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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
MOTION PICTURES
BY DR.. Frank Crane

q oUTHERN CALIFORNIA is probably the best known
- region in the world
~ IN London France in Budapest and ia Picking people
familiar with the landscape OF this region ny snow tne
kind houses that built and the the country looks
They did not learn this Of books and their eacner 0d
not tell them about it. They learned it in the best way people
learn anything, by their amusement -.
The whole world to motion pictures It = the ass
than ninety cent Of all the motion pictures made are
created in Southern California
This costs lot Of money.
The money four billion people yearly going
to picture shows and paying average Of % cents PEI
little billion dollars
And this mostly invested In Hollywood clseYen
million dollars annually is spent for engraving and
The Of profit films is estimated ct almost TWO
one-hah billions. -.
Ranking largest industry in the United States,
is the Of the ambitions Of thousands OF people
This calling employs an immense army OF people many q
thaters where films shown and the business gives employ
ment to of extras.
These extras managed by casting officials.
All of the casting done under the direction Of Dave Aen
Hollywood He at the head Of bureau controlling an army
of extras. Any in and apply but no one Is
guaranteed work.
conditions people required SUCH for In
white babies and their mothers drivers college boys
lumber jacks, dance hall girls tenement dweers Chinese old
rubber coats and to dress American soldiers Old
negro mammies, and
Their employment is precariou but some Of them manage
to make living out Of it.
That the industry passing amusement fad is
indicated the that both Columbia University and Harvard
University have adopted motion pictures their course OF
study and library is being created at Harvard.
wonder the knows that the motion picture
industry far the Pittsburgh steel industry.
Copyright Mcclure Newspaper syndicatl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

reared by deficient and often de-
linquent parents, who knows only
hunger and filth and sQualor from
the moment it enters the world?
How can you possibly believe
that such child has an equal
chance with the child Of healthy,
intelligent parents, reared in a
comfortable home of good stand.
ing and high ideals?
Perhaps in the eyes Of God
these little souls are equal, but
in the eyes Of the men with whom
they must spend their mortal
years, they are as unequal as
sewer rat and a cherubim.
Let's stop telling ourselves lies
and spinning fairy tales around
Nightmares.
Let's stand up bravely and say
That poor devil out there in
the bread line hasn't had my
chance nor shared my freedom.
He has been handicapped from
the start by burdens which I've
never had to face. And as long
as ] allow things to go on as they
are going, that handicap will per.
sist. As long as and my fellow
citizens permit the unfit to breed
las long as we allow little chill
dren TO be worked like beasts in
factories and beet and cotton
fields-as long as we neglect to
give mothers pensions or refuse
to establish adequate hospitals
and schools-just so long win 1
be responsible for the inequality
and slavery of less fortunate men,
know that /, as single citizen,
can't do great deal. But at
least can stop fibbing and face
reality and begin to work toward
this wonderful equality which rye
been boasting about for so long"
That's the honest thing to say.
/ That's the sporting American
thing to say. I'm grateful to gal
liant Lady Nancy for having had
the courage to say 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

first used for the cow.lymph used
to protect against smallpox and
comes from the Latin vacca, q
COW, but lymph is not a vaccine
in the modern use Of the term.
There are 4 number of cranks
In the world who cry out against
yaccines because they represent
the destroyed bacteria that incite
the blood to activity against the
corresponding live bacteria. The
demonstrated and established
truth that this is both a safe and
efficient means of protection
against disease has not the slight
est influence against their preiu.
dice. They are to be left to their
fate until their right Of refusal
interferes with the superior right
of others to self-protection. 1t Is
at this point that ethics must
merge into law
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
SAYINGS OF
MRS.SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland
September Resolutions

September Resolutions
10 TO. A Foolish Woman
" saveth all her good resolves
for New Years Day.
But Wise Wife "taketh stock"
of herself at the end Of the Silly
Season; and, even while she lifteth
her Beloved's clothes from out Of
the mothballs, doth she bring
forth her annual RESOLUTIONS,
and set them in order.
Then, be 1t resolved herewith,
that / shall dwell in peace and
harmony through all the coming
year, with this Human Being,
whom I love, even though he
may not be the Stained-G Glass
Saint which believed I was
marrying.
Then shall close mine eyes to
his shortcomings. mine ears to
his criticisms, and my mouth at
ALL VlLal moments.
That / shall look for the cinder
and not for the moat in my Be-
loved's eye, nor seek to comfort
him with cautionings and admoni.
tions and "I-told-you-sos," in his
moments Of anguish and remorse.
That shall accept his old
alibis with a sweet grace, and
BELIEVE them in the face of
all blocks, damaging evidence and
even the assurance OF mine own
eys. For it is a poor wife, in
deed, that hath not more faith in
her husbands word than in. the
dining-room clock!
That / shall not deceive mine
husband more than is absolutely
necessary for his own peace Of
mind. and that all my lies shall
be little ones.
That / shall not purloin The
things which fall from his pockets,
nor cherish the words which fall
from his mouth when he sleepeth;
but shall return unto him his
small change, his own pencils, his
handkerchiefs, his letters and his
secrets.
That / shall not deny him the
joy of Surprising" me with Gun.
expected" gifts nor his naive de-
light in gladdening my heart with
those things which / do NOT
want, even though have been
limiting my desires for something
ELSE, for an whole season.
That ! shall look carefully for
cob-webs, dust, sleeve.links, pin.
holes and extenuating circum.
stances in mine husbands home,
his garments and his conduct,
which encompasseth but doth not
bind.
That / shall refrain from offer.
ing my Beloved ADVICE! For
this is the last insult of a
woman to a He-male. He can.
not swallow I'll
That 1 shall not look for sym.
patty, flattery, or suspicious con.
duct from my Beloved; but shall
take It for granted that he Il
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wade the body, the blood cells
promptly attack them and pro.
duce substances poisonous to
them. The white blood cells are
eating the invaders all the time,
and the dead bodies Of the enemy
are the chief means of stimulat.
ing the blood to make the sub.
stance which will poison them.
#, therefore, we inject dead mi.
crobes into the blood. we hasten
the process considerably. A vac.
cine Is q fluid containing many
millions of dead bacteria ana Is
given to increase the body's power
of resisting the live ones. Vac.
cines are given for many kinds
of disease nowadays, particularly
for scarlet fever. typhoid and
whooping-cough; also for rheuma-
tism, colds, boils and various skin
troubles. The name VACCINE was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DR.. C. A. L. Reed

MY LITTLE grandson, aged 8,
AVA dropped a piece of bread on
the floor. He picked 1t up and
started to carry it into the serving
pantry.
"Just lay it on the table," I.
said. "Oh, not! was his reply, at
has germs on it now; mustn't put
germs on the table," This was
his not intended but none the less
merited rebuke. Thus do we learn
from babes and sucklingsl
But what / started out to Illus.
trate by this incident was, first,
that this elementary but funda.
mental knowledge can be impaired
to the youngest and, next, that it
Is being done.
Nowadays all parents, teachers
and health workers come in for a
continuous fusillade of instruction
about the prevention, recognition
and treatment of communicable
disease. This Is all to the good,
but there Is a real danger that q
great deal of the instruction may
be wasted on them because they
have not sufficiently grasped the
A. B. c.. of the subject, the funda-
mental facts, and the definitions
of the technical terms which have
to be used. It is a surprising but
true thing that you may read
health literature for q year or
moro and never come across
a paragraph explaining what
vaccines, eerums, toxins and the
like really are. Here Is an attempt
to supply what must be q very
widespread demand.
First Of all, the common infec.
tious diseases are due to an i'm
vasion Of the body by some micro
scopically small form Of life.
Diphtheria, scarlet fever and
whooping cough are caused by
microbes which are well known
and recognizable. In chicken pox,
German measles and mtlmps the
organism is not known and is
probably too small to be seen,
even with q microscope. The
germs OF measles are still some
what in doubt. These tiny enc
mics are transmitted from person
to person by contact, by flies, or
in the spray caused by coughing
and sneezing.
The microbes, besides causing
local inflammation through the
efforts of the body cells to kill
them, also produce poisons called.
toxins, which cause most Of the
well-known symptoms of disease.
Take scarlet fever. This particu.
lar microbe is called d streptococ.
Gus. It gets into the body through
the throat and stays there. The
sore throat Of scarlet fever is
caused by the germs themselves,
or rather by the defensive whits
blood cells, which crowd to resist
them. The rash, the fever and
the other troubles are caused by
the poison. called toxin, which
these microbes generate. This
poison is carried ali over the body
by the circulation OF the blood.
The microbes themselves rarely
get beyond the throat.
Now, a word about vaccines.
The blood is a very mobile stand.
ing army, IL you will pardon the
paradox. It always is ready to
defend the body against infection.
When . number Of microbes In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
Brutality Survives
Continued From First Two Columns.)

Continued From First Two Columns)
some States denouncng the Darwnian theory that we
descend from monkeys and at the same time proving bv
brutal attacks that Of the monkeys survive and
that goras with smooth faces and with masks over the faces
are active today.
Those that demand public oggings for criminals those
That practice secret oggng dragging women and men from
their houses outnumbered 100 to bruay beating them are
net descended from gorIlas They ARE GoRITIAs
There is no descent, no change whatever
That's what makes this good cartoon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

tiles. But all
C hildren are
NOT born free
and equal. Nor
can every boy
pc president.
Many, m a n y
children, born
in America, face
just as cruel
handicaps q 8
they would face
II born in the
most ben1ghted
corner Of the
old world, and
are as certainly
doomed to deS.
olation.
What ''free.
dom" an a
child k n o W
whose body is
W arped and
whose blood is
tainted fro m
birth xrhn iQ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
TIE HAND on THE FLoGGER

This excellent and powerful cartoon from the Memphis
Commercial Appeal printed in that excellent newspaper
to rebuke the epidemic Of brutal frequent noggngs or
emifloggings that have disgraced several States
Commercial Appeal puts under this cartoon the we'll
chosen words Jungle Justice"
Many States disgraced by the cowardy noggngs have
determined to wipe out the stain and the shame and
measures win be taken
This hairy hand and arm show what the brutal foggers
really are-survivors Of the days Of cave brutality
1t amusing to find the lower middle class white trash
$780, CONTINUED in Last Two Columns:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
By ELSIE ROBINSON
else ,Ro0INSOMs

mind.
4 DO NOT GO so FAR AS TO
SAY THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE
BORN EQUAL" she cried BUT
DO THINK THAT 1T is AP-
FALLING NOT TO GIVE THEM
ALL AN EQUAL CHANCE"
ALL PEOPLE ARE NOT BORN
EQUAL-there's brave, honest
statement and one which needs
extensive broadcasting in this
country.
Most Of US won't like to face It.
We prefer to accept that
ancient platitude which insists
that all men are born free and
equal.
We like that paltitude for two
reasons. First because it flatters
our national vanity. Second, be.
cause it provides an excellent
excuse for not doing out duty by
less fortunate people.
IT'S their own fault IL they
haven't. made good" we argue.
Here In this wonderful country
everyone has the same starr at
birth. Why any boy can be presi.
uent! If they had taken advantage
Of their opportunities as we have
Of ours-if the had worked and
saved and planned wisely, they'd
be where we are today. But they
haven't. They've been wasteflI
and silly and violent. Instead of
digging in and hustling they ma re-
spent their time hating us AMI
being sorry for Themselves No
wonder they haven't gotten ahead.
But it's their own fault don't
blame us
And, having soothed our con-
sciences and saved our faces
with such specious reasoning. we
80 on our complacent way.
Nothing could be more false or
cruel.
America is a great, rich beauti.
ful land with amazing opportun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
LISTEN, WORLD!

r ADM r e
ii Lady Nancy
Astor. She has
spunk.
She had one
of her rows in
the House Of
Commons the
other day. Her
own party. the
Tories. had fail.
ed to endorse
a certain re.
connmenda t ] o n
which W ould
have raised the
m p u / s Org
school age from
fifteen to six.
teen, thus Civ
ing the children
of the poor the
same education
al privilege as
those Of the
rich. And for
twenty heated
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27
WISE SAYINGS

Fidelity Is seven-tenths of bust
ness success. -Parlor.
Suffering brings experience.
--A-..--. s-Aeschylus.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-27

sorry or pleased or thrilled, know.
ing that when an husband Is
SILENT. he Is SATISFIED!
Thus, my Daughter, doth a wise
wife grid up her spirit and NJ.
turn unto her JOB filled with
Good Resolutions, after the sum.
nler vacation from Matrimony.
SELAH.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-13
SCOTTISH CLANS
IN TROPHY. drill
Douglas Branch Of This City
Loses Cup by Two Points

In older, more romantic days.
when Scottish clans met, it was gen.
orally on the field of battle, fighting
side by side for common cause or
settling their disputes in the time
honored way. with broadsword and
claymore.
In these wiser, if less colorful
puted questions have been devised.
One of these is the ritual and drill
competition which took place in Odd
/ Fellows hall of this city on Satur-
day The Campbells OF Bridgeport,
MacAlpines OF Waterbury and the
grim combat to decide their respec-
tive claims to the Carson Cup. which
carries with it the title OF State
Champions of Connecticut.
The contest was we'll and clearly
fought and the judges of the COM
petition which included Royal Dep
uty Adam Urquhart. of Springfield.
Mass; Past Chief W. A. Nelson, OF
Hartford. and Tanist A. York Of
Torrington, in giving their decision,
made reference to a remarkable ex-
pmplification of the ritual and floor
work OF the Order of Scottish Clans
given by all the competing clans. The
decision OF the judges was that Clan
Campbell. Bridgeport, aad won 80
points: Clan Douglas. New Britain,
IS points, and Clan MacAipine. Wa
tcrbury. SO points.
Following the competition u street
parade was held headed tv the pipe
bands OF Hartford and Torrington.
clad in the historic garb Of the Scot
fish Highlanders. Refreshments we're
served and speeches were made by
several officers of the organizations,
including Chief William Eownie OF
Clan Douglas and Clansmcn Duncan
Coghill and David Browa.
Tanist York OF Torrington gave an
exhibition of illuminated club swing
ing and Miss Edna YORK gave a
repertoire of dances including the
Highland Fling and the BLACK Bot
TOM. They We're accompanied by All.
Wolfenden and Jim O'B-icn. Dancing
followed until midnight.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-13
Gasoline Filling Station

Notice is hereby given that
hearing will be held in the office
of the Board of Public Works at
$50 P. NJ, E. S. T., Monday. June
Goth, 1927. relative to the applica-
ton OF Frederick Murphy for ap.
prevail of application for permit for
gasoline filling station to be located
at the southwest corner Of Farm
ington Avenue and Biruta Street,
fpresent station re-located). in ac-
cordance with the Public Acts OF
1927.
All persons interested are request
ed to be present at said hearing, il
they see cause. and be heard in re.
lation to the above.
GARDNER c. WELD.
Mayor.
M. n p Har,lJ
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-13
new BRITAIN men
IN GAMBLING raid
Police SWoop Down on Bow and
Arrow Tavern

Forty-three men. including six
from New Britain. we're arrested at
~
state ponce slaseo raio at the Do"
and Arrow Tavern on the Hartford
Mjddletovn road in Cromwell while
,uo ..c-.n., ,oros u.rs :, ,,rorrass
Iie'en poiiee''4eA' iie'"uiis eiiiee
cromwell olffficers, TOOK part IN the
raid. State Policemen smith and
Kelly were detailed to watch the
place on Saturday night. AS it had
been suspected for some time that
gambling was going on there. At l
O'Clock Sunday morning they left,
sure that game was in progress. At
o'clock the officers returned, nine
other policemen accompanying
them.
One of the officers climbed a pole
10 q balcony and entered the up
stairs room through an open window.
He levelled his revolver at the men
in the room. holding them at bay
while his companions broke down
the door from the outside. 1t is said
that those arrested believed a hold
mp was taking place until the uni
formed officers made th'ir appear
ance in the doorway.
Money totalling $685. was found
on the tables. Two crap tables.
three pairs OF dice and i've decks OF
cards were also taken. While the
men were being searched two reNol-
1ers were dropped on the floor by
unidentified individuals.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-13

May -. 15Z {.
Prepared for the Common Council
by the Board OF Finance
and Taxation
WHEREAS: The Board of Water
Commissioners requires, and will re-
quire the sum of 100000 for the
purpose of meeting expenditures for
an increase OF the water supply of
the City of New BRITAIN
BE 1T RESOLVED: That this
Board recommend to the Common
Council OF the City Of New Britain
that it appropriate said sum for said
purpose and authorize for said pur-
pose the issue of bonds of the city
in the amount Of two hundred
thousand ($20O,0oG) dollars, under
authority Of a special act OF the Leg
islature, approved May IS, 1921, au-
thorizing the issue of Water Bonds,
to be denominated Water Fund"
City of New Britain, 12th Series, 3rd
issue.
RESOLVED by the Board of
Finance and TaXation-that this
Board estimates that the CONSOLIDATE
I'd school district requires the sum
of two hundred thousand $500, n0O)
dollars. for the purpose OF erecting
school huildinge, buying and securing
land therefor, and equipment there
OF, and acquiring property for school
purposes for the present or future
requirement of the consolidated
school district, and that this Board
recommend to the Common Council
that an appropriation in said amount
be made for this purpose, and it
further recommend to the Common
Council that in lieu of voting to law
a tax to meet said appropriations. II
vote TO issue bond Of the City Of
New Britain for the purpose Of de-
fraying the expenses thereof in com
plance with the statutes regulating
! the issuance OF municipal bonds. fix
ing the rat" OF interest on said
bonds time and place OF payment Of
principal ana interest thereon, the
amount and kind of bonds, the man
Ter in which they shall he issued
and sold, and the person or persons
| empowered to sign the same on be
ha'f Of the city, and provide that
cfr'Hin part Of such bonds shall
: be due in each year
Attest:
BOARD OF FINANCE
AND TAXATION
IL L. Curtis, Clerk.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-13
City Estimate

New Britain. June 9. 1921
Prepared for the Common Council
by the Board of Finance
and Taxation
RESOLVED by the Board OF
Finance and Taxation of the City OF
New Britain: That this Board rec
ommends to the Common Council
that it appropriate the sum of $685.
900 for the purpose of defraying the
cost and expense incident to the
construction and completion. mainte-
nance. repairs and extension of con-
Quits. manholes, ventilation shafts
and appurtenances authorized to be
built by the City of New Britain I'M
der an act authorizing said City to
build. extend or repair subways for
electric wires and other similar pur-
poses and that the Common Council.
in order to meet such appropriation
issue the bonds, notes, scrip or GER
tificates of debt of the City of New
Britain TO be dominated on the face
thereof. Subway Fund" of the City
of New Britain, 3rd Series. Srd issue,
to the amount OF $4,000, the
amount of such bonds, notes. scrip
or certificates which may at anytime
be issued with the times Of payment
of principal and interest thereof and
the rate of interest. to be prescribed
by majority vote of the members
present at a meeting of the Common
Council to be specially called and
held for that purpose; such bonds.
notes, scrip or certificates to be
signed by the Mayor and counter
signed by the Treasurer OF the City.
RESOLVED by the Board of
Finance and Taxation of the City of
New Britain: That this Board rec
ommends to the Common Council Of
the City of New Britain that it ap-
propriate the sum of one hundred
thousand ts100,000) dollars, in order
to lay out, build, construct or repair
drains, conduits or sewers, and to
construct, operate. repair or main
tain sewer works, trunk line or
lateral sewers and sewer beds for
filtration and other purposes con-
nected with the disposal of the sew
age of said City. and to acquire
lands and estate by purchase or
otherwise for sewer purposes and
that for the purpose Of dcfraying
the cost and expense thereof that
the Common Council authorize the
issue of bonds. notes. scrip or GER
tificates OF debt to be denominated
on the face thereof. Sewer Fund of
the City Of New Britain, 18th Series,
3rd Issue. to the amount OF one
hundred thousand (s10o,oo0) dollars,
the amount of such bonds, notes.
scrip or certificates which may at
anytime be issue with the time and
times OF payment of principal and
interest thereof. and rate OF inter-
est to be prescribed by a majority
vote Of the members present at 8
meeting of the Common Council
called and held\ Tor that purpose.
such bonds, notes, scrip or certifl-
Gates to be signed by the Mayor and
countersigned by the Treasurer of
the City.
Attest:
BOARD OF FINANCE
AND TAXATION,
Fl. L. Curtis. Clerk.