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New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

barges.
 The bureau found that goods shipped on the barge canal costs more than twice what it costs to ship by rail in the same territory. Last year the cost per mile was 2.5S3 cents a ton by canal, and HOS cents by railroad. Four years ago, the report said, the difference was greater, but since that time the canal charges have been re- duced about a third and the rail charges a sixth.
 When the barge canal was built along the route of the old Erie canal New York was promised great benefits, and the people were willing to see the money spent in the hope of relief from "extortion- ate freight charges" They believed all the politicians told them; and are still doing it.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
TIME FOR DIVIDENDS BY NEW HAVEN

Turning to the New Haven rail- road ownership of 55.4 per cent or the stock of the Boston 6 Maine, it is discovered that there has been an enhancement of s1o,0oo,- GOO in the value of this common stock within year, so that on the face of the returns the New Ha- ven is richer by just that sum.
 But appearances are sometimes deceiving. The 55.4 per cent of the Boston & Maine stock owned by the New Haven, in spite of the s1O,0o0,0 900 increased book svalue within a year. has present value of s13,OO0,0o0, whereas the New Haven paid s2s,oOO,ooo for the stock years ago.
 There would need to be an ad- ditional enhancement of S15,0oo,- OUU III value ol tiliS otoSh SANt the New Haven railroad could break even in its ownership, not counting the loss in dividends or interest.
 It was such stock buying sprees in the past that have been drag upon the prosperity of the New Haven; and the Boston x Maine stock happens to be one of the best issues it owns.
 The New Haven's earnings this year have been large; the most profitable six months in ten years is just in the background. The company is earning S4.72 on the capital stock; in 1924 it earned only $1.91. This indicates the ad- vance the system is making.
 Yet it's present earning power is considerably short of the s6.75 al- lowed under the transportation act, Earnings above six per cent would permit the federal government to recapture half the earnings above that figure.
 For 12 1-2 years the New Ha- ven has failed to pay a dividend The time is near at hand when a return to a dividend basis is ad- visable. Stockholders are looking forward to the day of dividend re- sumption.
 If the position of the railroad continues strong it may be pessi-
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
900 NEW BUssEs

There now are 10000 busses in use in the United States, and the and of the year will see 17,OOO ad- ditional, busses manufactured.
 Tn the past ten years 2,5oO miles of trolley lines have been replaced by busses, but most of the trolley lines were losing money and had been suspended before the arrival of the busses.
 Many trolley lines are supple menting their interurban service with busses, preferring to do this rather than laying expensive new tracks and stringing trolley wires. The situation is being stabilized rapidly. The main result of bus de- yelopment has increased transpor- tation facilities for the public. The trolley lines and branch railroad lines which are really paying dispositions no doubt will remain in operation as long as they bring in money above expenses.
 It is the non-paying lines that face extinction in favor of busses. The trolley companies apparently have evolved a neat system to make this possible they establish bus lines as substitutes for non paying trolley lines and then are permitted to charge more. This system greatly simplifies the prob lem and certainly cannot be in- turing the income of the compan- les.
 The trolley companies are not abandoning lines that are paying; they haven't done so in New Brit ain and they haven't done so in other cities. If the busses serve to stimulate the reinquishment or sundry suburban and rural trolley lines which have lost money for years it will be good thing for the stockholders of the trolley companies.
 Before the busses came the troll ley companies held on to many of these losing lines in the hope that some day the tide would turn. The turn of the tide, however, has come with the medium of busses - and usually with slightly higher rates allowed.
 In the long run the busses will prove. an aid to the trolley lines, provided they and not independent operators run them. That is the issue which has been prominent in Connecticut.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

ble to reduce its indebtedness to the United States in the way adopt ed by the more powerful financial lines. The government interest rate of six per cent is palpably too high, but efforts to reduce it have not yet been successful.
 If the New Haven continues on the road to prosperity it might be able to sell bonds to private inves- tors at five per cent and use the proceeds to cancel its indebtedness to the government from time to time. The indebtedness to the gov ernmcnt is the heaviest debt item the New Haven has to contend with.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
A LETTER THAT WAS NEVER
 MAILED


 By George S. Chappell Dear Wife:
 I think of you tonight, Beside the sounding sea, hope you're keeping cool all right And sometimes think of me. We've had a hot spell, here in town. And, yesterday, I shirked; At half-past twelve I called Jim
 Brown And mentioned golf .. 1t work
 ed! We shot eighteen at Wheatley Hills And gee, I smothered Jim! , won three bucks and four new
 pills, And then we had swim, Dined at the club, a dandy feed, Then back to town still hot, So: How about show, old Speed ?" Says I; says Jim, "Why not?" o Babe, the chorus that we saw, From front row seats . that's fair! cannot tell you what they wore Because it wasn't there!! Jim knew a little dump near by Where Volstead wasn't known; It wasn't just exactly dry, Nor were we QUITE alone! The Hostess said she liked my
 face... She introduced q friend, A straight eight, super-blonde nam-
 cd Grace: We got along no end! Jim had his car; we took drive And dropped them at their flat; I hit the hay at haIf-past five, And that, my dear, is that! miss you darling, every day And sometimes feel quite sad To think that you're so FAR away,
 Your busy. lonesome.
 DAD
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
SlicISer Nets S1O With
 Ancient Flimham Game

One of the oldest fiim-flam games known to the police was worked successfully in the Burritt Hotel Soda Shop Saturday afternoon by a man who has not been apprehended. He is alleged to have given the cashier $20 bill after buying tif- teen cent drink. and when he re- ceived the change, he asked her for ten S1 bills in exchange for a $l0 bill. She accommodated him and a few seconds later, he found fifteen cents in his pocket and giving them to the casl fer, asked her for the S10 bill. The cashier, being confused by the rapid exchange of currency, gave it to him and after he had left, she found she was a loser by s10. Ser. eeant Patrick J. o'Mara of the de- Iteetive bureau is Investigating.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

Conditions in New Britain are not as serious as in the large cities, but they are serious enough to warrant some discussion, and much agita- tion whenever an effort is made to improve them, But we are learning.
 Some time ago attempts were made to facilitate traffic through the promulgation of various rules and regulations which did not stick because they tended to retard the use of certain streets in any manner of means.
 Now we are slowly learning, fol- lowing the survey in Boston and the records from other cities, that the chief problem has been the parked automobile; and We have been learn ing litle in this connection right in New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
Observation On The Weafher

Washington, Aug. 16.-Forecast for Southern New England: Prob ably Showers Tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer in western Massa- chusetts tonight; rising temperature Tuesday. Fresh east and south east winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York: Probably showers tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer in cen tral portions tonight; cooler Tues day in north portion; moderate south and southwest winds.
 Conditions: A well defined area of low pressure is central this morning over Lake Superior. It is causing unsettled showery weather from Minnesota southeastward to Pennsylvania. It is moving east ward and Connecticut will be on the southern edge of this disturb ance during the next 24 hours.
 The temperature is about normal in the central and eastern districts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled weather with occasional showers and not much change in temperature.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
JEALOUS HUBBY MURDERS RIVAL
Principals in Whitstable Affair
 Socially Prominent

Whitstable, County Kent, Eng land, Aug. 16 Pi-Alphonse Francis Austin Smith, grandson of the late Hugh Ryan of Canadian railroad building fame, was recovering in the Maidstone jail today from injuries he sustained Friday night in a fight from which John Thomas Derham emerged with a bullet wound which caused his death several hours later.
 Jealousy is alleged to have been the cause of the trouble between the two men. It is asserted / that Smith objected 10 the attentions paid by Derham to his wife, a pretty English woman who was Catherine White when Smith married her after Ruth Wynne, daughter of the late Robert J. Wynne, once United States postmaster general and consul gen. cral in London, divorced him in 1922.
 Derham was the grandson of noted British army officer, Brigadier General Tyler. holder of the Vic- toria cross. He was married some years ago to Consuelo, daughter Of the Marquess and Marquesa De Tore Hermosa, but they were not living together.
 When the police were summoned to Stella Maris villa, occupied by Smith and his wife and three chill dren, Derham was in a dying condi- tion from a bullet wound in his abdomen and Smith was badly bat tered about the face and head and streaming with blood. That fierce struggle had taken place was indi- cated by the great disorder of the drawing room.
 Mrs. Smith first met Derham at Horne Bay, where she was then liV- ing. Smith was residing in London, but occasionally visited his wife. The friendship of Derham and Mrs. Smith is said to have ripened when he began giving her lessons In au- tomobile driving.
 Several weeks ago Mrs. Smith took up her residence in the Stella Maris villa. and Smith joined her there at the beginning of last week. The Smiths and Derham spent Friday evening at supper at a local hotel and later returned to the villa where Mrs. Smith and Derham played cards. The details of the encounter which ensued have not become known, but are expected to be re- vealed by Mrs. Smith and other wit nesses at the inquest into the death of Derham.
 Extraordinary precautions have been taken to prevent curious crowds gathering at the inquest. The tragedy has created great excite ment in this vicinity.
 Smith was born in Toronto in 1889 and came into large fortune when his grandfather Hugh Ryan, died. He came to England when nine years old and was educated at Eton and Cambridge. where Derham also was a student. He was always popular socially and spent his money freely. Some time ago he was in financial difficulties, but finally a trust company in Toronto arranged for a money settlement to give him a regular income. After he left the university Smith joined the regular army, but later gave up his com- mission and toured the world. He fought in the World war with dis tinction.
 Derh1m was well off Financially and was well known as an athlete.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
Erie Railroad Loses
 S100,000 by Strike

New York, Aug. 16 P)-An unex- pected strike of longshoremen early today may cause the Erie railroad loss estimated at s100,0O0, due to inability to move the $50 carloads of perishable freight, consigned to fruit and vegetable dealers.
 Because they were not granted an immediate increase in wages. 400 workers refused to go to work at the Erie piers at Duane street and Hudson river last night. The New York Marine company, which has the contract to unload the cars for the railroad, issued Q call for 500 men but only 20 responded today.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
Knicker-Clad Women Are
 Banned in Pittsfeld

Pittsfield, Mass. Aug. Is LP) - Knicker- clad women, even though they don't roll their stockings, will be barred from Pittsfield streets. This is the announcement from police headquarters, following the discovery last week that seven at tractive New York and New Jersey girl campers from Monterey had shocked residents of the staid Wen dell hotel, by appearing in scanty costumed- -knickers rolled up and stockings rolled below their knees. Police are planning an offensive to rid the streets of all lniclter-clad q women, Acting Chief John H. Hines admitted last night.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
Less Than Two to a Car
Surveys Being Made in Cities Shed Light on Traffic Problems - Need For Parking Control Seen Everywhere

burgh, and the elimination of all parking in the loop in Chicago dur ing the Eucharistic congress brought about such increased flow of traf- fic that our city authorities are now considering a permanent ban on all parking in the loop district. Streets were created for traffic, not for stor- age purposes, and the men who park their cars on a busy street are using public property for private use, just as much as if they were to set up a huckster's stand on the space occupied by the parked auto mobile. The preemption of such space by hucksters would not be permitted by city authorities for one moment, yet they are permitting street space to be used for storage purposes"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
CANAL TRANSPORTATION . LOSES TO RAILS

New York's white elephant, the Barge canal, got considerably the worst of it in a comparison with the railroads made by the Bureau of Railroad Economics. The canal was built to yield cheap transpor- tation of freight across the state, cost mint of money to construct, and now carries little freight. If shippers could use it to advantage 1t would be dotted with freight
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

Some one has said-the words are credited to Will Rogers--that if all the automobiles not paid for were eliminated from the downtown streets there would be no traffic problems. That of course is q hu- morous quip.
 But there can be no doubt that if parking in all our cities is properly controlled upon such streets where congestion is the most serious, that much of the problem would be solved automatically.
 Bad as the news may be to the free street storage fans, there will be less and less parking allowed in the future.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
IN KLASS AT KRAZY KOLLEGE
 fConducted by Judy)

Teacher: MT. O'Foot, under stand you're quite an after dinner speaker. If so, why?"
 Speed O'Foot: q ain't allowed to speak during meals, so I always speak afterwards"
 Teacher: Well, Tom Alto Soop tells me that he became engaged to be married to his cousin Etta Orange during recess, so suppose you deliver a few words of congratulations, us- ing 'decipher Speed O'Foot: "Tll say to de handsome Tom Alto
 Soop And Etta Orange, his lovely cousint: When folks are married year or
 so, Decipher de days when dey wasn't!"
 -Ln. W. Mcintosh.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
FORT OF BRIDGEPORT
 MORE LIKE A DREAM

Bridgeport is still ambitious to be the great modern terminal port of Connecticut. The utmost in modern shipping facilities must be attained, according to the Post of that city.
 What a difference it would
 have made in the history of
 this city for the past six years
 If the Port of Bridgeport pro-
 ject had been carried out and
 put into effect wren originally
 planned!' continues the news
 paper While Bridgeport was
 talking about it, and those
 residents of Bridgeport and
 Stratford who could not look
 ahead were opposing it, the city of Newark. N. J., went
 right ahead and did it = and
 the result is that Newark is
 adding industries at an unpre-
 eedented rate, while the city's
 investment is justified many
 times over by the return in
 rentals"
 Which sounds very sweet and plausible until one begins the devastating process of analysing the situation Port Newark, as every one except Bridgeporters knows, Is better situated than Bridgeport for attracting the big ships, New ark Bay being so close to New York harbor that it virtually is part of 1t. Every railroad in north ern New Jersey has acres of tracks in it's vicinity; and where tide- water railroads meet a good port Is bound to develop.
 Bridgeport like New Haven, has the disadvantage of being on Long Island Sound, which as a rule is not a main highway for the big ocean ships. Our Connecticut ports are all right for eoastwise traffic to other New England ports but our manufacturers are trucking
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
HOUSING SHORTAGE NOW NO MORE

Except for spots in some of the larger cities, it can be safely stated that the housing shortage, which resulted from the cessation of building during the war, has ended.
 The huge building outlay during the past three years has enabled housing facilities to catch up with the public needs; in some cities the needs have been passed.
 As a rule, rents have receded at least slightly, and for some classes of accommodation more than slightly. The recession is likely to continue for some years, but no doubt will not reach pre-war levels in this generation.
 Present rates for the most part are based upon the. increased val ues of real property. Newly built property usually runs for a dozen or 15 years before the mortgage loans are liquidated; and mean while the rent money carries the burden. Landlords won't reduce below the level of this carrying burden if they can help 1t, al- though they cannot control a situa- ton arising from overproduction. If resource to increased capital is needed to meet mortgage loans they still have the property which usually brings in rent long after the mortgage is paid off.
 The chief danger that faces realty values just now, or will within the next five years, is due to high costs of construction, past and present. If there should be a serious slump in the rent situation, and consequent reduction in in come while mortgages continue to demand the same payments as be- fore, owners will be in the same position as the Iowa farmers who mortgaged land to buy more mort gagged land and when the crash came blamed the government.
 Obviously, it is just as cheap to be optimistic as otherwise; such a ] contingency may not be in the works. At least, for the benefit of all of us, rent-payers as well as mortgage e-owners, it is desirable that no sudden vast changes take place in realty. The nation needs time to pay off what has been constructed the past three or four years, and the general prosperity of the nation has been too greatly bound up with the prosperity of the building trades to see it en- dangered. We are so bound to- gether commercially that when one suffers all suffer.
 At present the realty situation is saved somewhat by the fact people who have been satisfied to live in second rate houses or apartments are crowding into the newer ] dwellings. This continues so long as they are prosperous. Should there be a business recession with ! in the next four years or more - and such things are always possi- l ble, regardless of how improbable | they may be - the reverse move ment would take place. as in a pinch the average householder thinks first of more economical living.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
ax4Ss %@ kaE-=k fun'1hQb MXSOH EXKaiL Jnsx
Send all communications to Fun Shop Editor, care Of the New Britain Herald, and your letter will be forwarded to New York.
Come on, Let's Go. Folks.

Come on, Let's Go, Folks. Just as the windshield keeps dust
 from our eyes, We'll all of us ride through the day.
 if we're wise, With fun-shields to keep out the
 cinders of fret, Take cheer-curtains, too. in case
 grouch-storms are met!
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
KRAZY KINDERGARTEN

Fletcher: "Heers deer Jennie. red dy to recite. Do your stuff, Jennie, not forgetting alternative Jennie Alogy: We made a lotta ice cream in a
 freezer, And Jennie. Robbie, Annabel and
 Mike They wunted to tern the crank, and
 father
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
Evidence

Evidence
 By Conrad GoIdrich The stranger approached the man at the desk in the pool hall. q want to know if l could buy - say a dozen squares of billiard chalk. You see I have a billiard table at home, and" ...
 "A table at home, huh?" said the cashier, thoughtfully. "H'm. and you want to buy some chalk"
 Sure, but of course if you can't spare any, why"
 Hey, Bill," called the cashier. 'C'mere! Here's the guy that's been stealing our chalk"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
ENDIninm

Dr. Pearson: This is very strange. Do you know, you weigh five pounds less than you did yes- terday? I don't understand it.'
 Patient: That's all right. Doc. My daughter got married last night and that's an awful big load off my mind"
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
Think This Over

Think This Over Lois: Clifford would certainly be a wild baseball pitcher" Virginia: ''Why?" Lois: Because he walks so many girls"
 Harriet Humbert. Copyright. 1926. Reproduction
 Forbidden)
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

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New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

Then there is the matter or parking which has been receiving attention everywhere of late.
 Wayne Dinsmore, secretary of the Horse Association of America, aban- doned consideration of the draft animal long enough to remark the other day:
 "The one thing that impedes traf- fic more than all other factors com bined is the parking of automobiles in congested business areas of our cities This is so true that parking. in the downtown areas has been en- tirely prohibited in several cities, particularly Los Angeles and Pitts
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
We'll Breadl

Betty: "Your father is certainly a lucky man, Louise. Last night he won a dozen loaves of bread at the bazaar"
 Louise: Dad has always been the breadwinner of the family"
 Joseph K. Weiss.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
MELLETT CASE GOES TO
 GRAND JURY TOMORROW
Special Investigator Wants Facts Given ImmediateIy-Political
 Pressure Active

Canton, Ohio, Adg. 1G (P-While Joseph R. Roach, Chicago criminal lawyer was at work today, prepar- ing his discoveries in the Mellett murder case for the consideration of the Stark county grand jury next week, employment of special aid in the prosecution was being consider ed.
 Roach, following his announce ment that while Investigating an al-
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

He who steals my purse steals trash. The same can be said of the woman who steals another's hus- band.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
His Kind

Mrs. Hill: My husband is a good loser. What kind of a loser is yours"
 Mrs. Jenkins: "Permanent."
 Esther Schmitt.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

Snap into it, neighbor. Fruit isn't all that gets canned in the slack summer season.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

An experienced wife is one who keeps her husband thinking he has more sense than she has.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16
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New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

Hard times are those in which people live as they should in good times.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

Time always changes everything. Many a nice girl of today would have been called a "hussy' fifty years ago.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

To defend divorce is usually to confess that you are secretly weary of your mate. ...
New Britain herald., 1926-08-16

Another good test of will power is to try keeping your eyes off the taxi meter.