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New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

way. With the lack of a red light at the Church street turn, the only way to prevent autoists from mak- ing a right turn into the crowd is to station a traffic officer at the point on Saturday nights, if not at certain other times during the week.
 To keep traffic moving properly al the Center on Saturday nights is huge job. and the traffic squad of the police department is to be commended for its efforts hereto fore. Nothing need be said by way Of captious criticism. but rather by way of encouragement and appre- ciation. That the squad is respon- siye to public needs is undoubted. Doubtless the police department officials realize that 10 make con- ditions ideal at the Center will re- quire more manpower than was suspected a few years ago, but this is due entirely 10 the large increase Of automobile traffic; there has been no relative increase in pedes- trians.
 One thing Is becoming clear; if we must have the red and green lighting system to help regulate the situation, it may be necessary to increase their number to other points along the egg-like layout around the triangle. If additional lights could be suspended from poles or overhead wires, as is done in some cities, too heavy an ex- pense might be avoided and better results achieved. The only other alternative is more traffic officers at the various strategical points. If i this materializcs the city will not 1 be unique. A few years ago there were very few traffic officers at Co., lumbus Circle. in New York; now | during rush hours there are 16; other strategical points in the me , tropolis are similarly safeguarded. 1 In Boston there are six at Boylston and Fremont streets whereas the ! traffic regulation there started
 some years ago with one officer. This is part Of the costs that cities
 must pay because so many of their
 citizens insist upon moving about
 on rubber tires. They should be
 willing to pay the piper.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
GAS

Again q disagreement over the right to erect a gasoline station They come annually. Last year hermit from the state department of motor vehicles figured in an a'- tempt to erect an additional gaSo' nna station in the west end; this year we have q similar disturbance in the northeast section.
 In holding forth that his permit rom the state was renewed to June
 1927. r.. o. Kilbourne filings state authority in the faces of city officials. reminding them that they have no, complete control over gas ,Ifne stations in the city, Such things always complicate matters and the upshot of the matter prob ably will be that k. B. Stoeche' will have 10 devote some Of ms ,aIuobIo time 10 strengthening out rhe local situation. Last year " citizen had a state permit to sell gasoline but could not obtain city hermit 10 erect tlling station.
 Gasoline stations are not popular in some ncjghborhoods; yet all classes Of the population must use them. If we are going to spend so much of our spare time in motor ing WE must be satisfied 10 have stations where the propulsive fluid IS distributed. This is not an orgu- r,ent for the proposed kilbourna station. Of course; merely by way of pointing out that gasoline stu lions can be unpopular and neces- sarv at the same time,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
A RAILROAD TUSSLE

April reports Of the great trunk line railroads indicate that the New York Central did the greatest passenger business in it's history, which will be bad news for the Pennsylvania system.
 The Pennsylvania has been sec ing the New York Central with en- vious eyes, and some time ago an rounced it would institute a stu pendous advertising campaign to increase passenger travel over it's lines. The appropriation for this purpose, it is reported, will be s60o,000. and the avowed object will be to pry loose some Of the through passenger business from its chief passenger service compe- titor.
 But the New York Central has been steady advertiser for years, and what has been gained as & re- suit in all probability whl not be wrested away from 1t overnight. The Centrals advertising no doubt will continue just as vociferously after the Pennsylvania starts its campaign.
 The "Pennsy," however, has good expectations of an increase in passenger revenue as a correlative 10 it's advertising campaign. It has refused to renew the contract with the Baltimore & Ohio for space in the Pennsylvania terminal after September 1. saying it would need all the available space for it's own trains. This sounds as if it expects 10 make inroads upon the New York Centrars transportation trade The E. X O., being forced to re. turn to ferries at New York, vii no doubt lose some passenger , business at that point; but will also be saved a high rental expense.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
IN NfEMORIAM

Tav the floral offerings upon ''le graves and utter a prayer. Let memory turn back to the days rhen the dust beneath the sod was buman and trod the earth sur rounded by kind friends and loV- irp acouaintances. Turn back a nase in the annals of time and let he mind wander over the klna deeds of the departed, thelr achievements in life, their efforts to spread joy, their contributions to bappiness. They will be dead q 1one time and they rest in peace; the least we can do is to memorial ;,a them while we yet live to ten- der such kind services to their memory.
 The beautiful, silent cities of the dead await our coming. Row upon rov lie their mute inhabitants the foIiage of spring surrounding, the weening willows standing as guards and sentinels, Add to the beauty of the scene the gay flowers of .nr,netime. the reincarnation and snirit of renewed life, the tokens of remembrance and esteem from the living.
 Turn not away in sorrow for theirs is no recompense of wean- ness or suffering. They have fought the good battle of life and have won the final victory in death Their joys are of the spirit elegiat strains borne aloft to the Giver and Takcr of Life.
 Place the flowers on the graves in silence; arrange them with loN- ing care. Let the memory of those who went before be like an eleVat- ing spirit. Hitting up to realiza- lion of the final wages Of all hI' and making us unafraid.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
NEW HANEN'S EARNINGS

In common with nearly all other first class railroads, the New York, New Haven & Hartford registered a comfortable increase in earnings during April. both in net and gross; and likewise registered good in crease during the entire four months Of this year compared with the same months last year. Had it not been for a bad month or two during the coal strike, the earnings for the first quarter of 1926 would have been even better.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

to coin a word before II. l.. Menc- ken has a chance at it, Then there are such good old Indian names for towns as Swampscott, Mass, and dear old Poquonock, Conn. Let anyone suggest that they he changed and tho parties will be run out of town. And when 1t comes down to the proverbia1 brass tacks, nobody has yet had the temeri,y to suggest changing the names of Massachusetts or Connecticut. the two best native names in the en- tire lexicon of jawbreakers in this tier Of states.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

The educational system has great ly advanced during the last few decades. Old-timers. who had much to contend with in acquiring a semblance Of an education, are much surprised at the efficiency of our modern methods. But to edu- cate youths is one thing; 10 furnish them with good memories is quite another.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
Observation On The Weather

Washington. May 29.-Forecast for Southern New England: Fair, with rising temperature Saturday and Sunday.
 Conditions: Pressure remains high over Eastern Canada, the lake region, and the Atlantic states but it is falling slowly from the lake region northward.
 Generally fair weather will pre- vail east of the Mississippi river Saturday and the weather will re- main generally fair Sunday in the Atlantic states. The temperature will rise gradually Saturday and Sunday in the lower lake region, the Appalachian region and in the At lantic states, except Florida,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
IF CONGRESS WAS COMPOSED
 ENTIRELY OF WOMEN

t1mdRneU Dy JeSSle A. bONtrHldllD
 "Senatress from Idaho, If you don't let me have the floor this minute I'll come up there and pull your hair! I think it's false anyway I never did like you after you told the Senatress from Texas the secret that the Senatress from Oklahoma told me, l think you're horrid!"
 Madam Speaker, I move that the chain embroidery stitch be abolish cd! Besides being unconstitutional a background of pale green taffeta!" q demand that the cake recipe fhe Lady from Georgia got from the Lady from Kansas be placed on file in the Congressional Record. How ever. I think that it should be amended to read one pound of raj sins instead one-half pound of citron. The baking powder clause should be removed and corrected by special committed"
 "I demand that the vice president tell HIS where he got that cute little hat,"
 "T think we should put this issue squarely up 10 the people at the next election! While I disagree with the Lady from New Jersey. I feel thal she is right about the corsets. But. ladies, this question MUST be settled. Shall we banish joy at every fireside-at every street corner? At every co-educational col Iege? NO! A thousand times no. ladies! Let the government fix the skirt level at an inch below the , knee,,!"
 "Just the same, I think you're an old cat! so THERE!"
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
Forced Ont by Hubby, She Now Has Divorce

Because her husband imbibed too freely in that form of liquid which the 18th amendment says is neither wise nor profitable to drink, and forced her to sleep outdoors at night, Mrs. Anna Pilkonis of this city was granted a divorce in superior court vest erday.
 Mrs. Pilkonis. whose husband lives in Terryvine. testified that he was always drunk and that he forced her outdoors at night. She was repre- sented by Judge William c. Hunger ford. The decree was granted hN Judge Isaac Wolfe. She was grantet custody of a minor child.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
has not been decided but the chair man says 1t will be under way soon.

has not been decided but the chair
 man says 1t will be under way soon. A speaker at an annual Chamber Iof Commerce banquet in New Brit ain one time stated that the sec ond boatload of immigrants that | ever touched the shores of America
 was met at the waters edge by the l Pilgrims who came over in the May flower, who claimed that the "coun-
 try is becoming too crowded and
 there ought to be an immigration
 law to keep these undesirable for
 eignors out"
 The address by Rabbi Feldman O. l Hartford to the Kiwanis club last | Wednesday, bears out the same con-
 tention-that each group of people i in America seems to feel itself just a little better than those who come | to our shores on another boatloa0. Yet the success and glory of Am merica
 lies in her famous melting pot" and
 the best of all nations is fused into itho very fibre of American citizen ship.
 No less important, and no less a
 reflection upon the intelligence of America is a tendency towards lack of religious federation. Although | all denominations, Catholic, Jewish and Protestant teach in their schools Ithe value of the Golden Rule and
 stress the point that consistent prac- itice of the laws of the Divine Ruler
 involves a courteous respect for the views of those with whom one diff
 fers, there are people who feel that unless their neighbo'3 follow the paths they themselves set. said ,neighbors are eternally doomed,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

Ii is with a feeling of dismay that one reads all records for au- tomobile accidents within d week were broken in Connecticut, the net results from 415 collisions being 12 persons killed. New Britain's toll in this notable smash-up week -a1 accidonts-was T toe many. Same causes everywhere - careless driving.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

We hope to live long, if only to see whether posterity ever erects a bronze statue of man in tea-hound pants.
 How odd that daughters nervous condition should require rest at 10 a. m. and not at 11:45 p. m.
 He isn't real genius unless the public thinks he does it while doped up or drunk.
 Everybody is useful. How dnll life would be 10 the exclusive" if they had nobody 10 scorn!
 The best way to insure a success fuI career for your boy is to select the right dad for him.
 Man spends half his life in the hole and the other half trying to get a little ball in the hole.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
KErNINING NANTES

Refusal Of the voters Of Hicks vile. l.. l.. to change the name Of inc town in spite Of the jokes cracked about it, reminds that similar numor Iirccted at Oshkosh
 Wis. Kalamazoo, Mich, and Modi- c,ne Hat, Canada haven't induced those bustllug burgs 10 seek morr conventional names. Their names are distinctive and ultra American,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Ths A. B. 0, is 6 national organization ghics furnIrhes newspapers and eoVeI. tisers with e strictly honest anaiysh oI circulation. Our circulation NallstIes lo'.es snS hasad mon this audit. This insurer aro,ecf,oo ngsinst fraud in newspaper sirrioution figures to both national ana local advertisers
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
KRAZY KINDERGARTEN

 Fletcher: Amos, stop rattling those keys we know its not money. And jest for that III give you a hard werd. pixies Amos Tard Plaster: My sisters wild about a new guy lately, He slicks his hair and comes 10 see her daily; She seems 10 think he's Rudolf
 Valinteeno When he sings 10 her and pixies
 ukelele."
 Doris Lazarus. Copyright 1928. Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
ThouglltlcsS

Barnes: "Is it boy or girl?" Nurse: Its twins, sir" Barnes: Isn't that just like a woman! And she knows we only have a three- passenger car!'
 Banjo Bob.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
25 Fears Ago Today

There wss an air Of expectancy about the machinists' headquarters this morning. There was per sistent rumor in circulation that something had happened. The strike leaders wore confident smiles and replied to all questions by say
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

The New Haven newspapers rare ly fan into captions criticisms 0, Yale university, regarding if as an exalted local Institution. The Yale News. however. Is not so par'ieo- lar. With the impetuosity of youth it's editors tread where the older journalists Of tho town fear to go.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
TWO BOYS DROWNED.

Providence. R. l.. May % (Pl Raymond Spellman. 10, of Cranto' and Alex Szpakowski, 6. Of Blac' stone, Mass, lost their lives F drowning in separate accidents 2 about the same time last night.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

Our First-Aid-To Humor Suggestion One law we're backing would for
 bid All feeding chocolate to a kid! For, Folks, on train or car or bus, They ALWAYS wipe their hands on usi
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
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New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

Conducted by MaXine) Teacher:
 "Watt!' | Class:
 What Watt" 1 Teacher:
 Watt Mott! Laudable' is the Word." Watt Nott: q read in the papers where plenty i of yeast Is all that a guy needs to be
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
No Doubt

Prisoner 1S46: q wonder what the warden had for breakfast this morning"
 Prisoner 245s: "Three soft yeggs and a hamburglar.' G. H. Mangini.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
He Had His Number

Johnson: Flows things in your line, Kirby?"
 Kirby: "Very slow just now" Johnson: That's strange! l call ed you up on the telephone yester- day and they told me your line was busy"
 -Stdncy HoWerton,
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

rhs FsrsId is on sale daily tn New 1orS at Hotalink's Newsstand. T1met sousro; sohultz'r Newsstands' Entrance Grand Central $2nd Street.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
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Member of the Associated fresa The Associated Press ie exclusively eh titled to the use for republication ' ali news credited to it or not otherWt' credited in this paper and also 'ocA news published herein
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

A multi millionaire or magnate at least But it sounds like laudable to mel" Robert Reichenbaum.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
TELEPHONE CALLS Business Onice ... Szb Editorial Rooms .... s7b

Tho only prof!tsbi adver,isins meo,a,h in the City. Circulation oookt and ,rs., room aIuays open to aovertitera
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
Probably W ould

Visitor: When you get out of jail are you going straight"
 BiSamist: Yeah. Both me wives told me where I could go straight to-"
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

Entered st the Post orios al New Britain As second Class Mall Matter
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

New Briton" is the simplihed spelling Of New Britain accord ing 10 q western st"nog who took Gictation Of letter 10 q local firm.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

The weather bureau advises an cxpectant population that summer weather is on the way. How soon is another matter.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

Chairman Peter Paiewski of the board of police commissioners was quick to appreciate the value Of a suggestion made by the Observer last week regarding a course of in struction in law for policemen.
 The Observer recommended that policemen devote an hour or two every week to a round table discus sion of ordinances and statutes so that they might familiarize them selves with the laws of the city and state under the instruction of com potent lawyers whose ability Is
 recognized and who would be will ing to devote their time to the task without charge to the city, Chairman Paiewski. within a few days, an- Inounced that school modelled after the type suggested in this column
 would be opened. He went so far as
 to confer with Mayor Weld, who
 gave his approval to the idea. The
 time of the opening of the school
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
BASEBALL

The New York American league baseball team, which before the season started was regarded as a weak sister. is trying to make a runaway race of the pennant chase in it's league: while the Philadel- phia Athletics. previously regarded as sure winners, haven't held their own very well. Babe Ruth is break ing previous records for home runs this early in a season, thus upset ting the winter stove league dis sertauons that he would gradually slip from now on. These observa- lions form a tabloid of the base ball situation in the most interest ing of the major leagues to date except that fl might be added the season is not far advanced and June pennant winners do not al ways win the pennant in the fall.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
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The reason Dad seems efficient is because he sneaks out to sit and honk while Mother gets the kids ready.
 Love may lead a man 10 the altar, but it takes a sublime friend ship to make him say later: Let's go camping"
 Nobody can control everything. That storm treated Ford's mono plane just as it would anybody's.
 "Hurrahw cried the people. And the great critics work was done for him. All he had to do was to say: "Rotten."
 With his courage, daring and skill, Mussolini would have made won- dorfu ball player, except that he'd want 10 bat all the time.
 Correct this sentence: "The score is tied" said he to her but I'll be glad to go if you're tired" Protected by Publishers Syndicate)
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 Women have right 10 change their minds-and their faces.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

The [. s. department of com mcrce. in issuing statistics regard ing New Britain's finances for l924-25. will no doubt keep hard at work trying 10 catch up to 1925-26 in 1927.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
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Send all communications 10 Fun Shop Editor, care Of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will he forwarded to New York.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

Why the Charleston is losing in popularity: It makes thick ankles, says an English dancing master.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
actsandFanciies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN

A radical is a man who can't Call single banker "Pilly."
 Much of mans virtue begins with the words: "The wife's going along"
 Man may be born 10 do evil; but darned if he was born to define it.
 Education" isn't what you learn; it's just the habit Of learning.
 II takes six generations or a very good war graft 10 make a gentle man.
 Doctors are people we expect to take away the penalty of our indis- cretions.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

On Memorial day some feel solemn and others follow sport.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
BANDITS FREE TWO
 OF FIVE CAPTIVES
Fate Of Three Americans in
 Mexican Hills in Doubt

Mexico City, May 29 R-Tbe bandits in the Tampico region have released the two American employees of the British Fl Aguila Oil company named Briggs and Greeley who were captured Thursday and held for ran som, but the fate of the other three 1 Americans in the hands of outlaws ! in other sections of the country was 'still uncertain today.
 The American embassy here is still Iawaiting word as 10 the fate of John | W. Shanklin of Canyon, Tex, C. C. { Braden of Laredo, Tex. and min- ling engineer named Gallagher. Last reports said that the bandits in ! Vera Cruz who were holding Shank lin had threatened to kill him Thurs 1 day night if a ransom of $20,000 was not paid them.
 In the absence of any reports 10 | the embassy today regarding Shank 1 lin. the belief prevailed that he has
 not been killed. The officials are
 of the opinion that if the bandits | had carried out their death threat
 the news would have reached Mex
 ico City by this time, notwithstand- ling the difficulty of communication. | No details have been received
 here concerning the release of
 Briggs and Greeley. Even head
 quarters of the oil company by
 whom they were employed have no
 information.
 General Arnulfo Gomez, head of
 the military in the state of Vera Cruz has requested tho government
 10 send him 1,500 endorsements in
 order that he may better protect
 the lives and property of Mexicans
 and foreigners.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

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New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

Advices reaching the families of John W. Shanklin and C. C. Braden, who are being held by bandits in Mexico, have heartened them. Mrs. Shanklin, who lives at Canyon City, Texas. has received a message from Superintendent McLane of the sugar plantation on which Shanklin was employed that the kidnapped man was in no danger. despite the threat of the bandits to kill him.
 Mrs. Braden at Laredo was in formed by B. r. Yost. the American consul at Torreon, that he had re- ceived no advices that Mr. Braden was being tortured by bandits. A message from Mexico City several days ago said Mr. Yost had received letter from Braden saying his cap tors had hung him by the thumbs.
 Mir. Yost informed Mrs. Braden that he had dispatched his vice. consul to Mapini. Mexico, to nego- tiate with the bandits for the release of Mr. Braden and Jules B. Gal 1 lagher. the mining engineer who was captured in the state ot LUr- ango, May IS, the same day that MT. Braden was taken.
 Mrs. B. W. Riggs of Brownsville, Texas, is of the opinion that the oil well driller whose name has been mentioned as Briggs. captured by bandits in Vera Cruz is her hus- band. Biggs is 5t years old and has been employed in the Mexican oil fields for several years Mrs. , Riggs received letter from him several days ago.
 Confirmation that John Edwards. a 70 year old American was killed several days ago by a posse headed hy the Mexican chief of police at Coyotiollo. in Sonora. Mexico. has been received by American Consul Hamm at Nogales, Arizona. No de- tails of the killing have been re- ICeived. A Noeales newspaper has reported that Edwards, who was employed by a mining company was shot after threatening the life of a young Mexican. Mortally wounded,
 he made his way 10 his hut, which
 was set on fire by a posse and his body incinerated. His Mexican wife
 escaped.
New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

Women have right 10 change their minds-and their faces.