the Navajo Indians are acting in Arizona. This strikes respon- sive chord, as it is amenable to the observation of everyone that civil lization seems to consist largely of buying things and trying to pay for them without going into debt,
 The Navajos have land that has been turned into oil production, This means sudden riches. Where formerly the tribcsmen. warriors and squaws had little money and few desires, they now have much money and have multiplied their desires for the fancy contraptions of civilization. And the more edu- catcd they get in money matters the more they think they need. A deaf and dumb salesman could sell them gold bricks in his sleep.
 In this they closely follow the precedent established by the Osagc tribe of Indians in Oklahoma.
 These Indians act just like whites under the same conditions. The more education we gather the more we think We need; the more money we accumulate the more luxuries are likely to be necessities
 The person who can read ser mons in stones," who can get much enjoyment out of something that costs little, is a member of the vanishing minority, which is all ready so small 1t looks like an atom under a cheap microscope.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
TRANSPORTATION

Transportation is tr21sporiation' and is not necessarily confined 10 railroad transportation, II includes all kinds of transportation that moves goods, chattcIs and people rom place 10 place.
 That's what J. F, Atwater of this city told congressional listeners by way Of improving their knowledge Of the subject
 II is for this reason that truck Transportation should not be un- necessarily hmGr,d through dras- lie regulations fayoring railroad Transportation.
 Roth kinds of transportation arc h.rc 10 stay. Neither is entitled 10 a monopoly
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
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broadcasts on 4bo meters and 500 watts.
 c. Were funds raised 10 reward tho crew of the s. s, Roosevelt for rescuing the men on the Antinoe?
 A. About s40,O00 was raised al two benefit c-ncerts and distributed among the crew. The New York Sun and the Seamen's Church Institute each raised q fund for them and funds were also contributed in for eign countries.
 c. Do the Sequoias, or Big Trees, of California grow anywhere outside that region?
 A.These giant trees are now found only along tho Pacific coast, altho according to Science Service they grew in Europe and Asia and across North America in early geologic times.
 Q. How many pounds of pork was produced in the United States in the years 1923. 1924 and 1925? A. Figures recently announced by the United States department of agriculture are as follows: 6S,294,- 297 swine slaughtered in the United States in 1925 producing o.210,000,- 000 pounds of pork; 79,6SQ,SS swine slaughtered in 1924 producing pounds of pork: 79,- S4S,37O swine slaughtered in 1928 producing 1O,7SS,OO0,OOO pounds of pork.
 Q. What is the salary of post masters in small fourth class offices?
 A. Their salaries are based on ! the receipts of the office.
 Q. How did primitive man gain his knowledge of fire?
 "A. No definite information on the subject exists but fire may have been used by man d million years ago. Possibly the first fire was kindled from a glowing stream of lava or from a buring tree trunk set aflame | by lightning, In very remote ages, however, man had learned how 10 create fire by friction and the fire Iborer is one of the oldest human in ventions.
 Q. When did Moscow become the capital of Russia?
 A. On March 14, 1918. the Peo- ple's Commisars left Petrograd for Moscow, and established the Capital there.
 Q. Who was the star of the mo. ton picture "The Mdshipman? i A. Ramon Novarro.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION

Citizens who use the sidewalks in the outskirts Of the city are gratl- fled to learn that some of them are to be improved this year. There are some such sidewalks which exist in name only. Tho board of public works, finally ac- cepting the challenge Of poor walk ing facilities upon some streets that promise to develop within the next few years Is going to improve conditions 10 some extent. But the probabilities are it will not go far enough. There are some sidewalks in the city that are no better than cattle paths. And there are some cement sidewalks which on rainy days hold water so long that the unhappy pedestrians are reminded of the great lakes and steamboat ing.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
STAR CHAMBER SENATE

After flve-hour battle behind closed doors." the news story had 1t, the Senate confirmed Thomas F, Woodlock of New York as a mem Der of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
 The confirmation had been held up for year. and 1t was not un- al President Coolidge agreed to recognize regional representation upon the I. c. c. from Pennsyl- vania the south and the southwest that sundry opponents of Woodlock were brought around to accepting the former Wall street lawyer and member of the stock exchange.
 It was q victory for the admin istration. But the senators were so elated about providing the Roman holiday that they were ashamed to let the public know just who voted for or against the appointee.
 There should be no need for star chamber methods in the Senate. Both the administration and Mir. Woodlock have been done an in jury by the squeamishness of scna- tors towards making public how they voted In this particular case,
 If Woodlock's appointment to the I, C. c. strengthens and i'm proves that important commission, if 1t is to the interest of the coun- try and it's transportation, and a credit to the administration to have sponsored him. then there was nothing to conceal.
 What was 1t, then, that the au- gust senators wished to conceal And why did they act like fright. ened children huddling in Q storm cellar to escape a cyclone?
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
Three Runaway Boys Are
 Killed in Freight Wreck

Houston, Tex, March go R)- What is believed 10 have been a runaway exploit of three Eureka. Tex. youths ended in death early yesterday when their bodies were found in wreckaEe of International and Great Northern freight train No. 56, which was dcrailcd at Ma lone, Tex.
 The youths were:
 Ernest Freeman. IS; Riley Hunt, 15. and Jessie Gilden, IF.
 Twelve box cars were derailed. The cause has not yet been deter. mined.
 When the cars left the track they plowed along the right -of-way and then toppled down an incline,
 The youths are believed 10 have been caught .Undcrncath a car as il turned over. The train was run ming between Houston and Fort Worth,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
A LOCAL APPLICATION

There Is an important local ap- plication to the recent defeat of the Gooding long and short hall bill in the Senate, due 10 the far flung industrial importance of New Britain.
 As things have stood and still stand it is possible to ship hard ware to the Pacific coast from New Britain at less rate than to ship to Idaho, for instance - the state Which Senator Gooding represents. It is also possible, of course, to ship hardware to the Pacific coast through the Panama canal.
 western industrialists have been trying for 40 years to make 1t illegal for the railroads to charge less for a trans continental haul of certain commodities than for an intermediate haul, thus better to compete with eastern manufac- turcrs.
 Passage of the Gooding bill would have forced all such ship ments via the Panama canal in order to obtain a commcnsurately low rate. The canal already has caused the directors of certain western transcontinental lines to lose sleep; had the Gooding bill been passed the railroads would have been penalizcd for their en- terprise, and New England manu' facturcrS also.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

You can get an answer 10 any I question of fact or Information by writing 10 the Question Editor. New Britain eHrald, Washington Bureau, ' 1922 New York avenue, Washington D. C. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply Medica, legal and marital l advice cannot be given, nor can ex- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per- sonal reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are confidential. .-- Editor.
 Q. Who made the first nonstop aeroplano flight across the Allan tic ocean?
 A. Capt, J. Alcock and Lieut.. Arthur w. Brown of the British Navy made the first nonstop flight in June, 1919.
 Q, In political economy what is the meaning of the French phrase 'Laissez faire?"
 A. Its equivalent in English is do as you please In political economy it means tho freedom of commerce and manufacture from restraints inosed by government.
 Eligibility to American Legion
 Membership
 Our Washington Bureau desires to correct an error which occurred in this column. It was stated that an American citizen who served in the Canadian Army during the World War is not eligible to membership ! i'll the American Legion.
 On tho contrary. any citizen of the United States who was q citizen at the time of Is entry on active duty in the naval, military or air forces of ANY of the governments asso- ciated with the United States during the World War, is eligible to mem- bership in the American Legion, if he meets the other requirements.
 c. When were blaclboards first used?
 A. They are evidently modifica- tion of the waXen tablets of the Romans and the hornbooks of the middle ages. The earliest reference to the blackboard occurs in the 18th century in a book by Sacra- hosso in which there is an illustra- ton of q child holding a large black hoard in the form of a hornbook. in 1920, blackboards were used in the common schools in Salem, Mass, and introduced in West Point in 1817.
 Q. What rivers in the United States and Europe lead in the amount of commerce carried on them?
 A. From the standpoint of con- merce the Detroit river is the most important in the world, having car ried 80 million tons in 1924. The Mississippi carried SC million tons In Europe. the Seine leads with fl million tons, and the Rhine is second with 20 million tons.
 Q. Who was the star in the movie. "Thc Meanest Man in the World?"
 A. Bert Lytcll. Q. Has oxygen any lifting power? Which has tho greater buoyancy hydrogen or hdiium?
 A. Oxygen has practically no buoyancy. Hydrogen can lift about GS pounds per thousand cubic feet under ordinary circumstances. Its ,buoyancy varies according to tem- pcrature, baromctric pressure and the purity of the gas. The lifting power of heljum is about 64 pounds per thousand cubic feet.
 Q. What docs the name "Maur. ice" mean?
 A. Moorish or dark.
 Q. Where is radio station AQN located? On what wave length doc' it broadcast?
 A. AQM is the Division of Telc phones and Tclcgraphs, san Salva dor, Central America. The station
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29

ed up and recount would be pos siblo in the Brady-Curtis contest, It was learned today that under the law Ii will be necessary 10 destroy tho ballots uncounted, so that O, r., Curtis scven-vote defeat will stand, Engineers Caldwell and Unkelbach drove over 10 Newington today and inspected the Richards fields, pro- posed as a substitute for the Berlin sewer beds.
 | Chairman Clerk of the health board stated today that there are two cases of scarlet fever in the city and one of diphtheria.
 D, McMiuan has bought the en- turo surplus stock of q large manu- | facturer of women's tailor made suits and has placed them on sale 1 at prices about half their real value. Coming as 1t does just before Easter this salo is particularly opportune and the ladies will be quick 10 take advantage of 1t.
 Truant Officer McCuo has n busy month ofsit during March. He in- vestigatcd 60 cases and returned six truants 10 school.
 Out of the 47 arrests last month in this city, 24 were for drunkenness
 F. A. Moore was present at the hearing on the widening of Vine street last night. It is planned to enlarge the lower end of the street in order to beautify the park, plant ing trees and moving the walk. The small piece of park isolated by the changes will also be improved. MT Moore was anxious to have the street extended through 10 Hart street and have 1t strengthened by taking strip from the park.
 At the Y. NJ. C. A. rife shoot Sat urday night. Bert Loomis won inc first prize, set of gold shirt studs with Howard Weasel second, Clin' ton Woods now leads with 30, 30 %, while Bert Loomis Is second with 30, 2a. 20.
 Dr. S. w. Irving, appointed tc succeed Dr. P. NJ. Clark at the hos pital, was not on duty today, the firs day of his term. Questioned ahou' this he said that in his opinion the hospital could not be conducted properly until there was a medica and surgical board placed in charge
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
NO NEW CONGRESSMAN

Refusal of Congress 10 reappor- ton the congressional delegations upon the basis of tho last census us the Constitution demands-shat- ters the expectation of Connecticut to gain n new congressman,
 The political stage was all set 10 have the sixth congressman nomi- mated lat large" and be voted for by the entire state, as was the case after the apportionment Of 1901. It was the late George L. Lilley, who later became governor, who was elected in this manner and held the post for several terms, followed by John Q. Tilson in 1908 when Lilley became governor Lil- Icy died tho following year, sue ceeded by Frank B. Weeks, A year or so later the present districts were formed.
 There also was a plan, In case Congress voted q reapportionment, to arrange six districts that would assure six Republican congressman except in such years when the party had harder slodding than usual. But all this fine planning has been knocked in the head by the refusal of Congress 10 go ahead with it's constitutional rights and fulfill its obligations.
 In the reapportionment every ter years Congress usually arranged Il so that there would be addtiona, districts in the states having a suf' licient increase in population. This would not be necessary, however if the population per district were increased.
 By refusing to reapportion Con. gress permits various agricutura states to retain their present rep resentation while denying more congressman to industrial states containing cities which have great ly increased in population. Con grcss's refusal to reapportion car be taken as an evident desire tc maintain a slight supremacy II Congress for the agricultural states
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
Mass. Auto Deaths for
 Past Week Number Eight

Boston, March @e W,-Automobile accidents caused the deaths of eight persons, including fve children. in Massachusetts last week, the stale registry of motor vehicles an. nounced. This is \ reduction ot three as compared with the preyt. out week, and four less than in thy same period last year,
 Thir(ty-oight persons were con- victed for operating while under the influence ol intoxicating liquor, 1a more than the week before, but q marked reduction as compared with the total Of 9G for the same period last year. ,
 Licenses and registrations mum berinG 107 wero suspended or re- voked S4 for driving after drinking intoxicating liquor. }
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
AIR RECKIESSNESS

The statement of Harry D, Cop land of Brainard field that the hazards of flying are largely due to reckless and incompetent drivers. and poor planes and equipment, probably can be proved by the sta tlstics of air fatalities. It is the stunt and exhibition flyers who have the larger ratio of fatalities on the records.
 A reckless aviator, however, usually has a shorter life than a reckless autoist.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
$ Fears Ago Today

The fate of consolidation is hang Ing in the balance. The committee met Saturday evening and deliberat- cd whether 10 submit the new char ter 10 the present legislature or wait until inc next one two years hence. It will be taken up again at the meeting at 5 o'clock this after noon. There has been a move to defer the adoption, it is rumorcd in solne quarters.
 Many people have been waiting for May l, expecting that at that time the ballot boxes would be open
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
She InhCrstnOl

I'm willing to give you a trial as my stcnographcr but l hope you don't use slang, The last girl we had here was entirely too slangy 10 suit me"
 "I Ect you. boss, Do you want 10 spill a little dictotion now. or would you rather Timber up your brain with couple of cigars before we wade into the days had news?"
 Somebody's Stenog.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
CAN YOU FILL IN THE MISSING

(This little affair was arranged by Rcd" x. Green, Boss Painter
 and Papcr-Hangcr) Once in a - moon. A -- letter day. 1 never saw a - COW. He sWore a .----- streak. He was done up -. He was in a study. He showed a ---strcak. Not as he's painted. with envy.
 He was in the --- of condition. with rage.
 She carried - blossoms. The ----- sheep of the family. Bang! Another --- skin bit the dust.
 He showed the ----- feather. The wearing of the -. The British --- coats. Don't shoot until you see the - Of their eyes.
 Who shoots one hair on this ---- head.
 The --- hand.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
KR.tZY KINDERGARVEN Conducted by Dusty)

TortChcr:
 "Wilc Gertrude. Jr. is down the well taking her dcnp breathing cXcr- ciscs I will ask Gideon to corrcckly use 'column' and goblin Gid Over: Flap cakes or wheat cakes Or
 buckwhcGt, Myself and my little cuZzon, Each morning (watcver you colnmn) We're goblin 'om by the duzzen."
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
BHlpGEpDRT "BOOM'

According 10 tbo Bridgeport T"l"' gram. tho park cjty ts cNporioncml is "Sorond wind," and fin th' opinion of mary" --- SO fl says - Hartford and New Haven will hay' 10 "watch out"
 This IS tho way the Bridg"por paper puts if:
 "Whrncyar Hartford y"cs city count of school children which strikes it's wise mon a. likely to make the capital city look smaller il whispers 10 in stato board of education tha there mus. ne something wrong Then the education lcpartmrn' starts a smelling expedition Tha, explains the recent visi'a- tiou 10 Bridgeport in the hum for errors. while tho city check for school money va held up. But only fourteen mistakes worc found, so th. money camc along. Brilgcpor' is now getting is second wind and in tha opinion Of manN not only Hartford, Int N,H Ialn must watch out"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
THE EASTER STOCKING

Not long ago it used to be
 The Easter bonnet gay, That captured every female heart
 And ldred our cash away, But Madame Fashion has reversed
 The style so it would seem, And gone to quite the other end
 The opposite extreme!
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29

For since my ladys dainty skirts
 Alas, have shrunk so much, Her slender ankles silken-clad
 They long have ceased to touch. In fact the bottom is so near The top that it is shocking. 'Tis NOT the Easter hat that costs,
 It is the Easter stocling!!
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
Ringing the HeUi

Little Niece was watching her Aunt Bell with great interest. "What's that you are putting on your face?" she asked. Aunt Bell, who is noted more for her goodness than beauty. answered: "Why that's powder"
 Aunt Bell, what makes you put powder on your face?" "Oh, to make me look pretty.' A scrutinizing survey, and then; Well why don't it do it?"
 M. B.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29
IN KIASS AT KRAZY KOLLEGE
 Conducted by Gcrtrudc)

Teacher:
 "Mr. Cake, I'll thank you not to look so sour in my sweet classroom! If you don't iric this world suppose you givc us your idea of a better ono, with the aid Of the single let fer H." Pat F. Cake: 1 "Oi've gin'rel notion of paradise, If you want to know, it's this'n; Where ma / a woman has a word to
 say
 And H man does naught but listen" Ella Omstead.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-29

Usually you can tell by looking at a man whether he says the cinema or "thc movies"